The Muse of Fire Project teams up with the Downtown Public Library to stage works written by children. This year’s production opens on Thursday, August 9th, 2012. The press release opens with a question:
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‘Muse of Fire Project’ is written by Children and staged by Adults
August 8, 2012Comedian Hannibal Buress Headlines at Vaudeville Cafe on August 30th
August 5, 2012
Upon returning from his 27-day, stand-up comedy gig at The Fringe Festival in Edin borough, Scotland, Hannibal Buress begins his South eastern U.S. tour. On August 30th, this Chicago-born comedian will headline at the Vaudeville Cafe in Chattanooga. Buress’ style of comedy is steeped in commentary on every day life.
Reporting: Monessa Guilfoil
Listen to the story with Hannibal Buress:
Junior League of Chattanooga Announces Scenic City Cook-Off
August 3, 2012
Junior League of Chattanooga introduces Chattanooga’s first and only stew cooking competition. This is from JLC’s press release:
Do you make the best stew in Chattanooga?
Save the date for October 6, 2012 and compete in the first-ever Savor: The Scenic City’s Cook-off, a family-friendly team cooking competition held at AT&T Field that benefits the Junior League of Chattanooga.Teams will create what they deem the “best stew in town,” which will be determined by a panel of secret judges, and compete for the People’s Choice Award. Attendees will feast untill their hearts are content while enjoying entertainment and games. Drinks will be available for purchase.
Chattanooga Market Celebrates Local Food August 5th
July 31, 2012
Chattanooga Market announcement:
Sunday, August 5th, the Chattanooga Market will be hosting Gaining Ground, a Benwood Foundation project, whose members will educate market-goers about their Harvested Here local food certification program. The program is a part of a growing movement of local growers, sellers and others who are committed to increasing the production and consumption of local food in the Chattanooga region. When people shop at Chattanooga Market and other local farmers’ markets, the Harvested Here label signifies that the food being sold there was grown or raised within 100 miles of Chattanooga. ”Through opportunities like Celebrate Local Food Day at the Chatt Market, we can recognize that not only is local food better for our health, it’s also better for our local economy and environment. And through the chef demonstrations this Sunday, you’ll get to experience that it tastes better too!”, says Harvested Here spokesperson Ruth Kerr. ”Just as important, local food is better for the small farms and family farmers who live, grow and raise meats, eggs, and fresh produce - right here at home.”
Chattanooga Theatre Centre to Open 89th Season
July 31, 2012It looks like a busy new season for Chattanooga’s oldest theatre. From Alfred Hitchcock mysteries to modern day Sedaris’ Santa stories and numerous shows in-between, here’s the list complete with audition notices from the press release:
2012-2013 OUR 89TH SEASON
SPECIAL EVENTS
August 25: Miss Annie Awards
October 6: Kudzu Ball to benefit the CTC
May 21, 2013 – TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE!
AUDITIONS
All auditions are on Mondays and Tuesdays.
July 16 & 17 at 7:30: Cabaret
July 23 & 24 at 7:30: The 39 Steps
August 13 & 14 at 7:30: God of Carnage
August 13 & 14 at 4:30: Bunnicula (Youth Theatre)
Sept 10 & 11 at 7:30: The Santaland Diaries
October 1 & 2: Annie (Youth Theatre)
December 10 & 11: A Doll’s House
December 10 & 11: Red Badge of Courage (Youth Theatre)
February 4 & 5: How I Became a Pirate (Youth Theatre)
February 11 & 12: Children’s Hour
March 4 & 5: Divine Sister
March 11 & 12: Sideways Stories (Youth Theatre)
April 15 & 16: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
May 6 & 7: Legally Blonde
9/7/2012 – 9/23/2012
Cabaret — MainStage – 10 Performances – Musical
Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Based on a book by Christopher Isherwood
Description:
The allure of Berlin’s famed Kit Kat Club comes alive on the MainStage. This production of Cabaret, complete with a live band onstage during the entire performance, is unlike any other production of Cabaret you have seen. Cabaret was the winner of eight Tony awards when it premiered in 1966.
9/14/2012 – 9/29/2012
The 39 Steps – Circle – 6 Performances – Comedy
By John Buchan Adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Description:
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony ® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!
Location of event: Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Contact name, email and phone: Box Office: 267-8534 for tickets.
Website: http://www.TheatreCentre.com (tickets to this performance can be purchased online)
Revolution Works Production opens new play called ‘Mystic Town’
July 29, 2012
Brent and Elizabeth Haley of Revolution Works have written and and produced an adult-themed but family friendly play called ‘Mystic Town’. This play features Bigfoot, an alien and the Loch Ness Monster meeting up in the world of humans. The Haleys have mostly produced film works in their almost 5 years in business in Chattanooga. But the two decided that with it’s fantastical creatures, ‘Mystic Town’ might be more easily produced as a staged work as live theatre lends itself more readily to the idea of suspension of dis-belief. The Haley’s discuss their work with plays and films in the audio linked below.
Revolution Works Production also has plans to shoot a full length movie in September which will be based on their script called ‘Not Quite a True Story’. The Haley’s will be holding closed-call auditions for this film. They can be reached at the link above.
Reporting: Monessa Guilfoil
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Sensei Green Trains Third Student to Make Karate History
July 22, 2012Two weeks ago, Katie Whipple won the Silver Medal in the non-handicap division of beginner women’s kate at the Karate National Championships. Whipple is a 33 year old woman from Dunlap, Tennessee who is legally blind. Sensei Corey Green began teaching Whipple just 7 months ago. She is not the first person with special needs to train with Green, nor is she the first of his students to make karate history. But, she is the first blind person to qualify and then win 2nd place in traditional karate at the national level. For more about the work of Sensei Green, click here.
Reporting: Monessa Guilfoil
Listen to the story with Sensei Green:
American Diversity Report July Issue Published
July 18, 2012ADR Editor Deborah Levine has sent a listing of the latest articles:
ENJOY the ADR latest articles:
- Can We Speak of Africans?
- Pascale Sztum
- In Missouri, the Perils & Politics of ‘Don’t Say Gay.’
- Dr. Charles Haynes
- The Supreme Court, Immigration and the Rise of National Snark
- D. Levine
- Painting the World and Atlanta with CARE
- Deb Hunter
- Black is Beautiful Poem
- Darius Myrick
- Women Making their Voices Heard
- Diveristy and Inclusion Fatigue
- Mauricio Velasquez
- A Food Lesson from the Navajo Then and Now
- Julian Kaufman
- How the Food Stamp Debate is a National & Personal Dilemma
- D. Levine
- Christian and Muslim alliance commits to help solving tensions in Nigeria
- A Southerner’s View of Climate Change
- Deb Hunter
TCWN Announces Settlement with City of Chattanooga to Address City Sewage Overflow
July 18, 2012From the press release:
The Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) settled today with the City of Chattanooga (the City) to fix sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), particularly large volume discharges from the West Bank and East Bank outfalls, and other alleged discharge violations. According to Renée Victoria Hoyos, TCWN’s Executive Director, “This mutual partnership between EPA, the State, TCWN and Chattanooga will help protect the health of the Tennessee River and its tributaries, and the people who use and enjoy them. We applaud the City for its commitment to environmental stewardship.” 
“The Consent Decree calls for a comprehensive fix to the City’s entire sewer system, which will result in a substantial improvement in water quality over time,” said TCWN Staff Attorney Stephanie Matheny. The Consent Decree will be implemented in two phases. During the first phase – which lasts five years – the City will focus on the high priority projects it has identified as causing the bulk of the alleged permit violations. The City will also develop and implement a sewer repair program that will rehabilitate approximately 15% of the sewershed in areas with streams polluted by pathogens typically found in sewage. These improvements are expected to eliminate discharges from the West Bank and East Bank outfalls and reduce SSOs. In the second phase, the City will develop and implement a full suite of additional plans designed to improve operation and maintenance of its sewer system.
The public will have 30 days to review the Consent Decree. USEPA will also provide documents on its website during the public comment period. The City of Chattanooga will post all documents related to the settlement in a document repository on its website, which it will maintain throughout the life of the Consent Decree. The City will also encourage community input over time through its Wastewater Regulations and Appeals Board.
Glee-ETC Theatre Camp at Ensemble Theatre
July 13, 2012Here’s more about Glee-ETC from Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga:
