Thursday, September 29, 6 p.m.
“Memories and Inspiration”: Exhibit opening celebration, Hunter Museum of American Art: This temporary exhibition (on display from Sept. 30, 2022, to Jan. 8, 2023) spans 100 years of works by African American artists, collected over a period of several decades. “Through strikingly diverse media and styles, these artworks respond to historical narratives and make bold creative statements that helped shape 20th-century American art.” The opening celebration will feature live music from jazz saxophonist Joshua Allen.
https://huntermuseum.org/events/event/memories-inspiration-opening-celebration
Price: Regular admission (discounted for students)
Friday, Sept. 30, 6-11 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 1, 12-10 p.m.
3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival, Ross’s Landing, Chattanooga: Featuring artists such as Béla Fleck, the Lone Mountain Band and the Dismembered Tennesseans, the 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival emphasizes the musical heritage of the region with both traditional and more contemporary influences. Recognized as one of the top five festivals in the genre, it is known for its informal jam sessions, which take place after the scheduled performances by world-class musicians.
http://www.3sistersbluegrass.com/
Price: Free
Thursday, Oct. 6, 6-7 p.m.
Artist Lecture: Leonardo Drew, Hunter Museum of American Art: This free lecture features internationally renowned artist, Leonardo Drew, speaking about his sculptural and installation works. Drew uses raw materials such as scrap metal, wood and cotton to create immersive installations that speak to the passage of time.
https://www.huntermuseum.org/events/event/art-wise-leonardo-drew
Price: Free
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m.
Alexi Kenny and Bridget Kibby: String Theory, Hunter Museum of American Art:
“Two of the most creative minds in music today will convene at the Hunter Museum for an explosive String Theory Season Fourteen opener. … Alexi Kenney (violin) and Bridget Kibbey (harp) will delight audiences with a genre-bending program including Kibbey’s own adaptations for harp and treasured chamber music selections. A ‘musician to watch’ (NY Times) and ‘the Yo-Yo Ma of the harp,’ these artists artfully intermingle intimacy and virtuosity to create musical alchemy.”
https://www.stringtheorymusic.org/concerts/alexi-kenney-bridget-kibbey
Price: $10 for students
Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
Historical American Music Concert, Greenway Farms Dog Park, Hixson:
“Host of the popular roots music history podcast ‘American Songcatcher,’ Nicholas Edward Williams is a 36-year-old multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who is dedicated to playing it forward by preserving the songs and styles that have shaped our country: ragtime, Piedmont blues, traditional folk, old time and early country. Williams has spent the last 15 years touring around the US, the UK, Western Europe and Australia, blending the roots music spectrum in his own style.”
https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103130261-nicholas-edward-williams-at-greenway-farms-dog-park
Price: Free
Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra: Enigma Variations, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium: The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kayoko Dan, is performing Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Jean Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D minor and Jessie Montgomery’s Banner for Chamber Orchestra, featuring Russian violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, who is currently based in the UK.
https://chattanoogasymphony.org/events/enigma-variations-2022-10-20-730-pm/#program
Price: $10 for students
Monday, Oct. 31, 6 p.m.
Danish String Quartet, Hunter Museum of American Art: “Whether classical masterworks of the chamber music oeuvre or rollicking Scandinavian folk music, the Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet brings their ‘rampaging energy’ (as described by The New Yorker) to spellbound audiences. … Their return to the String Theory stage will deliver two classical delicacies, [one of which]: The Purcell chacony, full of emotion, will no doubt exploit the quartet’s ‘intense blend, extreme dynamic variation (in which they seem glued together), perfect intonation even on harmonics, and constant vitality and flow.’ (Gramophone).”
https://www.stringtheorymusic.org/concerts/danish-string-quartet#tickets
Price: $10 for students
