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Holiday weekend in Chattanooga area offers mix of Thanksgiving, Christmas traditions to entertain

by Lisa Denton ·November 22, 2022

Welcome to what begins a long holiday weekend for many.

Staff Photo / Chattanooga Housing Authority Executive Director Betsy McRight, right, plays Christmas carols on a kazoo on Nov. 28, 2019, during the 20th annual Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk/Run in Chattanooga. All of the proceeds from the walk benefitted the Maclellan Shelter for Families, an emergency homeless shelter on site at the Community Kitchen on 11th Street in Chattanooga. The shelter features 13 units with 68 beds for families experiencing homelessness. The shelter provides a stable environment for families to remain together as they search for permanent housing solutions.

Your weekly planner of Chattanooga-area events (including live reindeer, lighted boat parade, gingerbread builds)

by Lisa Denton ·November 19, 2022

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Staff file photo / Six-year-old Dylan Martin adds coconut shavings to his gingerbread house as his grandmother Pat watches behind him during a gingerbread workshop at the Creative Discovery Museum on Nov. 29, 2020. This year's workshops at the children's museum start Nov. 25.

Chattanooga area holiday events: Santa’s on his way and light shows power up

by Lisa Denton ·November 16, 2022

There's no need to hang the stockings quite yet, but it's time to get those wish lists ready as there are more places to greet Santa starting this weekend.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Even with the temperatures in the high 60s Ice on the Landing, at the Choo Choo, was able to offer ice skating. New Years Eve was celebrated on a unseasonably warm, humid night.

Chattanooga-area’s weekend events include Leslie Jordan memorial and Thanksgiving celebrations

by Lisa Denton ·November 15, 2022

Thanksgiving is in the forefront this week, as is a fashion expo, a National Geographic photographer and a memorial to Chattanooga native Leslie Jordan that promises to remember the entertainer's many talents.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Family, friends and fans will remember the late Leslie Jordan (1955-1922) in a public memorial service Sunday at Memorial Auditorium. He's pictured here in June serving as grand marshal of the 2022 Riverbend Festival.

Your weekly planner of Chattanooga-area events (including Santa sightings, NoogaLights)

by Lisa Denton ·November 12, 2022

Here's what's happening in the Chattanooga area this week.

Staff file photo / Hundreds attend the 2018 Gratefull community Thanksgiving luncheon on M.L. King Boulevard. The event returns after a two-year pandemic break.

38 places in the Chattanooga area offering free food for Veterans Day

by Lisa Denton ·November 9, 2022

Friday is Veterans Day, and many area restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores will offer free or discounted food for veterans and active-duty military personnel in appreciation.

Freshly iced doughnuts roll by on a conveyor belt at a Krispy Kreme store in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Jan. 14, 2005. Krispy Kreme is among the businesses offering free food to veterans and active-duty military personnel on Veterans Day. / AP Photo/File/Kim Walker

Chattanooga-area fall festivals this weekend set the holiday mood

by Lisa Denton ·November 9, 2022

Producers of seven outdoor arts festivals in the Atlanta area will move north this weekend for the debut of the Chattanooga Art Fest at Coolidge Park.

Staff File Photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland, Tenn., resident Jo Ann Ratliff talks to children about spinning wool into yarn during Pioneer Days at Audubon Acres on Nov. 17, 2021. This year's celebration opens Tuesday and runs through the weekend.

Asian Lantern Festival, Disney Junior Live highlight Chattanooga-area’s weekend entertainment calendar

by Lisa Denton ·November 8, 2022

Veterans will be feted at various ceremonies around the region, a Disney Junior tour stops in Chattanooga and Chattanooga Zoo debuts a holiday light extravaganza that takes its cues from the resident animals.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Members of the Collegedale Academy Band perform patriotic music on Nov. 11, 2021, during a Veterans Day ceremony in Collegedale Commons.

Your weekly planner of Chattanooga-area events (including Veterans Day commemorations, beard contest)

by Lisa Denton ·November 5, 2022

Here's what's happening in the Chattanooga area this week.

Contributed Photo by Matthew Barnes Photography / Unity Dance Troupe will present "Dreamer: The Diary of Joseph," based on the Old Testament story of Joseph's coat of many colors, in three performances Nov. 11-13 in Cleveland, Tenn.

Submit designs for the 2022 Times Free Press Wrapping Paper Contest

by Lisa Denton ·November 4, 2022

Submit your student's entry for this year's wrapping paper contest.