FEBRUARY 5
"Death and Taxes" Murder Mystery Dinner Show
If you're lamenting the loss of downtown's longtime dinner theater, look no farther than Ringgold, Georgia, and help solve this crime. "Investigators" will be treated to a barbecue dinner and dessert, and a laugh a minute.
FEBRUARY 9
Take Five
This popular series offers a study of selected literary works with an audience you might not have in your inner circle: a collection of community members and college students. Learn from each other as you learn more about the four remaining multi-ethnic works of American literature (the first one was in January). Join for any or all. The series runs through April 5. Find "Take Five 2016: Multi-Ethnic American Literature" on Facebook for the full schedule.
FEBRUARY 13
Valentine's Day Make & Take Floral Arranging Workshop
Become a floral designer - and a candidate for World's Best Husband/Wife/Boyfriend/Girlfriend - in an hour, then sit back and smell the roses. You can choose from the Barn Nursery's colorful, blooming plants for your creation. A basket of flowering plants will be yours to make and take, just in time for Valentine's Day! Call 423-698-2276 to register. Cost is $30.
FEBRUARY 20
Brew-Ha-Ha Winterfest
Warm up with some winter brews and belly-filling local fare from Cleveland and surrounding areas. There will be beer tastings from distributors and home-brewers combined and food samples from restaurants and caterers. Cost is $50 for non-members of Cleveland's Museum Center at 5ive Points. Purchase tickets at museumcenter.org/brewhaha.
FEBRUARY 26-28
Antiques Show and Sale benefiting Chattanooga's Houston Museum
This year's special guest is Kirk J. Nelson, director of the New Bedford Museum of Glass in Massachusetts. His lectures on art glass from the height of its production in the 1870s-90s will bring the stories infused, to life. He will also do limited periods of glass identification for show attendees who bring in pieces. Admission is $10. Visit thehoustonmuseum.org to learn more.