The Dismembered Tennesseans will play a set at the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s Pops on the River celebration on Sunday, July 3, at Coolidge Park.
Fireworks light up the sky above the Tennessee River at the conclusion of a previous Pops on the River featuring the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera.Get your red, white and blue on and head to Coolidge Park Sunday night, July 3, for one of Chattanooga’s most popular summer concerts.
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera orchestra will present its annual Pops on the River, an Independence weekend concert featuring a patriotic program of music at 8 p.m. that concludes in a fireworks extravaganza at 9:45 p.m.
Come early, set up your lawn chairs and enjoy a picnic on the grounds while waiting for the orchestra to begin. Food and drink concessions also will be available at the park.
Kathy Allison, CSO operations manager, says the orchestra will open with the national anthem followed by “American Salute” by Morton Gould. The musicians will play toe-tapping marches by John Philips Sousa and the inspirational Olympic fanfare and “Olympic Spirit” composed by John Williams.
Fletcher Bright and The Dismembered Tennesseans will join the CSO for a set. A medley of songs recognizing all branches of the Armed Forces will be performed as well as Richard Hayman’s “Sing Out, America!” And in keeping with Pops tradition, the concert will close with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
Organizers at Chattanooga Presents say Coolidge Park will close to vehicular traffic at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Concertgoers can catch a shuttle running from Republic parking lots (formerly the Unum lots) between Fourth and Fifth streets between 6 and 11 p.m. The shuttle is free, but the lots are pay-to-park.
Shuttles will pick up and drop off on the north side of the river near the Chattanooga Theatre Centre at the intersection of Tremont and River streets.
Contact Susan Pierce at spierce@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6284.
If you go
› What: Pops on the River, featuring the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and The Dismembered Tennesseans.› When: 8 p.m. Sunday, July 3.› Where: Coolidge Park, 150 River St.› Admission: Free.› Website: chattanoogapresents.com/upcoming-events.
Star-Spangled Supper
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., will welcome guests to its Star Spangled Supper, a cookout catered by Events With Taste, on Sunday, July 3. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the CTC lawn before the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera begins its Pops on the River concert at 8 p.m. Guests may listen outside or from the air-conditioned lobby and stay until the fireworks blaze out. Tickets are $50 ages 12 and older, $10 children ages 3-11. The supper will be held rain or shine. Call 423-267-8583 for ticket information.