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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include candlelight tours, concerts, ‘Elf’-inspired fun

KRT Photo by Alan Markfield/New Line Productions / Guests at Buddy's Holiday Workshop Extravaganza, an adults-only party Dec. 13 at the Creative Discovery Museum, will participate in a host of activities inspired by the movie "Elf," starring Will Ferrell, right. The fun includes sock skating, toy building, cookie decorating, elf relay races and Christmas karaoke.
KRT Photo by Alan Markfield/New Line Productions / Guests at Buddy's Holiday Workshop Extravaganza, an adults-only party Dec. 13 at the Creative Discovery Museum, will participate in a host of activities inspired by the movie "Elf," starring Will Ferrell, right. The fun includes sock skating, toy building, cookie decorating, elf relay races and Christmas karaoke. KRT Photo by Alan Markfield/New Line Productions / Guests at Buddy's Holiday Workshop Extravaganza, an adults-only party Dec. 13 at the Creative Discovery Museum, will participate in a host of activities inspired by the movie "Elf," starring Will Ferrell, right. The fun includes sock skating, toy building, cookie decorating, elf relay races and Christmas karaoke.

By Lisa Denton 21 min read

Here’s what’s happening this week in the Chattanooga area.

Familiar faces

Singers with Chattanooga ties will shine in Nashville performances this week.

› Chattanooga native Amythyst Kiah, who has performed locally at Nightfall and Moon River, will be a guest Tuesday on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Other scheduled performers include Dailey & Vincent, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Vincent Mason, Gary Mule Deer and Darius Rucker. Kiah, who plays guitar and banjo, has released two solo albums and an EP, and appeared on the album “Songs of Our Native Daughters,” which addressed historical issues that have influenced the identity of Black women. Get ticket information at opry.com.

› Local students are part of “Christmas at Belmont Live From Nashville,” which will stream at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, a change from the traditional PBS broadcast. Along with School of Music faculty and special guests, the 600 student musicians performing in the holiday showcase include Chase Lowery and Laurel Luce, both of Chattanooga, Andrew Obringer of Signal Mountain and Joshua Wingard of Flintstone, Georgia.