LEISURE
CHATTA-TOURS — Second and Broad streets near Chattanooga Visitors Center. New tours of city by van depart 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. $30 adults, $27 senior adults, $20 ages 8-12, must be age 8 to participate. Reservations: 596-0955.
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. $8 adults, $4 children 6-12 (includes optional ferry ride). 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.
* Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament: Delta Queen Texas Lounge. Every Thursday, 7 p.m. Lessons, registration, 5-6:30.
FOTO AT THE FALLS — Ruby Falls, 1720 South Scenic Highway. Photography tour of Ruby Falls allows access for unique pictures of caverns and waterfall, 6:30 p.m. March 5. Tripods welcome. $21. Reservations required; 800-755-7105.
INVASIVE WEED REMOVAL DAY — Reflection Riding Arboretum & Botanical Garden, 400 Garden Road. Join other volunteers for the annual grounds beautification event, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments provided. 821-9582, ext. 200; www.reflectionriding.org.
MASQUERADE IN THE MOUNTAINS — 207 Dalton Street, Ellijay, Ga. A Mardi Gras wine tasting and casino night to benefit the Gilmer Arts and Heritage Association. $25 wine tasting, 6:30 p.m.; $50 casino night, 8 p.m. Saturday. 706-635-5605.
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, 10:40 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Saturday. Expanded schedule of five departures each Saturday and Sunday starts March 6; weekdays added March 16. $14 adults, $8 children ages 3-12, free to younger kids.
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.
BOOK SALE — Center Court, Northgate Mall, Hixson Pike at Highway 153. Friends of Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library offers 30,000 books, encyclopedias, magazines, records and other media for children and adults, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Tuesday. Most books between $1 and $2; special collections priced separately. www.lib.chattanooga.gov.
ROCK POINT BOOKS — 401 Broad St. 756-2855, www.rockpointbooks.com.
* Book signing with Nancy Williams, author of “The Agenda 21 Conspiracy,” 5 p.m. today.
* Multicultural Lit Book Club reading “Stones Into Schools” by Greg Mortensen; meeting 6 p.m. March 10.
* Classic Lit Book Club reading “Emma” by Jane Austen; meeting 6 p.m. March 16.
* Southern Lit Book Club reading “Gap Creek” by Robert Morgan; meeting 6 p.m. March 22.
* C.S. Lewis Society reading “That Hideous Strength”; meeting 7 p.m. March 26.
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.
PROM FASHION SHOW — Comcast Stage, Hamilton Place mall, Exit 5 off I-75. Cache shows this year’s hot prom fashions, 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday. Free. 954-2479.
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.
CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM — 321 Chestnut St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $9.95 for children and adults. 756-2738, www.cdmfun.org.
* Good for You: Healthy Fun on the Run,” exhibit to teach about healthy lifestyles and fight childhood obesity, through May 16.
* Amuse’um: Where the Wild Things Play, a party for adults to benefit kids, 7 p.m. March 6. Tickets start at $85.
* Design Squad, creativity and problem-solving with local engineers, in Fourth Friday Family Fun Night at CDM Science Theatre at Northgate Mall in Hixson. 6:30-8:30 p.m. today. $9 per child 4 and up, $8 members. 875-8522 to reserve a spot.
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.
KIDS’ APPLIQUE WORKSHOP — Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Kids 8-14 can learn to create an applique wall hanging, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 6. Registration and payment due by Tuesday. $25 members. $27 nonmembers (all materials supplied). 423-339-5745.
CLASS/WORKSHOP
ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL ARTS — 30 Frazier Ave. Slide Scanning Workshop,10 a.m.-noon Saturday. $30 members, $75 nonmembers. Register online at www.avarts.org. 265-4282.
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. Contact: Carol Wetzel, 517-1448, www.chattanoogaobedienceclub.org.
GERMAN — Colonnade Civic Center, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Intermediate-level German language classes, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through April 14. $100 for Catoosa County Chamber members, $200 for nonmembers. 706-965-5201, ext. 10.
WINTER WORKSHOPS — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. in Coolidge Park. Weekly sessions on outdoor topics, including “Arbor Care Basics,” on selecting trees, pruning techniques and caring for mature trees, 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Free. 643-6888.
DANCE
APPALACHIAN-STYLE CLOGGING — East Ridge Community Center, 1517 Tombras Ave. Session, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday and Wednesday. $4. 875-2847.
ARGENTINE TANGO — Chattanooga Dancesport Center, 4295 Cromwell Road, Suite 512. Practice, 5-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 5 week dance class series Sundays, 4 — 5 p.m. $35. 423-774-8399
BALLROOM/ALLEMANDE HALL — 7400 Standifer Gap Road. Chattanooga Ballroom Dance Club lesson, 7:30 p.m., general dance at 8:30 each Tuesday. Beginners welcome. $5 members, $8 nonmembers. 238-4518.
COMMUNITY CONTRA DANCE — All Saints Academy, 310 E. Eighth St. Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society presents live music by Fletcher Bright Fiddle Band for contra dancing, with caller Bob Dalsemar. Basic lesson for newcomers at 7:30 p.m., dance 8-11 p.m. Saturday. $8 adults, $5 students. Contact: Andrea Pitkow, 899-8007. www.contranooga.org.
a CONTRA — Bairnwick Women’s Center, 114 Mississippi Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. Contra dance with music by Ed Baggott and Elsie Peterson, with lesson at 7:30 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. (all times Central). Come alone or with a partner. Free for Sewanee students, $3 other students, $5 members, $7 others. Contact: JKelley934@aol.com.