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Your weekly planner of Chattanooga-area events (including an Apple Truck visit and ticket info for the Motorcar Festival)

Menemsha Films / Serhed Khalil plays the 6-year-old protagonist of "Neighbours," the next installment in the Chattanooga Jewish Film Series.
Menemsha Films / Serhed Khalil plays the 6-year-old protagonist of "Neighbours," the next installment in the Chattanooga Jewish Film Series. Menemsha Films / Serhed Khalil plays the 6-year-old protagonist of "Neighbours," the next installment in the Chattanooga Jewish Film Series.

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TO DO SUNDAY

– Prater’s Mill Country Fair, which has become one of the region’s signature events of the fall festival season since it began in 1971, concludes Sunday at the Prater’s Mill Historic Site in Dalton, Georgia. The festival includes music, dance, children’s activities and demonstrations of crafts such as blacksmithing and quilting. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $7 for ages 13 and up. pratersmill.org/fair

– Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, presented by Nashville-based Humanities Tennessee, finishes up Sunday. The virtual event has featured 120 top authors talking about and reading from their works. A highlight will be a session at 1:15 p.m. CDT with former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam about his new book, “Faithful Presence: The Promise and Peril of Faith in the Public Square.” Other programs are scheduled from noon to 4:30 (all times Central). Participation is free. sofestofbooks.org

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