Around the Region

TODAY

• Merry Mountain Christmas: National Guard Armory, 225 Manufacturers Road, Dayton, Tenn., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., shop vendors with holiday decorations, photos with Santa for $10, silent auction to benefit Rhea Medical Healthcare Foundation. 423-775-8580.

MONDAY

• Archaeology Lecture: Southern Adventist University, Lynn Wood Hall chapel, Collegedale, Tenn., 7 p.m., free, Jon Seligman, head of excavation for the Israel Antiquities Authority, presents "Villages and Monasteries in Jerusalem's Hinterland During the Byzantine Period." 423-236-2581.

• Eastdale Neighborhood Association: Eastdale Recreation Center, 1314 Moss Drive, 6 p.m., program on new community garden. 423-693-7867.

• Theology Talk: Berry College, Spruill ballroom, Rome, Ga., 7 p.m., free, author and theologian Stanley Hauerwas speaks on "How to be Theologically Funny." 706-236-1716.

TUESDAY

• Hamilton County Republican Women's Club: Morning Pointe of Hixson, 5501 Old Hixson Pike, 11:30 a.m., visitors welcome, guest speaker is Linda Buckles, president of the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women. Lunch reservations required. 423-910-0612.

• One Walker Membership Luncheon: Rossville Civic Center, 400 McFarland Ave., Rossville, 11 a.m., $15, Walker County Chamber of Commerce hosts membership luncheon with speakers Rossville Mayor Teddy Harris, County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell and Damon Raines, superintendent of Walker County Department of Education. Registration deadline is Sunday, Nov. 16, at midnight; no walk-ups will be accepted. Register online at walkercochamber.com.

• Screening of "Wild River": Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn., free to museum members, $5 all others, watch documentary on the making of the 1960 Hollywood movie "Wild River," which was filmed in Charleston, Tenn., followed by question-and-answer session with locals who acted in movie. 423-339-5745.

WEDNESDAY

• Journalism Lecture: Berry College, Rome, Ga., 7 p.m., free, Sports Illustrated senior writer Thomas Lake speaks on "True Believer: The Journalism of Vindication" to launch new Sports Communication concentration offered by Berry College Department of Communication. 706-233-4089.

THURSDAY

• Catoosa County Democratic Party: Boynton precinct office next to Boynton Baptist Church, 4093 Boynton Drive, Ringgold, Ga., 6:30 p.m., visitors welcome, nominations for new officers will be held. e.pursley61@gmail.com

• Photographic Society of Chattanooga: St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, 7 p.m., visitors welcome, program by wildlife photographer Bill Lea, who teaches workshops at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. 423-344-5643.

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