If you go
› What: Rooftop Hop.› When: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.› Admission: $60 for GreenSpaces members, $75 nonmembers.› Website: therooftophop.com
Food, drink, sustainability-themed displays and some of the best views in the city will highlight this year's Rooftop Hop to benefit GreenSpaces, an organization that promotes sustainable living, working and building in the city.
This is the fifth year for the event and, for the first time, one ticket price gets you into all five parties on the downtown rooftops.
"In the past, you could buy a VIP ticket, which got you in but also into a party at the Hunter," says planning committee member Taylor Hartley. "This year, it's one price and five rooftops, so it's a true hop."
Each building will feature a different theme, such as composting and recycling or water conservation. Each will also have unique foods and music.
"You get to choose whichever path you want," Hartley says.
"Chattanooga Ducks will provide transportation, plus everybody gets a day pass for Chattanooga Bikes."
Contact Barry Courter at bcourter@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6354.
The venues
1. Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St. › Theme: Water conservation/composting › Host: Higher Ground Gutter Cleaning and Rainwater Systems › Band: Jazz de la Rue › Food: 212 Market, Terra Mae, Taziki's › Auction item: Rain barrels 2. Walnut Commons, 212 Walnut St. › Theme: Recycling › Host: Caraustar › Musician: Lon Eldridge › Food: Puckett's › Auction item: Tree service 3. Edney Building, 1100 Market St. › Theme: Innovation › Host: EPB Fiber › Musician: Ryan Oyer › Food: Dish T'Pass and TNKR Coffee 4. CARTA North, 215 Broad St. › Theme: Energy efficiency › Host: ENERG3 and Tennessee Solar Solutions › Band: Shooting Squirrels › Food: Chatter Box Cafe, Dipped Fresh, Chicken Salad Chick › Auction Item: Electric bike 5. RootsRated, 1269 Market St. › Theme: Green living › Host: Grace Frank Group › Band: Magic Birds › Food: Lee Towery, Jerri Price › Auction item: Stay in Treetop Hideaways