Editorial

Mark Making photo exhibit

Through Friday, August 30

Mark Making is celebrating four years with Mark Making: More Than Art, a photo exhibition of selected projects, available for public viewing August 2 through August 30 at the Association for Visual Arts, located at 30 Frazier Avenue. Mark Making is a Chattanooga-based nonprofit that empowers individuals and transforms communities through professionally-led public art projects, with a focus on the underserved. For information on viewing the exhibit, call Zach Atchley at (423) 227-3288.

Citizens’ Police Academy

Beginning Thursday, September 5

Have you ever wanted to learn more about how the Chattanooga Police Department works?  To learn more about what the men and women, who patrol and protect our city, do on a daily basis?  If so, the Chattanooga Police Department’s Office of Community Outreach is once again holding its Citizens’ Police Academy. Beginning Thursday, September 5, the eight week course will give citizens a glimpse into how the Police Department does its job.  Instructors from the department teach each class one night a week, covering a variety of topics including narcotics, homicide investigation, patrol and the SWAT team. To sign up for the academy, contact Officer Wayne Jefferson at (423) 643-5090. Forty seats are available. Applications must be returned no later than Tuesday, August 20.

Friends of the Library used book sale

Saturday, September 21-Monday, September 30

The next Friends of the Library book sale will take place at Eastgate Town Center Saturday, September 21 through Monday, September 30. As many as 30,000 used books will be available for purchase. The event will raise money for programs at the Chattanooga Public Library the city does not fund including literacy programs, staff appreciation and development, and projects for special populations. The upcoming sale also will feature local poets and fiction and non-fiction writers, who will sign their work at the author’s table. For more information, call Becky Wooley at 423-653-7902.

Annual Down syndrome Buddy Walk

Saturday, September 28

On Saturday, September 28, AT&T Field will be packed with the loved ones of those in the greater Chattanooga area with Down syndrome. At noon, walkers will hear the story of Ashley DeRamus, a Birmingham native who started her own clothing line to show the world what individuals with DS can accomplish. Two local cheerleaders with DS will then lead the hundreds of walkers on a short route near AT&T Field. Families will then return to the stadium for activities, prizes and food. Walkers can register at www.chattanoogadownsyndrome.org.

River Rocks becomes RoverRox

Wednesday, October 2-Sunday, October 13

The Chattanooga River Rocks Festival will change format for 2013, becoming the RiverRox Adventure Sports Games. The focus of the 11 day event will be land- and water-based competitions designed to attract top athletes. Included in the events are the Swim the Suck 10 Mile, Triple Crown Bouldering Comp, the Chattanooga Head Race and the Rock Creek Stump Jump.

Volunteer for Tennessee River Rescue

Saturday, October 5

It’s not too soon to think about volunteering to help with Chattanooga’s signature outdoor stewardship event, the TN River Rescue, happening Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Individuals, church groups, scouting troops and neighborhood associations can all register to help clean up a portion of the TN River watershed. This year’s goal is to have 25 work zones, encompassing Bradley, Hamilton and Marion counties. To volunteer or sponsor, email the TN River Rescue or call Christine Bock at (423) 785-4024 or Nancy Brice at (423) 413-0700.

Chattanooga Theater Center 2013-2014 schedule

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre will mark the group’s 90th anniversary with a 2013-2014 season of favorites selected from the community theatre’s unbroken 90-year string of productions. The Secret Garden will play Sept. 6-22 in the Main Theatre; Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, a haunting comedy, will play Oct. 18-Nov. 3 in the Mildred M. Montague Circle Theatre; A Christmas Story: The Musical is slated for Dec. 6-22 in the Main Theatre; and Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple will be Jan. 24-Feb. 16, 2014 on the Circle Stage. Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will play Feb. 28-March 16, 2014 in the Mildred M. Montague Circle Theatre; And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie will run March 21-April 6, 2014 in the Main Theatre; Pump Boys and Dinettes, a musical with Chattanooga roots, will play April 11-May 4, 2014 in the Mildred M. Montague Circle Theatre; Harper Lee’s drama To Kill A Mockingbird will play May 16-June 1 in the Main Theatre; Pippin will play June 6-July 5, 2014 in the Mildred M. Montague Circle Theatre; and Les Miserables, inspired by Victor Hugo’s novel, will run July 11-27, 2014 in the Main Theatre.