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photo The Mountain Cove Blue Grass band jams at the National Cornbread Festival in downtown South Pittsburg, Tenn. This year’s festival is April 30-May 1. Staff File Photo by Tim Barber

MARCH

27: Shakespeare Chattanooga presents “Much Ado About Nothing” at First Baptist Church

27: “Little Women” by music and theater departments at Chattanooga State Community College

27: Lenten concert “Reflections With Choral Arts” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

27: Strides of March for Chattanooga CARES in Renaissance Park

27: Siege at Bridgeport re-enactment

28: Cumberland Heart bluegrass concert at Palace Theatre, Crossville, Tenn.

29: SF Jazz Collective in Patten Performance at UTC

29: Chattanooga State Band Jazz Band in concert at Chattanooga State Community College

29: Barney’s Birthday Bash at Memorial Auditorium

30: Hometown Heroes luncheon by Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, featuring “127 Hours” hiker Aron Ralston, at Chattanooga Convention Center

30: Chamber music recital by David Creal (violin) and Alan Nichols (piano) at Chattanooga State Community College

30-31: Road to Nightfall preliminary contest at Rhythm & Brews

31-4/3: Michael Mack at The Comedy Catch

APRIL

1: Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater, Trenton, reopens

1: Performing Arts Alliance of Rural Tennessee presents Gypsy Hombres in First Fridays series at Palace Theatre, Crossville, Tenn.

1: Closing date for “Perils of Pinocchio” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

1-2: Final performances of Closed Door Entertainment production of “The Music Man” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

1-2: Blue Ridge Writers Conference at The Art Center, Blue Ridge, Ga.

1-10: Lee Theatre and School of Music present “My Fair Lady”

1-17: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “Stoning Mary”

2: CSO Pops, “Bob’s Favorite Things,” at Tivoli, with Dismembered Tennesseans

2: Pea Ridge Ramblers at Barking Legs Theater

2: Junior League of Chattanooga’s Taste of the Tour & Cookbook Launch Party at Warehouse Row Event Space

2: Bow-drilling workshop at Chattanooga Nature Center

2: Spirit Cheer Competition, Big South Nationals, at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton

2: Hike to the Walls of Jericho with Land Trust of North Alabama

2-3: Birds & More Exotic Bird Fair at Camp Jordan

2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 5/7, 14: Wake Up With the Birds boardwalk bird-watching at Chattanooga Nature Center

3: Jeff & Sheri Easter, The Greesons and LeFevre Quartet at Tivoli Theatre

3: Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band presents “Brass Goes to the British Isles” at Stone Memorial High School, Crossville

4: The Beards of Comedy (Andy Sandford, Joe Zimmerman, TJ Young and Dave Stone) at JJ’s Bohemia

4: Celtic Crossroads at Northwest Georgia Convention & Trade Center, Dalton, Ga.

7: Road to Nightfall finals at Rhythm & Brews

7: Eco Expo at Chattanooga Convention Center

7-8: CSO Masterworks, Mahler Symphony No. 2, at Tivoli

7-11: Lookouts open home season vs. Tennessee Smokies at AT&T Field

7-6/9: “My Fair Lady” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

8: A Night To Remember gala at Chattanooga Convention Center, featuring Charlie Wilson and Calvin Richardson

8: Chris Brubeck at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

8-9, 13-16: UTC Theatre presents “The Robber Bridegroom”

8-10: Spring Wildflower Festival and Native Plant Sale at Reflection Riding

9: Bella Sera at Tennessee Aquarium

9: Junior League of Chattanooga’s Tour du Jour kitchen tour

9: Cheer Tech Cheerleading Competition (Raccoon Challenge) at Camp Jordan

9: Three Bridges at Union Fork Baptist Church, Soddy-Daisy

9: Chattanooga Doll Show at Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

9: MainStreet Mardi Gras, Dayton, Tenn.

10: Chocolate Fling at The Mill for Epilepsy Foundation

10: Mix 104.1 Cleveland Baby Fair at Museum Center at Five Points

12: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

13: The Harlem Globetrotters at McKenzie Arena

13: String Theory at the Hunter Museum

13-16: FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga and Chattanooga Convention Center

14-16: Conference on Southern Literature

14-17, 21-23: “The Nerd” by Athens Community Theater at The Arts Center, Athens, Tenn.

15: Matthew Shipp: A Solo Piano Concert at Barking Legs Theater

15: The Greenhornes at JJ’s Bohemia

15: Sunset Concert Series, featuring Dalton Roberts, Tom Morgan and Lynne Haas, at North River Civic Center, Hixson

15: Closing date for “Good for You: Healthy Fun on the Run” exhibit at Creative Discovery Museum

15: Monroe Area Council for the Arts presents Connye Florance: Jazz Rhapsody” at Hiwassee College, Madisonville, Tenn.

15: Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Dahlonega, Ga.

15-17: Bug-a-Palüza, by Scenic City Volks Folks, at Camp Jordan

15-17: Georgia Numismatic Coin Show at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

15-17: Trails & Trilliums, by Friends of South Cumberland State Recreation Area, at Monteagle Assembly

15-24: “Dearly Departed” at Tennessee Valley Theatre, Spring City

15-30: Destiny Theatre Company’s “Blues for Mister Charlie” at Chattanooga Theatre Centre

16: “An Evening With David Sedaris” at Tivoli Theatre

16: Party for the Planet at Chattanooga Zoo

16: Fancy Nancy Party Easter Parade at Strasburg Children

16: Kenny Bishop in concert at Free To Worship Revival Center, Ooltewah

16: Jaci Velasquez at Athens Junior High School for Athens Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual community concert

16: High on the Hog barbecue festival, Winchester

16-17: 4 Bridges Arts Festival at First Tennessee Pavilion

16-17: Spring Plant Sale at Crabtree Farms

16-17: Valley Fest: A Cultural Experience, Dunlap

17: Closing date for Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga production of “Ghosts”

18-22: Lookouts vs. Huntsville Stars at AT&T Field

19: Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Memorial Auditorium

20-5/1: Northeast Alabama Community College Theatre presents “The Wizard of Oz”

21-22: Mentone Rhododendron Festival

21-7/14: “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

22-24, 29-5/1: Destiny Theatre Company presents “To Be Young, Gifted & Black” at Tennessee Temple University

23: Outdoor Chattanooga’s Outdoor Expo and Gear Swap at Coolidge Park

23: Hug-a-Bunny Day at Chattanooga Zoo

23: Oral Cancer Awareness Walk at First Tennessee Pavilion

23-24: Easter Bunny Cruise and Easter Lunch on the River aboard Southern Belle

24: Sunrise service at National Cemetery

24: Eggstravaganza, presented by Hamilton Life Church, at Camp Jordan

24: Closing date for “Lois Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color” at Hunter Museum

26: George T. Hunter Lecture Series at UTC, featuring environmental scholar Vandana Shiva

26-30: “Aladdin” at Tennessee Valley Theatre, Spring City, Tenn.

27-30: Ramp Tramp Festival, Polk County

28: “Hot Jazz in Stone and Steel” program at Hunter Museum (preliminary event for Chattanooga Traditional Jazz Festival)

28: The Inspirations at Graysville (Tenn.) United Methodist Church

28-30, 5/5-7: Theatre for the New South presents Fresh Squeezed reading series of plays by local playwrights, at CreateHere

28-5/2: Lookouts vs. West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx at AT&T Field

28-5/3: Just Between Friends children’s and maternity consignment sale at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center

29: Beginner astronomy workshop at Chattanooga Nature Center

29: Eugenia Zuckerman & Friends in Covenant Arts series at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain

29: Extreme Fight Night at Camp Jordan

29: LeFevre Quartet at Ringgold Depot

29-30: North Hamilton Relay for Life at Red Bank High School

29-30, 5/6-7: Closed Door Entertainment presents “The House at Pooh Corner” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold

29-5/1: Chattanooga Traditional Jazz Festival at Chattanooga Choo Choo, featuring Bob Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band, Grand Dominion Jazz Band, New El Dorado Jazz Band and Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band

29-5/15: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “My Children, My Africa”

30: BioBlitz

30: Space Capone at University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.

30: South Jackson Civic Association, Tullahoma, presents “The Return: A Tribute to the Beatles”‘

30-5/1: National Cornbread Festival, South Pittsburg, Tenn.

MAY

1: Chattanooga Market opens

1: Justin Townes Earle at Rhythm & Brews

1: March of Dimes fundraiser at Camp Jordan

2: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum begins daily Missionary Ridge Local rides

2: CSO Youth Orchestra at Tivoli Theatre

2-7: Chattanooga District Senior Olympics

3-7: Lookouts vs. Mississippi Braves at AT&T Field

4: “An Evening of 10-Minute Plays” by theater department at Chattanooga State Community College

5: Celtic Woman’s Songs From the Heart tour at Memorial Auditorium

5-7: Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival at Raccoon Mountain Park

5-8: “Hollywood in Paris” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

6: Performing arts concert (art, music, theater, dance) at Chattanooga State Community College

6: Trion High School Steel Drum Band concert at Little River Canyon Center, Fort Payne, Ala.

6-7: East Hamilton Relay for Life for American Cancer Society at Camp Jordan

6-7: Relay for Life of Bradley County on Courthouse Square

6, 13, 20, 27: Evening Shade concerts, Cleveland, Tenn.

6-8: International Dogwood Festival, Winchester, Tenn.

7: Free Comic Book Day

7: Chattanooga Indian Artifact Show at Camp Jordan

7: Strawberry Fishing Derby at Point Park, Dayton

7: Heirline Homecoming, featuring Tony Gore, The Singing Cookes and Heirline at Whitwell Middle School

7: Reinbow Classic NRHA Horse Show/Area 4 Special Olympics Equestrian Event at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland

7: Cinco de Mayo Fun Day at Little River Canyon Center, Fort Payne

8: Mother’s Day cruises aboard the Southern Belle

10: Odyssey 2011 Luncheon, featuring CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien, benefiting Young Women’s Leadership Academy Foundation, at Chattanooga Convention Center

10: Monroe Area Council for the Arts presents comedian/ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger at Hiwassee College

10-15: Tennessee Strawberry Festival, Dayton

12: Third Day “Move” tour at Memorial Auditorium

12: Closing date for “Tuesdays With Morrie” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville

12-15: Antique Alley Yard Sale along U.S. Highway 11

13: Fish & Chips fundraiser for Children’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County

13-14: Nine Mile Volunteer Fire Department Bluegrass Festival

14: Gregory Tardy with the Mark Boling Trio at Barking Legs Theater

14: Spirits in the Wild at Chattanooga Zoo

14: Tennessee Aquarium Fish N Fun Derby at Camp Jordan

14: Al Miller Memorial Walking Horse Show at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland

14-15, 20-22: Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

14-18: Lookouts vs. Tennessee Smokies at AT&T Field

15: Chattanooga Bach Choir performs “Intimate Music, Intimate Space” at Christ Episcopal Church

19-21: Pat Boone-Bethel Celebrity Spectacular

19-8/6: “Little Shop of Horrors” at Cumberland County Playhouse

20: Sunset Concert Series, featuring Anthem Voices Gospel, at North River Civic Center, Hixson

20: Closing date for “Colors of Spring” exhibit by regional artists from the Tennessee Watercolor Society at Museum Center at Five Points, Cleveland, Tenn.

20: Tito Puente Jr. at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville

20-21: Spring Festival of Dance, featuring performance of “Swan Lake” by Ballet Tennessee, at UTC Fine Arts Center

20-21, 27-28: Closed Door Entertainment presents “Greater Tuna” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold

20-22: Dicehead SIEGE at Chattanooga Choo-Choo

21: Children’s Hospital Dragon Boat Festival at Chickamauga Dam

21: Blues Brothers Tribute Concert, featuring Josh Livingston and Jarrod Millsaps, the KZ106 Stratoblasters and special guest TBA, at Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheater

21: Rock City Founders Day

21: Chattanooga Roller Girls vs. TBA at Chattanooga Convention Center

21: Three Bridges at Union Fork Baptist, Soddy-Daisy

21: Dade Heritage Festival, Trenton, Ga.

21: Performing Arts Unlimited at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center

21-22: Downtown Relay for Life at First Tennessee Pavilion

21-22: Mentone Rhododendron Festival

22: Chattanooga Market: Kids in the Kitchen with Junior League of Chattanooga

24: “A New Look – A New Sound” by Choral Arts of Chattanooga at Center for Creative Arts

25-29: Lookouts vs. Huntsville Stars at AT&T Field

26: Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers at Memorial Auditorium

27-28: 1890s Days Jamboree, Ringgold, Ga.

27-28: Bull riding at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland, Tenn.

27-29: Thunder on the Rock, Monteagle, featuring Bush Hawg, Big Engine and Molly Hatchet on Friday; Big Engine, Georgia Satellites and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, featuring Kim Wilson, on Saturday; and Battle of the Bands winner, regional band and Mustang Sally on Sunday

27-6/12: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents Short Attention Span Theatre 3: “Speed Dating”

28: 2nd annual Scenic City Quartet picnic, featuring Kim Million, Bill and Lorian Anderson, Billy Gray Quartet, Scenicland Boys, Scenic City Quartet, David Knight, The McRoys and others, at Gilbert-Stephenson Park, Fort Oglethorpe

28-29: RK Gun Show at Camp Jordan

JUNE

3: Dreamnight at Chattanooga Zoo

3-4: Coke Ovens Bluegrass Festival, Dunlap, Tenn.

4: J-Fest at Camp Jordan

4: Lutheran School Horse Show at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland

4-8: Lookouts vs. Carolina Mudcats at AT&T Field

5: B.J. Thomas at Memorial Auditorium

9-12: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, Tenn.

9-7/20: “We Shall Not Be Moved: 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-ins” at Museum Center at Five Points, Cleveland, Tenn.

10: 6th U.S. Cavalry Association 111th annual reunion, Fort Oglethorpe

10-18: Riverbend Festival

11-19: Navy Week in Chattanooga

15-18: Chattanooga Charity Horse Show at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland, Tenn.

17: Sunset Concert Series, featuring Gentlemen’s Jazz Quartet, at North River Civic Center, Hixson

17-8/18: “Oklahoma” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

20: Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at Memorial Auditorium

23-27: Lookouts vs. Jacksonville Suns at AT&T Field

24: Trevor Watts & Vertyan Weston at Barking Legs Theater

24: Deep Groove Steel Drum Band at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

24-25, 1-2: Closed Door Entertainment presents “Litte Shop of Horrors” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

25: Chris Proctor at Barking Legs Theater

25: Jason Crabb in concert at Kimball Tabernacle of Praise

JULY

1-17: Destiny Theatre Company presents “Hairspray” at Chattanooga Theatre Centre

2: Mount Olive Freedom Celebration at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland

2: Red, White & Blue Parade & Street Dance, Monteagle, Tenn.

4: Fourth of July Parade in Dunlap

4: Sand Mountain Potato Festival, Henagar, Ala.

4-7: Lookouts vs. Huntsville Stars at AT&T Field

9: Enrichment Day at Chattanooga Zoo

13-18: Lookouts vs. Mobile Bay Bears at AT&T Field

15: Cocktails for Conservation at Chattanooga Zoo

15-16: Scopes Trial Play & Festival, Dayton, Tenn.

15-16: Indoor Yard Sale at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

15-17: Liberty Con 24 at Comfort Inn & Suites, East Ridge

16: White Oak Mountain Bluegrass Festival at Tri-State Exhibition Center, Cleveland, Tenn.

16: Native American Pottery Workshop by Tammy Beane at Little River Canyon, Fort Payne, Ala.

16-17: Eastman Gun Show at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

16-17: Tennessee Antiquarian Booksellers Association book fair, Cowan, Tenn.

17: Jericho Brass anniversary concert at Cumberland Presbyterian Church

22-10/7: “Chicago” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

23: Chattanooga Roller Girls vs. Classic City Rollergirls at Chattanooga Convention Center

23: “Hee-Haw” fundraiser for American Cancer Society, Dunlap, Tenn.

24-30: National Softball Association’s Class A World Series at Warner Park, Frost Stadium, Summit of Softball and Camp Jordan

26-30: Lookouts vs. West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx at AT&T Field

28: Gold City at Lee University, Cleveland, Tenn.

28-30: Cledus T. Judd at The Comedy Catch

29-30, 8/5-6: Community Players present “Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

30-31: 52nd annual Mountain Market Arts & Crafts Show, Monteagle, Tenn.

30-10/15: “Generations: Cherokee Language Through Art” at Museum Center at Five Points, Cleveland, Tenn.

AUGUST

4-7: World’s Longest Yard Sale on U.S. Highway 127

6: Shane & Shane at Caldwell School, Scottsboro, Ala.

10-14: Lookouts vs. Birmingham Barons at AT&T Field

11: Founders Day at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

11-11/4: “Smoke on the Mountain” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

12: Nate & Nicole (Nathaniel Hackmann and Nicole Begue) at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

12-14: Treasures of the Earth Gem & Jewelry Show at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

13: Gold City at Memorial Auditorium

16-20: Lookouts vs. Carolina Mudcats at AT&T Field

18-21: Game Fest South at Chattanooga Choo Choo

19: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

19-20, 26-27: Stageworks Enertainment presents “Sherlock Holmes” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

19-21: Blue Ridge Numismatic Association Coin Show at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

19-Sept. 9: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “The Comedy of Errors”

21: Artists of the Cumberlands at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

25-11/12: “Dearly Departed” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville

27-31: Just Between Friends consignment sale at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

SEPTEMBER

1-4: Tennessee Valley Railfest at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

1-5: Lookouts vs. Montgomery Biscuits at AT&T Field

1-11/30: “Vistas & Visages” by NRCC Life Drawing Workshop participants at North River Civic Center, Hixson

3: “Remembering Our Heroes” program, including World War II battle re-enactments, “Stuff on a Shingle” cook-off, military displays and USO dance, at 6th Cavalry Museum, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

4: Roy Book Binder at Barking Legs Theater

4: Confederate Railroad at Lake Winnepesaukah

5: Ider Mule Days, Ider, Ala.

9-10, 16-17: Closed Door Entertainment presents “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

10-17: Boom Days Heritage Celebration, Fort Payne, Ala.

11: Grandparents Day at Chattanooga Zoo

16-17: Nine Mile Volunteer Fire Department Bluegrass Festival

16-10/2: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “Lunch Money”

16-10/14: “Dreamgirls” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

17: 11th annual John Benge (Trail of Tears) Commemorative Motorcycle Ride, Fort Payne, Ala.

17-18: Antique Tractor & Car Show and Craft Fair at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

23-24: Collinsville Quilt Walk

24: 4th annual Dare To Dance, fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area, at Alhambra Shrine

24: Chattanooga Roller Girls vs. Columbia Quad Squad at Chattanooga Convention Center

24: CottonFest Bluegrass Festival, Etowah, Tenn.

24-25: Hamilton County Fair at Chester Frost Park

OCTOBER

1: Tennessee River Rescue

7: Banana Ball at Chattanooga Zoo

8-9: Prater’s Mill Country Fair, Dalton

14-30: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “I Can’t Think Straight: The Coming Out Experience”

15: Go Fest at Chattanooga Zoo

15: Days of Yesteryear, Dunlap, Tenn.

15-16: Ketner’s Mill Country Arts Fair, Whitwell, Tenn.

15-16: 27th annual Mentone Colorfest

15-11/6: Fall leaf cruises aboard the Southern Belle

20-22, 27-29: Haunted Depot and Hayride, Ringgold Depot

20-12/10: “Fiddler on the Roof” at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

21-22, 27-29: Boo in the Zoo at Chattanooga Zoo

21-22: Spookapalooza at Desoto State Park, Fort Payne, Ala.

21-22, 28-29: Closed Door Entertainment presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

25: Lula Washington Dance Theatre at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

29-30: Eastman Gun Show at Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.

30-31: PumpkinFest, Dayton, Tenn.

31: Halloween Block Party, Cleveland

NOVEMBER

5: Third annual Canyon Fest: A Celebration of Arts and Nature at Little River Canyon Center, Fort Payne, Ala.

5-6: Head of the Hooch rowing regatta

5, 12, 19: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “The Giver,” a Youth Theatre touring show

7-13: Tennessee River Gorge cruises aboard the Southern Belle

10: Annual Downtown Dayton Holiday Stroll

11: Veterans Day Celebration at Ringgold Depot

11: These 3 Tenors at Cumberland County Playhouse, Crossville, Tenn.

11-12, 18-19: Closed Door Entertainment presents “Tuesdays With Morrie” at Catoosa County Colonnade, Ringgold, Ga.

18-19: National Gospel Singing Convention at Broadway Baptist Church, Rainsville, Ala.

19: International Tellabration, Storytelling in the Canyon, at Little River Canyon Center, Fort Payne, Ala.

24: Thanksgiving Day cruise aboard the Southern Belle and Thanksgiving buffet on the Pier

24: Turkey Trot

24: Grateful Gobbler

25-12/18: Christmas Carol dinner cruises aboard the Southern Belle

DECEMBER

2: Down Home Christmas, Ringgold

2-3: A Classic Christmas in Cleveland (tree lighting and carols on the 2nd, parade on the 3rd)

2-18: Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presents “Have a Seat,” an investigative theater piece on Chattanooga’s homeless situation

3: Horse & Carriage Parade and Santa & Christmas Critters Pageant, Dayton

3: Monteagle Mountain Christmas parade

4, 11, 18: ‘Tis the Season luncheons aboard the Southern Belle

14 or 15-18: “The Nutcracker” at Cumberland County Playhouse

21-24: Christmas in the Caverns at Sequoyah Caverns, Valley Head, Ala.