Chattanooga Real Estate Blog

I just love this photo!  Wesley Schultz is a Chattanooga photographer and has some great shots on his website.

June 8-11
Ninth annual Southside Family Reunion. Schedule includes:
Friday, June 8, at 8:30 p.m. “A Prom” at the Bessie Smith Hall
Saturday, June 9, at 10 a.m.
The Joseph H. Parks Memorial Parade begins at 17th and Market streets to Harris-Johnson Park on 28th and South Market streets for a picnic from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at 2:30 p.m. Old Time Tent Meeting at the Harris-Johnson Park with gospel singing and sermon by Rev. Jeffery Jefferson, pastor of Lookout Mountain Baptist Church. Monday, June 11, at 4 p.m. Attend Bessie Smith Strut
M.L. King and King streets. Contact Rep. Favors at 624-5088 or Napoleon Williams at 400-0628 for prom tickets, T-shirts or more information.

My Pick
June 8-16
Riverbend Festival along the 21st Century Waterfront in downtown. Riverbend features six stages along the one mile riverfront festival site with a wide variety of entertainment, fireworks, Starfighter jet flyovers, 5 & 10K Races and a Children’s Village. Festival admission pins are available at all area Favorite Markets & Fast Food & Fuel convenience stores through June 7 for $28. June 8 and after at the festival gates and at all Favorite Markets & Fast Food & Fuel locations for a general admission price of $36. One-Day wristbands, which can only be purchased at the gates, are $23. Seniors 60 and older pay half price on the one day wristbands. Children 10 and under are admitted free.

June 9
Battle at the River Bodybuilding Competition at Community Theatre.
Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championships presented by the SportsBarn. Ticket Information: Pre-Judging, $10 at door. Finals, Limited Reserved at $30, General admission at $22 (plus convenience fees). Tickets are available now online at ChattanoogaOnStage.com and at Memorial Auditorium box office. Charge by phone 642-TIXS. For more information call Bryan Hayworth at 677-3347 or Jim Hogwood at 505-0525.

June 9
To celebrate the birthday of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, Rock Point Books is throwing a Wild Things party. Free and open to the public. 11 a.m. www.rockpointbooks.com, 756-2855.

June 9-10
The Chattanooga Radio Control Club will host a remote control aircraft Jamboree. Summit Field in Collegedale. 9-5 on Saturday and 9-3 on Sunday. Admission free, parking free, meals available for purchase.
If anyone wants to fly their aircraft, they should contact Owen Maupin, 423-240-3525. Old Summit landfill off of Apison Pike. For complete event information, visit www.crccflyers.org.

It’s that time of year again.  Time for 100,000 plus festival goers to swarm the downtown Chattanooga area. Do you have your Riverbend pin?  The schedule looks great this year!

If you aren’t familiar with the Riverbend Festival, its’ nine days of fun and partying downtown along the river.  Several stages set up with all types of music from country, to rock, to blues, to gospel.  Lots of food and fun!

Riverbend 2007 starts tonight with Craig Morgan and Blake Shelton kicking off the Coca-Cola stage at 9:30.  Faith and Family night is going to be held Tuesday with Phil Stacey of American Idol fame opening up for Jars of Clay.  Of course, the Bessie Smith Strut (Blues and BBQ) will be Monday night.  This year the hours for the strut have been extended.  Randy Owen will close the festival with his performance on the Coca-Cola stage at 9:30.  Immediate following him will be the fireworks show.  Always a favorite.

It’s going to be a great time for everyone.

Beth, over at A Cup of Coffey visited Chattanooga over the weekend and took some great photos.  She also had some really nice things to say about our area in a post she titled Chattanooga:  More than a Choo Choo

Chattanooga’s a lovely town, surrounded by mountains and the Tennessee River.

Come visit us anytime!

Don’t expect to see much of me this week.  I’m on vacation in Grand Bahama!!  I’m taking a break this morning and thought I would make a quick post.

This is the view I wake up to every morning

April 29-May 27
Art on the Pier, every Sunday. Chattanooga Pier. 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. “Art on the Pier” artists will display and sell their works with some artists sketching live portraits. Solo musicians (non-amplified) will provide music throughout the afternoon at the event.

May 17-20
4th Annual Foothills Country Fair. Cleveland’s Tri-State Exhibition Center – I-75 Exit 20. “Friday Evenin’ Bluegrass” with Taylor Ware, String Mountain Band, Barren County, Lone Mountain Band, Dismembered Tennesseans. Friday opens at 4 p.m. “Saturday Nite Country” featuring Earl Thomas Conley, Steve Azar, Boogie Men and the Collins Brothers Band. Sunday lawn mower races with free drawing for $1,750 Snapper rear engine rider lawn mower. Carnival, beauty pageants, kids zone, petting zoo, pickin’ barn, arts n’ crafts, 4-H competitions, variety of great food, covered pavilions. ½ mile from interstate. www.GuestLineTN.com.

May 18
David Brainerd Christian School is sponsoring their annual Sports Booster banquet with Rudy Ruettiger from the University of Notre Dame. Come hear him tell his story on how "Dreams can Change Lives". Chattanooga Convention & Trade Center, 7 p.m. For ticket information, call 296-0243 or www.dbcs.org.

May 18
Rev. Oliver “Buzz” Thomas gives a talk and book signing at Rock Point Books, 401 Broad St., 7 p.m. Rev. Thomas is the author of 10 Things Your Minister Wants to Tell You (But Can’t Because He Needs the Job).

May 19
Cookin’ on the Quarter. First Tennessee Pavilion. A celebration of life in the south in general, and Tennessee specifically, the bands will be thematically based on the state quarter. One local and one nationally recognized band in each of three genres, Bluegrass, Country, and The Blues. The design (and the event based upon it) represent the three "states" of Tennessee — mountains, plateau, river. $10 at the gate for an all-day wrist band.
www.cookinonthequarter.com.

May 19-20
Who Fest 2007 at Renaissance Park. The two-day outdoor folk art show and sale will feature folk, outsider and self-taught artists from more than a dozen states. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. winderbi@winderbinder.com.

May 19-20
2007 Tour de Cure, an annual cycling event to raise money for diabetes. To register, cyclists or volunteers can call the American Diabetes Association toll free at 1 888-DIABETES or visit www.diabetes.org/tour. There are 25, 75 and 150 mile options available.

May 20
Local artists have exhibit at Barking Legs Theater, 4 p.m. Forms of art ranging from painted canvas to acoustic folk music to welded art. This art exhibit will feature 20 local talents. Free. Donations will be raised to support a local single mother in need.

BnaBreaker over at SkyscraperPage Forum started a photo thread with some really good shots of Downtown Chattanooga, the Hunter Museum and the North Shore area including Coolidge Park.  Great job, Bna!  And yes, Chattanooga is often under rated!

April 29-May 27
Art on the Pier, every Sunday. Chattanooga Pier. 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. “Art on the Pier” artists will display and sell their works with some artists sketching live portraits. Solo musicians (non-amplified) will provide music throughout the afternoon at the event.

May 10-13
TaleSpin Festival in Downtown. Features national and regional tellers from all walks of life with stories of adventure, mystery and southern humor. To purchase tickets for the 2007 TaleSpin Festival, please visit www.downtownchattanooga.org or call 265-0771.

May 11
Cathy Landis reading and signing of her most recent book, Harvest, 7 p.m. at Rock Point Books, 401 Broad St.

May 11
Unite for School Success "Hurricane Party" fundraiser to benefit the new East Brainerd-Apison area middle/high school. 6 p.m. Chattanooga Convention Center. The evening will include dinner, music by The Micks, silent and live auctions, and a cash bar.
Tickets are $50 and may be purchased by contacting Lori Wade at 899-7802 or Michele White at 490-0018. For those interested in participating, please contact Lesa Smith at 855-9016 or curtislesa@comcast.net.

May 11-12
60th Annual Tennessee Strawberry Festival, Dayton. For more information: Dayton Chamber of Commerce, 107 Main St., Dayton, TN 37321, 423-775-0361, chamber@volstate.net

May 12
The Cruise-In for Kids, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The car show will include cars, trucks and bikes and will be held at Chattanooga State Technical Community College.

May 12
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Activity book is available free of charge to young visitors in grades 3 through 8 and includes numerous learning activities for participants as they tour the battlefields with their families. Pick up the Junior Ranger activity book at any of the three locations, Chickamauga Battlefield, Point Park or Orchard Knob.