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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Thrillville, rodeo, Scopes trial centennial

Staff file photo / Thrillville food vendors and rides are seen on May 10, 2024. The Thrillville carnival will open at 5 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Camp Jordan, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway, East Ridge.
Staff file photo / Thrillville food vendors and rides are seen on May 10, 2024. The Thrillville carnival will open at 5 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Camp Jordan, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway, East Ridge.

Thrills and cowboy skills are on display this weekend with the Thrillville carnival in East Ridge and the Chas B. Davis Memorial Rodeo in Ringgold. There’s a seafood festival in Whitwell and Heritage Days in Dayton for the Scopes trial centennial. And, right here in Chattanooga proper, there’s a Lookouts home series, several film screenings (indoors and outdoors) and a couple of markets for summertime shopping splendor. Here’s the chronology.

ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its spring 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 July 18. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Chattanooga Public Library, 1001 Broad St., continues “Fun on the Spectrum” in partnership with the Hart Gallery. The exhibition features selected works from the gallery’s artists. Library hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 30. Learn more at chattlibrary.org.

— Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, continues two exhibitions. In Gallery Five20, there is “Turn and Face the Strange,” an Asheville artist group show. In Gallery One11, there is “Gingerly Press,” featuring works by Lindsay Schmittle. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment Saturday-Sunday. The exhibitions will run through July 25. Learn more at creativeartsguild.org.