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Local Foods Invade Local Restaurants

By Janis Hashe

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Pulse Contributing Editor Imagine cramming your face with delectable morsels of food, the freshest and most flavorful you’ve ever tasted. Imagination will turn into degustation during Gaining Ground’s Harvested Here Restaurant Week, running from October 17 through October 23.

While “think globally, eat locally” is not actually the motto of the Benwood Foundation’s program, it could be—or at least one of them.

The going-on-two-year-old initiative was created to help “increase the production of, awareness of, and access to local food in Chattanooga.”

Which is why Restaurant Week will help fulfill all three of the Gaining Ground goals: • "Increase the number of local food growers and their production capacity.

• "Educate our citizens about the value and importance of buying locally grown food.

• "Increase access to locally grown food throughout the community.”

From area food-lovers’ point of view, goals two and three will be on full display as no less than 16 Chattanooga restaurants are offering both a prix fixe lunch ($15) and dinner ($35) during the week that will both feature local ingredients.

(Note that tax, tip and alcohol are not included in those prices.)

Harvested Here Restaurant Week participating restaurants included (as of press time): » Back Inn Café » The Blue Plate » The Broad Street Grille » Easy Bistro » The Foundry » GOOD DOG » Lupi's Pizza Pies » Niko's » Public House » St. John's Restaurant

“This week is all about celebration,” says Jeff Pfitzer, Gaining Ground’s program director. “It’s a natural evolution of ongoing conversations we’ve been having with both farmers and chefs since the program began. It’s an opportunity for people to visit the participating restaurants and show their support for having local food on the menu.”

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But, as Gaining Ground is constantly looking to expand the number of restaurants offering local foods, check www.growchattanooga.org for the most current list.

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Plenty of Funny Business

In Dave Castaneda’s September 29 article [“Comedy From The Underground”] he states, “the most interesting fact about Andy Wood stopping in Chattanooga is that when he created The Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland Oregon, the city was a really weak comedy market similar to Chattanooga.” Mr. Castaneda should check his facts and not take the word of the interviewee or should quote him. Portland has been a strong comedy market for years; Harvey’s Comedy Club is considered an “A” room by many in the business and there are several other strong venues there as well. As far as Chattanooga goes, I

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laugh at that fact, pun intended. We here at The Comedy Catch have been considered one of the top venues in the south and a favorite by all national touring comedians. However the performers must meet our standards of taste and comedic performance. If the article had read, “these markets have not been successful with alternative comedy performances”, that may be correct. Alternative comedy is that, an alternative to comedy, where what the artist says is more important than being funny. The strong comedy clubs and markets strive to present what we call “funny comedy”.

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I thought Bill Ramsey’s article on the Blue Boy artwork [“Behold The Big Blue Rhino”] was excellent. It moved my personal vote on the purchase from a no to a yes.

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The East Ridge Animal Shelter is providing 50 free adoptions during the month of October. The first 50 animals to be adopted will be free. Individuals can adopt any animal that is available for adoption. An anonymous donation is making it possible for the shelter to offer to waive its normal adoption fee of $85 and cover the costs of spay/neuter, health check and rabies vaccine. If interested in adopting an animal, visit the East Ridge Animal Shelter at 1015 Yale St. in East Ridge, Tenn. Shelter hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on the weekends.

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Weston Wamp Wants 3rd District for 25th birthday

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amp, there it is! Weston Wamp, spawn of former U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga, announced last week he’ll seek his father’s old 3rd District Congressional seat—even though he’s a tad too young to occupy the chair at present. No worries. Junior Wamp will turn 25 (the minimum age to serve in Congress) in time to assume office, the cocksure heir reassures.

Age aside, that’s a Big If, considering the 24-year-old Son of Wamp has zero experience (save for a brief stint as head of his own PR firm) and a nonexistent platform—more to come! he promises— besides claiming cardcarrying membership in the so-called “debt-paying generation,” as he told the Chattanooga Times Free Press (for which he can partly thank

his eight-term Congressional Dad).

But who needs experience when you have sound bite-ready gumption, name recognition and long coattails? Wamp’s got each in spades. While Weston makes weak attempts to downplay Daddy, the local and national political media are already salivating (as are we).

But if incumbent Chuck Fleischmann appears vulnerable, local party honchos and pundits appear to question Wamp’s premature entry into politics (too young, too green, is the refrain, but they’re not closing the door). Still, Wamp is already garnering plenty of publicity and fundraising should come easy—and doubtless Wamp the Elder will be coaching his boy from the sidelines, if not closer to the stump—with a spiffy website (westonwamp.com) and the endorsement

• It took a laundry list of law enforcement agencies a year, but in the end “Operation Hustle Flow II” was a resounding success.

The investigation was started after a number of neighborhood watch groups in Hamilton County complained about drug dealing in their communities. The result was 167 drug-related indictments and 48 arrests in one day, with several more following in the days since. Seized during the operation was a 2003 Saturn, $128 in cash, 25 grams of marijuana, 14 grams of

of a Who’s Who of Chattanooga Heavy Hitters, known as Weston’s Ambassadors.

Besides Fleishmann, perennial candidate Dr. Jean Howard-Hill is also seeking the seat. No word yet on a Democratic challenger.

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Organizers of the nascent Occupy Chattanooga movement will descend on downtown at 6 p.m. on Friday after holding a public organizational meeting October 7 at Miller Park that attracted more than 200 supporters.

The group, modeled after the Occupy Wall Street underway in New York City, is one of many across the country looking to stage similar protests in support of the original group.

Their Facebook page says that they are a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persua-

police blotter methamphetamine and the discovery of one working meth lab.

• The Corrections Corporation of America has a bit of egg on their face after one of the guards they hired at the Silverdale workhouse is soon to become a guest of the facility. A 20-year-old corrections officer was arrested and subsequently fired after she was caught

sions. The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.”

Organizer Howard Hayes explains that the group is not just involved in what critics say is simple class warfare.

“This is bigger than that; we are gathering to make our voices heard. Until we have a return to statesmanship in this country our representatives will continue to act like politicians,” he said But not everyone supports the goals of the local group. Trish Schild attended the first part of the meeting but didn’t stay long.

“Their agenda was not in support of New York City, but their own local agenda,” she said. “This is not what I want to support, even though it’s probably not a bad idea.”

BLUE RHINO PERMANENT RESIDENT Despite the plaintive cries of

smuggling in marijuana in a rather intimate part of her anatomy. Not only that, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons has raised red flags about how CCA hires guards. All that’s required is to be at least 18 years old, have a high-school diploma or GED, and to successfully pass a basic background check.

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members Jack Benson and Deborah Scott, the city council voted 5-3 on October 4 to purchase local artist John Petrey’s “Blue Boy Pull Toy #1” for $32,500.

The Blue Rhino has been on guard atop a cart in Coolidge Park near the Chattanooga Theatre Centre for 18 months and will now take up permanent residence in the city—much to the chagrin of Benson, Scott and whomever local media outlets such as NewsChannel 9 can goad into believing funding for the sculpture was being pilfered from city services.

“The city of Chattanooga decided to spend over $30,000 of YOUR MONEY at Tuesday night’s meeting. NOT ON ROADS, or PUBLIC SAFETY, or PUBLIC WORKS,” went the overwrought lead in reporter Jana Barnello story on the WTVC website. “Instead, they spent it on ART. Specifically, a blue rhino.”

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It’s Always the Cop’s Fault Note to Readers: I rarely read my articles after they’ve gone to print. It’s too stressful to point out that my editorials have been editorialized now… though I wasn’t as patient at the beginning of this path.

Fits of boredom this weekend, however, have ended this practice and as I read my column (the last half in particular), even I was taken aback by “me” and my obnoxious attitude. This isn’t an apology— no need—but certainly an acknowledgement. “Oops.” As soon as I have someone to blame for it, I’ll let you know.

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o there are consistent fights at a club in town, and the police do something about it—and are blamed for harassment. By fights, I mean people pouring from the outside and up against an actual police car. Then on the other side of it. Then behind it. Then another one in front of it.

A man is in an argument at this club, and within an hour of leaving it, folks from inside follow him to his home and murder him.

Residents across the street complain about the noise, the violence down below, and the police do something about it…only to, promptly get blamed for harassment, and the club remains open. Thriving, in fact.

A father beats a child (a stepchild, to be precise) within an inch of his life, and the cops do something about it. The child’s mother complains about the father’s treatment when he fights the cops taking him into custody; his resistance and fight becomes the fault of the police, and he is admonished with a stern warning since he is now the victim for having fought the police. The child shares a house with him again.

An “undocumented” (illegal) man drives a stolen Bravado at 80 miles an hour down Broad Street around midnight on a Friday, and crashes

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off the roadway 18 blocks later. He is injured in the wreck, but not enough to try running away afterward. His three companions still trapped inside. The wreck is blamed on the pursuit, not the drunken thief who is literally not supposed to be in this country. He is released after receiving medical care (for free, pre-Affordable Care Act) and still a resident.

These kinds of columns are easy to write; every incident vaguely cited above transpired within the last 72 hours of this writing…but I’m still hitting the keys and the cops involved are still hitting the street.

Oh, they wonder why they bother—but they’re still out there doing the job.

I hadn’t thought about the actual “why” of doing this job in some time until I was approached by a bright-eyed 20-year-old as I stood guarding a parking lot past midnight. So many questions, so many ideas…I didn’t have what he was looking for in the way of answers, I suspect, but it occurred to me that this must be the way it’s been done for generations of cops: New asks old, old responds with generic reply to avoid lengthy conversation, new becomes cop, repeats cycle.

Eagerness, ideas, obstacles…followed by novelty, realization, burnout and finally…sweet, sweet apathy. Then? You’re home free to become a normal human being again if you last long enough. If you don’t, and you quit? You’ll be out of the circle you were barely in, and any malfeasance you perpetrate for the rest of your

life will be publicized as “YOUR NAME, former police officer, who is accused of...”

We can’t even win when we quit. Why wouldn’t I be doing this job, obvious careersuicide aside?

The above incidents and thousands more this year have been handled by pros (and, I’m sure, a few weak-minded nimrod-cops we just couldn’t weed out during training), but think about it: Why? A teacher in an inner-city school, the operator of a children’s shelter—why bother with civility when they are not paid, much less motivated, to do anything other than the bare minimum?

“Yeah,” I tell the young man, who was blearyeyed from drink already and smiling with internalized awe. “There’s an academy starting next month. Catch a preview or rent Full Metal Jacket if you have any questions. Totally identical. You’ll love it.”

I had to brush him off as I had 500 other kids at 500 other conventions, but I thought for once: “What if there’s something to this kid?”

Ah, well. No matter where he goes or what he does…I’ll be OK. After all, whatever goes wrong, no matter the efforts, it’ll be my fault.

It’s like hating the University of Alabama. Why avoid the rush?

Till next week, loyal readers. Hope the mellowness of this one helped tone down the last.

(It is quite literally my fault, after all.)

When Officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrolling our fair city on the heels of the criminal element, he is an occasional student, carpenter, boating enthusiast, and spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center. Follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alex.teach

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“We need to make art matter more to many people, rather than mattering so much to a few.”

Kathy Allison, former dean of fine arts at the Center for Creative Arts, currently operations manager at the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, at the Hixson meeting

It’s been said there are no COINCIDENCES, so perhaps the coincidence of public debate over public art and last week’s seven public conferences hosted by Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 wasn’t one. Perhaps it is fortunate that just as people who rarely talk about art at all are piping

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up, those who talk about it all the time are there to listen—and respond.

Imagine Chattanooga 20/20’s materials point out that “the last cultural planning process was 20 years ago. From that process emerged the seeds of ideas that grew into arts education initiatives, urban revitalization efforts, public art installations and more that the community enjoys today.”

Recognizing this, community leaders, headed

by Ruth Holmberg and Unum Vice President Tom White, assembled a group of 50 into a steering committee. The goal: Create a plan to take Chattanooga’s arts and culture community into the year 2020. The committee knew public input into such a plan would be key, so last week, seven public meetings were held, in East Brainerd, Ooltewah/Collegedale, North Chattanooga, Downtown Chattanooga, South Chattanooga, Hixson and Red Bank. Facilitated

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The lady with gray hair, seated at a table near the front of the room, says to her companions in a ringing voice, “What do you think about the Blue Rhino?” Her tone is genuinely questioning, but not devoid of disapproval.

What she does not realize is that the sculptor of “Blue Boy Pull Toy #1”, John Petrey, is standing directly behind her.

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and coordinated by Allied Arts, the meetings proved, at times, predictable and provocative.

The Pulse attended three of the seven meetings.

North Chattanooga Chattanooga Theatre Centre 5:30 p.m. • Tuesday • October 4 More than 70 people gathered at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre to participate in the 20/20 community meeting. Once the overview presentation was given about the process that they were taking part in, as well as what work had been done in the months prior to this point, they were asked to write their own ideas of what suggestions they had for improving the cultural landscape in the city and the region.

Particularly of note was the amount of attention paid to arts education by the participants. It seems automatic that this would be a hot topic. Arts education has certainly taken a beating during our educational stagnation.

Once the economy went south, it seems there is little hope to bring its needs into focus in the classroom.

Interestingly, some very big ideas came from the suggestions on facilities and physical performance spaces. At least one participant called for a large, centralized facility to house performing arts of various mediums as well as rehearsal and classroom space. Ambitious request, to say the least, but exactly the kind of “free-form” suggesting these sessions are meant to encourage.

Hixson

Post-discussion Post-Its

“Target isolated properties i.e. public housing facilities.” “After school art programs in Rec. Centers.” “A large facility for performing arts with multiple performing areas and classrooms...” “Art Teachers in every elementary school.” “More public art.” “Know your audience and make sure we are targeting people across the board.” “Meet people where they are. Get into communities and neighborhoods to provide/promote/facilitate arts participation.” “Bring an independent film theater to Chattanooga.” “Bring back Opera.”

— Reported by Zack Cooper North River Community Center 8 a.m. • Thursday • October 6 In Hixson, on Thursday morning, a group of about 20 has assembled—but among those 20 are both Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield and Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, as well as Councilwoman Pam Ladd and De-

“People tend to support plans that they have an opportunity to help create. We can’t leave everything to the so-called experts.”

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Mayor Ron Littlefield partment of Arts, Education & Culture Administrator Missy Crutchfield. Other attendees include former Hamilton County Library Director David Clapp, Kathy Allison (quoted on Page 8), and Tenika Dye, newly appointed head of the Salvation Army’s ReCreate Café arts programs. Mixed in are people young and old who care enough about art to be at an 8 a.m. meeting on a weekday.

Marc Goldring begins the meeting by giving an overview of what Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 hopes to accomplish. During a break, he answers questions about how the process has been going.

“This community understands this kind of planning,” he says. “I’m impressed by the degree of participation and the quality of the comments.” What will be done with comments afterwards? “We’ll be looking for common themes. It’s important to know how much support an idea has.”

The mayors are corralled and asked for their viewpoints. Both take the politically favorable stance of mentioning Volkswagen and “intangibles.” Mayor Littlefield goes on to say that, “People tend to support plans that they have an opportunity to help create. We can’t leave everything to the so-called experts,” he says, smiling.

Mayor Coppinger notes, “It’s extremely important to take the pulse of the entire county,” but adds, “People enjoy the trip downtown to the arts districts.”

The other meeting participants have been writing comments on Post-It notes and sticking them on boards labeled with the project themes: Arts and Culture Education, Downtown Development/Facilities/Public Art, Diversity/Board Participation, Economic Development/Cultural Tourism and Health of the Cultural Community.

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Someone suggests that the Business Development Center be used as a model for artists needing to master business skills, and CreateHere’s SpringBoard program is mentioned.

Goldring notes that a perceived problem with the arts is that “we often appear to be asking for a handout.” Artists present point out the flip side: “Artists are asked to donate and perform for free all the time.”

The last stages of the meeting bring some of the most compelling insights: A young artist speaks eloquently of his desire to make a career, not just an avocation, of his art, and a retiree describes how she chose to move to Chattanooga from New York partly because of the growing arts scene. Then a theme that several speak to: How can we make the arts matter to more people? How do we convince people they are not “frills”?

“We don’t want to be just preaching to the choir in the process,” says Goldring.

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Red Bank Red Bank Community Center 5:30 p.m. • Thursday • October 6 About 50 people fill the spacious room of the Red Bank Community Center for the final meeting of the process. Red Bank Mayor Monty Millard announces that as part of the city’s commitment to the arts, an advisory committee of artists living in Red Bank has been formed, including glass artist Thomas Spake, ceramicist Shadow May, and director of the Chattanooga Ballet Bob Willie. The mayor presents Allied Arts with a check for $2,500.

As in the morning, attendees are a range of ages, from high-school age to senior. The PostIts on the boards comment: “Murals on vacant structures to combat blight, i.e. the Philadelphia Mural Project.”

“Low-priced housing for artists, as in the Southside.” “Central arts hub with work and performance space.” “Cross pollination between different artistic disciplines.” “Educate the public about the arts through open gallery walks.” “Seek out those people who don’t feel worthy of the arts and music. Try and reach those people.”

Discussions are lively. Someone (the table in front?) brings up the purchase of “Blue Boy.” For those who know Petrey is in the audience, it’s an uncomfortable moment. Goldring hanThe Pulse | Volume 8, Issue 41 | October 13, 2011 | www.chattanoogapulse.com

Goldring notes that a perceived problem with the arts is that “we often appear to be asking for a handout.” Artists present point out the flip side: “Artists are asked to donate and perform for free all the time.” dles it with aplomb. “Do you want to address this?” he asks Petrey, who notes that he is the artist, and does not appear to take offense at some of the misperceptions of the purchase.

No one is hostile, but, says one participant, “I’m speaking for the person who is struggling

Specs for Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 From the public materials: “Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 is a cultural planning process in which members of the community discuss the role of creativity, arts and culture in our region to outline a blueprint for future arts and culture-based initiatives.

“The primary goal is to define and create an action plan that answers, ‘What can creativity, arts and culture do for our community?’ Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 will explore the strategic placement of the arts to address and impact community issues such as education, job creation, neighborhood revitalization, crime and environmental sustainability. The last cultural planning process was 20 year ago. From that process emerged the seeds of ideas that grew into arts education initiatives, urban revitalization efforts, public art installations and more that the community enjoys today.

“Allied Arts is coordinating the cultural planning process. Funding is provided by a partnership between Allied Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kresge Foundation, the Tennessee Arts Commission, the Lyndhurst Foundation, the Benwood Foundation and the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.”

— www.imaginechattanooga2020.org

to feed their family.” Adroitly, Goldring prevents the dialogue from being co-opted by this issue.

“Use the vacant buildings to let people know what they are missing,” says someone. “Tantalize the neighborhood.”

“Utilize school facilities in more ways after 3 p.m.,” suggests someone else. “We already have facilities, let’s use them!”

“Subsidize admissions for people who are struggling,” prompts wide agreement from most.

Yet people are not done with the discussion about the value of the arts sparked by “Blue Boy.” A dancer of high-school age tells how dance changed his path from gang associations to artist. “I’d be willing to tell my story to anyone,” he proclaims. A man in a ballcap who hasn’t spoken before now pipes up. “I think we need to work on inclusivity,” he says. He tells a story about a dance company that created a piece inspired by Monday Night Football.

Someone asks, “What should we do when the media reports are obviously biased in favor of the people who don’t believe in the arts?”

Mayor Millard responds, “Talk to your public figures. Your voices have to be heard as well.”

Coming full circle How can a community make the arts “matter more to more people”? Are the arts and non-arts communities mutually exclusive—or are there areas of commonality that have not been explored? How can naysayers who say the arts are frills, despite all educational and economic evidence to the contrary, be convinced?

These are bigger questions than just Chattanooga or just Tennessee. These are questions that go to the heart of how arts are valued— or not valued—in our country. The equation involves values, class and, of course—money.

And what part do artists themselves play in finding middle ground—if middle ground is an option? “We’ve sometimes shot ourselves in the foot by being perceived as elitist,” said Goldring at the Hixson meeting. Should the artist who wants only to follow their own muse expect to be subsidized?

“All art is perfectly useless,” said Oscar Wilde. Even knowing that Wilde was slyly noting that art has no actual function, in the classic definition, is the epigram even true today?

Imagine Chattanooga 20/20 won’t answer all these questions. But you’ve got a choice— stay on the sidelines, or participate in the discussion. If you choose the latter, visit Imagine Chattanooga 20/20’s Facebook page, and as they say—have your say.

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Mummies, MaleMen and Makeovers

By Tara V

Pulse Music Writer

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hew, I’m already tired. After RiverRocks last week and all involved, half of me wants to hide in the woods this weekend, leaving the phone and laptop at home and shutting out all media so I have no idea what is going on. The other half is already aware of the great events going down so…the double-edged sword of being in the know will not let me miss another weekend of greatness in our little city by the river. So put the tent back up and save it for November, because October only has three weekends left to celebrate.

First off, all I can say is I want my sexy Mummy! Here Come The Mummies return to Chattanooga and take over the Chattanooga Downtown Library on Friday the 14th for the annual event, ClubLib. This will be a Halloween bash for all styles as our friends at the library transform the building into a series of dance floors, silent auctions, and bars. Trust me, you will be mesmerized by the transformation that takes place.

This is a 21-and-up event with prizes for best costume, though they are not required. As far as entertainment, Here Come the Mummies is a nine-piece band comprised of award-winning musicians who prefer to keep their real identities sealed. There have been rumors for years that there are multiple Grammy-winners in the band, which the band neither confirms nor denies. I mean these guys are so hardcore you have to get a translator for “mummy talk” if you want to get them in a radio interview. The money raised will go towards updating books and purchasing ebook materials. (Let’s see if they can work on my late fees, too.)

Now, let’s hear it for the girls! If you are more into gold and glitter, then you may want to head down to The Chattanoogan for the Pure Gold event benefiting Girls Inc. of Chattanooga. I was very fortunate this past week to meet the people behind this event as well as some young girls who have been changed by this program. Girls Inc. has the motto of preparing young girls in our community to become “Smart, Strong, and Bold” and they do, with 100 percent of Girls Inc graduates attending college. On Friday the 14th, along with a moving presentation about Girls Inc. of Chattanooga’s 50-year history, the dinner and dance celebration will also offer live music, a unique photo booth and a live auction.

The Chattanooga affiliate of the international Girls Inc. organization was founded on February 15, 1961. Since then, the organization has served more than 23,000 girls in the Hamilton County area. Local group The MaleMen Band will perform sounds ranging from jazz and beach styles to generation-spanning R&B and rock hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. The MaleMen Band is an eight-piece band of local musicians with three female vocalists. They will ensure the touch of class that is required for such an important celebration.

Take a break on Saturday. Take a hike, jam out while you camp, hit up a show at one of our favorites—whatever you do save your energy, drink plenty of water and pop that aspirin to ensure you make it to The Chattanooga Market on Sunday for “Cut Up For Life” presented by Chattanooga Cares. For $20, you can trim that hipster do and keep it even “more rad” by choosing between a haircut, facial, manicure, massage or makeover.

Bringing attention to HIV/AIDS in the Valley, Chattanooga Cares is the premier group in town providing confidential resources, education on prevention, and searching for a cure for the virus.

Many people have no idea this hidden disease could be right next to you, someone you love.

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October 13 All-You-Can-Eat Comedy Buffet October 14 Milele Roots Dirty Bourbon River Show Gerle Haggard October 15 Cadillac Saints Alabama Shakes Bohannons October 19 Pierced Arrows • Don’t Future Virgins • Rag Rage

Dirty Bourbon River Show

Songwriter’s Night

Check out the up-andcoming songwriters of the future.

No admission charge.

7 p.m.

Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. www. sugersribs.com

Thursday

Songwriter’s Night 7 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. www.sugarsribs. com Ben Friberg Trio

& NIGHTCLUB

409 Market Street Downtown - 423.756.1919

2 Floors! Live music on the 1st floor, dance club on the 2nd floor!

MONDAY: $1.00 Draft & Beer Pong MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TUESDAY: Dubstep Party!

WEDNESDAY: Open Mic Night + 50¢ wings!

Beer Pong Tournament 7:30pm Prizes for Winners

THURSDAY: Thirsty Thursdays SUSHI SPECIALS: $3 Rolls Wed & Thurs FRIDAY: Stevie Monce ($1 Beer 10-11pm)

SATURDAY: Critty Upchurch ($1 Beer 10-11pm)

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7 p.m. Table 2, 232 E. 11th St. (423) 756-8253. www. table2restaurant.com

Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m. The CampHouse, 1427 Williams St. (423) 702-8081. www. thecamphouse.com Blues Jam with Rick Rushing 7:30 p.m. Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260. www. marketstreettavern.com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com The Crew 8 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold. (706) 965-2065. www. ringgoldacoustic.com Brock Blues Band 8 p.m. The Lounge at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford

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Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com The Black Cadillacs, The Formidables 9 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192. www. thehonestpint.com John Sharpe 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191. Find them on Facebook.

Soul Crush 9:30 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. www. rhythm-brews.com

Friday

Johnny Cash Tribute Band 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo Victorian Lounge, 1400 Market St. (423) 266-5000. www.choochoo. com/localevents Finesse 6 p.m. Southside Saloon and Bistro, 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730. www.southsidesaloonandbistro.com Ben Friberg Trio 6:30 p.m. Table 2, 232 East 11th St. (423)756-8253. www. table2restaurant.com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Axiom 7 p.m. The Warehouse, 412 Market St. www.warehousevenue. com

John Prine Tribute 8 p.m. Charles and Myrtle’s Coffeehouse, 105 McBrien Rd. (423) 892-4960. www.christunity.org Dana Rogers 8 p.m. Palms Patio at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Denver Attaday 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191. Find them on Facebool.

Dirty Bourbon River Show, Milele Roots, Gerle Haggard

Out of Nawlins comes DBRS. Laissez le bon temps rouler! $5 • 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 www.myspace.co,/jjsbohemia

Milele Roots, Dirty Bourbon River Show, Gerle Haggard 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-1400. www. myspace.com/jjsbohemia

Booger Holler 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar, 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878. www. budssportsbar.com

Stevie Monce 9 p.m. Raw, 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919. www.myspace.com/ jimstriker

Saturday

Slippery When Wet: A Tribute to Bon Jovi 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. www.rhythmbrews.com S.R.O. 9 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. www.sugarsribs. com Mark “Porkchop” Holder 10 p.m. Tremont Tavern, 1203 Hixson Pk. (423) 266-1996. www. tremonttavern.com Karaoke & Dancing 10 p.m. Chattanooga Billiards Club East, 110 Jordan Dr. (423) 4993883. www.cbcburns.com

Johnny Cash Tribute Band 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo Victorian Lounge, 1400 Market St. (423) 266-5000. www.choochoo. com/localevents Mimi & Erin 6:30 p.m. Southside Saloon and Bistro, 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 7574730. www.southsidesaloonandbistro. com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Dalton Roberts and Redbird Clingan 8 p.m. Charles and Myrtle’s Coffeehouse, 105 McBrien Rd. (423) 892-4960. www.christunity.org/ events

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901 Carter St (Inside Days Inn) 423-634-9191 Thursday, October 13: 9pm John Sharpe

Friday, October 14: 9pm Denver Attaday

Saturday, October 15: 9pm Mark “Porkchop” Holder

Sunday, October 16

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Tuesday, October 18

Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes, The Cadillac Saints, The Bohannons

Shake it, Alabama, ’cause “You Ain’t Alone” and your rock ‘n soul digs deep. $5 • 9 p.m.

JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400. www. myspace.com/jjsbohemia Towe Jam 8 p.m. Palms Patio at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Converitbulls 9 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. www.sugarsribs. com Mark “Porkchop” Holder 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191. Find them on Facebook.

Alabama Shakes, The Cadillac Saints, The Bohannons 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-1400. www. myspace.com/jjsbohemia Critty Upchurch 9 p.m. Raw, 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919. www.myspace.com/ jimstriker Same As It Ever Was: A Tribute To The Talking Heads 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. www.rhythmbrews.com

Sunday

Cadillac Saints 2 p.m. Chattanooga Market, First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St. www.chattanoogamarket.com Irish Music Session 3 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192. www. thehonestpint.com Molly Maguires 7 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192. www. thehonestpint.com A Bullet for Pretty Boy 7 p.m. The Warehouse, 412 Market St. www.warehousevenue.com

Monday

Old Tyme Players 6 p.m. Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St., #100.

(423) 634-0260. www. marketstreettavern.com Heather Bond Trio, Banks Nelson 7 p.m. Pasha Coffee and Tea, 3914 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 475-5482. www. pashacoffeehouse.com Big Band Night 8 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com

Tuesday

Underoath 7 p.m. The Warehouse, 412 Market St. www.warehousevenue.com

Troy Underwood 7 p.m. Southside Saloon and Bistro, 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730. www.southsidesaloonandbistro.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 9 p.m. Tremont Tavern, 1203 Hixson Pk. (423) 266-1996. www. tremonttavern.com Aaron Lowrance 9 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold, Ga. (706) 965-2065. www.ringgoldacoustic.com

Wednesday

Roger Alan Wade 6 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. www.sugarsribs. com Jimmy Harris 6:30 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Ben Friberg Trio 7 p.m. Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260. www. marketstreettavern.com Open Mic Night 8 p.m. Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Dr., Ringgold. (706) 965-2065. www. ringgoldacoustic.com Prime Cut Trio 8 p.m. The Lounge at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055. www. thepalmsathamilton.com Pierced Arrows, Don’t, Future Virgins, Rag Rage 9 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-1400. www.

The Molly Maguires

Hold up a pint, toast Éire and drink in the Irish vibe of The Molly Maguires. $3 • 7 p.m.

The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192 www.thehonestpint.com

Server Appreciation Night $5 Pitchers • $2 Wells $1.50 Domestics

All shows are free with dinner or 2 drinks!

Stop by & check out our daily specials!

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri: 4-7pm $1 10oz drafts, $3 32oz drafts, $2 Wells, $1.50 Domestics, Free Appetizers

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myspace.com/jjsbohemia Gasoline Heart, The Velvet Hand, Don’t Panic 9 p.m. The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy. (423) 468-4192. www. thehonestpint.com

Nightly Specials

Nathan Farrow 9 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar, 5751 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-9878. www. budssportsbar.com Jenntastic Wednesdays 9 p.m. Holiday Bowl, 5518 Brainerd Rd. (423) 899-2695. www. holidaybowlbrainerd.com Amber Fults Band with Gabe Newell & Muddy Soul 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. www.rhythmbrews.com

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Taking a more meditative approach, Espers member and Philadelphia singer/guitarist Meg Baird has produced a new album, Seasons on Earth, that compositionally is the inverse of her previous solo outing, 2007’s Dear Companion, which featured mostly covers and two originals; with inspiration from the Kenneth Koch poem of the same name, Seasons on Earth weighs heavily with Baird’s originals and only two covers.

In her work, though, Baird is comfortable with appropriations, stating honestly in an interview with Bad Vibes that “…when you’re writing something original, you aren’t really being entirely original.”

Two general influences clearly reveal themselves on the album; the first is traditional American folk fingerstyle guitar, presented in a moderate, non-showy way, like a less rigorous version of Jack Rose’s John Fahey worship, and the second is the gentler side of the late ’60s/early ’70s British folk-rock era, like Fairport Convention and Pentangle (and apparently, Baird favors the more obscure band Trees and its singer Celia Humphris). Baird’s voice, while pretty, is not an effortless kind of pretty, as she sounds like she’s pushing air in order to get vibrato, and her easygoing, yet mannered enunciations are like more willowy versions of Judy Collins or Sandy Denny.

On this drum-free album, Baird alternates between fingerstyle guitar playing and a reserved strumming, accented with pedal steel flourishes from Marc Orleans.

While pleasant enough, the first three tracks aren’t terribly memorable, and the album starts to dig in its cat-claws on the fourth track, “Even Rain,” with a spirited pace and tender vocal harmonizing. It’s followed by the album’s two covers, “Friends” by the band Mark-Almond and “Beatles and the Stones” by The House of Love, both delivered expertly and warmly. Ending on a high note, with the assertions of “Stream” and the harp-enhanced, calmly paced “Song for Next Summer,” Seasons on Earth clicks about half the time, with a clean, graceful take on British folk, reflected through Baird’s selective prism.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Drawn to Local, Urban and Contemporary

By Michael Crumb Pulse Arts Critic

R

ick Baldwin, known to Pulse readers as our political cartoonist, has established a gallery to focus on urban contemporary art that includes pop art styles as well. Numerous Chattanoogans ought to be excited that this venue now exists to close what some have viewed as a major gap in the city’s art scene since the closure of the Uncanny Evolution Gallery some years ago.

Baldwin extends his invitation to Chattanooga artists working in these contemporary styles to get in touch with him. The current gallery features work by Baldwin and by five other interesting and talented artists. I was thrilled and delighted to encounter the work on view there. Pulse readers will likely be familiar with Kevin Bate, whose work “Frank” was featured art for last week’s Halloween section. Bate’s large portrait “R.P. McMurphy” (acrylic on board) hangs at REK Gallery.

Baldwin emphasizes that he’s providing a commercial gallery space to showcase artists who might not show in other places. Notably, one painting is not for sale: “Bar Do Harry” (oil, Miami 1983) by Brazilian artist Sergio Vital da Rocha exemplifies contemporary fine art style with its collection of casual characters hanging out in a bar. This intricate painting has subtle nuance within its design, a very busy composition also containing iconic images of an Expressionist cast. Distant echoes of Diego Rivera are contained by this encompassing view of folks at play. Vital da Rocha’s oil serves artistic complexity without pretense, so lovely.

Baldwin ‘s own work shows great versatility.

Pulse readers are familiar with his weekly cartoons in a casual style with such relevant wit, and some of these cartoons are available at his gallery. Baldwin signs his other art pieces “REK” and while some have “cartoon” qualities, such as “Smoker Guy”, others show significant sensitivity to the human figure and a gift for expressive and beautifully portrayed faces. His compositional elements with regard to his “60’s Girls” are dramatic yet capable of sustaining a sense of intimacy with regard to specific features.

Baldwin also does abstract paintings that engage through diverse meetings of paint and surface structure. His sense of the abstract color palette has breadth, and these abstracts have a unique feel, as if they have emerged from long consideration.

REK Gallery features a standout composition

by Seven called “Green Piece”, an eight-canvas

assemblage using green, yellow, black, blue and orange. Seven’s “Ink Lady” uses browns and white with black to develop an intense presence of this figure.

Bobby Zeik brings eroticism to the fore in his pop art renderings “In a Dark Place” and “He Doesn’t Love You Like I Do”. The mixed-media work here coheres with the mixed sensibilities of pop art that both recalls and elevates comic-style portrayals into something altogether better. Zeik’s portrait of Hunter Thompson, “We Can’t Stop Here”, merges Expressionist portrayal with black humor, providing a visual sense to echo Thompson’s literary sense. Baldwin notes that viewers are drawn to Zeik’s work.

Photographer Micah Robinson documents counter-cultural subjects with both dynamic presentation and a fine sense of color composition.

Photographs include “Silk Rope”, “The Artist”, “Sparks Snow” and “She’s Got Legs”.

Artist Sour One’s “Will Paint For Food” engages through the dynamics of pink-and-gray color play.

This artist also paints on skateboards. The works show drive, as in “If These Bullets Could Talk”, and a playful awareness of media that develops intense effects.

Viewing these works requires an appointment with Baldwin since he’s currently developing another location that has both performance-venue potential and also adjoins the Southside Art District. More room will allow the inclusion of more artists. Artists, viewers, patrons, call Baldwin!

On another note: Congratulations to the city council for their approval of the purchase of John Petrey’s “Blue Boy Pull Toy #1”, which can be seen near the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Peggy Townsend, who directs Public Art Chattanooga,

sees the council decision as recognition of the importance of the relation of art and city development, as well as support for small business—since artists are small businesses.

While the contribution of public art to our city might seem intangible, Townsend insists this is not the case. “The small investment by this city has leveraged millions of dollars in private funds, which are two-thirds of our budget,” she points out. Townsend explains that Allied Arts has just received a $250,000 NEA grant. Chattanooga is one of only 51 granted cities nationwide. Do think about this when you see folks lounging on the brick couch outside of Ben & Jerry’s.

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FRIDAY

Rob Lowe directs Butterfinger the 13th

Fathom Thriller Thursday

Butterfinger the 13th and Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story on the same bill. $12.50 7:30 p.m.

Regal Hamilton Place 10-17 2000 Hamilton Place Boulevard (423) 855-5951 www.regmovies.com

Thursday

Rock City’s Enchanted Maize 9 a.m. 271 Chattanooga Valley Rd., Flintstone. (706) 820-2531. www. enchantedmaze.com The Guard (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 2:30 p.m. Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors, 250 E. 10th St. (423) 755-6100. www. alexianseniorneighbors.org String Theory 5:30 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944. www.huntermuseum.org HandsOn Hunter: Clay Sketch-pots with Mary Lynn Portera 6 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944. www.huntermuseum.org Operation Peter Pan: Flying Back to Cuba Film Screening and Discussion 6 p.m. green|spaces, 63 E. Main

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St. (423) 624-8414. www. lapazchattanooga.org Mystery of the TV Talk Show 7 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www.funnydinner. com Roy Wood Jr. 8 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www. thecomedycatch.com Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com

Friday

Rock City’s Enchanted Maize 9 a.m. 271 Chattanooga Valley Rd., Flintstone. (706) 820-2531. www. enchantedmaze.com Fresh on Fridays Marketplace 11 a.m. Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. (423) 265-3700.

Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Pure Gold: Girls Inc. 50th Anniversary Celebration 6 p.m. The Chattanoogan, 1201 South Broad St. Mystery of Flight 138 7 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www.funnydinner. com Club Lib 7 p.m. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310. www.clublibevent. com CELLARbration 7 p.m. Chickamauga Marina, 3001 Kings Point Rd. (423) 855-7570.

Patten Performances: ZooZoo Imago Theatre 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center,

Roland Hayes Hall, Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4269. www.utc.edu/ music I Can’t Think Straight 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, 1918 Union Ave. (423) 987-5141. www. ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com Frankenstein 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 2678534. www.theatrecentre.com Roy Wood Jr. 7:30, 10 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www.thecomedycatch.com Friday Night Improv 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga State, 4501 Amnicola Hwy. (423) 697-3247. www.chattanoogastate.edu Manifest Showcase Poetry Slam 8 p.m. The CampHouse, 1427 Williams St. (423) 702-8081.

Dark of the Moon 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. www. theatrecentre.com Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com Frightening-Ass Film Festival: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane 8:30 p.m. Collective Warehouse, 4015 Tennessee Ave. www.facebook. com/MESFilmClub Stand Up Comedy! Saints ‘n Sinners 9:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www. funnydinner.com Female Impersonation Show Midnight. Images Cabaret, 6065 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-8210. www. imagesbar.com

Saturday

Ketner’s Mill Festival

ZooZoo Imago Theatre Fanciful characters and hilarious situations from the internationally acclaimed troupe. $22 7:30 p.m.

UTC Fine Arts Center, Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4269 www.tickettracks.com

9 a.m. Hwy. 28, Whitwell. www. ketnersmill.org Go! Fest 10 a.m. Chattanooga Zoo, 301 North Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 697-1322. www. chattzoo.org Out of the Darkness Walk 10 a.m. Tennessee Riverpark, Amnicola Hwy. (423) 635-5116.

Brainerd Farmers Market 10 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave. (423) 458-6281.

Rock City’s Enchanted Maize 10:30 a.m. 271 Chattanooga Valley Rd., Flintstone. (706) 820-2531. www.enchantedmaze.com The F Play 10:30 a.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 2678534. www.theatrecentre.com Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Rocktober Fest Noon. Rock City, 1400 Patten Rd. Lookout Mountain. (800) 854-0675. www.seerockcity.com Art till Dark Noon. 40 Frazier Ave.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY

Dark of the Moon

A witch boy falls in love with a human girl. $23-$25 8 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Main Stage, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 www.theatrecentre.com (423) 413-8999. www.arttildark.com Cathie Kasch Student Choreography Project 1:15 p.m. Center for the Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Rd. www.tennesseedance. org I Can’t Think Straight 2 p.m. Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, 1918 Union Ave. (423) 987-5141. www. ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com Frankenstein 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 2678534. www.theatrecentre.com Mystery at the Nightmare Office Party 5:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www. funnydinner.com Roy Wood Jr. 7:30, 10 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www.thecomedycatch.com Frankenstein 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 2678534. www.theatrecentre.com CSO Pops: Take It To the Limit 8 p.m. Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. (423) 757-5050. www.chattanooga. gov

SUNDAY

Tennessee Dance Festival Gala Concert 8 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center, Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4269. www. tennesseedance.org Mystery at the Redneck-Italian Wedding 8 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www.funnydinner. com Dark of the Moon 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. www. theatrecentre.com Chattanooga Ghost Hunt 9:30 p.m. Patten Chapel, 615 McCallie Ave. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com Roy Wood Jr. 10 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www. thecomedycatch.com Stand Up Comedy! Saints ‘n Sinners 10:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www. funnydinner.com Female Impersonation Show Midnight. Images Cabaret, 6065 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-8210. www. imagesbar.com

Sunday

Ketner’s Mill Festival 10 a.m. Hwy. 28, Whitwell. www. ketnersmill.org The Chattanooga Market 11 a.m. First Tennesee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd. www. chattanoogamarket.com Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Rocktober Fest Noon. Rock City, 1400 Patten Rd.

Lookout Mountain. (800) 854-0675. www.seerockcity.com Rock City’s Enchanted Maize Noon. 271 Chattanooga Valley Rd., Flintstone. (706) 820-2531. www. enchantedmaze.com Chattanooga Book Arts Collaborative Meeting 2 p.m. Create Here, 55 East Main St. www.chattanoogabookarts.blogspot. com Jazz, Modern and Ballet Celebration 2 p.m. Center for the Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Rd. www.tennesseedance. org Frankenstein 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 2678534. www.theatrecentre.com I Can’t Think Straight 6:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, 1918 Union Ave. (423) 987-5141. www. ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com Roy Wood Jr. 8 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www. thecomedycatch.com Movie Night 8 p.m. Sluggo’s North Vegetarian Cafe, 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 7525224.

Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com

Monday

STARS Golf Tournament 8 a.m. Black Creek Golf Course, 4700 Cummings Cove Dr. www. playgolfdogood.com Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 826-

Higher Ground

Spiritual community is rocked when a member questions her faith.

Check website for showtimes.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 265-5220. www. carmike.com 2370.

Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com

Tuesday

Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Songwriter’s Line-up 7 p.m. The CampHouse, 1427 Williams St. (423) 702-8081.

Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com

Wednesday

Higher Ground (part of AEC Independent Film Series) Visit www.carmike.com for times.

Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 8262370.

Main Street Farmers Market 4 p.m. Main St. at Williams St. www. mainstfarmersmarket.com Chattanooga Ghost Tour 8:15 p.m. Walnut Street Bridge, 100 Walnut St. (423) 821-7125. www. chattanoogaghosttours.com www.chattanoogapulse.com | October 13, 2011 | Volume 8, Issue 41 | The Pulse

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CHATTANOOGA’S ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN GUIDE

Halloween potpourri

Pimped-out pumpkins, films, blogs and costumes Great pumpkins

Frightening (ass) films

Pumpkin Gutter

pumpkingutter.com

Frightening Ass Film Festival Mise En Scenesters, a Chattanooga-based film club dedicated to screening obscure, classic, arthouse and genre films, presents the Frightening Ass Film Festival at Collective Warehouse, 4015 Tennessee Avenue in St. Elmo. Visit the Facebook page at facebook. com/ MESFilmClub.

Extreme Pumpkins extremepumpkins.com

Panic! loves us some JackO-Lanterns and these sites take pumpkin carving to the X-factor! If you’ve got the tools and the time, these sites will inspire you to pumpkin-carving greatness with galleries and tutorials.

Pumpkin Gutter is the Louvre of carved pumpkin art from Perryton, Texasnative Scott Cummins, the Michelangelo of 3-D JackO-Lanterns. Tom Nardone at Extreme Pumpkins is no slouch, either. Nardone hosts an annual carving contest online. Just send him a photo and he’ll pick a winner and “send you some sort of prize.” Heh. Our favorite? The Lionel Richie Pumpkin.

honest music

Friday, October 14 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane 8:30 p.m.

Friday, October 21 The Signal and The Loved Ones 8:30 p.m.

local and regional shows

The Black Cadillacs · The Formidables ($3)

Thu, Oct 13

9 pm

Molly Maguires

Sun, Oct 16

7 pm

The Velvet Hand · Gasoline Heart · Don’t Panic ($3)

Wed, Oct 19

9 pm

12th Annual All Hallows Eve Bash Sat, Oct 29 Dead Confederate and The Bohannons Tickets on sale now!

First Halloween Variety Show Mon, Oct 31 Shock Theatre Orchestra, Odist, Opposite Box, Subterranean Cirqus Magic from Scott Fillers & Horror Movies!

Great blogs

Chuck Norris Ate My Baby chucknorrisatemybaby.com

Sample post: Bad Trick or Treat Ideas: Loose Change Nothing says grubby quite like someone else’s slightly warm loose change.

Though, if you want to kick the grub factor up a notch, putting that loose change in an old, wrinkled plastic sandwich bag and handing it out to trick-ortreaters should just about do the trick. It’s disgusting, dude. Might as well give out a bagful of your toenail clippings. Do yourself and the rest of humanity a favor, spend the ten spot and pick up a bag of candy, you know, so I don’t have to be plagued by your grotesque germs.

ONLY ONE OF US CAN BE THE COP! This happens every year, so get it together, people: Only ONE of us can be the Cop from the Village People*. And you must wear the Officially Licensed VP Cop Costume, which has a blue patch sewn onto it along with the screenprinted words: “Village People Officially Licensed Merchandise.” If you see a VP Cop Costume without this, tell your Officially Licensed VP Biker or Construction Worker friend to beat the shit out of them.

Victor Willis will thank you.

Village People Cop Costume $81.99 halloweencostumes.com *We know nobody wants to be the Chief, but they don’t have it anyway.

What 35 Patten Parkway was meant to be.

Full food menu serving lunch and dinner.

11am-2am, 7 days a week.

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CHATTANOOGA’S ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN GUIDE

Halloween potpourri

Pimped-out pumkins, films, blogs and costumes Great pumpkins

Frightening (ass) films

Pumpkin Gutter

pumpkingutter.com

Frightening Ass Film Festival Mise En Scenesters, a Chattanooga-based film club dedicated to screening obscure, classic, arthouse and genre films, presents the Frightening Ass Film Festival at Collective Warehouse, 4015 Tennessee Avenue in St. Elmo. Visit the Facebook page at facebook. com/ MESFilmClub.

Extreme Pumpkins extremepumpkins.com

Panic! loves us some JackO-Lanterns and these sites take pumpkin carving to the X-factor! If you’ve got the tools and the time, these sites will inspire you to pumpkin-carving greatness with galleries and tutorials.

Pumpkin Gutter is the Louvre of carved pumpkin art from Perryton, Texasnative Scott Cummins, the Michelangelo of 3-D JackO-Lanterns. Tom Nardone at Extreme Pumpkins is no slouch, either. Nardone hosts an annual carving contest online. Just send him a photo and he’ll pick a winner and “send you some sort of prize.” Heh. Our favorite? The Lionel Richie Pumpkin.

honest music

Friday, October 14 All the Boys Love Mandy Lane 8:30 p.m.

Friday, October 21 The Signal and The Loved Ones 8:30 p.m.

local and regional shows

The Black Cadillacs · The Formidables ($3)

Thu, Oct 13

9 pm

Molly Maguires

Sun, Oct 16

7 pm

Wed, Oct 19

9 pm

The Velvet Hand · Gasoline Heart · Don’t Panic ($3)

12th Annual All Hallows Eve Bash Sat, Oct 29 Dead Confederate and The Bohannons Tickets on sale now!

First Halloween Variety Show Mon, Oct 31 Shock Theatre Orchestra, Odist, Opposite Box, Subterranean Cirqus Magic from Scott Fillers & Horror Movies!

Great blogs

Chuck Norris Ate My Baby chucknorrisatemybaby.com

Sample post: Bad Trick or Treat Ideas: Loose Change Nothing says grubby quite like someone else’s slightly warm loose change.

Though, if you want to kick the grub factor up a notch, putting that loose change in an old, wrinkled plastic sandwich bag and handing it out to trick-ortreaters should just about do the trick. It’s disgusting, dude. Might as well give out a bagful of your toenail clippings. Do yourself and the rest of humanity a favor, spend the ten spot and pick up a bag of candy, you know, so I don’t have to be plagued by your grotesque germs.

ONLY ONE OF US CAN BE THE COP! This happens every year, so get it together, people: Only ONE of us can be the Cop from the Village People*. And you must wear the Officially Licensed VP Cop Costume, which has a blue patch sewn onto it along with the screenprinted words: “Village People Officially Licensed Merchandise.” If you see a VP Cop Costume without this, tell your Officially Licensed VP Biker or Construction Worker friend to beat the shit out of them.

Victor Willis will thank you.

Village People Cop Costume $81.99 halloweencostumes.com *We know nobody wants to be the Chief, but they don’t have it anyway.

What 35 Patten Parkway was meant to be.

Full food menu serving lunch and dinner.

11am-2am, 7 days a week.

Ghost tours: A walk on the weird side Ready to take a walk on the weird side? Chattanooga Ghost Tours offers a walking ghost tour through downtown Chattanooga. Along the way, your guide will regale you with ghost stories, entertaining tidbits about various sites— and don’t forget your camera. Ghost orbs, mists and even fully formed figures frequently appear in photos at some sites on the tour.

Tours begin nightly, rain or shine, at 8:15 p.m. on the downtown side of the Walnut Street Bridge and proceed at a leisurely pace to the Read House, home of the infamous Room 311 and its permanent inhabitant, Anna Lisa Netherly, with numerous stops along the way.

Chattanooga Ghost Tours, formed by former attorney and ghost enthusiast Amy Petulla (who co-authored Haunted Chattanooga, profiled in last week’s Panic!), has been ranked as one of the Top 10 Ghost Tours in the Country, according to TripAdvisor.com and has been called “the city’s only REAL haunted attraction.” For diehard ghosthunters, the tour also offers electromagnetic field dectors to detect otherworldly spirits and phenomena.

For more information about the tour, visit the website at chattanoogaghosttours.com or call (423) 821-7125 for reservations.

Tour tickets are $14 for adults, $9 for children 12 and under. Discounts are available for groups of eight or more.

Halloween costume contest

Chattanooga’s North Shore Santa is gearing up for Halloween with a costume

contest from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30 at Santa’s NorthShore Workshop, 436 Frazier Ave. Entrants will be divided into adult and children groups from 5 to 9 p.m. on both days. Entry fee is $20 for adults, free for children.

Staffers will photograph costumed contestants. Photos will be posted on the store’s Facebook page where visitors can vote for best costume. Copies of the photos, which will be set against a Halloween-theme background, are also available for purchase. Santa will turn Wizard for the event and is happy to pose with any Harry Potter fans.

Prizes include gift certificates and merchandise from area restaurants and shops. For more information, contact “Santa” Richard Bonnington at (423) 255-0024.

Nazis vs. zombies

In Zombies vs. Nazis: A Lost History of the Walking Dead, zombie expert—a much-ignored field of pursuit, in our estimation—Scott Kenemore unearths a collection of lost top-secret documents from the era (originally intercepted by the U.S. Signal Corps in 1941 and presented to Franklin Roosevelt in a confidential memorandum), describing the efforts of the Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (or SD) to harness and weaponize Haitian voodoo and zombie-creating techniques in an attempt to create an immortal army.

While the Nazis initially dream of creating an army of bloodthirsty, automaton super-zombies to march across Europe, they soon learn the walking dead are not as obedient and

malleable as they’ve been led to believe.

Nazi agents quickly find that the walking dead of the Haitian backwoods are braineating, flesh-rending dynamos who go for the jugular with little loyalty.

Can it be true? Only Kenemore knows for sure, but zombiezonenews.com—the arbiter of all things zombie— gives it two thumbs up, calling the book “engaging, entertaining and so plausible that it will make you think.”

Kenemore is no newcomer to the zombie genre. The Chicago writer is the author of The Art of Zombie Warfare: How to Kick Ass Like the Walking Dead and a slew of other volumes devoted to the undead, including his recent novel, Zombie, Ohio.

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HAUNTED HOUSES & EVENTS Panic! listings are updated weekly. If you operate a haunted house or event and would be like to be listed, or your listed event changes, submit information as formatted here and email to creative@ chattanoogapulse.com.

Key: † New ‡ Family friendly a tale of 4 souls: a haunted spirit ball Delta Queen on the river Hours/Dates: 7-midnight, Saturday, Oct. 29 Tickets: $65-125 Info: (423) 757-5259 Acres of Darkness Haunted Trail†‡ Chattanooga Audubon Acres 900 N. Sanctuary Road Hours/Dates: 7-11 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Tickets: $15 Web: chattanoogaaudubon.org Blowing Screams Farm 271 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone, Ga. Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in October.

Tickets: $15 (Forest of Fear); $15 (Ghost Ride); $25 for both.

Web: blowingscreamsfarm.com CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS 100 Walnut Street Features: Walking ghost tours, ghost hunts with the talking Ovilus X and extended tours with an inside visit to a haunted location.

Hours/Dates: 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night in October.

Tickets: Tour $14 adults, $9 kids; Hunt $20 adults only.

Web: hattanoogaghosttours.com Dreamnight: Boo in the Zoo!‡ 301 North Holtzclaw Avenue Hours/Dates: 5:30-8:30

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p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 Tickets: Free with reservations Web: chattzoo.org Enchanted Maize‡

271 Chattanooga Valley Road Flintstone, Ga. Features: “Another Y-Ear of Corny Fun.” Hours/Dates: Thursdays-Sundays through Oct. 30.

Tickets: $9 adults, $7 children Web: enchantedmaze. com Halloween Eerie Express‡ Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 4119 Cromwell Road Hours/Dates: Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 1420; trains depart at 5:45 and 7:45 p.m.

Tickets: $22 ages 2 and up Web: tvrail.com The Haunted Barn 5107 McDonald Road, McDonald Hours/Dates: 7:30 p.m.midnight, Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Tickets: $15 Web: hauntedbarnchattanooga.com Haunted Cavern Ruby Falls 1720 South Scenic Highway Hours/Dates: 8 p.m.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October (including Oct. 31).

Tickets: $20 online; $22 at the door; $17 Sundays Web: hauntedcavern. com haunted depot & hayride 155 Depot Street, Ringgold Hours/Dates: 7 p.m.

Oct. 21-22 and 27-29 Tickets: $5 (Depot); $3 (Hayride) Web: ringgoldhaunteddepot.com Haunted Hilltop 8235 Highway 58 Hours/Dates: 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October (includ-

ing Oct. 30 and 31).

Tickets: $18 for the Haunted House, Haunted Maze and Haunted Hayride. Free parking.

Web: thehauntedhilltop. com House of Horrors 140 Edwards Street. NE, Cleveland Hours/Dates: 7 p.m.midnight, Sept. 30, Fridays and Saturdays in October (including Oct. 31).

Tickets: $10 Web: wewillscareyou.com Lake WinnepaSPOOKah‡ 1730 Lakeview Drive, Rossville Hours/Dates: 6-11 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Tickets: $24 Web: lakewinnie.com monster barn 4431 Shackleford Ridge Road, Signal Mountain Hours/Dates: 8-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Tickets: $10; $5 Haunted Hayride Web: monsterbarnfun. com Mystery Dog Ranch 975 Wooten Road, Ringgold Hours/Dates: 7 p.m.

Oct. 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 Tickets: $10 Web: mysterydoghauntedranchandhayride.net RETURN OF HERE COME THE MUMMIES The Public Library 1001 Broad Street Hours/Dates: 7-11 p.m.

Oct. 14 Tickets: $75 (general admission); $110 (VIP) Web: clublibevent.com Sir Gooney’s Haunted Carnival 5918 East Brainerd Road Hours/Dates: Doors open at 7 p.m. every weekend in October through Halloween.

Tickets: $20 Web: sirgooneys.com

BARS & CLUBS

Dead Confederate at The Honest Pint on October 29.

Panic! listings are updated weekly. Listings are updated weekly. If you operate a bar or club and are hosting a Halloween-specific event, or your listed event changes, submit information as formatted here and email to creative@chattanoogapulse.com.

the honest pint

35 Patten Parkway (423) 468-4192 thehonestpint.com • Saturday, Oct. 29 12th Annual All Hallows Eve Bash featuring Dead Confederate with The Bohannons. Tickets on sale Sept. 30.

• Monday, Oct. 31 Halloween Variety Show featuring the Shock Theater Orchestra, Odist, Opposite Box, Subterranean Cirqus. Magic from Scott Fillers and horror movies.

JJ’s Bohemia

231 E. MLK Boulevard (423) 266-1400 reverbnation.com/ venue/jjsbohemia • Friday, Oct. 28 The KISSFITS and Rocky Horror Picture Show • Monday, Oct. 31

CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS

The Unsatisfied

sluggo’s

501 Cherokee Boulevard (423) 752-5224 facebook.com/sundayslashers Sunday Slashers a lineup of cult, offbeat and blastfrom-the-past horror and slasher movies downstairs at Sluggo’ from 7 p.m. to midnight every Sunday in October. The restaurant is serving homemade vegan pizza, popcorn and $1 Pabst beer all evening.

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Chattanooga Choo Choo Campus 1400 Market Street (423) 521-2929 track29.co The Nim Nims, Glowing Bordis and Tone Harm all playing separate sets

and converging together on stage for a full-album cover of the Beastie Boys’ Ill Communication. Tickets on sale Friday, Sept. 23 for $10. 21+ show.

• Saturday, Oct. 29 9-9:45 p.m. The Nim Nims; 10-10:45 p.m. Glowing Bordis; 11-11:10 p.m.

Costume Contest 11:15 p.m.-Midnight Ill Communicators 12:15 a.m.-1 a.m. Tone Harm

“One of the top 10 ghost tours in the country” — TripAdvisOr.cOm

WAlkiNG GHOST TOURS ANd HUNTS

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Guards and Robbers, Irish Version “Writer/director John Michael McDonagh uses his setting and conventions masterfully, knowing that the story is told between the action, in the dialogue.”

By John DeVore

Pulse Film Critic

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don’t know that Sergeant Gerry Boyle would be likeable as an American. There have certainly been loveable racist characters in our entertainment history, but they are required to be laughably ignorant and at some point receive their due comeuppance in an eye-opening way. Archie Bunker was the quintessential blue-collar stereotype, a reactionary bigot who railed against the inevitable changes in his society. Gerry Boyle, protagonist in The Guard, isn’t reacting against anything. His surroundings don’t provide him anything to react against. Were he a police officer in the rural South, he’d likely be hated by audiences. But rural Ireland is different somehow; the country has a timeless quality, full of sheep and Gaelic speakers, which seems to excuse garish behavior as a residual curiosity of isolation. The residents of Connemara only know about black culture from American television.

Any preconceptions they might have are more a reflection of our racism than theirs. Boyle is entertaining because of his obvious intelligence, in spite of his obvious ignorance. This characterization makes what might have been an ordinary action/comedy into something outside of Hollywood convention. The Guard is funny, smart and self-aware.

Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) is a little bored.

Aside from occasional drunk drivers, there isn’t much happening in his little Irish town. He knows everyone, he knows what they’re up to and he’s not particularly interested. He concerns himself primarily with recreational drug use, hookers and his dying mother. When a murder leads to a potential drug-smuggling operation, his lifestyle is rudely interrupted.

Boyle has little use for interruptions; he recently acquired a new partner from Dublin, who has silly ideas about serial killers and expects Boyle to act like a police officer. To make matters worse, the FBI has sent an agent, who doesn’t even have the decency to be in the behavioral science unit, to track down some drug smugglers. Agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) is of course forced to work with Boyle, setting

up a fish-out-of-water story to add levity to the plot and giving Boyle a straight man to clash with.

The plot isn’t the draw for a film like this. Audiences know cop movies. This is, instead, a film about side jokes and atmosphere. It’s about watching the people of Connemara, who are a little strange, like all small-town people are. For instance, there is the young man with a predilection for lurid photography who haunts crime scenes, taking pictures for no other reason than his own morbid curiosity. Or the ginger kid with the dog and girl’s bike who seems to be everywhere at once, and speaks American “gansta” with his thick Irish accent. And then there is Officer Boyle, who frequently trades obscenities with his mother, discussing her past orgies after confession and within earshot of the priest. The earnestness with which Boyle insults and obfuscates makes for a convincingly contradictory character. At

one point, Agent Everett says that he “can’t tell if [Boyle] is really [expletive] smart or really [expletive] dumb.” Neither can we.

Writer/director John Michael McDonagh uses his setting and conventions masterfully, knowing that the story is told between the action, in the dialogue. Of course, the characters are witty. This is a comedy, after all. But the wit and humor of the dialogue is contrasted with the stark beauty of Ireland. Drug and alcohol abuse is understandable in areas where sunshine is rare. Levity is just another form of escape. McDonagh works all of this into the screenplay, giving us a strong sense of the people and their motivations.

I liked this film. I liked the actors. I liked the setting. I liked the genre. It isn’t groundbreaking by any means, but Brendan Gleason and Don Cheadle are excellent in their roles and the supporting cast adds flavor and color not seen in many mainstream Hollywood films.

As a comedy, it avoids shocking the audience into laughter through over the top filth like the “Hangover” films. It doesn’t look as slick or produced. It pays attention to the small details, placing jokes in unexpected places, insisting the audience pays attention. It’s the type of film the AEC wants Chattanoogans to see more often. It’s the type of comedy we should ask for as an audience.

The Guard Directed by John Michael McDonagh Starring Brendan Gleason, Don Cheadle Rated R Running time: 1 hour, 36 minutes Majestic 12, 311 Broad St. (423) 265-5220. www.carmike.com

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Stop Violence. Give Hope.

92 domestic violence fatalities were reported last year in Tennessee.

Partnership’s Family Violence Center has been breaking the cycle of violence and giving hope to victims for 25 years.

Call 755-2700 to stop the violence.

Visit StopViolenceGiveHope.org to give hope.

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NOW PLAYING

The Thing

Another remake of the science-fiction classic: At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. And, of course, lots of people die.

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr.

Friday, Oct. 21, 6-9pm

Gather your girlfriends and join us for a fun, relaxing, and pampering evening!

Sip and soothe the soul while enjoying wine tasting, light hors d’oeuvres from Earth Fare & live entertainment by Adam Percy.

A few of the featured guests include Stella & Dot, Banana Tree Organic Salon, Pure Romance and Blush! Shop ‘til you drop with special sales and wine discounts available this night only.

Pre-registration strongly recommended. $15 per person or $20 at the door. 21+ only.

Register at www.georgiawines.com.

6469 Battlefield Parkway Ringgold, GA

(706) 937-WINE

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Footloose

A remake of the classic ’80s film that made Kevin Bacon a star: City kid Ren McCormack moves to a small town where rock ‘n’ roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Whether 21st century audiences will care remains to be seen.

Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid Directed by Craig Brewer

The Big Year

Three avid bird watchers compete to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event. What may sound slow and boring is anything but, considering the talents of leads Owen Wilson, Jack Black and the always delightful Steve Martin. This is one film definitely not for the birds.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): If it’s at all possible, Aries, don’t hang around boring people this week. Seek out the company of adventurers who keep you guessing and unruly talkers who incite your imagination and mystery-lovers who are always on the lookout for new learning experiences. For that matter, treat yourself to especially interesting food, perceptions, and sensations. Take new and different routes to familiar hotspots.

Even better, find fresh hotspots. Cultivating novelty is your mandate right now. Outgrowing your habits would be wise, fun and cool. Changing your mind is a luxury you need and deserve.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn,” wrote the Slovenian American author Louis Adamic. That’s true enough.

Here’s the thing, though: If you manage to get a smooth thorn without any prickles (like on certain hawthorn trees), the only risk is when you’re licking the honey close to the sharp end. Otherwise, as your tongue makes its way up the sleek surface of the rest of the thorn, you’re fine—no cuts, no pain. According to my analysis, Taurus, you have just finished your close encounter with the sharp point of a smooth thorn.

Now the going will be easier.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): On the front of every British passport is an image that includes a chained unicorn standing up on its two hind legs. It’s a central feature of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. I would love to see you do something as wacky as that in the coming week, Gemini—you know, bring elements of fantasy and myth and imagination into some official setting. It would, I believe, put you in sweet alignment with current cosmic rhythms. (P.S. If you decide to invoke the archetype of the unicorn, unchain it.)

CONTEMPORARY HAND MADE

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve come across two definitions of the slang term “cameling up.” One source says it means filling yourself with thirst-quenching liquid before heading out to a hot place on a hot day. A second source says it means stuffing yourself with a giant meal before going out on a binge of drinking alcohol, because it allows you to get drunk more slowly. For your purposes, Cancerian, I’m proposing a third, more metaphorical nuance to “cameling up.” Before embarking on a big project to upgrade your selfexpression—quite possibly heroic and courageous—I suggest you camel up by soaking in an abundance of love and support from people whose nurturing you savor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I love Adele’s voice. The mega-famous British pop singer has a moving, virtuoso instrument— technically perfect, intriguingly soulful, capable of expressing a range of deep emotion, strong in both her high and low registers. And yet there’s not a single song she does that I find interesting. The lyrics are cliched or immature, the melodies are mostly uninspired, and the arrangements are standard fare.

Does what I’m describing remind you of anything in your own life, Leo? A situation you half-love and are half-bored by? An experience that is so good in some ways and so blah in other ways? If so, what can you do about it? You may be able to improve things if you act soon.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There’s a good chance that you will soon find something you lost a while back. It may even be the case that you will recover an asset you squandered or you’ll revive a dream that was left for dead. To what do you owe the pleasure of this blessing? Here’s what I think: The universe is rewarding you for the good work you’ve done lately on taking better care of what’s important to you. You’re going to be shown how much grace is available when you live your life in rapt alignment with your deepest, truest values.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Chris Richards wrote a story in the Washington Post in which he complained about the

surplus of unimaginative band names. At this year’s SXSW music festival in Austin, he counted six different bands that used “Bear” and two with “Panda.” Seven bands had “Gold,” including Golden Bear. Marshmallow Ghosts was one of seven bands with “Ghost” in their names. You’re in a phase of your life when it’s especially important not to be a slave of the trends, Libra—a time when it’s crucial to your well-being to come up with original language, unique descriptions, and fresh approaches. So what would your band’s name be? (tinyurl.com/BadNamesForBands) SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ve got to cry one more tear before the pungent comedy will deliver its ultimate lesson and leave you in peace. You’ve got to make one further promise to yourself before you will be released from the twilight area where pain and pleasure became so tangled. You’ve got to navigate your way through one more small surrender before you will be cleared to hunt down your rebirth in earnest. But meanwhile, the catharses and epiphanies just keep on erupting. You’re growing more soulful and less subject to people’s delusions by the minute. Your rather unconventional attempts at healing are working—maybe not as rapidly as you’d like, but still, they are working.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Most people who profess a deep love of the Bible have never actually read the book,” says religious writer Rami Shapiro. If they did, they’d know that Satan is not implicated as the tempter of Adam and Eve. There’s no mention of three wise men coming to see baby Jesus, nor of a whale swallowing Jonah. Homilies like “This too shall pass” and “God helps those who help themselves” never appear in the scriptures. And contrary to the Ayn Rand-style self-reliance that evangelicals think is a central theme of their holy book, the Bible’s predominant message is that goodness is measured by what one does for others. I bring this up as a teaching about how not to proceed in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You really do need to know a lot about the texts and ideas and people and situations upon which you base your life. (tinyurl.com/BibleFog) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The artist’s job is not to succumb to despair, but to find an antidote to the emptiness of existence.” So says the Gertrude Stein character in Woody Allen’s film Midnight in Paris. As an aspiring master of crafty optimism myself, I don’t buy the notion that existence is inherently empty. I do, however, wish that more artists would be motivated by the desire to create cures for the collective malaise that has haunted every historical era, including ours.

In alignment with your current astrological omens, I invite you to take up this noble task yourself in the coming weeks, whether or not you’re an artist. You now have much more than your usual power to inspire and animate others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The world-famous whiskey known as Jack Daniel’s is produced in Moore County, Tennessee, which prohibits the sale of alcohol in stores and restaurants. So you can’t get a drink of the stuff in the place where it’s made. I suspect there’s a comparable situation going on in your life, Aquarius. Maybe something you’re good at isn’t appreciated by those around you. Maybe a message you’re broadcasting or a gift you’re offering gets more attention at a distance than it does up close. Is there anything you can do about that? The coming weeks would be a good time to try.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Once you drive your car into Norway’s Laerdal Tunnel, you’re in for a long haul through the murk. The light at the end doesn’t start appearing until you’ve traveled almost 14 miles. Using this as a metaphor for your life in the here and now, I estimate that you’re at about the 12-mile mark. Keep the faith, Pisces. It’s a straight shot from here. Can you think of any cheerful tunes you could sing at the top of your lungs?

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“Change of Address”—Can You Deliver?

Across 1. Its fruit is made into paste 6. Prince William’s mother 11. Some radios 14. Before 15. Cold War era columnist Joseph 16. Pitchblende, for one 17. “___ believe we’ve met...”

18. Actress Thurman, after joining the “More Than a Feeling” band?

20. Abe, after being demoted to the dollar bill?

22. “Spamalot” creator Idle 23. Prefix meaning onetenth 24. Scream from atop a chair 25. Class that requires little effort 26. Compass dir.

27. Rapture 28. Batting stat 30. Hebrew letter 31. Skillet

32. Driving hazard 34. Divine guidance from an “Entourage” agent?

37. Came to fit, as clothing 38. Get prepared for battle 39. No longer active, as a Sgt. 40. Suffix after employ 41. ___ Butterworth’s 42. Railroad stop: abbr.

45. Love, to Laurent 47. Massive Brit. lexicon 48. Frequent documentary subj.

49. Lives in print?

50. Explorer Walter’s new company?

53. Bonham Carter’s personal ambulance staff?

55. ___ Lippi (painter of “Madonna and Child Enthroned”.

56. Vexation 57. Dustpan “co-worker” 58. Shaq’s surname 59. Part of AMA 60. Spray perfume

61. Talking Head David DOWN 1. Groups of craftsmen 2. Private garments 3. Right away 4. Leonardo’s hometown 5. Choir member 6. Coleman of “9 to 5” 7. “Do ___ like I’m kidding?”

8. Part of AMA 9. Staff figure?

10. Abbr. on military mail 11. Excellent, to Roger Ebert 12. He taught Daniel-san 13. Capri’s Blue Grotto, for instance 19. Teacher’s org.

21. Catlike 25. Downy ducks 27. Oscar winner Bardem 28. Rand Paul’s father 29. Rum brand with a fruit bat on the label 31. “Batman” sound effect 32. ___ Speedwagon 33. Aries animal

34. Grand opening 35. Went back to the drawing board with 36. Rehab relapse sign, for short 37. Order from a villain to the henchmen 41. Start of a tryst request 42. “Dora the Explorer” antagonist 43. Historic musical “Alley” of Manhattan 44. Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls 46. Fair ___ laws 47. “Stand and Deliver” actor Edward James ___ 48. Likely to complain about everything 50. Not an everyday occurrence 51. “___ Flux” (MTV cartoon.

52. Toothpaste amount 54. “Community” network

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here’s been a lot of controversy lately, brought on no doubt by “art critics”, concerning the city’s recent purchase of “Blue Boy Pull Toy #1,” a public-art installation located in the roundabout next to the Chattanooga Theatre Centre in Coolidge Park. Apparently $32,500 is a lot of money to pay for a large blue rhino standing on a wagon when we need more cops and jobs and pothole fillin.’

But what naysayers don’t quite understand is the mighty power of the pull toy.

They say ignorance is bliss and if so, maybe I’m just happy to be alive. But I do know a thing or two about big-picture thinking and what the forest looks like past the trees, so let me weigh in on why I think this purchase is not only warranted, but needed.

First of all, let’s get one thing straight. Very little of your tax dollars go towards public art.

In fact, it’s reported that this is the first such city budget expenditure in three years. All of the other nice sculptures and random works of art lining our streets were made possible due to foundation grants funded by the same rich people some of these same (and other) critics so callously call “the power structure.”

Shouldn’t we taxpayers also chip in a little as well?

What’s more, of the $2.4 billion spent on downtown since the Aquarium was built in 1992, only $150 million was leveraged from city and county taxes. The rest, the “billions,” came from private sources. On top of that, downtown’s tax base is four times greater than that of any other area of the city—likely due in large part to hotel/motel taxes collected from visitors who really enjoy things like our public art. Those dollars generate even more dollars to help schools, roads and other necessities all over town. So maybe any investment made to

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improve our downtown “cash cow” (no pun) is warranted.

Still, I understand the concern about paying all that money for one piece of art. I don’t know if $32,500 is a good deal for that size and quality of work or not. But I do know that while $32,000 might be more than some local taxpayers make in a year, the money is being paid directly to a local artist who may not have earned anything this year without the sale. And guess what? He’ll be paying taxes out of that paycheck just like everyone else.

Speaking of employment, when big companies are looking at the various cities in which they might relocate, quality of life for their employees is always right up there with tax incentives and cheap labor. And, believe it or not, little things like public art add touches of local personality that, along with Chattanooga’s walking bridge, riverfront and unique parks provide inspiration as well as recreation. Bigger employers take notice of those little things we might take for granted.

According to Dan Johnson, Mayor Littlefield’s chief of staff, Alstom actually required that the Riverwalk be extended along their waterfront campus—a project now underway— when making their decision to locate here. VW and Amazon have made no bones about citing

the quality of life in Chattanooga as a major factor in their decisions as well.

The same goes for all of the tournaments, conferences, festivals, competitions and exhibitions that help make up the 3 million tourists downtown attracts each year. Andrae McGary, a city councilman who voted to purchase the sculpture said this in a recent news story.

“We have people coming to Chattanooga. The question is why are they coming? Who are they coming for? And I believe art plays a role in that. A scenic, beautiful city that puts up art that people stop to take pictures of with their kids. These are very important things that attract people to our community.”

On the other hand Jack Benson, a city councilman who voted against the purchase, said in a recent story that the money could have been allocated towards something else. “Because it’s capital money, it can’t be used for salaries, but the $32,500 could have gone to public works for road construction, the police department for new gear, or to other park construction projects,” he said.

Either way you look at it, I think an investment in “Blue Boy Pull Toy #1” will go farther in recouping its own expense and even capitalizing on the outlay more than anything else that could have been proposed. It’s an aesthetic addition to our exceptional downtown that in the long run will keep on giving—just like the “fish tank” previous naysayers thought we were crazy to build.

Chuck Crowder is a local writer and general man about town. His opinions are just that. Everything expressed is loosely based on fact, and crap he hears people talking about. Take what you just read with a grain of salt, but pepper it in your thoughts.

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