LEISURE
BACKPACKING TRIP — Desoto State Park, 7104 Desoto Parkway, Fort Payne, Ala. 256-997-5025. One World Backpacking Series, July 19-20. Learn how to make good backpacking food, how to make and use tripods and cooking stands. $110 per person with all meals and equipment, $85 for meals and camper provides own equipment, $65 instruction only. Registration required: 256-634-8370.
BARREL RACES — Doug Yates Farm, Highway 151, Ringgold, Ga. Nooga Barrel Racing Club sponsors races for every age and ability, 2-10 p.m. Saturday, July 12. Running starts at 4 p.m., barrels start at 6 p.m. Free admission. Negative Coggins test required for horses; concession and tack vendors on-site. 423-619-4467.
BENEFIT BARBECUE — American Legion Post 81, 227 James Asbury Lane, Cleveland, Tenn. Pulled pork, sweet potato fries, beans and coleslaw sold for $8 a plate to benefit Alvin C. York Veterans Medical Center and Veterans Day Room Activities, 6-8:30 p.m. July 17. Under 18 can attend until 8:30 p.m., entertainment follows until midnight. 423-476-4451.
BRIDAL SHOW — Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St. The Pink Bride offers variety of bridal industry vendors in one location, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 20. $8 online, $10 at door. www.ThePinkBride.com.
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — The Little Curiosity Shoppe, 138 Market St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery, 7:30 nightly. $15 adults, $10 ages 12 and younger. 423-821-7125.