LEISURE
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — From Walnut Street Bridge (downtown end) to Read House. One- and two-hour tours, with several stops along the way for ghost stories and place histories, 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. $13 adults, $8 children under 12. 821-7125. www.chattanoogaghosttours.com.
DELTA QUEEN — Coolidge Park. Historic, 1920s-era steamboat permanently docked as a floating hotel and lounge. Weekly events: Cookout with the Captain (hamburgers, hot dogs), 6-9 p.m. Thursdays; “bow-b-que,” 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Access is via Fat Cat Ferry/Chattanooga Water Taxi from Ross’s Landing ($8 adults, $4 children 6-12) or by foot from Coolidge Park. 468-4500, www.DeltaQueenHotel.com. 432-8373.
FESTIVE FRIDAYS — The Office, 1401 E. Third St. Music, dancing, food and conversation for ages 21 and up, 8 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Fridays. $5. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy@yahoo.com.
KIDS TIME — Tennessee Riverpark, Shelter 4, 4301 Amnicola Highway. Nature crafts and treats for ages 5 and up, 10 a.m. Thursday. Parental supervision required. Groups of 8 or more must call to reserve. 842-6748.
MOTHERS AND SONS BOWLING — Holiday Bowl, 5530 Hixson Pike. Hamilton County Parks and Recreation co-sponsors two-hour bowling session, with snacks, prizes and trophies, 6 p.m. July 17; registration at 5:30 p.m. $10 per person. Register by July 15 at 842-6748. Information, 843-2695.
MOVIES IN THE PARK — Coolidge Park. First Things First presents family-friendly films at sundown (about 9 p.m.) July 10, 17, 24 and 31. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics welcome. Free. Concessions available for purchase. 267-5383, www.firstthings.org.
NATURE OUTINGS, PROGRAMS — South Cumberland State Park, three miles from I-24 Exit 134 (Monteagle) on Highway 41. 931-924-2980. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All times Central. www.friendsofscsra.org.
Today
* Meet at Savage Gulf Ranger Station for moderate, 4-mile hike to see the falls, 8 p.m. Bring water, snack, bug repellent, sturdy shoes, headlamp or flashlight.
Saturday
* Meet at Collins West parking lot for strenuous, 6-mile hike to Horsepound and Suter Falls, 1:30 p.m. Bring water, snack, sturdy shoes, camera.
* Meet at Stone Door Ranger Station to make American flag or patriotic ribbon, 2 p.m.
Sunday
* Meet at Stone Door Ranger Station for family-friendly 2-mile hike to see native trees and wildflowers, 9 a.m. Bring water and snack.
Tuesday
* Take a walk on the trail to learn the history of the Grundy Lakes Coke Ovens, 10 a.m.
July 9
* Meet at Savage Gulf picnic area to learn to make a star wheel, then (weather permitting) use it to identify objects in the night sky, 7:30 p.m. Materials provided. Bring headlamp or flashlight.
SWAGGIN’ SATURDAYS — The Office, 1401 Third St. Food, drink, music, dancing, socializing for ages 21 and up, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Saturdays. $5. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy08@yahoo.com.
THIRSTY THURSDAYS — Elks Lodge 4400, 1211 Dodds Ave. Socializing, music, dance, beer specials, free food for ages 21 and up, 7 p.m.-midnight Thursdays. Free. Contact: K-Boogie, smiddy08@yahoo.com.
TRAIL OF TEARS ASSOCIATION — Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Center near Helen, Ga. Program on Unicoi Turnpike trade route by Dr. Jack Wynn, retired U.S. Forest Service archaeologist and part-time professor of anthropology, 10:30 a.m. July 10. Contact: Leslie Thomas, 706-635-3864, aeriehollow@ellijay.com. www.gatrailoftears.org.
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: 10:40 a.m., 12:05, 1:15 and 2:25 p.m. $15 adults, $9 children ages 3-12, free to younger kids.
WALKING TOUR — Walnut and Fourth Streets. Tour of Fountain Square, based on a section of Maury Nicely’s “Chattanooga Walking Tour and Historic Guide,” guided by Dr. Daryl Black, executive director and curator of Chattanooga History Center, 7 p.m. July 20. Register by July 16. $3. 265-3247.
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 William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”; meeting 6 p.m. July 20.
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. Stories and related programming, 10:30 a.m. every Friday.
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.
STORY TIME — 2547 Cloud Springs Road, Rossville. Story time for ages 3-8, 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday. 706-891-0774, www.booksneverending.com.
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. $35. 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.
BALLROOM/THE DANCE FLOOR — 3733 Ringgold Road, East Ridge. 697-1891. Introduction to ballroom (half-hour lesson followed by practice session), 8 p.m. each Monday and Thursday. $5 per session.
BEACH MUSIC — Chattanooga Billiard Club East, 110 Jordan Drive. Choo Choo Shag Club meeting, 7:30 p.m. each Thursday in Tropicana Room. $2 members, $3 non-members. 622-1141.
BIG BAND/BALLROOM — American Legion Post 95, 3229 Ringgold Road, East Ridge. Saturday’s normally scheduled dance has been canceled; next dance Aug. 7. $6. 624-9105.
COUNTRY — Troy’s Place, 320 Emerson Drive, Ringgold, Ga. Hopeful Country band, 8-11 p.m. each Friday and 7-11 p.m. each Saturday. $6. No smoking or alcohol. 423-855-9662.
LINE — Allemande Hall, 7400 Standifer Gap Road. Crystal Boots Club leads beginner lessons 6-7 p.m., intermediate lessons 7-8 p.m. Mondays. $6/lesson or $20/month. 706-539-1323.
LINE — St. Jude Parish Hall, 930 Ashland Terrace. Instruction by Jeanette Bowen for beginners and intermediates, 5:30-7 p.m. each Thursday. $3. 580-4879.
LINE — Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist Church, 1733 Battlefield Parkway. Line dance classes 11 a.m.-noon every Saturday. $3 donation benefits nursing-home patients. 706-866-9008.
LINE — North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive. Boots & Buckles Club holds classes each Wednesday. Beginners 5:30-6:30 p.m., intermediates 6:30-7:30. $4. 580-4879.
LINE & SQUARE — Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road. East Ridge Grand Squares dances: line, 6:30-7 p.m., and square, 7-9:30 p.m. each Monday. $4. 706-375-1088.
ROUND/ALLEMANDE HALL — 7400 Standifer Gap Road, 899-9913. www.allemandehall.com.
* Chattanooga Rounds, 1:30 p.m. each Sunday. $5. 892-2403.
* Merry-Go-Rounds, at 6:30 p.m. for levels 1-3, 8 p.m. for higher levels each Thursday. $5. 706-226-6806.
* Dixie Rounds, at 6:30 p.m. for levels 2-4, 8 p.m. for levels 4-5, each Saturday. $5 per session.
SENIORS — East Ridge Community Center, 1517 Tombras Ave. Southern Sound provides music for dancing, 6:30-9 p.m. each Saturday. $5. 706-858-0389.
SENIORS — Eastgate Senior Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. Dance, 1-3 p.m. each Monday. Free. 855-9444.
SINGLES — Bourbon Street, 2000 E. 23rd St. Dance to music of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s music, 8 p.m.-midnight Tuesdays. Contact: Diane Saynes, dsaynes@att.net.
SQUARE & LINE — Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 3204 Hixson Pike. Dancing, 7-9:30 p.m. each Thursday. 580-4879.
SQUARE/ALLEMANDE HALL — 7400 Standifer Gap Road, 899-9913. www.allemandehall.com.
* Wrecktangles, 8 p.m. each Thursday. $4. 326-1719.
* Star Twirlers, 8 p.m. each Saturday. $5. 899-2725.
SQUARE — Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 3204 Hixson Pike. Dixie Daisies, 8:15-10 p.m. each Thursday. 580-4879.
SQUARE — Ooltewah United Methodist Church 6131 Relocation Way (behind Bi-Lo) Ooltewah. Patriotic Squares Dance Club leads classes 7-8 p.m. Fridays. $4. 336-5512, 820-1337, 780-9530.
SQUARE/ROUND/LINE — Ringgold Old Nutrition Center, next to fire hall, Ringgold, Ga. Class at 7 p.m. each Friday, dance at 8. $4 donation. Friday Nite Live Club, 706-937-7544 or 423-508-8367.