Week of January 1
Tuesday | Jan. 1
Outdoors: Lula Lake Polar Plunge | 1–4 p.m. | Lula Lake | 5000 Lula Lake Rd. | $10-–$50 | Celebrate New Year’s Day with us and brave the freezing waters of Lula Lake. Participants are able to plunge into Lula Lake in this New Year’s tradition to ensure good luck in the year to come.
WaterCooler: Southern Scuffle | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $20–$40 | A two-day collegiate wrestling event returns to Chattanooga.
Wednesday | Jan. 2
Cause: Ice on the Landing | 5 p.m. | 1400 Market St. | $8–$10 | 20% of proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Support Services
Show: Alan Wyatt Quartet | 7 p.m.| Barking Legs Theater | 1307 Dodds Ave. | Free
Thursday | Jan. 3
Arts: The Artist’s Way | 6–9 p.m. | 1428 Jenkins Road | Free | A monthly gathering of working artists to encourage creativity.
Show: Jeff D at the Comedy Catch | 7:30 p.m. | 1400 Market St. | $10–$13 | Comedian Jeff D has brought houses down all over the country with his unique Southern-style humor, riotous stories, hilarious characters, and satirical point of view. *Show all weekend
Friday | Jan. 4
Show: Stoned Cold Fox with SevenStones | 9 p.m. | Songbirds South | 35 Station St. | $10
Arts: Fireside Chat Storytelling | 7 p.m. | Founders Hall at The Commons | 4960 Swinyar Drive | Free | A storytelling event on the first Friday of each month. For this event, Mike Gray will explore an “Appalachian Winter.”
Network: Chattanooga Pipe Club Meeting | 7:30 p.m. | Burns Downtown | 723 Cherry St. | Free | Enjoy pipes, camaraderie, hot tea + top-shelf tobaccos.
Film: “Pacific Rim” party | 8 p.m. | The Coin-Op | 233 E. M.L. King Blvd. | Free | Come dressed as your favorite Jager, Kaiju or character from the greatest movie since Citizen Kane (“Pacific Rim,” obviously).
Talk: Jake “The Snake” Roberts | 8:15 p.m. | JJ’s Bohemia | $20–$25 | The legendary WWE wrestler offers “tales from the pit” when he visits JJ’s Bohemia.
Saturday | Jan. 5
Show: Diamond Dogs — A David Bowie Tribute | 10 p.m. | HiFi Clyde’s | 122 W Main St. | $10 | A live and loving tribute to one of the greatest rock stars of all time.
MustDo: Dread Hollow New Years Nightmare | 7–10 p.m. | 321 Browns Ferry Road | $12 | Supernatural beasts trapped within the Dark Realm of the Belle Royale Hotel crave your attendance for a New Year’s haunt you’ll never forget.
Active: Chattanooga Cosplayers on Ice | 3–6 p.m. | 1400 Market St. | $8–$10 | Join Anime Blast Chattanooga and MomoCon for a Chattanooga cosplay spectacular at Ice on the Landing. Photos are free.
Learn: The Art of Attraction & Letting Go | Noon–2 p.m. | 302 W. 6th St. | $27 | A class to help visualize what you want to attract in 2019.
Film: “Frozen” in the West Village | 4–8 p.m. | West Village| Free | Grab your blankets and a cup of hot cocoa and watch Disney’s “Frozen” on the big screen at 6 p.m.
Show: Heavy Blues + Rockabilly Extravaganza | 7 p.m. | JJ’s Bohemia | 231 E. M.L. King Blvd. | $7–$10 | A fun night of delta thrash, apocalyptic blues, and rockabilly.
Sunday | Jan. 6
Film: Bohemian Rhapsody at the Tivoli | 2 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | $12 | A screening of the new film “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Arts: Grand Opening Unity Dance Studios | 3–7 p.m. | 6719 Mountain View Road | Free | Unity offers classes in classical ballet and a variety of other styles including modern, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, acro dance + conditioning.
Week of January 7
Monday | Jan. 7
MustDo: Willie Nelson and Family at the Tivoli | 8 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | $79–$175 | Willie Nelson has earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor, and activist.
Trivia: Star Trek Theme Trivia Night | 7:30 p.m. | Edley’s Bar-B-Que | Free | This game will specifically include questions from the Original and the Next Generation TV series of the franchise.
Tuesday | Jan. 8
Drink: Whiskey Tasting at the Back Inn Cafe | 6:30 p.m. | 411 E. 2nd St. | $40 per person
Wednesday | Jan. 9
Arts: Beginner Hand Lettering | 6–8:15 p.m | The Chattery | 302 W. 6th St. | $45 | Hand-lettering or brush lettering is a popular form of writing seen around DIY projects on Pinterest and Instagram.
Show: Riley Green | 8 p.m. | Walker Theatre | $32–$52 | Rising country superstar Riley Green performs as a part of US101’s Concert for a Cause series.
Thursday | Jan. 10
Film: “Rumble” | 6 p.m. | The Palace Theater | Free | WTCI presents “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” as a part of their ongoing series at the theater.
Friday | Jan. 11
Drink: New Years’ Masquerade Ball | 6 p.m. – midnight | Chattanooga Whiskey | 890 Riverfront Parkway | $50–$85 | The ball is Italian style with Italian food, snacks, drinks (open cash bar), and dancing/singing competitions will be included with photography and gift bags for everyone.
Arts: Creative Culture | 6–8 p.m. | The Edney | 1100 Market St. | $30 | Paint your own earrings while listening to local spoken word artists and swaying to groovy music.
Show: Something Rotten! | 7:30 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | $37–$77 | Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play.
Show: Tennessee Dead | 9 p.m. | Songbirds | $10 | Tennessee’s Dead: Bringing people one step closer together through the love and magic of the music of The Grateful Dead.
Show: The Rock Extravaganza | 9 p.m. | JJ’s Bohemia | $5 | Stoned Cold Fox, Midnight Promise and Subkonscious perform.
Cause: The Song Market | 7–9 p.m. | The Camp House | $17–$22 | A benefit concert of community and local artisans. All proceeds go to the Survivor Services Program to help survivors of human trafficking, coordinated by Second Life Tennessee.
Saturday | Jan. 12
Arts: Beginner Macrame | 9–11 a.m. | The Chattery | 302 W. 6th St. | $40 | Learn to make your own elegant macramé wall hanging! This is a beginner macramé class and no prior experience is needed.
MustDo: O’Reilly World of Wheels | Sat., Jan. 12 and Sun., Jan. 13 | 10 a.m.–6 p.m. | Chattanooga Convention Center | 1 Carter Plaza | One of the best indoor custom car shows in the country. Featuring a wide variety of custom cars, custom trucks and custom motorcycles, as well as restored and antique vehicles.
WaterCooler: UTC Women’s Basketball vs. ETSU | 2 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $10–$20
WaterCooler: UTC Men’s Basketball vs. Samford | 4:30 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $10–$20
Show: Poetry After Dark: The Divine Feminine | 11 p.m. | Palace Theater | $15–$20 | Celebrate feminine energy through poetry.
Show: Home Grown Review | 7–10 p.m. | The Camp House | 149 E. MLK Blvd. | $20 | Jazz, comedy and hip-hop featuring some of the best talents in the South.
Sunday | Jan. 13
Active: A History of Yoga | 12:30–3 p.m. | Thrive Yoga and Wellness | 7633 East Brainerd Rd. | $25 | This workshop will explore the history and philosophy behind yoga through the Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita.
Learn: Designing Magical Nurseries & Kids’ Rooms | Women Repair Zone | 931 McCallie Ave. | $30–$35 | DIY tips for building your own nursery and kids’ rooms.
Week of January 14
Monday | Jan. 14
Arts: Writing for Stress Relief | 5:30–7:30 p.m. | The Chattery | 302 W. 6th St., Suite 3L | $15 | The workshop aims to show attendees how using writing as a creative outlet can reduce stress built up during our daily lives.
Tuesday | Jan. 15
Show: Eric Brown | 8 p.m. | Improv Chattanooga | $5 | St. Louis’ Eric Brown stops in Chattanooga for one night only at Improv Chattanooga.
Wednesday | Jan. 16
Network: Venture Forward’s Celebrate! Breakfast | 8–9:30 a.m. | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum | 4119 Cromwell Rd. | $10–$20 | This is an informal opportunity for Venture Forward members and nonmembers to meet each other and network over breakfast and recognize all the nonprofit’s successes over the year.
Thursday | Jan. 17
Show: Stravinsky’s Firebird by the Chattanooga Symphony | 7:30–11 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | 709 Broad St. | $21
Show: Larry Fleet and Friends | 9 p.m. | Songbirds | $10–$12 | Larry Fleet is a singer-songwriter from Tennessee that has been on tour in 2018 with country music superstar Jake Owen.
WaterCooler: UTC Men’s Basketball v.s. Mercer | 8 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $10–$20
WaterCooler: UTC Women’s Basketball v.s. Wofford | 5:30 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $10–$20
Friday | Jan. 18
Show: Rest Fest 2019 | 8 p.m. | The Spot | 1800 E. Main St. | $10 | Bromp Treb, Cloning, Luciana Arias, Dixon III, GMO Sharia Law + more performances.
Show: Whiskey Angel + Mythical Motors | 10 p.m. | Sluggo’s Café | 505 Cherokee Blvd. | $10
Show: Caitlin Canty + Oshima Brothers | 7 p.m. | Songbirds North | $15 | Caitlin Canty is an American singer/songwriter whose music carves a line through folk, blues, and country ballads.
Show: Lenox Hills | 9 p.m. | Songbirds South | $12 | The music of Lenox Hills (the band formerly known as Walrus) is steeped in the histories and tumultuous background illumination of indie rock and its tangential linages.
Talk: The State of Chattanooga | 6 p.m. | Westside Baptist Church | 4001 Hughes Ave. | Free | Ken Chilton, former director of Chattanooga’s Ochs Center for Metro Studies, is an assistant professor of public administration at Tennessee State University in Nashville, and crunches census data to get a more realistic picture of what Chattanooga looks alike.
Saturday | Jan. 19
Cause: Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival | 8 a.m.–4 p.m. | Cherokee Removal Memorial Park | 6800 Blythe Ferry Lane | Free | Along with excellent bird-watching opportunities, this festival will also include performances from 2nd Nature and folk singers, several speakers and vending opportunities from local artists.
Show: Art Garfunkel | 8 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | $53.50–$99 | Blessed with what The New York Times described as a “beautiful countertenor,” singer Art Garfunkel has made an indelible mark on the music world as both a solo artist and half of the unrivaled Simon & Garfunkel.
Cause: Chattanooga Women’s March | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Coolidge Park | Free | For the last 2 years Chattanooga has joined with other cities across the nation and the world in resisting hate, giving voice to women’s rights, and intentionally lifting up the voices of marginalized women.
Show: The Big Lebowski at the Tivoli | 7 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | 709 Broad St. | $12
Arts: Fire Cider tutorial | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Crabtree Farms | 1000 E. 30th St. | $40–$45 | Poppy Creek Farms’ Katy Light will be teaching attendees how to make the popular herbal folk remedy for colds that uses vinegar and other herbal ingredients.
WaterCooler: UTC Men’s Basketball v.s. The Citadel | McKenzie Arena | 4:30 p.m. | $10–$20
WaterCooler: UTC Women’s Basketball v.s. Furman | McKenzie Arena | 2 p.m. | $10–$20
Show: EDM vs. Hip-Hop | 11 p.m. | Stone Cup Café | $10 | Stone Cup and Dance on Party Everywhere have joined forces to fill the gap, and bring dance parties back to Chattanooga in full force.
Show: Back in Black | 9 p.m. | Songbirds South | $12 | Back in Black delivers the goods with a set list that spans 4 decades of AC/DC’s finest.
Sunday | Jan. 20
Show: To Kill a Mockingbird at the Tivoli | 6 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | 709 Broad St. | $12
Week of January 21
Monday | Jan. 21
Volunteer: MLK Day of Service | 8 a.m.–noon | UTC Maclellan Gym | Free | Join the City of Chattanooga - Government Office of Multicultural Affairs as they honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a day of community service.
Arts: Gallery at Blackwell | 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | 71 Eastgate Loop | Free | The Photographic Society of Chattanooga presents its winter show.
Tuesday | Jan. 22
Show: 4 bands at JJ’s Bohemia | 8 p.m. | 231 E. M.L. King Blvd. | $7 | Dirty Blonde, Psychic Dungeon, Reality Something + Bottom Shelf perform.
Wednesday | Jan. 23
Show: Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic | 8:15 p.m. | JJ’s Bohemia | $25 | Randy from “Trailer Park Boys” visits Chattanooga for an evening of comedy
Show: Tedeschi Trucks Band | 8–11 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium | $39+
Thursday | Jan. 24
Film: Lookout Wild Film Festival | Jan. 24–27 | Tivoli Theatre | 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. blocks | $12.50 per block | A weekend film festival highlighting the best outdoor films.
Outdoors: How to Navigate with a Map and Compass | 6:30–8 p.m. | Outdoor Chattanooga | 200 River St. (in Coolidge Park) | Free | Learn how to navigate without a smartphone.
Friday | Jan. 25
Active: Morning Dance Pants | 7–8:30 a.m. | The Tomorrow Building | 818 Georgia Ave. | Free | It’s a morning dance party presented by The Tomorrow Building and Society of Work.
Show: The Doyle and Debbie Show | 7 p.m. | Songbirds North | $20 | The Doyle & Debbie Show is like Spinal Tap with a twang, and it manages to tweak and tickle without ever denigrating country music.
Show: Overland Express | 8 p.m. | Songbirds South | $12–$15 | Originals influenced by Southern Rock, Country Rock, and good old Rock ‘n’ Roll, Overland Express has been one of the best bands to ever come out of Chattanooga.
Saturday | Jan. 26
Show: Neon Moon — A 90s Country Tribute Band | 9 p.m.–12 a.m. | Songbirds | 35 Station St. | $15
Show: Scott Mulvahill with Stephen Day | 7 p.m. | Songbirds North | $12 | Bassist Scott Mulvahill performs at the intimate Songbirds stage.
Show: Corey Smith at the Signal | 8 p.m. | The Signal | 1810 Chestnut St. | $27–$54
Show: Joe Jam | 1–8 p.m. | Fiddlers Anonymous | 2248 Dayton Blvd. | This is Fiddlers Anonymous’ annual bluegrass jam that will be held in memory of Joe Towns. Expect band performances, food and “lots of jamming.”
Sunday | Jan. 27
Show: Space Jesus ft. Minnesota | 8–11 p.m. | Songbirds | 35 Station St. | $20 | Space Jesus is a hip-hop artist from New York who began making music at a young age to communicate his own life experiences. Space Jesus has previously made appearances at Bonnaroo, Electric Forest and Lollapalooza.
Week of Jan. 28
Monday | Jan. 28
Vinyl Nights at The Tap House | 4–9 p.m. | 3800 St. Elmo Ave. | Free | Guests can bring vinyl to play on the record player all night.
Tuesday | Jan. 29
Drink: Coffee Coterie | 6:30–8 p.m. | Moxy Chattanooga | 1220 King St. | Free | Coffee lovers can try new blends and hear from industry experts.
Wednesday | Jan. 30
Drink: Green Drinks | 5:30 p.m. | Home Choice Windows + Decors | 7610 Lee Highway | Free | Green Spaces takes a look at new window line from Home Choice + drinks.
Thursday | Jan. 31
WaterCooler: UTC basketball doubleheader | 5:30 + 8 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | $10–$20 | The women’s team tips off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 8 p.m. Both games are against Western Carolina.
Show: Brothers Osborne at the Tivoli | 8 p.m. | Tivoli Theatre | 709 Broad St. | $29.50–$59.50
Show: The Steel Woods with Josh Card | 7 p.m. | Songbirds | 35 Station St. | $20
