Paradise Garden, other area holiday markets opening this week
Bluegrass Christmas Party kicks off Holiday Artist Market Saturday at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden

Bluegrass Christmas Party kicks off Holiday Artist Market Saturday at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden

Chattanooga Ballet is presenting the "The Nutcracker" - the classic fantasy ballet of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, who battle a Mouse King and journey through the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy - in four performances Dec. 13-15.

Celebrate the season with Dave Barnes at a night filled with Christmas songs, his brand of stand-up humor and the promise of special guests.

James Gregory, nicknamed The Funniest Man in America, returns to The Comedy Catch, 1400 Market St., on his "Crock Pots and Chicken Legs Tour."

Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga closes its 2019 season with the Broadway hit "Billy Elliot: The Musical," based on the popular motion picture of the same name.

See Chattanooga Zoo transformed with colorful lights into a winter wonderland when Holiday Lights at the Zoo is held over the next two weekends. Chattanooga Zoo is located at 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave.

The Roueche Chorale will mark the 20th anniversary of its annual Chattanooga Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols - a milestone significant enough that chorale singers began rehearsals for it in September.

The Colonnade Players will present "She Loves Me," a musical based on a book by Joe Masteroff with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock, beginning Friday, Dec. 13, at The Colonnade in Ringgold, Georgia.

Fans of "American Idol" know that Laine Hardy's success story sounds like a Hollywood movie.

The Choo Choo Chorus and Scenic City Chorus will join voices to present "Christmas in Harmony," an a cappella program of favorite Christmas music on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. in Girls Preparatory School, 205 Island Ave.
