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Creating new traditions
CHATTER Magazine – October 2026
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For about 11 months of the year, Kathie Penland and her design partner, Kyle Ferrin, busy themselves with traditional interior design jobs. But come late fall, they quickly switch gears and begin to decorate homes and businesses across Chattanooga for the holiday season.

Each family has its own unique Thanksgiving tradition, whether it's sleeping late then watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in PJs, or waking at the crack of dawn to begin preparing the afternoon feast.

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of year for entertaining at home. Your decorations are already in place and play a backdrop for a festive gathering.

Of all the thoughtful touches at Bolt Farm Treehouse, one of Tori Bolt's favorites is the guestbook.

"While at first glance, my still lifes may seem to be simply charming vignettes featuring vintage figurines, each piece explores the difficulties and experiences of being human, and the challenges we face in the modern age," says artist Terry Rafferty.

Guests celebrated Chattanooga's outdoors during this 14th annual party complete with outdoor ambience, live music from the New Dismembered Tennesseans, complimentary beverages and a Southern-style dinner. The event benefits National Park Partners' work to preserve and enhance the resources of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

Orange Grove Center hosted a night of games, a silent auction, dinner and entertainment with the goal of raising $100,000 to support its mission to serve adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Dog lovers gathered in Collegedale to enjoy food trucks, vendors, games, an adopter parade and more during this fundraising event for Trooper's Treasures, a local dog rescue group.

The Erlanger Foundation and the Chattanooga Ball Association hosted its annual father-daughter dance, featuring a family-centered evening of dinner and dancing designed to celebrate the accomplishments of young women as they enter adult life. The event took place at at Children's Hospital at Erlanger's Kennedy Outpatient Center.

Chattanooga's premier gala for over 60 years, this year's event benefited the Siskin Children's Institute and included a cocktail reception, elegant dinner and concert performance by first-class entertainer Jimmie Allen.

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