Who is looking for something to celebrate this weekend? If you’re a Chattanoogan who likes to support local communities, have fun, and do it all for free, we’ve got the rest of the 5 Ws (and 1 H, of course) on this year’s Glass Street Live. 👇
Dancers performing at the 2019 Glass Street Live | Photo by Glass Street resident Horace Bledsoe III
What
Glass Street Live is an annual, free, family-friendly block party that celebrates the Glass Street neighborhood in East Chattanooga. This will be the second year that the celebration is committee-led + facilitated by neighborhood residents in partnership with Glass House Collective.
When + Where
Sat., Nov. 6 | 12-4 p.m. | Intersection between Glass Street + North Chamberlain Avenue
Why
Glass House Collective — a nonprofit dedicated to driving economic development, public art, and community conversation in the historic Glass Street neighborhood — saw how Chattanooga’s annual MAINx24 celebration boosted the Southside neighborhood, and wanted to bring a similar experience to East Chattanooga back in 2012.
After last year was canceled due to COVID-19, Glass Street Live is back to highlight the good in the neighborhood + invest in local acts, performers, artists, and residents.
In the words of Glass House Collective’s director Teal Thibaud, the event is “a good way to highlight and celebrate everything that’s happening here, and invite the rest of Chattanooga to see that + celebrate together.”
Giant Jenga at the 2019 Glass Street Live | Photo by Glass Street resident Horace Bledsoe III
How (you can enjoy the celebration)
- Watch shows emceed by Erika Roberts — poet, Westside Evolves Creative Strategist, Chattanooga Design Studio Community Creatives Fellow, and doer of all things
- Get your face painted (or the kids’, but we don’t see why you can’t join in on the fun)
- Play giant Jenga + other board games, or show your skills at the blow-up soccer field
- Screen print your own t-shirt
- Attend performances by local musicians, dancers, and live muralists
- Fill your belly with food from local food trucks + vendors
- Get a COVID-19 vaccine at the free clinic, while you’re at it
- Check out the newest mural in town
- And a whole lot more
What’s the first activity you’re heading to at Glass Street Live?
We're pretty excited to see some dance performances + create a t-shirt.
- Printing my own shirt
- The local performances
- Food trucks + vendors
- The games (esp. Giant Jenga)
Today
- Entertaining with Cheese | Thurs., Nov. 4 | 6-7 p.m. | The Chattery, 1800 Rossville Ave. | $40 | Learn cheese styles, principles of pairing cheeses, selecting accompaniments + everything else you need to know to create the perfect holiday cheese board. 🧀
- Swayyvo + local artists | Thurs., Nov. 4 | 9 p.m. | Wanderlinger Brewing Co. | $15+ | This 21+ event at Wanderlinger will feature musical artists Swayyvo, Calee, Chuck Marley, Riel, and DJ Sleepy.
Friday
- Night Market | Fri., Nov. 5 | 6-9 p.m. | Chattanooga Brewing Co., 1804 Chestnut St. | Price of purchase | Drink local beer, shop local goods from 20+ vendors, and enjoy live music by Tyler Martelli. 🛍️
- Rod Man | Fri., Nov. 5-Sat., Nov. 6 | 7:30 p.m. + 9:45 p.m. | The Comedy Catch | $25 | Comedian Rod Man is best known as the winner of “Last Comic Standing” Season 8.
- Blue Cumberland | Fri., Nov. 5 | 8-11 p.m. | Wanderlinger Brewing Co. | $10 | Grab dinner, drinks, and enjoy some “grassbackwards bluegrass.”
Saturday
- Head of the Hooch | Sat., Nov. 6 | 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. | 100 Riverfront Pkwy. | Free | Chattanooga’s 2-day rowing regatta comes with food trucks + artisans along the Tennessee Riverfront.
- Head of the Pooch | Sat., Nov. 6 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Basecamp Bar and Restaurant, 346 Frazier Ave. | Free+ | With a $10 donation to support McKamey, participants will get a souvenir cup and 2 beer tickets. 🐶
- Pioneer Day | Sat., Nov. 6 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Poe's Tavern Historical Park, 9835 Dayton Pike | Free | This event will feature blacksmith demonstrations, a coal mining display, Civil War encampment, the making of apple cider using a 1877-era apple press, kids games + more.
Sunday
- Big Band Day | Sun., Nov. 7 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | First Horizon Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd. | Free+ | Enjoy the Chattanooga Market and the 20+ band, Sweet Georgia Sound, in addition to a Quilts of Valor presentation ceremony at 1:30 p.m. 🎶
- Vibes are Welcome Brunch | Sun., Nov. 7 | 12-3 p.m. | Millennial Nail Bar, 818 Georgia Ave. | $35+ | Get unlimited food, mimosas, and ~vibes~ at this brunch event. 🥞
We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.
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Weather
- 54º | Morning showers | 40% chance of rain 🌧️
Announced
- MAINx24 — a 24-hour festival in the Southside community that features programming all day long — will take place on Dec. 4. Look forward to live music + performances, adult big wheel races, human foosball, a parade, art markets, and much more. 🎉
- The Pop-up Project’s Fantasy Alley event has officially been rescheduled for Fri., Nov. 5. Enjoy a fantasy dance performance in Cooper’s Alley from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Civic
- On Nov. 2, Hamilton County Commissioners passed a redistricting plan to go from 9 to 11 districts. The vote was 6-3 in favor of approving the new district map. The redistricting maps will be finalized by December to give the election commission enough time before elections. (NewsChannel 9)
Listen
- Tune in to WBAC’s “What’s Cookin’ Today” segment at 11:40 a.m. to hear a call-in from Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. The rapper + producer will shout out Plant Grants + local vegan restaurant Plant Power Cafe as they promote the benefits of a plant-based diet. 🥕
Edu
- The “Choose Hamilton: Choice Lottery” program allows students to explore options outside of their neighborhood-zoned school. For the 2022-23 school year, Hamilton County Schools is expanding school choice options — offering seats at 90+ schools to students in grades K-12. Applications for the choice lottery open on Nov. 15.
Biz
- The Chattery is hosting 2 holiday markets — Sat., Nov. 27 + Sat., Dec. 18 — and is seeking local businesses to apply as vendors. In particular, Chattery co-founder Shawanda Mason said the panel will "prioritize makers and artists who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color and LGBTQIA+." Applications are open until Nov. 8.
- Chattanooga startup The Happy Birdwatcher recently launched a new curated holiday collection. Customer demand from monthly subscribers who said they planned to give the company’s birdseed as holiday gifts prompted founder Susan Vandergriff to curate the gift collection. 🐦
Job
- Hamilton County Schools is hosting a virtual teacher recruitment event on Tues., Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. During the event, candidates have the opportunity to provide their resumes to principals, network, and interview with principals from several schools for spring 2022 positions and the 2022-23 school year. (The Pulse)
Cause
- SEMA Cares Charity, Austin Hatcher Foundation, and SATA German Engineering unveiled a custom Coupe built through the foundation’s Industrial Arts Program, where children + young adult cancer patients and survivors were able to help build the vehicle. A vehicle auction will take place in early 2022 to benefit the foundation. 🚗
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Locals Anna Taylor + Emily Powers are working together to bring an exciting Instagram and Tik Tok concept, silent reading parties, to Chattanooga.
Originally founded in Seattle (hey, SEAtoday 👋), the concept of silent reading parties is pretty simple: a group of bookworms meets at a location, and they read, drink, and eat in complete silence — and can only communicate via pen + paper, no phones allowed.
While nothing is set in stone yet, the pair is talking with a local cocktail bar about hosting the first event sometime in December. 📚
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