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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this weekend include Buskers Festival, Cherokee cultural celebration

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga Fire Cabaret member Julia Bies twirls a hoop during the Buskers Festival at the Chattanooga Market on Aug. 13, 2023. This year's Buskers Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd.
Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga Fire Cabaret member Julia Bies twirls a hoop during the Buskers Festival at the Chattanooga Market on Aug. 13, 2023. This year's Buskers Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd. Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Chattanooga Fire Cabaret member Julia Bies twirls a hoop during the Buskers Festival at the Chattanooga Market on Aug. 13, 2023. This year's Buskers Festival will take place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd.

From artillery demonstrations and a celebration of Cherokee culture to free movie nights and the Chattanooga Market’s Buskers Festival, there’s plenty to do this weekend. Here’s the chronology.

ARTS

— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its summer show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members have their work displayed, and prints are available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 23. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.

— Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, continues two exhibitions. In Gallery Five20, there is “Samuel Shootingstar: A Whimsical Space Adventure,” featuring works by Adam Sanford. In Gallery One11, there is “The Pointillism of Life,” featuring works by Rick Watts. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment Saturday-Sunday. The exhibitions will run through Aug. 30. Learn more at creativeartsguild.org.

— Area 61 Gallery, 721 Broad St., Suite 100, continues its exhibition, “Soaring,” featuring works by Erica Moreland who was inspired by an abstraction of wings. Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday, Thursday-Sunday and by appointment Tuesday-Wednesday. The exhibition will run through September. Learn more at area61gallery.com.