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

Samantha Fish was six months into a typical touring year - a lineup of almost 300 shows - when the pandemic hit.

Look for the Ketner's Mill Country Arts & Crafts Fair, a fixture in the Chattanooga area's fall festival lineup since 1977, to be back in full force this weekend.

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."

As it prepares for a new season inside Memorial Auditorium instead of its typical home in the Tivoli Theatre, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is better prepared for whatever challenges it faces in part because of having to adapt during the pandemic, Music Director Kayoko Dan said.

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.

When I tell people that I've gone to Bonnaroo every year since 2007, the first reaction I typically get is, "You sleep in a tent?"

Big-time bluegrass stars, an "American Idol" runner-up and extra doses of comedy are on the entertainment horizon.

For Carlos Santana, life is about light and energy and giving and receiving happiness. It's not only how he tries to live his life, it's how he has approached his music, whether he's always known that or not.

Few people have watched the career arc of Kane Brown for longer than retired country radio on-air personality Bill "Dex" Poindexter, so when Time magazine named the singer to its "Time 100" list of influential people this week, Poindexter was not the least bit surprised.

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

One week after having to cancel the much larger Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, because of flooding brought on by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, organizers of the Moon River Festival at Coolidge Park got a gorgeous weekend for their event.

One could easily forgive Kane Brown for not visiting the Chattanooga area for a couple of years.

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As it has for everybody, the last year or so has been difficult for Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, and the cure for him, as it has always been, has been to hit the road to perform.

Growing up in Chattanooga in a predominantly white neighborhood, Amythyst Kiah attended schools in the East Brainerd-Ooltewah area, hung out with friends and played lots of sports, which she excelled at. But then puberty and middle school hit and she began to notice her interests were no longer those of the people around her.

The weekend promises impressive concerts, extra comedy and even history programs to enjoy. Here's a chronology.

Everyone's heard the adage "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

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

For Alnya Boaz, 13, De'Juan Young, 14, and Kori Atkien, 12, it's unanimous: The best part of the renovation work at the East Lake Boys & Girls Club on East 25th Street is the Teen Lab.

The Big 9 Roots Festival originally scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10 at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center has been postponed to 2022 because of concern about the spread of COVID-19.

A seafaring ship will dock in Chattanooga, local bartenders are crafting their best margaritas and an "American Idol" winner headlines the final installment of Riverfront Nights.

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