Art Fest workshop schedule at Museum Center at Five Points
All classes cost $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Basic supplies are provided. Classes are Saturday. ‘ 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jewelry with Jessica Klaaren: Design a metal embossed and patinaed pendant. Ages 12 and up. ‘ 12:30-2:30 p.m. Polymer Christmas ornaments with Carla Boudrot: Make three ornaments from polymer clay. Ages 10 and up; craft activities for ages 10 and younger during class. ‘ 2:30-4:30 p.m. Watercolors with Jaime Barks: Sketch locations around Cleveland in pencil, add ink and finish with a watercolor wash. ‘ 4:30-6:30 p.m. Pottery with Mike Lalone: The John C. Campbell Folk School’s resident potter shows how to make a clay mask. ‘ 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fused glass ornaments with Jennie Decook: Make at least two fused glass ornaments. Limited to 15; ages 13 and up. Fall Arts Fest music schedule Noon. Agene Parsons 1 p.m. Monday Night Social 2 p.m. Connor Lily 2:30 p.m. Storyteller Maurine Olin 3 p.m. Adrian and Stormy Fisher 4 p.m. Storytellers 5 p.m. Full Moon Crazies
Do-over in Ooltewah
The inaugural Oktoberfest in Ooltewah was rained out earlier this month, so organizers have rescheduled the event for Saturday, Oct. 24. The celebration featuring traditional food, music and activities, including a longest- beard contest, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Cambridge Square, 9453 Bradmore Lane. The day begins with a parade of taps to introduce the beers. An admission of $10 applies only to beer drinkers, with proceeds going to Pink Heals, a local breast cancer charity. Email oktoberfestinooltewah@gmail.com for more information.
More than half of this weekend’s festivals are church and neighborhood happenings, but there are three larger events to take note of.
‘ If you’re shopping for fine art – Christmas is just nine weeks away – then a day-trip to Atlanta is in order either Saturday or Sunday to visit the Atlanta Arts Festival in Piedmont Park.
This autumn festival draws artists from across the country. There are 193 participating artists, not to mention 16 concessionaires whose foods range from wood-fired pizzas to jalapeno corn dogs to Brazilian barbecue.
In addition to showing and selling their work, artists will demonstrate their crafts and participate in Creation Station. Although it sounds like a children’s area, Creation Station is an art tent where grown-ups can participate in hands-on and collaborative activities with artists.
‘ For years Hale’s Bar Marina in Guild, Tenn., was a destination for the Fall Color Cruise. There’s still an event at the marina, says office manager Karen Giblin, but it’s not called the Color Cruise anymore. The event was changed to a festival last year, but got off to a slow start when that weekend’s weather was so cold and rainy that few folks ventured out.
The festival will get a reboot this Saturday and Sunday. Giblin says 30 food and crafters have been booked and “there’s no yard-sale stuff. It’s all new and handmade.”
The miniature golf course will be open, and football games will be on the TVs in the restaurant. Singer Lauren Blackmon is the opening act at 9 a.m. Saturday and again at 10 a.m. Sunday. Giblin says music has been scheduled throughout both days with Afflicshun closing down Saturday’s festival at 8 p.m. and Double Cross Bluegrass closing out the event on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
‘ Visitors to the Fall Arts Fest on Saturday at Cleveland’s Museum Center at Five Points have the option of buying or making art. The festival is scheduled to be held outdoors but will move inside the museum if it rains.
Hulon Dunn says 26 artists from Cleveland and the surrounding area will be showing woodworking, pottery, jewelry, painting, photography and apparel. G-Daddy’s Barbecue and Tasteful Gatherings will sell food.
What sets this event apart is that five artists will lead hands-on workshops, which require advance registration. Most classes are capped at 20.
The workshop cost is $20 for museum members, $25 nonmembers. Dunn says there will also be a children’s craft corner where little ones can make a Christmas ornament or other craft for $5.
Entertainment is booked from noon to 6 p.m.
Contact Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6284.
FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND – OCT. 23-25
‘ Atlanta Arts Festival: Piedmont Park, entrances at 12th and 14th streets at Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, free, nearly 200 exhibitors. atlantaartsfestival.com.
‘ Buddy’s Boo-Fest: Big Ridge Elementary School, 5210 Cassandra Smith Road, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, free. lagoebel@comcast.net.
‘ Collegedale Fall Festival: Collegedale Community Church, 9305 Four Corners Place, 3-6 p.m. Sunday, free, music, contests, pony rides, inflatables and children’s activities. 423-396-5464.
‘ Depot Art & Craft Fest: Crossville, Tenn., Depot, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CDT Saturday, locally made arts and crafts, free. 931-267-5612.
‘ Fall Arts Fest: Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., 10:30 a.m-6:30 p.m. Saturday, free. 423-339-5745.
‘ Fall Festival: Hale’s Bar Marina, 1265 Hales Bar Road, Guild, Tenn., gates open 9 a.m. CDT Saturday-Sunday, free. 423-942-4040.
‘ Fall Festival: New Haven Baptist Church, 1058 Graysville Road, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, free. 423-903-8627.
‘ Fall Festival: The Galilean Church, 8609 Walnut Road. Crafts, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, baked goods and concessions sold. 423-504-0714.
‘ Fall Festival: St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle, 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, free costume party with jazz concert, carnival games and trunk-or-treating at 6 p.m. 423-877-6447.
‘ Harvest of Art: Rhea County Welcome Center, intersection of Highway 27 and Main Street, Dayton, Tenn., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, free admission, $40 to have portrait drawn by Jane Campbell. 423-775-5122.
‘ Neighborhood Fall Festival: Grace United Methodist Church, 9833 Hixson Pike, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, free games, food, hay rides, vendors, football on TV. 423-842-5872.
‘ Southern Mountains Art Experience: Currahee Vineyards, Highway 17 at Cawthon Road, Taccoa, Ga., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, free, arts and crafts, Georgia-grown products. southernmountainarts@gmail.com,
‘ Spirits in the Garden: Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave., 5-8 p.m. Saturday, $25 adults, $10 ages under 12,$50 family maximum, wine tasting, chili cook-off and Haunted Courtyard to benefit gardens and grounds of church. 423-243-3530.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28
‘ Fall Festival: Soddy United Methodist Church, 255 Depot St., Soddy-Daisy, 6-8 p.m., free, games and hot dogs at community festival. 423-332-1148.