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Barking Legs Theater
Barking Legs Theater
An intimate independent performing-arts space — jazz nights, experimental music, dance, film and theater, mostly local and regional.
1307 Dodds Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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Bessie Smith Cultural Center
Bessie Smith Cultural Center
A major African-American cultural center and museum, honoring Chattanooga's own Empress of the Blues. No music event currently posted for October — check back for the next Songbook performance or festival.
200 E ML King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
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Bluff View Art District
Bluff View Art District
A walkable little arts district above the river — galleries, a sculpture garden, and cafes.
Downtown
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Dance Your Way Through Town
Dance Your Way Through Town
Free public art you can actually dance — brass footprints set into the sidewalk along Frazier Avenue teach the waltz, twist, mambo and more, step by step.
Frazier Ave, North Shore
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First Friday Art Crawl
First Friday Art Crawl
A free monthly gallery crawl — 10+ downtown and Southside galleries and studios stay open late on the first Friday of each month.
Downtown & Southside galleries
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Hunter Museum of American Art
Hunter Museum of American Art
American art in a building perched on the bluff overlooking the river — free every first Thursday, 4-8 PM.
10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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River Gallery Sculpture Garden
River Gallery Sculpture Garden
A riverside sculpture garden next to the Bluff View Art District.
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Sculpture Fields at Montague Park
Sculpture Fields at Montague Park
An outdoor sculpture park with rotating large-scale art installations.
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The Rock Garden
The Rock Garden
A folk-art garden of 50+ tiny castles, churches and cathedrals built from pebbles, shells and found materials, plus a one-mile trail. Free, donations welcome.
Calhoun, GA — about 50 miles / 50 min away
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Umbrella Alley
Umbrella Alley
A free, colorful open-air art installation — hundreds of umbrellas suspended overhead between the Read House and the Westin.
Chestnut & Pine St, West Village
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