Community Calendar

In our final concert of the season, we bring you a masterful presentation of musical richness from singers young and old.

In collaboration with the Heritage High School Chamber Choir, we are thrilled to be singing Elaine Hagenberg's Illuminare, along with a myriad of other selections to draw you in and rejoice in the incredible heritage that is song.

The making and performing of music is an art that has been passed down for hundreds of generations. By learning and studying it we become inheritors of a great gift, and it is for the joy of song that we desire to share its beauty with everyone.

Please come and join us as we wrap up a fantastic 40th year.

Each year 4 Bridges Arts Festival debuts with the highly popular annual Preview Party, Friday April 17, 6-9 PM. A ticketed social event, the Preview Party is a celebration that opens festival weekend and features select wines, signature cocktails, and gourmet hors d’oeuvres. Tickets available through participating sponsors, patron program, or by purchasing an event ticket.

Named one of Holler’s “10 Country Artists You Need to Know,” Bella Lam brings her high-energy show to Buds Sports Bar on Friday, April 17.

Fans can expect a fun, engaging night of live music, including her latest single, “Take It Out On My Guitar,” blending heartfelt storytelling with a modern country edge.

The Association for Visual Arts’ 4 Bridges Arts Festival is returning to the First Horizon Pavilion this April! At this nationally recognized juried art show, guests can enjoy more than 140 visual artists from around the country. Plan a full day out to enjoy shopping with all the artists, and enjoy great local live music and our great selection of local food trucks. Saturday and Sunday, entry is $5 at the gate ($6 if paying with credit card), and children under 18 are free. 4bridgesartsfestival.org

Named one of Holler’s “10 Country Artists You Need to Know,” Bella Lam brings her high-energy show to Buds Sports Bar on Saturday, April 18.

Fans can expect a fun, engaging night of live music, including her latest single, “Take It Out On My Guitar,” blending heartfelt storytelling with a modern country edge.

The Association for Visual Arts’ 4 Bridges Arts Festival is returning to the First Horizon Pavilion this April! At this nationally recognized juried art show, guests can enjoy more than 140 visual artists from around the country. Plan a full day out to enjoy shopping with all the artists, and enjoy great local live music and our great selection of local food trucks. Saturday and Sunday, entry is $5 at the gate ($6 if paying with credit card), and children under 18 are free. 4bridgesartsfestival.org

A select member of jazz's piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the music's course over more than three decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator and recording artist. He has been proclaimed "the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade" by Vanity Fair, "an elegant force of musical invention" by The L.A. Times, and "a living legend" by The New Yorker.

Concert made possible by a donation from Ken and Nancy Dryden.

Student tickets can be purchased at the box office with presentation of ID.

Main Gallery: AVA Member Thematic Show- “Macro/Micro”

Annual multi-media thematic exhibit for AVA Members only. Artists are invited to submit works that play with the idea of scale, whether in size, concept or in subject matter. Think universe vs. particle, big vs small, large format or wide angle lens vs macro lens, tiny art, large scale works, large things made from small components, systems vs units, scope vs scale, etc.

Landis Education Gallery: Overflow for “Macro/Micro”

The Stage: CROSSPOLLINATION - The Language of MIXED-UP Media

Featured installation work created in collaboration by Claire Vassort, Lisa Houser, Dixon Stetler and Cody Havens

Opening Night- Friday, May 1st

The Bandy Heritage Center, Creative Arts Guild, Prater’s Mill Foundation, DSC Derrell
Roberts Library, DSC Appalachian Studies minor program, and Chattanooga Fiber Arts
Guild are proud to partner with Claire Davis to present a Spinning Wheel Workshop!
Before textile mills became widespread throughout Northwest Georgia, families from
across the region had to use spinning wheels to turn wool into yarn for the clothing and
other textiles they used in their daily lives. Spinning was such an essential part of daily
life in Northwest Georgia that it became a vibrant and nostalgic symbol of hearth and
home. The spinning wheel workshop will provide students with the opportunity to
participate in a literally homespun Northwest Georgia fiber arts tradition by gaining
hands-on experience learning to spin yarn on a traditional spinning wheel.

This class is a morning session which will last two and a half hours total. Each student
will be loaned a Kromski Prelude spinning wheel and shown how to spin merino wool
into yarn. All necessary equipment and supplies will be provided by the instructor. This
class is suitable for adults sixteen and up; students under eighteen must have an
accompanying adult present at all times. No prior fiber arts knowledge or experience is
necessary.

Come out and enjoy three Chattanooga local musicians sharing their songs and stories. Blake, Kimi, and Luke are all independent musicians that are passionate about their craft and look forward to sharing songs with friends and strangers.

Blake Worthington - Worthington has cultivated a sound that reflects his rich musical heritage. His ability to seamlessly weave together the storytelling elements of folk and bluegrass with high energy has set him apart in a crowded musical landscape.

Kimi Carter - Rooted in Southern soil and shaped by city light, Kimi's indie-folk sound hums with vulnerability.

Luke Gard - Luke's songs sonically merge indie-folk landscapes with thoughtful Americana-style instrumentation. Weighty lyrics combined with beautiful, melancholic melodies.