📚 The program

• Complete a five-week ceramics education course (projected to begin by mid-February)
• Take four monthly ceramic classes, learning handbuilding techniques, trimming + wheel throwing (April through July)
• Have full access to SCCA’s member studio to practice outside of class
• Have all materials and equipment provided + paid for
• Showcase work at the end of the program in a collective art show
• Have opportunities to continue to work with the studio after course completion

📝 The application

• Specifically open to folks who identify as “BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+, with a disability, or a marginalized cultural minority in the US.” Note: You must be 16 or older.
• Open now through Sunday, Feb. 4 + selections will be announced Wednesday, Feb. 7.
• Available in English + Spanish. Pro tip: For assistance on applying, contact SCCA via email.

• Place-Based Writing Workshop | Thursday, Jan. 4 | 6 p.m. | Audubon Acres, 900 N. Sanctuary Rd., Chattanooga | $0-$6 | Join award-winning author Ray Zimmerman to learn about the process of place-based writing.

• Dry January Dinner | Friday, Jan. 5 | 6-9 p.m. | Sleepyhead Coffee Main + Dodds, 2602 E. Main St., Chattanooga | $109.16-$206.48 | Celebrate the start of dry January with a five-course meal prepared by Mac’s Kitchen + mocktails from Sleeyhead’s zero-proof bar.

• New Year Affirmations: Writing Your Yearly Vision | Saturday, Jan. 6 | 2:30-4 p.m. | The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave., Chattanooga | $25 | Discuss and create affirmations and your vision of 2024 with life coach Adam Hudson M.A.
• Ambush Improv | Saturday, Jan. 6 | 7:30-9 p.m. | Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga | $10 | See an improv show filled with long-form shenanigans from this local comedy group.
• Back N Black | Saturday, Jan. 6 | 9-11:55 p.m. | Barrel House Ballroom, 1501 Long St., Chattanooga | $15-$20 | Hear your classic rock favorites from this AC/DC tribute band.

• The Art of Brewing Elderberry Syrup | Sunday, Jan. 7 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St., Chattanooga | $27 | Learn how to make this syrup + take home the recipe card to replicate from the comfort of your kitchen.

• Pull My Linger Comedy Night | Monday, Jan. 8 | 8-10 p.m. | Wanderlinger Brewing Co., 1208 King St., Chattanooga | Free+ | Try your hand at (or watch) open mic comedy with host Reed Landry and Friends at this 21+ spot.

• The major projects for Finley Stadium + the Ultra Club renovation have been approved by the Stadium Corporation board. Construction on the Ultra Club (which will take the place of the Stadium Club) is slated for completion by late spring. (The Pulse)

• Green Shanty Road (from Sue Drive to Old Lee Highway) will be closed for construction from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday, Jan. 8. The construction is anticipated to take eight weeks to complete, weather permitting. (Local 3)

• The lineup for the 2024 Jfest music festival just dropped. Returning to the Tennessee RiverPark on Saturday, May 18, the festival will be headlined by Grammy-nominated band We The Kingdom + multi-platinum recording artist, Taya.

• Applications are now open for Barking Legs Theater’s Works in Process residency program. Performance artists (think: dancers, actors, comedians, musicians, filmmakers, etc.) can apply now through Wednesday, Jan. 31. Learn more.

• The Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Department is currently seeking a deputy administrator. The role assists in “delivering, expanding, and improving services for the citizens of Chattanooga.” Applications will close on Monday, Feb. 5 at 11:59 p.m.

• In case you missed it, the Chattanooga Jewish Documentary Film Series will begin Sunday, Jan. 7. Four award-winning documentary films will be screened in-person at the Jewish Cultural Center + virtually for four consecutive weeks. Get your tickets.

• McLemore will host an on-site job fair on Tuesday, Jan. 9 from from 12 to 6 p.m. for folks interested in working at the Cloudland at McLemore Resort. See the available hourly + salaried positions.

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