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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Chattanooga Outdoor Festival, Hot Slaw and Art Y’all

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / From left, Dominique, Faith, Terrance and Neo Cummings sit to have their caricature drawn by Dennis Hart at the Chattanooga River Market on March 9. The market will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, featuring a variety of vendors, selling handmade art, crafts and food.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / From left, Dominique, Faith, Terrance and Neo Cummings sit to have their caricature drawn by Dennis Hart at the Chattanooga River Market on March 9. The market will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, featuring a variety of vendors, selling handmade art, crafts and food.

This weekend’s events include the Chattanooga Outdoor Festival and the Hot Slaw and Art Y’all Festival in Cleveland. Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors and Hamilton County Parks and Recreation both have weekend festivities, and there’s going to be several art and vendor markets in the area. Here’s the chronology.


ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its spring show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members will have their work displayed, and prints will be available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibition will run through May 3. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave., continues its exhibition, “Nature’s Generosity: Wilderness Photography Foundation,” featuring the works of 46 nature photographers that showcase the beauty and diversity of plant and animal life. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition will run through April 17. Learn more at avarts.org.