The Greatest Show on Earth
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will present a new production when it stops at McKenzie Arena March 11-14. Illuscination, featuring David DaVinci, is a fantasy-filled world that incorporates eye-popping illusions, mind-blowing transformations and sleights of hand. His assistants include a flock of 10 rare birds. Providing the traditional magic of the Greatest Show on Earth are lions, elephants and horses, along with a contingent of clowns.
‘Hubble 3D’ at Imax
Moviegoers will journey through distant galaxies on March 19 when “Hubble 3D” blasts off exclusively at Imax theaters nationwide, including the Tennessee Aquarium’s Imax 3D Theater. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film chronicles the efforts of seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble space telescope, which has changed the way we view the universe.
A Night To Remember
A Night To Remember will be a family affair this year, with 10-time Grammy winner Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds headlining the concert at Chattanooga Convention Center and Kevon Edmonds, an R&B star in his own right, opening for his younger brother. A Night To Remember has raised more than $4 million for scholarships and intervention and cultural enrichment programs for youth in its 22 years.
Fiddling convention
The Chattanooga Old Fiddlers’ Association, a group in existence since 1925, will revive the Great Southern Old-Time Fiddlers Convention, last held here in 2006. Scheduled March 20 at Lindsay Street Hall, the event will feature a performance by the Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, an Appalachian string band, as well as fiddle, banjo, string band and dance contests.
Iconic comedy
The Second City, the Chicago-based improv comedy troupe that can count John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Bonnie Hunt and Stephen Colbert among its alumni, will stop March 19 in Athens, Tenn., as part of its 50th anniversary tour. The performance, “The Best Scenes From the Last 50 Years,” is part of the Athens Area Council for the Arts’ Big Time/Small Town Performance Series at Athens Junior High School.
SAVE THE DATE
MUSIC (with art of kandi burruss on 6th, sarah mcquaid on 13th; of cso guest artists on 25-26; john prine on 27th)
5: Hans York at Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse
6: CSO Family Concert featuring The Biscuit Brothers
6: “Kickin’ It Wit Kandi,” featuring singer Kandi Burruss of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” at The Mill
6: Paul Belcher gospel concert at Memorial Auditorium with Michael Combs, Heirline, The Greesons, The Diplomats and Back Home
6: Ani DiFranco at Rhythm & Brews
6: Tim Grimm at Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse
6: Show of Champions a cappella concert, featuring Crossroad, Voices of Lee, South of Tennessee men’s chorus and Rush Hour, at Lee University, Cleveland
11: String Theory chamber music at Hunter Museum, featuring Randall Avers, Benoit Albert and Gloria Chien
11: Tenor John Howell, a Berry alumnus, in Berry College concert series
11: Emile Pandolfi in Monroe Area Council for the Arts series at Hiwassee College, Madisonville
12: Singer/songwriter Barbara Bailey Hutcheson at Tennessee Valley Theatre
12: Pianist Emile Pandolfi at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville
13: Sarah McQuaid at Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse
13: Cousin Jake Memorial Bluegrass Festival
14: “Lift High the Cross,” community hymn festival by American Guild of Organists at Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church
14: Chattanooga GIrls Choir in Lift High the Cross Lenten Hymn Festival at Sts. Peter and Paul Church
18: Noon Arts Concert Series at Creative Arts Guild, Dalton
19: Olta in Sunset Concert Series at North River Civic Center
19: Beat the Winter Blues concert and dinner at Creative Arts Guild, Dalton
20: Tripping Lily at Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse
21: Chattanooga Blues Festival, featuring Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Latimore Theodis Ealey, Wilson Meadows, Ms. Jody, at Memorial Auditorium
21: Southern Adventist University’s Symphony Orchestra presents “A Suite Concert” at Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church
23: Pianist Fabio Bidini in Presidential Concert Series at Lee University, Cleveland
25-26: CSO Masterworks: “Nadja Returns” at Tivoli, featuring violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott
26: Christabel & The Jons in Athens Area Council for the Arts’ Black Box Concert Series at Athens Arts Center
26: Montana Skies in Monroe Area Council for the Arts series at Hiwassee College, Madisonville
27: John Prine, with Leon Redbone, at Tivoli Theatre
27: Brookwoods in WoodSongs Coffeehouse Concert Series to benefit Providence Ministries Women and Children’s Shelter at Freight Depot, Dalton
29: Choral Arts of Chattanooga presents “Haydn’s Creation”
COMMUNITY EVENTS (with photo of Jill Conner Browne on 5th, Amuseum dragon on 6th)
2: “Word and Images: An Evening With Israel Consul General Reda Mansour” at Jewish Cultural Center
3: Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent for “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer,” guest speaker for WTCI’s Be More Awards
4: WTCI 40th anniversary celebration
5: The Time of Your Life with Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Brown at Chattanooga Convention Center
5: Foto at the Falls photography tour at Ruby Falls
5: Arbor Day celebration at Coolidge Park Peace Grove
5-7: Tennessee State Numismatic Society coin show at Camp Jordan
6: Amuse’um: Where the Wild Things Play at Creative Discovery Museum
6: North River Rotary Club’s third annual Gourmet Guys Food Tasting Gala at Rivermont Presbyterian Church
6: Mainstreet Mardi Gras in Dayton
6: Arts Gala, “A Fabulous Fifties Formal,” at Athens Arts Center
6: Save Green Go Green by Tennessee Saves Coalition at Hamilton Place
8: Red Cross Hometown Heroes luncheon at Chattanooga Convention Center, with Tennessee Titans Coach Jeff Fisher
8: Taste of the Mountain Food Fair, Monteagle
11: Siskin StyleWorks fashion show at Chattanooga Convention Center
13: Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen at Thrasher Elementary
13: St. Pawtrick’s Day Dog Walk at Ross’s Landing by DOGood Chattanooga
13-14: Shamrock City at Rock City
16: Roast/Toast of Champions roasts Gary Haskew at Chattanooga Convention Center
16: On Point dinner, featuring author Ron Hall, at Chattanooga Convention Center
20: Palate 2 Palette at Loose Cannon Studio and other Southside galleries, followed by Bubbles & Sweets for Craniofacial Foundation of America
20: Spring Festival for the Elizabeth Roberta Smith Memorial Fund for Melanoma Cancer Research at John A. Patten Recreation Center
25: American Heart Association’s Go Red Luncheon at Chattanooga Convention Center
26: Bandstand in Fourth Friday Family Fun Night at Creative Discovery Museum Science Theatre
28: Strides of March for Chattanooga CARES
THEATER
5-14: “Antigone” (Youth) at Chattanooga Theatre Centre
11-4/6: “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville
12-28: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “Delirium of Interpretation”
13-20: Humble Swan Productions presents “Peter Pan” at Tivoli Theatre
13, 20, 27: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “This Is Not a Pipe Dream”
18-20, 25-26: “West Side Story” at Covenant College
19-28: “Jockstrap U’s Festival of the Bard and Multidiscipline Extra-Credit Seminar” at Tennessee Valley Theatre, Spring City
26-4/10: Festival of New Plays (Circle) at Chattanooga Theatre Centre
29-29: Patten Performance: “Romeo & Juliet” by The Acting Company in UTC Fine Arts Center
FILM EVENTS
6-7: “Barbie in a Mermaid’s Tale” preview screenings at Tennessee Aquarium
ART EVENTS
7: Free First Sunday at Hunter Museum of American Art
13: Open critique for artists at Hunter Museum of American Art
13: An Artist Workshop by Mia Bergeron at Shuptrine’s Fine Art & Gold Leaf Designs
14: Arts in the Park Festival at Collegedale Veterans Park
19-20: Arts and Crafts Expo at Walnut Square Mall, Dalton
COMEDY
4-8: Drew Thomas at Comedy Catch
11-14: Pat Godwin at Comedy Catch
17: Preliminary Round 2 of Southeastern Funny People Search at Comedy Catch
18-21: MIke Speenburg at Comedy Catch
25-28: Master hypnotist Gary Conrad at Comedy Catch
DANCE
13: Contra dance at All Saints Academy, with music by Kaleidoscope and caller Vicki Herndon
27: Contra dance at venue TBA, with music by Ed & Elsie and caller Rob Harper
COMPETITIONS
13: Extreme Fight Night at Camp Jordan
13: Senior Olympics Information and Training Day at North River Family YMCA
15: Harlem Globetrotters at Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, Dalton
27-28: Romp in the Swamp XII Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Camp Jordan