Ring in the new year with a fright at Dread Hollow’s New Year’s Nightmare haunted house. Or, breathe in the fresh, new year air at a First Day Hike in Southeast Tennessee or Northwest Georgia. And, while there’s still time this season, don a pair of skates and hit the ice (or Glice) in Chattanooga or Fort Oglethorpe. Here’s this weekend’s chronology.
ARTS
— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its autumn/holiday show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members have their works on display and available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show will run through Jan. 24. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.
— Liquidambar Art Gallery at Sequatchie Valley Institute, 1233 Cartwright Loop, Whitwell, is open to showcase ceramics, glass, metal ornaments, kaleidoscopes and paintings by local artists. All items are available for purchase. Visitors can also walk the forest nature trails while at the gallery. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. CST on weekends, and other times are by appointment (call 404-698-5444). Learn more at svionline.org or liquidambarsvi.wordpress.com.
— Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will host Throwback Thursday from 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free during this time, and visitors can participate in art activities inspired by the museum’s current exhibition, “City as Canvas.” Visitors can also view “Style Wars,” a documentary about the rise of graffiti and hip-hop in the ’70s and ’80s. Learn more at huntermuseum.org.