Out & About Calendar - Sept. 25- Oct. 1

LEISURE

BATTLEFIELD BICYCLE TOUR - Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe. Bring your bicycle and join two-hour ride through battlefield, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept 20, from Visitor Center. Rides are 3 to 4 miles in length, appropriate for ages 8 and up; children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone required to wear helmets. 423-752-5213

CAR SHOW AND COOKOFF - Monteagle Chamber of Commerce, 16 Dixie Lee Highway, Monteagle, Tenn. Tracy City StreetRodders host car show, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 27. Includes chili cookoff open for tasting at 11:30 a.m., and crafts vendors. Car show free to spectators, $5 for chili ticket to sample as many recipes as you want. Proceeds benefit Mike Price Toys for Tots.931-924-5353.

CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK - 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn, Ga. 706-657-4050. Wild Cave Tour led by Georgia Girl Guides, 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. Minimum of four needed to book tour. $30-$60 plus $5 parking fee per car. Reservations: www.GeorgiaGirlGuides.com.

DOGGIE PADDLE POOL PARTY - Warner Park, 1245 E. Third St. Pets and their owners can swim in park's pool before it is drained for the summer, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Benefits McKamey Animal Center. Free for pet owner, $10 per pooch. 423-305-6504.

EWI BARNYARD AUCTION - Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St. Executive Women International's annual auction to fund scholarships to UTC and Chattanooga State Community College, 5:30-9:30 p.m. today, Sept. 25. $40. 423-535-6375.

EXOTIC BIRD FAIR - Athens Regional Park, 2405 Decatur Pike, Athens, Tenn. Southeast Tennessee Aviculture Society expo featuring exotic birds of all kinds and supplies, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. Avian veterinarian on-site 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. $4 (free for children 8 and younger). 423-472-1306, 423-584-1405 (either number after 5 p.m.).

HIKES - Led by Soddy-Daisy Hiking Club. Bring water and snack. Carpool locations given for those who want to meet group. 423-842-3619.

• Saturday, Sept. 27: Chickamauga Battlefield, moderate 7 miles. Meet at Red Bank Bi-Lo parking lot at 8 a.m.

• Tuesday, Sept. 30: Enterprise South, easy-to-moderate 6 miles. Meet at Highway 153 Target parking lot at 8 a.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 4: Retro Hughes Trailhead to Upper Leggett Road trailhead and back, strenuous 10 miles. Meet at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy at 9 a.m.

HISTORY WALK - Renaissance Park pavilion, 100 Manufacturers Road. Chattanooga History Center begins new Director's Series with walking tour, "Renaissance Park: Historically Speaking," 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30. Executive Director Daryl Black tells site's history as it relates to the Cherokee Indians, U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War and early manufacturing. $10 nonmembers. RSVP by Monday, Sept. 29. 423-265-3247, caroline.sunderland@chattanoogahistory.org.

JORDAN THOMAS FOUNDATION LOW COUNTRY BOIL - Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St. Low Country fare, drinks, silent auction and music by Priscilla & Little RicKee Band to benefit nonprofit that buys prosthetics for children in need, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. $85 patrons, $40 young patrons under age 30, $125 patrons with reserved seating, $1,000 reserved tables. www.jordanthomasfoundation.org.

LECTURE SERIES - Cowan Center for the Arts, 301-303 Montgomery St., Cowan, Tenn. Characters of the County series continues with "Miss Dinah Shore: From Winchester to Nashville to New York to Hollywood" by Joy Gallagher, 4 p.m. CDT Sunday, Sept. 28. Free. cowancenterforthearts.org.

LIBRARY LUNCHEON - Cleveland Country Club, 345 Kyle Lane, NW, Cleveland, Tenn. Friends of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library host author Karen White ("On Folly Beach"), noon today, Sept. 25. Merchants Alley for book sales, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $40 single, $300 eight people (tickets include meet-the-author reception and book-signing). 423-472-2163, fola.cleveland library.org.

MAIN STREET CRUISE-IN - First and Church streets, Cleveland, Tenn. Antique, classic, muscle and street cars welcome at cruise-in with music from the 1950s-60s, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. 423-310-1187.

MOVERS AND SHAKERS - The Camp House, 1427 Williams St. Thrift sale of clothing to benefit Clothe Your Neighbor as Yourself, with music by An Atlas To Follow and Traveling Blues Band, 7-11 p.m. Friday Sept. 26. $2. www.cyny.org.

NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY - Cumberlands Seeds Project Trailhead Nursery, 110 Miller Cove Road, Signal Mountain. Friends of the Cumberland Trail showcase Trailhead native plant nursery that helps preserve the Cumberland Trail, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Free. 423-262-9852.

OVER THE EDGE - Center Park, 728 Market St. Rappel 20 stories off top of SunTrust Bank building, 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. No experience required. $1,000. Proceeds benefit Boy Scouts of America, Cherokee Area Council. 423-892-8323, www.overtheedgechatta nooga.com.

SOUTHSIDE STROLL - East and West Main Street neighborhoods. Final sidewalk stroll of studios, gifts shops, restaurants in Southside for this season, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Special events and discounts offered. 423-400-4100.

TASTE OF NORTHSHORE - Track 29, 1400 Market St. Taste of Northshore, Sample of Southside & Not-So-Silent Auction, benefiting Northside Neighborhood House, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 2. $60 admission for dinner of samples from Chattanooga restaurants; auction bids no more than $10. 423-267-2217.

CHILDREN/TEENS

CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY - 1001 Broad St. (main library) and branches at Eastgate, Northgate and South Chattanooga. 423-757-5310 or visit www.chatt library.org.

• Today, Sept. 25: Kidsquest, hands-on projects for ages 5-8, 4 p.m. at Northgate; 4:30 p.m. at Eastgate.

• Friday, Sept. 26: Sew What teen sewing projects, 3-5 p.m., downtown.

• Saturday, Sept. 27: Yarn Bomb the Library, 1-2 p.m., downtown, kids of all ages learn to crochet and yarn bomb.

• Saturday, Sept. 27: Family storytime, 2:30 p.m., downtown.

• Saturday, Sept. 27: Screen-Printing Saturday, 2 p.m., downtown, teens learn basics of screenprinting, bring a piece of clothing that you want to decorate.

CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM - 321 Chestnut St. "Play! Build! Climb!" exhibit, through Nov. 4. $12.95. 423-756-2738, www.cdmfun.org.

FAMILY STORY HOUR - Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St. Free monthly storytelling in partnership with Chattanooga Public Library for children pre-K to grade 1, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26. 423-493-9155.

DANCE

DANCE PARTY - American Legion Post 81, 227 James Asbury Lane, Cleveland, Tenn. Dance to music of Bad Tattoo Band, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 27. Must be 21 or older. Active-duty military free with ID; all others $6. 423-476-4451.

FARMERS MARKET

NORTHSIDE FARMERS MARKET - Northside Presbyterian Church parking lot, 923 Mississippi Ave. Open 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 (final date of season). 432-266-7497.

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