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Out & About Calendar – July 17-24

'How to Train Your Dragon 3' will be at Coolidge Park on Saturday; Top Tomato Bloody Mary contest is Sunday at Chattanooga Market

By Susan Pierce July 16, 2019

"How to Train Your Dragon 3" is next up in First Things First's series of free outdoor movies in Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Families are encouraged to come early with a picnic dinner, then set up their folding chairs to enjoy the movie at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. For more information: firstthings.org. / Facebook.com/DreamWorks image

Mind Coffee: Goodbye to my old pal, the VW Beetle

The last Volkswagen Beetle recently rolled off the assembly line. The Bug is being discontinued.

By Shawn Ryan July 16, 2019

A newer model of the Volkswagen Beetle is reflected in the window of an older Beetle in a neighborhood of Mexico City known colloquially as "Vocholandia," for its love of the classic Beetle, called "vocho", Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The VW factory in Puebla, southeast of the capital, had long been the only plant in the world still manufacturing classic Beetles and more recently became the only one left making modern ones. (AP Photo/Cristina Baussan)

Summer camp for adults? This Throwback Thursday party for grown-ups is in a children’s museum

After the Creative Discovery Museum closes its doors at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18, it will reopen Thursday night for an adults-only party.

By Staff Report July 16, 2019

Creative Discovery Museum in downtown Chattanooga.

Laugh Lines

This is said to be actual courtroom testimony, as collected at various websites.

By Lisa Denton July 16, 2019

Roping and riding a highlight of annual rodeo in Ringgold, Georgia

"Kick, kick, kick, look, ride!"

By Staff Report July 9, 2019

Shelton Murphy rides a bronc in the Professional Cowboy Association's St. Jude's Children's Hospital Rodeo at Doug Yates Farm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Ringgold, Ga. The rodeo continues Saturday.

First Things First sponsors free outdoor movie Saturday in Coolidge Park

The Incredibles family take on a new mission that involves a change in family roles in "Incredibles 2," the free outdoor movie that will be shown Saturday, July 13, at 9 p.m. in Coolidge Park, 200 River St.

By Staff Report July 9, 2019

Five chefs test their skills in FiveStar Food Fight at Chattanooga Market

Combine the split-second creativity of Food Network's "Chopped" with the technical skills required of a Food Network star, and you've got the set-up for Sunday's FiveStar Food Fight at Chattanooga Market.

By Staff Report July 9, 2019

Kevin Korman, chef of Whitebird Restaurant in The Edwin Hotel, is one of five competitors in Sunday's FiveStar Food Fight.

Here comes The Pink Bride wedding expo to Chattanooga

How many times have you gone to an expo and been stopped by vendors asking you to fill out an information form - whether you were interested in their services or not?

By Susan Pierce July 9, 2019

City Beat: Online how-to videos sources of fun, info

I have an addiction to online how-to videos, which in and of itself is probably not that bad because I now know how to survive in a blizzard in sub-zero weather utilizing some dryer lint, a tarp and a decent sleeping bag.

By Barry Courter July 9, 2019

Out & About Calendar – July 11-18

'Rocketman' lands in Tivoli on Saturday as part of the Bobby Stone Film Series

By Susan Pierce July 9, 2019

More in Out and About, page 89

Out & About Calendar – July 17-24

Mind Coffee: Goodbye to my old pal, the VW Beetle

Summer camp for adults? This Throwback Thursday party for grown-ups is in a children’s museum

Laugh Lines

Roping and riding a highlight of annual rodeo in Ringgold, Georgia

First Things First sponsors free outdoor movie Saturday in Coolidge Park

Five chefs test their skills in FiveStar Food Fight at Chattanooga Market

Here comes The Pink Bride wedding expo to Chattanooga

City Beat: Online how-to videos sources of fun, info

Out & About Calendar – July 11-18