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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include food festivals, campfire concert, ‘Barbie’ on Imax

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd /  The rising sun reflects off the the Hunter Museum of American Art in 2022.  Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will host an opening for its latest exhibition “Gilded: Contemporary Artists Explore Value and Worth” from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / The rising sun reflects off the the Hunter Museum of American Art in 2022. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will host an opening for its latest exhibition “Gilded: Contemporary Artists Explore Value and Worth” from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Celebrations of food abound with bacon and whiskey, taco and food truck festivals all taking place this weekend. Of course, there’s plenty more going on, including the opening of the Hunter Museum of American Art’s latest exhibition and Imax screenings of “Barbie.” For seasonal events, check out this year’s Chattanooga Times Free Press fall festival guide. Otherwise, here’s this weekend’s chronology.


ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its fall/holiday show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members will have their work displayed, and prints will be available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show will conclude Jan. 5. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Mountain Arts Guild continues its exhibition “Things of the Heart” in the Exum Gallery at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. The exhibition features paintings and ceramics created by local senior artists. The exhibition will run through Oct. 29. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed Saturday and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. Learn more at stpaulschatt.org.