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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Hug A Bunny, Easter celebrations, roller derby home opener

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland resident Maggie Purser, 3, visits the Easter Bunny during the Hug a Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on April 7, 2023. The annual event will take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland resident Maggie Purser, 3, visits the Easter Bunny during the Hug a Bunny event at the Chattanooga Zoo on April 7, 2023. The annual event will take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

This weekend is full of activities to celebrate Easter and the springtime, including Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Hug A Bunny event, The Chattery’s adult egg hunt and two offerings from Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors. For sports fans, the Chattanooga Red Wolves and Chattanooga Roller Derby will both have home openers this weekend. 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.

— Townsend Atelier, 301 E. 11th St., will conclude Saturday its exhibition, “Resonance,” featuring new paintings on aluminum, paper, panel and canvas by Ukrainian-born, Chattanooga-based artist Elena Burykina. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment Monday-Friday. Learn more at townsendatelier.com.