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Things to do in the Chattanooga area this week include Jfest, celebrities at Metrotham Con

Actor Lou Ferrigno, posing at the premiere of 2023 film "The Hulk," will be among the celebrity guests for Metrotham Con, a multifandom convention scheduled May 17-19 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. / File/AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
Actor Lou Ferrigno, posing at the premiere of 2023 film "The Hulk," will be among the celebrity guests for Metrotham Con, a multifandom convention scheduled May 17-19 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. / File/AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Here’s what’s happening this week in the Chattanooga area.

Mother’s Day bouquets

The Farmers’ Almanac has advice for choosing flowers for Mother’s Day. Writer Amber Kanuckel’s five recommendations:

› Tulips, the quintessential spring flower.

› Orchids, for trendy moms, because they are considered the most “highly evolved” of flowering plants.