LEISURE
ALL PRO DAD DAY — Chick-fil-A at Gunbarrel Pointe, 1804 Gunbarrel Road. First Things First’s monthly sports-themed breakfast for fathers and elementary schoolchildren, with interactive discussion and a free pack of Chick-n-Minis with each breakfast purchase, 9-11 a.m. April 24. 267-5383.
CRUISE-IN AT THE PARK — Highway 27 in Fort Oglethorpe (from Long John Silver’s to Chickamauga Battlefield). Monthly third-Saturday event features show cars and pickup trucks, 3 p.m. Saturday. $35 to show commercial vehicles. Raffle and door prizes. Contact: Bruce Fine, 706-866-8290.
DELTA QUEEN — Coolidge Park. Historic, 1920s-era steamboat permanently docked as a floating hotel and lounge. Access is via Fat Cat Ferry/Chattanooga Water Taxi from Ross’s Landing or by foot from Coolidge Park. 468-4500, www.DeltaQueenHotel.com.
* Guided tours: 4:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays starting at Forward Cabin Lounge. $8 adults, $4 children 12 and younger.
* Main Stage Dinner Show: Dinner features lobster tail, 6-8:30 p.m. today and Saturday; entertainment 6-9 p.m. $13 per person.
* Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament: Delta Queen Texas Lounge. Every Thursday, 7 p.m. Lessons, registration, 5-6:30.
EARTH DAYZ — Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Rock City and Orange Grove partner for recycling projects, panning for gems and raptors shows, 1-4 p.m. today-Sunday and April 23-25. $17.95 adults, $9.95 children (additional charges may apply for some activities). 706-820-2531, www.seerockcity.com.
FESTIVE FRIDAYS — The Office, 1401 E. Third St. Music, dancing, food and conversation for ages 21 and up, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Friday. $5. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy@yahoo.com.
FIRESIDE NIGHTS — Rock City Starbucks, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Folk School of Chattanooga featured in first in a series of monthly gatherings for live music, outdoor fire and coffee treats, 6-8 p.m. Thursday. 706-820-2531, www.seerockcity.com.
SWAGGIN’ SATURDAYS — The Office, 1401 Third St. Food, drink, music, dancing, socializing for ages 21 and up, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Saturday. $5. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy08@yahoo.com.
THIRSTY THURSDAYS — Elks Lodge 4400, 1211 Dodds Ave. Adult socializing, music, dance, beer specials, free food for ages 21 and up, 7 p.m.-midnight every Thursday. Free. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy08@yahoo.com.
TRASH & TREASURE SALE — Former Goody’s building next to Staples, 1609 Congress Parkway, Athens, Tenn. McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Guild accepting gently used items for annual fundraiser 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-April 24. No computer monitors, clothes, shoes or liquids. Sale starts with Premiere Night April 27 ($8 admission) and continues 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. April 28-30, 10 a.m.-noon May 1 (free admission). 423-745-0329.
TRAIN RIDES — Departing from Tennessee Valley Railroad, 4119 Cromwell Road. 894-8028, www.tvrail.com.
* Missionary Ridge Local: Six-mile, 55-minute ride through East Chattanooga and to TVRM’s repair shop where locomotive rotated and reposition for ride back. Daily departures at 10:40 a.m. and 12:05 Monday-Friday (closed Thursday in preparation for Day Out With Thomas); 10:40 a.m., 12:05, 1:15, 2:25 and 3:35 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $14 adults, $8 children ages 3-12, free to younger kids.
* Chickamauga Turn: Six-hour round-trip to Chickamauga, Ga., 10 a.m. Saturday and additional Saturdays through September. Lunch on dining car is optional; picnics welcome. $53/$33 adults, $41/$25 children.
BOOKS/AUTHORS
BICENTENNIAL LIBRARY — All locations of Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library system have programs and activities. Call downtown, 757-5314; Eastgate, 855-2685; Northgate, 870-0636; Ooltewah/Collegedale, 396-9322; South Chattanooga, 825-7237. The central information number for all branches is 757-5310. www.lib.chattanooga.gov.
ROCK POINT BOOKS — 401 Broad St. 756-2855, www.rockpointbooks.com. Classic Lit Book Club reading “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin; meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday.
CHILDREN/TEENS
BICENTENNIAL LIBRARY — All locations of Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library system have programs and activities. Call downtown, 757-5314; Eastgate, 855-2685; Northgate, 870-0636; Ooltewah/Collegedale, 396-9322; South Chattanooga, 825-7237. The central information number for all branches is 757-5310. www.lib.chattanooga.gov.
CHILDREN’S READING HOUR — Rock Point Books, 401 Broad St. 756-2855. www.rockpointbooks.com. Fun Friday features stories and related programming, 10:30 a.m. every Friday.
CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR — Barnes & Noble, 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. 11 a.m. Wednesdays.
CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM — 321 Chestnut St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $9.95 children and adults. 756-2738, www.cdmfun.org. “Good for You: Healthy Fun on the Run,” an exhibit to teach about healthy lifestyles and fight childhood obesity, through May 16.
INTERACTIVE SHOW — Vaudeville Cafe, 138 Market St. “Mystery of the Time Machine,” audience-participation, comedy-mystery geared toward children, plus pizza buffet, 1 p.m. each Saturday. $12. 517-1839. www.funnydinner.com.
CLASS/WORKSHOP
CANINE CLASSES — Obedience Club of Chattanooga, four miles south of Chattanooga on Highway 193, Flintstone, Ga. Registration for obedience, rally and agility classes for puppies and dogs, 1-3 p.m. Sunday. Also: OCC dog/handler teams present demonstrations. Classes begin Monday. 517-1448, www.chattanoogaobedienceclub.org.
SCREENPRINTING WORKSHOP — Art Creations, 201 Frazier Ave. Bring a T-shirt to learn about screenprinting and gold leafing with Allan Franklin, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 24. $10. Register at 266-3626.
SCULPTURE CLASSES — Museum Center at Five Points, 200 Inman St. E, Cleveland, Tenn. Multi-day classes with Cleveland sculptor Josh Colman. A multiday, multigenerational class for all ages to explore their creative side, 10 a.m.-noon April 24, May 1 and May 8. Register by Wednesday. $60 museum members, $65 nonmembers. 423-339-5745.