Comedy festival, Fire Up the Fields, Repticon among Chattanooga-area weekend events

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Nathan Adams of Chickamuaga holds a white Burmese python at a booth during Repticon at the Camp Jordan Arena in East Ridge on Aug. 28, 2022. Repticon features a variety of exotic reptiles to look over and purchase, as well as spiders, scorpions, exotic cats, insects and other alternative pets. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Nathan Adams of Chickamuaga holds a white Burmese python at a booth during Repticon at the Camp Jordan Arena in East Ridge on Aug. 28, 2022. Repticon features a variety of exotic reptiles to look over and purchase, as well as spiders, scorpions, exotic cats, insects and other alternative pets.

By Lisa Denton October 18, 2022 12 min read

Multiday events Chattanooga Comic Con and the Lookout Comedy Festival are among the entertainment highlights in the area this weekend. Details follow.

ARTS

— Townsend Atelier, 301 E. 11th St., will present “Nocturnes Throughout Art History,” a virtual lecture by local artist Mia Bergeron about paintings that depict low-light scenes, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is $25. Register for the Zoom link to watch the program live or a recording of it later. townsendatelier.com

— Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will present a Virtual Art Wise program 6-7 p.m. Thursday. Collector Kerry Davis and artist Amalia Amaki will talk about their relationship to the art of the current exhibit, “Memories & Inspiration.” Register for a link. huntermuseum.org