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• Wine Tasting: Italian Reds | Friday, Sept. 22 | 6-7:15 p.m. | The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave., Chattanooga | $35 | Explore the iconic and everyday wines that make Italy a red wine lover’s paradise.
• “Peter Pan, the Musical” | Friday, Sept. 22-Sunday, Sept. 24 | Times vary | Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., Chattanooga | $22-$32 | See the enchanting world of Neverland take the stage with the accompaniment of song.

• Run4Kids | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 9 a.m. | ChattState, 4501 Amnicola Hwy., Chattanooga | $15-$25 | Support the Ronald McDonald House Charities in a 5K and one-mile walk + enjoy family-friendly fun in the “celebration village” after.
• Cleveland Geekster | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Cleveland State Community College, 3535 Adkisson Dr., Cleveland | $0-$10 | Check out 40+ vendors dedicated to comic books and pop culture-related memorabilia.
• Chattanooga Taco Festival | Saturday, Sept. 23-Sunday, Sept. 24 | Times vary | Camp Jordan Amphitheater, 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy., East Ridge | Free+ | Taco Tuesday is moving to the weekend at this festival with 150+ vendors, live entertainment, and activities for the kiddos.

• Makers Market | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | First Horizon Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd., Chattanooga | Free+ | Celebrate local artists in the community with a special live painting + vendors “making” various crafts right at their booths.

• Chattanooga’s Office of Community Health will offer free flu vaccines on Monday, Sept. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Downtown Library Care Clinic (located on the first floor). Bonus: A limited number of gift cards will be handed out at the event.

• Southside eatery and bar Flying Squirrel will close its doors after service on Friday, Nov. 5. The restaurant cited in an Instagram post that it will reopen its doors as a new concept, Ernest Chinese, offering American Chinese food + tiki cocktails.

• Yom Kippur begins at sundown this Sunday, Sept. 24, marking the beginning of the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Those who observe will refrain from eating or drinking until nightfall on Monday, Sept. 25. Check out local services.

• The City of Chattanooga will host its inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival on Sunday, Oct. 15 from 4 to 9 p.m. in Miller Park. The celebration will showcase Hispanic music, dancing, art, and cuisine + end with a showing of “Encanto.” (NewsChannel 9)

• Michael Kirk has been hired as the director of property management for Hamilton County. In his role, Kirk will “oversee county buildings and budgeting and determine space allocations for departments.” (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• Scenic City Clay Arts’ Potter’s Alley will return for Between the Bridges Art Festival from Saturday, Oct. 14-Sunday, Oct. 15. Stop by on either day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Coolidge Park to see work from 22 of SCCA’s ceramic artists.

• Jade Moore, a registered dietitian at Kindred Hospital Chattanooga, recently received national recognition at ScionHealth’s Caregiver Summit in Louisville, KY. Moore was one of three recipients of the Monarch Caring and Community Award, the highest honor given to caregivers.

• UTC will receive a $562,497 grant from the US Department of Energy for its research team in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The funds will be used to research ways to “produce better modeling of reactive gas transport.” (University of Tennessee Chattanooga)

• Meet Beam Dream: a nighttime hot cocoa crafted with ingredients like reishi and melatonin. In a clinical study, 93% of users woke up feeling more refreshed. Get sippin’.*