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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include ice skating, New Year’s Nightmare

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / With a wreath hanging from the last car, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Christmas Dinner train rumbles along Holtzclaw Avenue on Nov. 23, 2024. The railroad museum's Holiday Lights Train runs through Jan. 12.
Staff photo by Robin Rudd / With a wreath hanging from the last car, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Christmas Dinner train rumbles along Holtzclaw Avenue on Nov. 23, 2024. The railroad museum's Holiday Lights Train runs through Jan. 12. Staff photo by Robin Rudd / With a wreath hanging from the last car, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Christmas Dinner train rumbles along Holtzclaw Avenue on Nov. 23, 2024. The railroad museum's Holiday Lights Train runs through Jan. 12.

As the Christmas lights begin to dim and the new year fast approaches, there are still things to do this weekend. There are still opportunities for skating at Ice on the Landing and Stable 41. “The Polar Express” will screen in IMAX through the weekend. And, if now is the time for festive fright, Dread Hollow has a seasonal haunted house to help ring in the new year. Here’s the chronology.

ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its autumn/holiday show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members have their works on display and available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show will run through Jan. 24. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson, continues “Spices of Fall,” a celebration of hues and textures from nature trails, both global and local. Civic center hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. The exhibition will run through Dec. 30. For more information, contact the civic center at 423-870-8924.

— In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave., continues its exhibition “Wood Works,” featuring the woodworking artistry of Roger Harvey. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition will run through Dec. 31. Learn more at intowngallery.com.