Looking for entertainment that doesn't require a costume and candy bag this weekend? Try these options.
ARTS
-- Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will welcome photographer David Dennard for a Collecting 101 program 6-7 p.m. Thursday. A collection of his works are on view in "Dynamic Range: Collecting Black and White Photography." His remarks will be followed by a gallery tour. Admission is free. Masks are required for the program. huntermuseum.org
-- Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., will offer a History Happy Hour program at 7 p.m. Thursday on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo space program. Bill Floyd of the Challenger Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will be the guest. Admission is $10. museumcenter.org
-- Photographic Society of Chattanooga will hold an opening reception for its fall/holiday show 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. The show runs through Jan. 20. chattanoogaphoto.org
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COMEDY
-- The Comedy Catch, 29 Station St., has two events on the books. The Next Level Comedy Showcase, featuring comics chosen for their rising status in the industry, starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $12. The weekend headliner is Brian Bates, a regular at the Grand Ole Opry. His shows start at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $17-$19. thecomedycatch.com
-- Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave., will host comedian Bert Kreischer at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Berty Boy Relapse Tour is a nod to his time at Florida State University in 1997 when Rolling Stone named him "the top partyer at the No. 1 party school in the country." Tickets are $39-$99. tivolichattanooga.com
MUSIC
-- Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., will welcome Dexter Bell & Friends for the weekly Jazz in the Lounge at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Cover is $5. Thursday features the multigenre duo Noteworthy. Tickets are $10. barkinglegs.org
-- Fireside Outdoor Concert, the last in a series of fall music events at Greenway Farms, 5051 Gann Store Road, is 7-9 p.m. Thursday. The Stringer's Ridge Band, a folk trio, will entertain. Attendees should bring their own seating and are welcome to bring picnics and roasting sticks for marshmallows. Admission is free. outdoorchattanooga.com
-- Choral Arts of Chattanooga will gather for a Jazz & Java fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Walden Club, 633 Chestnut St. The evening includes instrumental and vocal music, coffee and dessert, a cash bar and silent auction. Tickets are $50. choralartsofchattanooga.weebly.com
-- Barrelhouse Ballroom, inside Five Wits Brewing Co., 1501 Long St., features jam band St. Owsley at 9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $10. (See separate story for Halloween-themed shows Friday and Saturday.) barrelhouseballroom.com
-- City Church Chattanooga, 7122 Lee Highway, will host the Blood & Fire Festival, featuring Christian rock/metal bands Disciple, Idle Threat, Meadows, The Protest, Against the Giants and FaithHead, 6:15-10:15 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $28 general admission, $38 VIP. itickets.com
-- Songbirds, 35 Station St., has postponed Thursday's show by country artist Michael Martin Murphey until March 11. Friday features hometown success story Mitch Rossell at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show. songbirdsfoundation.org
-- The Signal, 1810 Chestnut St., has two shows on the calendar this weekend. The Gimme Gimme Disco Dance Party, inspired by the pop music of ABBA, starts at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $17-$40. A dance party celebrating the music of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny starts at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20-$40. thesignaltn.com
-- The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn., will welcome country/pop artist Amos Lee, with support from Mutlu, at 7:30 p.m. CDT Saturday. Tickets are $65. thecaverns.com
-- Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave., welcomes Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, a tribute band that has gained the endorsement of Fleetwood Mac founding member Mick Fleetwood, at 8 p.m. Saturday. The show will include a blues set that recalls the rock band's Peter Green era. Tickets are $32-$150. tivolichattanooga.com
OUT & ABOUT
-- Lunch & Learn, a regular series at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, will include a virtual option for a "Tennessee Folklife" program at noon CDT Thursday. The speakers are Bob Fulcher, manager of the Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail and State Park, which runs through Chattanooga, and Jay Orr, a country music historian. There is no charge to watch the livestream on the museum's Facebook page. tnmuseum.org
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-- Free drinks for first responders are available open to close Friday at area McDonald's restaurants. Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters and police officers will receive a large soft drink or iced or hot coffee at no charge when they show ID. No purchase necessary.
-- Fall Family Food Truck Night is Friday at the Cleveland Bradley Public Library, 795 Church St. NE, Cleveland, Tenn. The final installment of the series will have six local food trucks set up by 6 p.m., and a free screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" (rated PG-13) will start at 7 p.m. clevelandlibrary.org
-- Chattanooga Green Prix, in which 25 student teams from elementary, middle and high schools race electric cars they designed and built, is this weekend near the Ross's Landing area of the Tennessee Riverwalk, 160 Riverfront Parkway. Hours are 8:20 a.m-4 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Full schedule: bit.ly/EVPrix
THEATER
-- Artistic Civic Theatre, 907 Gaston St., Dalton, Ga., will conclude its run of "Arsenic and Old Lace" this weekend. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $12-$16. actdalton.org
-- Scenic City Shakespeare will present final performances of Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Greenway Farms, 5051 Gann Store Road. Bring your own seating. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. sceniccityshakespeare.org
-- The Colonnade Players will finish a run of "Clue: The Musical" this weekend at the Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13-$17. catoosacolonnade.com
-- Back Alley Productions concludes its run of "Murder on the Orient Express" in shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga Ave., LaFayette, Ga. Tickets are $12-$15. BAPshows.com
-- The Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn., presents its fall musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," over the next two weekends. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 6. Tickets are $5-$20. athensartscouncil.org
-- Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., opens its next show, "August: Osage County," on Friday. Shows start at 7 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 13. Tickets are $20-$25. theatrecentre.com
-- Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain, will present "War of the Worlds," a radio play of the panic-inducing Orson Welles broadcast of 1938, at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. signalmacc.org
-- Tennessee Valley Theatre, 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn., will conclude the run of "Dead Men Don't Need Dress Rehearsals," an interactive murder mystery, with special programming this weekend. The show at 7 p.m. Saturday will include a costume contest. Sunday's 2 p.m. performance will include desserts. Tickets are $12-$19. tennesseevalleytheatre.com
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