Chattanooga, TN Events

Amal is invited to the 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival and learns how to clog! You do not need a ticket to enter the festival.

In partnership with Bridge Refugee Services, Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors, City of Chattanooga, East Lake Language and Arts (ELLA Library), Playful Evolving Monsters (PEM) and River City.

This is a past event. Explore more HERE.

As the sun sets over the Tennessee River, Amal is looking for somewhere to rest. As she crosses the picturesque Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge, fireflies fill the air. The river below is full of boats that have come especially for her…

In partnership with Bridge Refugee Services, Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors, City of Chattanooga, East Lake Language and Arts (ELLA Library), Playful Evolving Monsters (PEM) and River City.

This is a past event. Explore more HERE.

Bridge Refugee Services (BRS), East Tennessees only refugee resettlement agency, is committed to providing assistance in and protection for our clients inspiring journeys. As a nonprofit agency, BRS seeks to continue the public/private partnerships which enable our professional preservation of the Dignity, Hope, and Opportunity for our clients. Our mission is to provide opportunities for clients to rebuild their lives after suffering persecution so that they become productive and contributing members of the community. Please join us online at bridgerefugees.org!

ELLA Library nurtures the expression and exchange of knowledge and culture through storysharing using different modes and mediums of artistic expression to connect people. We believe that storysharing inspires social change and helps our community gain understanding of themselves and others.

Playful Evolving Monsters LLC (PEM), under the direction of TJ Hanretta, is a collective of theatre and puppetry artists, performers, and educators who use acting and puppetry to nurture personal, social and environmental well-being.  We create activities that foster understanding and collaboration, and act to ensure that all voices are heard and all creativity valued and honored with an eye towards the emergence of a stronger and more inclusive world.  You may catch our puppets and performers roaming, parading, storytelling, dancing, hugging, sharing bubbles or letting kids run through their “rays” at parks, festivals and other venues all over Chattanooga and beyond.  Contact us for more information: [email protected].