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T-minus 81 days until Halloween.
T-minus 2 days until Friday the 13th.
If you’re a friggatriskaidekaphobe, let’s turn that around with some fun events happening on Friday. If you need a dose of spooky while waiting patiently for October 31, then this one’s for you.
Get inked
- Empress Tattoo x The Secret Garden, 1302 S. Willow St. | 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. | Price of purchase | There will be plants from The Secret Garden, fire performers, local vendors, coffee, axe throwing, and flash tattoos.
- Eco Conscious Ink, 25 Cherokee Blvd. Suite F | 12-8 p.m. | Price of purchase | This eco-friendly tattoo parlor will have Friday the 13th flash art available.
- Philosophy Tattoo Collective, 846 McCallie Ave. | 12-8 p.m. | Price of purchase | Get a sneak peek of the Friday the 13th flash they’ll have available over on their Instagram page.
- TerriFriday the 13th | Fri., Aug. 13 | 7 p.m. | Sanctuary Café and Performing Arts, 4707 12th Ave. | $15+ | This 18+ punk night will have a DJ, a burlesque show, fire, L.E.D. performers, a flash tattoo artist, and reptiles. 🐍
Spooky
- Bat Cave Adventure | 7-9 p.m. | Nickajack Cave Wildlife Refuge, Mapleview Rd | $45 | Take a short paddle + catch a peek of bats flying for their nightly feedings at dusk.
- Circle Back live show | 7 p.m. | The Spot, 1800 E. Main St. | $10 | Rock on with headliner Circle Back + openers Dispose, Taverns, and Despite the Darkness at this metalcore show.
- Dark Humor Comedy Revue | 8 p.m. | JJ’s Bohemia, 231 East MLK Blvd. Suite 4106 | $7 | Laugh along (or gasp) as some of the region’s best comedians say some dark things.
- Haunted Pub Crawl | 6-8 p.m. | Sing It or Wing It, 410 Market St. | $24.99 | Hear spooky local tales while sipping pints at local taverns + visiting the largest unmarked mass graveyard in town.
- Theresa Caputo | Fri., Aug. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | $39-89 | Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium | See what the Long Island Medium can communicate to you.
Not so spooky
- The Hairy Ape | 7:30 p.m. | UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. | $15+ | This play is “equal parts visceral and active” + “questions masculinity in the digital age.”
- Video Speed Dating | 8-9 p.m. | Filter Off, virtual | Free | If you’re feeling brave, take a risk on 3, 90-second, Chattanooga-specific speed dating sessions. Ok, so maybe this event is a little spooky.
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