The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival and a 60th anniversary commemoration of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum are gearing up this weekend, and some area residents could hear the call to "Come on down" for a live version of "The Price Is Right."

This assortment of upcoming events includes high-flying dogs, a beauty pageant for tow trucks and the chance for a lucky few to ride around town with John Schneider in a General Lee Dodge Charger during a big race weekend at Boyd's Speedway. Here are some highlights.

Fickleness is paying off for the young.

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Upcoming events in the Chattanooga region.

Upcoming events in the Chattanooga region.

A Chattanooga native has a central role in a new summer movie about the aftermath of a gay teen's suicide.

The new Mark Wahlberg-starring drama "Joe Bell," directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, is based on a true story that took place in 2013, when a lumber worker, Joe Bell (Wahlberg), set out on a journey to walk from La Grande, Oregon, to New York City.

Riverfront Nights is back from hiatus, Patten Square is ready for its closeup and a guitar shredder is scheduled for Nightfall. Here are some highlights from the weekend entertainment schedule:

A list of what events are coming up this week in the Chattanooga area.

A list of what events are coming up this week in the Chattanooga area.

A list of what events are coming up this week in the Chattanooga area.

Fast cars, big stars, snack bars: The summer movie season is back, Jack.

Here's a list of upcoming events in the Chattanooga region. Find more events, and add your own, at ChattanoogaNow.com.

Chattanooga's premier arts festival returns as a live event this weekend, Finley Stadium is hosting Chattanooga's largest-ever professional soccer tournament and the Bobby Stone Film Series has the perfect movie for 4/20.

Barely a week after the first Easter Bunny sighting of the season at Hamilton Place mall, their numbers are multiplying - as are other Easter preludes. Here's what's coming up.

Although 2020 didn't exactly make a lot of people swoon, the past 12 months did feature a few notable films of love and whimsy, of laughter and sweetness, of hope and connection.

There's a trend in higher education called experiential learning.

Bring on the sentimental holiday rom-coms, the chorus of Christmas music specials and the nostalgia of last century's animated charmers. We'll take any and all feel-good moments in a year of scarcity.

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.

When John Carter Cash approached noted Nashville-based photographer/director David McClister about producing a new music video, McClister suggested that Cash find a song that meant the most to him.

Two friends thru-hiking the Grand Canyon.