Art figures prominently in the event calendar this week. Miki Boni's "Facescapes" is on view at In-Town Gallery, Area 61 Gallery has hung the work of Jeff Delude and Townsend Atelier is launching a weekly series of In the Studio sessions with a rotating lineup of artists.

"IF I HAD TWO WINGS" by Randall Kenan (Norton, 211 pages, $26).

One hundred years after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, a large-scale art project across Tennessee is offering mural support for women's right to vote.

Dylan Wissing has been making a living as a versatile session drummer since the early 1990s and earned credits on tracks by Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Drake, Eminem and Rick Ross. Yet there's something he hasn't achieved that he just can't give up: reenacting the drumming on the James Brown track "Funky Drummer" as faithfully as possible.

A year ago, the biggest decisions people had to worry about before attending a live music show, movie or a play were what to wear, what time to get there, where to eat and, oh, don't forget the tickets.

Live bluegrass and folk music once again have a home on Walden's Ridge with the revitalization of the Mountain Opry, which premieres in its new location at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Saturday from 6-9 p.m.

With the lighter meals of summer giving way to more substantial fare, slow cookers are coming out of hibernation. Yes, there are appliances that will cook faster, particularly with air fryers, convection ovens and electric pressure cookers (Instant Pots) now in most every kitchen. But there's something about slow cooking that comforts us to the core.

Here we are again, Wednesday companions, taking everything by twos today.

Brown rice, I love to hate you. I don't know how many pots of brown rice I have thrown away because it comes out either not cooked enough or so mushy it's more like gruel.

The movie "42," much of which was shot in Chattanooga at Engel Stadium, was a launching pad for actor Chadwick Boseman, but it kickstarted to a much smaller degree Gary Miller's acting career, as well.

The brazen humor of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" will be revisited in a new Comedy Central version of the animated series.

They were rained out last weekend, but the crafters and bakers of Cloud Springs Baptist Church in North Georgia expect to have their goods ready to go on Saturday.

The Gatlinburg Convention Center will be full of vendors for the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair Oct. 8-25, and the event's promoter expects the crowds will show up as well over the next three weeks.

Help us celebrate and enjoy the best time of the year in the Chattanooga area.