As spring approaches, the Mid-South Symphonic Band will host its Spring Spectacular concert, and the Mystical March Market is taking place in Collegedale. The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Clarence T. Jones Observatory are hosting events in celebration of International Women’s Day, and the Chattanooga River Market returns. Here’s this weekend’s chronology.
ARTS
— Photographic Society of Chattanooga continues its winter 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 exhibition will run through April 18. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.
— North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson, continues its exhibition, “Expressions of Pride: The AfroArt Collection,” celebrating the cultural heritage and beauty of the Black community through a diverse array of visuals. Center hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. The exhibition will run through March. For more information, contact the center at 423-643-7010.
— Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave., continues two exhibitions. In the main gallery, there is “Five Ways of Looking at Home,” featuring works by Dana Shavin, Brent Sanders, Lisa Norris, Daryl Thetford and Lawrence Mathis. In the Landis gallery, there is a Safelight District member photography show. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibitions will run through April 10. Learn more at avarts.org.