Free plants, the possibility of free food and introductions to a 21st-century astronaut and a 19th-century blacksmith are among upcoming events.

Since releasing a book of poetry called "Words in Grey" in 2015, Chattanooga writer/poet/painter/creative Genesis the Greykid has been on a career arc that has taken him across the country several times.

A round up of events in the Chattanooga area for the upcoming week.

Two festivals originally set for this weekend have been canceled, but four others will offer entertainment options in coming days.

A year ago, Charlotte Caldwell walked through the former Tennessee Stove and Manufacturing site on Holtzclaw Avenue describing to a reporter her vision for the 55,000-square-foot building she bought in 2017.

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.

It's not every day you get to hear an improvisational jug band, we're betting, but this weekend's entertainment lineup includes the opportunity. Here's a look.

East Brainerd Community Theater opens A.R. Gurney's comedy of manners, "The Dining Room," Thursday, March 12, for four performances this weekend at Christ United Methodist Church.

Back Alley Productions will open George Orwell's dystopian drama "1984" for six performances beginning Friday, March 13, through Sunday, March 22.

Fans of Agatha Christie murder mysteries may not have seen the hidden gem coming up at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.

Here's your chance to watch portrait artists at work, ask questions and learn from their process when Townsend Atelier hosts Los Angeles-based artists Sean Cheetham and Kate Zambrano.

Reservations are needed for the 20th annual Cam Busch Arts for Health Lecture, which takes place Thursday, March 19, at Hunter Museum of America Art, 10 Bluff View.

Popular Dr. Seuss characters Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant, JoJo the Who child who thinks too many "thinks" and Mayzie La Bird will all be onstage when "Seussical Jr." is presented in four performances at The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Georgia.

Terpsichord dancers from Girls Preparatory School will honor their retiring director as well as the dance troupe's legacy during their spring concert at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, in GPS' Frierson Theatre, 205 Island Ave.

In recognition of International Women's Month and International Women's Day, In-Town Gallery's featured March exhibit will be "WomanART.'

The classic Hasbro board game "Clue" comes to life when Cumberland County Playhouse opens its next production on Friday, March 6.

Students at Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts will present Disney's beloved musical, "Frozen Jr." in 7 p.m. performances on Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, at the performing arts magnet school, 1301 Dallas Road.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" stops at the Tivoli Theatre for three performances Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8.

The Lee University Writer's Series continues Thursday, Feb. 27, with a reading by poet and nonfiction writer Amy Wright.

Artist Kati Schmidt will lead Painting For a Purpose art class on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the 6th Cavalry Museum, 6 Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Tayari Jones' books have won a Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and been selected as a National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read.