LEISURE
ASTRONOMY — UTC Physics and Astronomy Jones Observatory, 10 N. Tuxedo Ave. off Brainerd Road. Free lecture and planetarium show on “Brown Dwarfs — The Orion Nebula” with featured constellation Taurus at 6 p.m., telescope viewing until 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. www.utc.edu/~jonesobs.
BIG BIDS FOR JA KIDS AUCTION PARTY — Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St. Auction party to benefit Junior Achievement of Chattanooga, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. $50. 423-892-4488.
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — The Little Curiosity Shoppe, 138 Market St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery, 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays until March 1. $15 adults, $10 ages 12 and under. 423-821-7125.
CHATTANOOGA STAMP CLUB — Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road. Program features stamps of the Falkland Islands, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13; doors open at 6:30 p.m. APS sales books available to choose stamps for purchase. 423-344-7849.
CHICKAMAUGA CIVIL WAR SHOW –– Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road, Dalton, Ga. Militaria show and sale with 400 vendor tables, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. $8; free for children under 12. 770-630-7296, www.mkshows.com.