Monday, September 21, 2009

Waterlogged? Explore the Great Indoors this Week

Join your neighbors this week for some great community events, rain or shine.

Tuesday 5:30 to 7
Mainx24 Planning Meeting
@ green|spaces

Join the organizers of Mainx24 for their first planning meeting on September 22 at 5:30 pm, hosted at green|spaces. Interested in helping coordinate, participate, volunteer? Maybe you just want the inside scoop on events and programming? This meeting’s for you. Plan to attend with your neighbors, business owners and friends in preparation to make our annual neighborhood event the best in the city.

Tuesday, 5:30 to 8
The Arts Take a Stand
@ the Center for Creative Arts

AVA teams up with Chattanooga Stand and CreateHere to host a night of thoughtful discussion about the future of the arts in Chattanooga. Held at the Center for Creative Arts, the “Arts Take a Stand” event invites artists and advocates from all over the region to come together from 5:30 to 8 pm to share hopes, ideas, and possible solutions.

“This is a great opportunity for everyone who appreciates the importance of a strong arts community,” says LeadHere fellow and AVA member Katie Waddell. “It’s both a means to have a hand in planning the future of Chattanooga’s cultural landscape and to meet like-minded people who are also trying to have an impact.” 

For more information on the event, contact Katie Boerema at 423.265.4282 or Sarah Lester at 423.648.6499.

Friday, 5 to 7
Last Fridays on Main
@ participating galleries and venues

We still have a few more weeks of warm, walking weather, but only one Last Fridays on Main left in the season. Hop around for one last round at your favorite Southside galleries and shops.

Friday, 6 to 8
Persona | Anima Opening Reception
@ CreateHere

How often is our persona determined by the people that surround us? And how often is our anima—or our perception of self—determined by our social roles? “I think, therefore I am.” Is it really that simple? Persona | Anima is an exhibition hosted at 55Here that pairs traditional and non-traditional figurative artwork, as well as interactive activities to tackle questions of identity.

Persona | Anima opens today (surprise!) and features work by Mia Bergeron, Ana Marie Cox, Kimara Dawn, Matt Grady, Tara Harris, Thomas Shaw, Michael Woods, and Daniel Wroe. In addition to 2D and 3D works, the exhibition features an interactive component that allows visitors to explore and document the many parts of their persona.

55Here will host an opening reception for Persona | Anima on Friday, September 25 from 6 to 8 pm. The event features live music from Dolphin Mouth of local group Forest Magic. Additionally, Persona | Anima, which runs through October 31, will feature weekly community events to engage and push boundaries around issues of identity.