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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor Gary Poole Editorial Assistant Brooke Dorn
August 18, 2016 Volume 13, Issue 33
Music Editor Marc T. Michael Film Editor John DeVore Contributors Maggie Behringer • Rob Brezsny Steven W. Disbrow • Robyn Wolfe Fogle Daniel Jackson • Matt Jones Beth Miller • Tony Mraz Ernie Paik • Rick Pimental-Habib Ward Raymond • Stephanie Smith Callie Sprague • Jenn Webster
Features
Editorial Intern Hillary Eames
4 BEGINNINGS: Health Dept. expects to see more travel-related Zika cases.
Cartoonists Max Cannon • Rob Rogers Jen Sorenson • Tom Tomorrow
7 JUST A THEORY: Could Tabby’s Star be hiding an alien megastructure?
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Chattanooga Up & Coming
The Chattanooga area is blessed with a seemingly endless supply of talented artists, filmmakers, musicians, and creative people of all types. This year, for our annual State of the Arts issue, we're profiling twelve creatives who are pushing the borders and boundaries of their respective crafts
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A Familiar Voice, A New Direction
In an issue chock full of profiles on artists, we would be remiss in not sharing the latest news relating to one of the oldest art forms in the world: the art of the voice. Choral Arts of Chattanooga, one of the premier vocal organizations, has a brand new conductor.
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Russian Surf Rockers Arrive
There is a soft place in my heart for local bands that play an underrepresented genre. On the plus side, you’re the only ones doing what you do. On the negative side, you’re the only ones doing what you do. See, if you’re the only Slovakian folk band in town and people want to hear Slovakian folk music, they come see you.
49 DINING OUT: The 212 Market offers a home for local art and artists. 52 ARTS CALENDAR 57 DIVERSIONS 61 REVIEWS: Greenberger gathers stories of the aged, Aaron & Brochu get unsettled. 62 MUSIC CALENDAR 66 SCREEN: Florence Foster Jenkins shows how those without talent can still succeed. 68 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY 69 JONESIN’ CROSSWORD 70 MIXOLOGY: Our resident Millennial digs into the history of the toast.
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