⛸️ Activities

🏙️ Sightseeing

🥘 Eat and drink

• “Scrooge! The Musical” | Thursday, Dec. 14-Saturday, Dec. 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St., Chattanooga | $22-$32 | See a local musical adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol.”

• Art-A-Nooga | Friday, Dec. 15 | 7-8 p.m. | Stove Works, 1250 E. 13th St., Chattanooga | Free | At this monthly show’s holiday special, presenters will be given seven minutes to do whatever they want.
• Chris Clarke | Friday, Dec. 15-Saturday, Dec. 16 | Times vary | The Comedy Catch, 29 Station St., Chattanooga | $20-$25 | In this 18+ show, see a winner from the 2022 Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival take the stage.

• Chattanooga Holiday Market | Saturday, Dec. 16-Sunday, Dec. 17 | Times vary | Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter St., Chattanooga | Free+ | Check out 200+ local food vendors, artists, and crafters to shop from.
• Holiday Open House | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Cluster Funk Studio, 413 Spears Ave., Chattanooga | Free+ | Enjoy workshops, vendors, food and drink, opportunities to win prizes, and Cluster Funk’s largest sale of the year.
• Bobby Stone Film Series | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 7 p.m. | The Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga | $7.50-$13.50 | Get in the festive spirit with a screening of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

• Sunday Brunch with Gino Fanelli | Sunday, Dec. 17 | 12-3 p.m. | Wanderlinger Brewing Co., 1208 King St., Chattanooga | Free+ | Listen to jazz music while you enjoy your Sunday brunch.
• Artful Yoga | Sunday, Dec. 17 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Ave., Chattanooga | $5 | Participate in an art-inspired yoga led by instructor Mina Kashani — bring your own yoga mat.

• Beginning in 2024, CARTA will offer folks free ride opportunities. For the first quarter of the year (January through March), you can ride all bus services for free on the first Friday of the month.

• Hamilton County recently proposed rezoning a portion of the McDonald Farm site in nearby Sale Creek to help fund several projects. Awaiting approval, 871 acres will be rezoned for manufacturing roads, water, and wastewater systems. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• The St. Elmo area will experience road closures on Saturday, Dec. 16 for the Chattanooga Luminaria Festival. West 55th Street (between St. Elmo + Beulah avenues) will be closed from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Detours will be posted.

• Hamilton County will apply for a $250,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for a restoration and clean-up project in Red Bank. Notably, a 300-ft segment of Stringer’s Branch will get a naturalized river channel + public access improvements.

• Local nonprofit Green Steps has announced it will be changing the way it conducts its litter clean-ups. Starting now, the organization will only host volunteer clean-ups with accompanying sponsorships. See all changes.

• The Secret Garden will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 16 at its Cleveland location (75 Central Ave. NW). All day long, 30% of purchases will benefit Woodsong Forest School to support the school’s efforts in education through “play-based learning in nature.”

• The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga will host its Jewish Documentary Film Series starting Sunday, Jan. 7. See four award-winning documentary films in-person or virtually through Friday, Feb. 2.

• How does free tickets to Ice on the Landing sound? See how easy it is to be entered to win one of EPB’s weekly ice skating ticket giveaways. Hint: It includes joining in on a Nooga holiday tradition.*

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• Twisty candy cane candles and other fun + funky stocking stuffers from locally owned Divine Goods help to make the season bright. Readers can snag a checkout discount on all Holiday Shop items with code NOOGATODAY.*

FedEx deadlines

• Tomorrow, Dec. 15 | 5-Day shipping
• Monday, Dec. 18 | 4-Day shipping
• Tuesday, Dec. 19 | 3-Day shipping (ground) + express saver
• Wednesday, Dec. 20 | 3-Day shipping (home) + 2-Day shipping (ground)
• Thursday, Dec. 21 | 2-Day shipping (home) + 1-day shipping (ground)
• Friday, Dec. 22 | 1-Day home delivery + same day

UPS deadlines

• Tuesday, Dec. 19 | UPS 3-Day Select
• Wednesday, Dec. 20 | UPS 2nd Day Air
• Thursday, Dec. 21 | UPS Next Day Air

United States Postal Service deadlines

• Saturday, Dec. 16 | USPS Ground Advantage + First-Class Mail
• Monday, Dec. 18 | Priority Mail
• Wednesday, Dec. 20 | Priority Mail Express