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Community Briefs

TODAY

* Haunted Pub Crawl: Begins at American Market and Pizzeria, 243 N. Hamilton St., Dalton, Ga., 8-11 p.m., $40 per person, includes three drinks (one per stop). Reservations required: 706-673-2167.

SUNDAY

* MacDowell and Chattanooga Music Clubs: First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1505 N. Moore Road, 2:30 p.m., free, combined meeting with musical program by members of both groups. 423-698-2556.

MONDAY

* Zoo Special: Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., half off regular admission ($8.95 adults, $5.95 children ages 3-12) with donation of canned food items for Chattanooga Area Food Bank in honor of M.L. King Jr. Day. 423-697-1322.

WEDNESDAY

* Melanie Young Talk/Book Signing: Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., 5:30 p.m. wine reception, 6 p.m. program by author and former Chattanoogan on transforming your life at any age, $25 per person, benefits Sonia Young Education and Youth Theatre Endowment Fund at the CTC. For reservations: 423-267-8534.

THURSDAY

* Harry Potter’s World: Cleveland State Community College Library, 3535 Adkisson Drive, Cleveland, Tenn., 2-5 p.m., dress up as your favorite character from the Harry Potter book series and be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses at a free opening of “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine.” 423-614-8748.

* Health Forum: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, University Center auditorium, 642 E. Fifth St., 8:30-10:30 a.m., free, public forum with business, health care and civic officials focusing on the poor health condition of Hamilton County and Tennessee residents and identifying state and community-led initiatives to improve health outcomes. Register online: www.eventbrite.com/e/chattanooga-health-forum-tickets-15093006589.

FRIDAY-JAN. 24

* Marriage and Family Workshop: Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, 612 James Blvd., 7-9:15 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, $10 per couple Friday, $20 per couple Saturday, $25 for both days. Rob Rienow leads sessions on effective discipline techniques, preparing for the empty nest, equipping your child in faith and what to do if your teen walks away from his faith. Reservations required: 423-267-5383.

JAN. 24

* Chickamauga Battlefield Driving/Walking Tour: Meet at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Visitor Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., 2-4 p.m., free, wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather, participants will drive to several points on battlefield with a half-mile of walking also involved. “Winter Vistas: Longstreet’s Breakthrough” will explore the terrain that affected the actions of the U.S. Army of the Cumberland and how the landscape shaped the Battle of Chickamauga. 706-866-9241.

* Photography and the Chattanooga Story: Chattanooga History Center, 2 West Aquarium Way, 2:30-4 p.m., $15 one parent and child ages 8-13, $10 for History Center members, participants will learn about photographic processes, how to read photographs like a historian, and make a pinhole camera to take home. Preregistration required: 423-265-3247 or cs@chattanoogahistory.org.