Events on Tap

BEGINNING ASTRONOMY - Chattanooga Nature Center, 400 Garden Road. Workshop covers moon, Venus, Saturn and constellation Orion, 8:30-11 p.m. today. Nonmembers $8 adults, $4 children. Members $5 adults, $2 children. Registration and advance payment required. 821-1160, ext. 0.

BIRD WALK - Chattanooga Nature Center, 400 Garden Road. Guided Wake Up With the Birds walk, 7:30 a.m. Saturday (repeats May 7 and 14). Nonmembers $8 adults, $5 seniors and children 4-11. Reservations recommended. 821-1160, ext. 0.

BLOCK PARTY - East Ridge. Celebration of city's 90th birthday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday. Starts with parade from new East Ridge Elementary down Ringgold Road to City Hall, 1517 Tombras Ave., for car show, birthday cake, entertainment, vendors. Contact: Amanda Miller, 490-0078, amiller@eastridgetn.org.

CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS - From Walnut Street Bridge (downtown end) to Read House. One- and two-hour tours with several stops along the way for ghost stories and place histories, 8:15 nightly. $14 adults, $9 children under 12. 821-7125, www.chattanoogaghosttours.com.

CHATTANOOGA RIVER MARKET - Tennessee Aquarium plaza, 1 Broad St. Vendors showcase locally produced arts, crafts and horticultural goods, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Free yoga, 10 a.m. 648-2496, www.ChattanoogaMarket.com.

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE - Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace Drive. Contact: Ann Treadwell, 423-0370 or atreadwell@jcfgc.com. Yom HaShoah candle lighting and speaker Doris Warschawski Fogel, executive director of Fort Wayne Jewish Federation, 1 p.m. Sunday.

NATIONAL SOARING CONTEST - Chilhowee Gliderport, 5 miles north of Benton, Tenn. Sports Class National Soaring Contest for glider pilots, Tuesday-May 12. 423-338-2000, www.childhowee.com.

TRAIN RIDES - Departing from Tennessee Valley Railroad, 4119 Cromwell Road. 894-8028, www.tvrail.com. Missionary Ridge Local: Six-mile, 55-minute ride through East Chattanooga and to TVRM's repair shop, 10:40 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m., 12:05, 1:15, 2:25 and 3:35 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $15 adults, $9 children ages 3-12.

TRUNK-N-TREASURE YARD SALE - Westmore Church of God, 2412 Wolfe Drive, N.W., Cleveland, Tenn. Fundraiser for Sanctuary Choir's summer mission trip to Tortola, 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday. 255-3524.

WALK AND LUNCH - Joe Stock Memorial Park, LaFayette, Ga. Wade Gilbert leads less than 1-mile walk following route of Battle of LaFayette, noon Wednesday (rain date May 11). Sack lunches welcome after walk; bottled water provided. Free. T-shirts while they last. 706-639-1519, www.bwnwga.org.

WALK TO SIERRA - Renaissance Park, Manufacturers Road. Awareness walk to prevent child abuse and family-centered mini carnival by Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; one-mile fun walk at noon. Contact: Shannon Shaver, 309-9426.

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