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Cookin’ on the Quarter
September 1, 2007
5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
First Tennessee Pavilion
$10 admission

As most long weekend in Chattanooga are packed with fun events, this coming Labor Day weekend is no exception. Besides the music festival on Lookout Mountain, there is Cookin’ on the Quarter.

On September 1st, Cookin’ on the Quarter returns for an evening of music and food at the First Tennessee Pavilion. The musicians will start up at 5 p.m. and will represent the three states of Tennessee- mountains, plateau, river. The three states translate roughly into bluegrass, country and blues and there will be one local and one national music group performing for each genre.

This quarter’s lineup of musicians are Leaving Miss Blue, Tony Joe White, Lou Wamp and The Dappled Grays, The Waybacks, Buck and Duke, and David Lee Murphy. Music starts at 5 and end roughly around midnight.

The cooking is provided by local food vendors. Moss’ Catering (barbecue and fish sandwiches), Blue Orleans, Griffin’s Foot Longs, Main & Mocha (coffee), and Niedlov’s Breads.

An added benefit of the Southside festival is the Pooch Sitting Service that benefits the local Humane Educational Society.

The Humane Educational Society is excited to provide pooch sitting services for Cookin’ on the Quarter patrons. For a donation of $15, your pooch will be able to play in the Chattanooga Chew Chew Canine Park accompanied by an HES employee or volunteer for one hour. Dog sitting will be done between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. All dogs must be picked up by 8 p.m.!

You have to register your pooch by August 30th, call Jeanine Cloyd at 624-5302, ext. 242 for more information. Visit the Cookin’ on the Quarter website for even more information.

Wristbands are $10 at the gate.

Rock City, the tourist attraction that towers over Chattanooga, wraps up their 75th Anniversary celebration this coming weekend.

To cap off their summer festivities, Rock City will be hosting a Labor Day Music Festival. Admission to the festival is the cost of admission to see Rock City. Music begins on Friday, August 31st, at 2 p.m. and will continue through Monday, September 3rd. Jam sessions will be held at Lover’s Leap. All musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and participate.
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Between the Bridges
Wakeboard Festival
August 10, 11, 12
Chattanooga Riverfront
$22 for three days
$15 for one day

Today at 2 pm, the gates open for this year’s Between the Bridges Festival. This wakeboard and skateboard festival and competition started last year as a way to raise funds for the Joseph Grubbs Memorial Fund. Joseph Grubbs passed away in August of 2005. He was the bassist for Chattanooga’s own Up with the Joneses. The Joseph Grubbs Memorial Fund helps the people of Chattanooga through the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.

The Between the Bridges Festival mission statement is:

Between the Bridges will introduce Chattanoogas unique 21st Century Waterfront to the wakeboarding community as one of the premier locales for pro and grassroots competitions. By utilizing the cities resources we will unite the boater community in Chattanooga for water sports; establish a working relationship with the City of Chattanooga and local businesses, promote wakeboarding in the city, and provide a venue for local retailers to market their products.

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Yesterday evening we went to the park to enjoy some time with our neighbors for National Night Out.

The Mayor made it to our neighborhood and we learned that he is an Auburn alum. When he found out that Damon is Auburn Elvis, Mayor Littlefield told Damon he might want him to come to City Hall at some point!
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From the CAHSE President, Scott Noll:

National Night Out is TONIGHT. We will have a casual gathering from 7 pm to 9 pm down at the park (in between W. 49th and W. 51st on St. Elmo Ave.). There will be:

- A fire truck on site for the kids to check out
- Reps from the police department present when they are not out on calls
- Dog treats for those of you that might choose to walk your dog by
- Helium balloons for the kids
- An amazing playground to run around on

Other ideas:

- Bring a picnic down to the park for your family before or during those hours
- Organize a game or two out on the park lawn
- Leave your porch light on a little longer
- Sit out on your front porch
- Go for a walk

Basically this is just an opportunity to meet and/or hang out with other St. Elmo residents, so we hope to see you out tonight in some form or fashion.

The National Night Out from last year was a lot of fun. We met down in the “business district” of St. Elmo, heard live music, and got some freebies from local law enforcement.

The National Night Out is not just for established Neighborhood Watch programs, and you don’t have to register with NNO to enjoy an evening of getting out and meeting your neighbors. Enjoy the evening, have fun, and if you are in St. Elmo we might see you there!

If you know of other NNO gatherings in Chattanooga, please let me know or leave it in the comments section.

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The weekend was a busy one in Chattanooga. Saturday, the celebration of the completion of the Market Street Bridge commenced. I went to the Riverfront early to watch the Dragon Boats race, and check out the vendors on the bridge. There were folks from First Tennessee Bank, Suntrust Bank, North Shore Merchants Collective, Chattanooga’s chapter of the Red Cross, EPB, CoverKids, and local North Shore merchants like Groomingdale’s.

.I took a walk down the middle of the bridge (not an easy task with the stroller I was pushing), stopping to take a picture at the seam.
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On my way downtown the other day I noticed a billboard advertising the Hunter Museum’s latest exhibit, Grandma Moses: Grandmother to the Nation. What caught my eye is the end date of the exhibition: August 12th.

That will be here before you know it and I really wanted to see this exhibit. So I think I will try to make it to the Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 5th. Every first Sunday of the month, the Hunter Museum of American Art is free for everyone. I have never been to the Hunter, so I think I need to check it out while it is free.

If you are unable to make it to the museum on August 5th, the hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; Wednesday and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Adult admission is $8 and $4 for children 3 to 17.
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Chattanooga is gearing up for the long awaited reopening of the Market Street Bridge. Right now, you can register for a makeover for either yourself or man’s best friend. To register, go to most of the North Shore merchants soon because the drawing will be held on Thursday, July 26th with the announcement of the winners being Saturday, July 28th.

The actual celebration of the bridge reopening will be held August 4th with a pack schedule of celebratory activities. Live music, a vintage scooter show, sports at Coolidge Park, and other fun activities held along the North Shore. For a complete list of events, check out this pdf of the schedule.

The main attraction for me will be the Dragon Boat Festival. This will be the inaugural festival for Chattanooga, which will highlight the bridge reopening and raise money for T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital.
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Families can enjoy the Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park for free this Saturday. “First Day Festival,” sponsored by Comcast, will be held at the Chattanooga Zoo this Saturday, July 28th 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The free fun day is for school age children and their families where

the event will provide age-appropriate activities, including information and giveaways from a variety of social service agencies. Corporate sponsors will be on hand to provide health screenings, child safety tips and educational information for kids in grades K-5.

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Last night my husband and I got to share in the revelerie at Rock Point Books. Many Chattanoogans were there to get their hands on the last Harry Potter book at 12:01 a.m. We got there about 10 pm, enjoyed some muggle snacks, chatted with friends, and settled in to watch the action.

First there was the sorting hat, where a Rock Point Book employee divided the children into houses for the trivia game. They got to answer questions ranging from the color of Harry’s eyes to the three unforgivable curses. The house of Slytherin won, knowing most of the answers to the questions.
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