This weekend's main event is Chattanooga's first-ever short film festival, but as always, there's a lot to choose from.
Brigand Shorts: Brigand Pictures presents the first annual Brigand Shorts 2009 International Film Festival all day Saturday at the historic Tivoli Theatre. Ten short films, selected for the festival from over 100 submissions representing 15 countries, will be screened from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Admission for this portion of the event is only $5. At 7:00 p.m., a short awards ceremony will be followed by the premiere of Thick as Thieves, a feature film shot entirely in Chattanooga. Tickets for the Thick as Theives screening are $15, and all-day passes are available for $20. In addition to the film screenings, the event will feature a street festival on Broad Street during the afternoon with live music, industry vendors, food and drinks.
Last Fridays on Main: Walk the Southside and enjoy live pottery and glass-making demonstrations, along with gallery shows, food and drinks. Admission for all participating spaces is free from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
CDM Family Fun Night: "Blast Off!" on Friday night from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Creative Discovery Museum Science Theater by making rockets and sending bottles, cans, balls and potatoes into the air. Admission is $9 for non-member children over 4, and $7 for member children over 4.
Free Music Downtown:
- Shotgun Party headlines Nightfall with opener Spatial Effects
- The Incline Railway's free World Music Summer, featuring featuring Kofi Mawuko and special guests, continues on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday is Mountain View Bluegrass Day at the Chattanooga Market, featuring performances by The Barker Brothers, Slim Pickin's and Lou Wamp.
Art Supply Exchange: Bring your unwanted arts and craft supplies and trade them in between 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Saturday at North Chattanooga's Leo Handmade Gallery. Then, head next door for the grand opening of Tangerina's, a recycled art gallery.
Road Racing: Scenic City Velo invites you to watch the lycra fly this weekend at the 2009 BMW of Chattanooga River Gorge Omnium. On Saturday, there's a grueling 62-mile road race which ends at the top of Raccoon Mountain. On Sunday, ten groups of amateur and professional racers will tackle the fast-paced Criterium through downtown between 8:00 a.m. and 2:50 p.m.
New Binkley Brothers at Rock City: The Southern Music Weekends series continues at Rock City on Saturday and Sunday with music throughout the day by the New Binkley Brothers.
John Hawbaker
sbenjamin on Aug. 30, 2009
I enjoyed this event. Chattanooga also has the Rebel International Film Festival which is a predecessor to this event. The 1st RIFF was in 2005. This is not the 1st ever international film festival in chattanooga
simmons on Sept. 1, 2009
The Back Row Film Festival, which is a shorts film festival, is also in Chattanooga.
stephenclonts on Sept. 9, 2009
What was that one they did at Fathom that UTC sorta sponsored? It was back in 04-05ish.