With spring underway, there’s opportunities to partake in the season’s splendor this weekend, including a plant sale at First Horizon Pavilion, a market in Cleveland, Tennessee, and hiking opportunities. Also, the Chattanooga Roller Derby will have its home opener, and the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center will open its exhibit on Chattanooga Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry Taylor. Here’s the chronology.
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— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its winter 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 exhibition will run through April 18. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.
— North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson, continues its exhibition, “Expressions of Pride: The AfroArt Collection,” celebrating the cultural heritage and beauty of the Black community through a diverse array of visuals. Center hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. The exhibition will run through March. For more information, contact the center at 423-643-7010.
— Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave., continues two exhibitions. In the main gallery, there is “Five Ways of Looking at Home,” featuring works by Dana Shavin, Brent Sanders, Lisa Norris, Daryl Thetford and Lawrence Mathis. In the Landis gallery, there is a Safelight District member photography show. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibitions will run through April 10. Learn more at avarts.org.