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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include community festivals, River Games, you-pick sunflowers

Staff file photo / Charity Stiers and Milton Lopez take a selfie in the sunflowers at the Collegedale Commons on July 3, 2022. Happy Valley Farms, 490 Hutcheson Road, Rossville, will have a sunflower you-pick weekend from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
Staff file photo / Charity Stiers and Milton Lopez take a selfie in the sunflowers at the Collegedale Commons on July 3, 2022. Happy Valley Farms, 490 Hutcheson Road, Rossville, will have a sunflower you-pick weekend from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

This weekend is full of festivals, including events for a historic church, inflatable fun, art and lemonade. The Tennessee River will see extreme sport action during the Chattanooga River Games, and Happy Valley Farms is celebrating sunflowers with a you-pick weekend. Here’s the chronology.

ARTS

— 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 “Then is Also Now,” featuring works by Kait Steward. In Gallery One11, there is “Rooting for the Ridge,” featuring works by Tony Carlson as part of a protection and preservation initiative for Rocky Face Ridge. 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 Aug. 29. Learn more at creativeartsguild.org.

— In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave., continues its exhibition, “Nature in Glass,” featuring glass works by Inna Beker. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 31. Learn more at intowngallery.com.