The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera opens its 2025-26 season this week. Chattanooga Market is challenging chefs in the Lodge Cast-Iron Cook-Off, and Grammy winners will be performing. Here’s a chronology.
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— Stove Works, 1250 E. 13th St., has multiple events this weekend, including talks by this month’s seven resident artists 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday. In conjunction with the exhibit “An Invisible Current: Engaging With History,” a screening of “Old Times in Tennessee” will happen 5-6:30 p.m. Friday. The film examines the repercussions of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 on the Chickasaw Indians of Franklin, Tennessee. A Q&A with director Rory Fraser will follow. The Five-Year Fete, marking the gallery’s fifth year on-site, is a ticketed event 5-8 p.m. Saturday. An anniversary dinner, catered by Kenyatta Ashford, will be served family style, with current and past artists-in-residence in attendance. Tickets are $250. stoveworks.org
— Association for Visual Arts will present dual exhibitions in the AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave., starting Friday. In the main gallery is a solo exhibition of contemporary quilts by Kelly Spell, winner of Best in Show in the 2024 Juried Member Show. In the Landis Gallery, the 2024 Juror’s Choice group show features works by Katie Aronat, Jessica Schulman and Jan Burleson. An opening reception is scheduled 6-9 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through Oct. 17. avarts.org
— St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St., will feature “The Weathering,” an exhibit of art by internationally recognized artist Richard Hearns, this weekend. An opening night reception is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday, and the works will be on view through Sunday. stpaulschatt.org