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      "description":"<p><strong>This will be a 3-WEEK course, every Saturday</strong><br><br>G2G teaches LA style salsa and bachata dance classes in Chattanooga, TN. Our three-week courses are tailored to maximize your experience and learning. Come alone or with a partner! Our group courses are a great way to meet new people and hone your skills. No previous dance experience required, just a smile and a positive attitude!<br><br><em><strong>Register online</strong> to reserve a spot. Space is limited!</em><br><br><strong>BEG BACHATA DANCE COURSE - 3 CLASSES TOTAL:</strong><br>Start Date: 11/7/26 - 11/21/26<br>Every Saturday from 10:30 am-12 pm</p> <p><strong>COST:</strong><br>Individual: $70 (3, 90-min classes)<br>Couples: $130 (3, 90-min classes)</p> <p><em>Since this course is progressive, no drop-ins are allowed.</em></p>",
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      "description":"<p>Amber Autry is a Nashville-based stand-up comedian known for her high-energy performances and sharp, relatable humor. An ancestor of iconic singing cowboy Gene Autry, Amber honed her comedic skills at Chicago&rsquo;s renowned Second City before transitioning to stand-up. Now a headliner, her dynamic stage presence has led her to share the spotlight with comedy heavyweights such as Fortune Feimster, Whitney Cummings, and Tim Meadows. Autry's growing acclaim includes features on Peacock TV, Drybar Comedy, and Don&rsquo;t Tell Comedy, as well as a recent appearance on Netflix&rsquo;s \"Introducing...\" In 2026, Autry sold out comedy clubs across the US, shot her first solo live special (release TBD) and is embarking on her first theater run called the Happy Holler Tour.</p>",
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      "description":"<p>The Chattanooga Symphony &amp; Opera presents <em>Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert</em> featuring composer John Williams&rsquo; GRAMMY&reg;-winning score performed live to the film. Fans will experience the scope and grandeur of this beloved film in a live symphonic concert experience led by conductor Ben Palmer on November 7 &amp; 8, 2026 at Memorial Auditorium.</p> <p>After the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion&rsquo;s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin.</p> <p>&copy; &amp; &trade; Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Presentation Licensed by Disney Concerts in association with Warner/Chappell Music.</p>",
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      "description":"<p>Get ready for a powerful night of country music with Jackson Dean, the Maryland-born singer-songwriter known for his gravelly vocals, rugged energy, and distinctive blend of country, Southern rock, and soulful Americana. Bursting onto the national scene with his platinum-certified hit &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t Come Lookin&rsquo;,&rdquo; Dean has earned a devoted following for his raw storytelling, adventurous spirit, and electrifying live performances. His latest album, <em>Magnolia Sage</em>, showcases an evolving sound that balances hard-driving rock influences with more reflective, heartfelt songwriting, featuring standout tracks like &ldquo;Heavens to Betsy,&rdquo; &ldquo;Fearless (The Echo),&rdquo; and &ldquo;Be Your Man.&rdquo; On the Magnolia Sage Tour, Dean brings his signature intensity and unmistakable voice to the stage for an unforgettable celebration of modern country music.</p> <p>Doors: 6:30pm</p>",
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      "description":"<p>The Chattanooga Symphony &amp; Opera presents <em>Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert</em> featuring composer John Williams&rsquo; GRAMMY&reg;-winning score performed live to the film. Fans will experience the scope and grandeur of this beloved film in a live symphonic concert experience led by conductor Ben Palmer on November 7 &amp; 8, 2026 at Memorial Auditorium.</p> <p>After the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion&rsquo;s defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin.</p> <p>&copy; &amp; &trade; Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Presentation Licensed by Disney Concerts in association with Warner/Chappell Music.</p>",
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      "description":"<p>Experience an evening of orchestral music featuring the Southern Adventist University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Laurie Redmer Cadwallader. Join us on November 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Collegedale Church of Seventh-Day Adventists for an inspiring concert showcasing the talent and artistry of Southern&rsquo;s student musicians. The concert will also be livestreamed at southern.edu/music.</p>",
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      "title":"Bowling for Soup",
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      "start":"2026-11-10 19:30:00",
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      "description":"<p>Easily one of the most enduring, recognizable, and entertaining bands in pop punk, <strong>Bowling For Soup</strong> have spent more than three decades proving that big hooks, bigger laughs, and an unwavering connection with fans never go out of style. Since forming in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994, and later relocating to Denton, the self-proclaimed 9th Greatest Band Of All Time has carved out a career built not just on hit songs, but on consistency, authenticity, and an unmatched ability to make every show feel like a celebration.</p> <p>If the sun&rsquo;s out and Bowling For Soup are on stage, you&rsquo;re in for more than just a concert, you&rsquo;re in for a party. Their live shows have become the stuff of legend: packed with massive singalongs, spontaneous comedy, playful crowd interaction, and a level of energy that transforms even the largest festival stages into something that feels intimate and personal. It&rsquo;s this unique blend of humor and heart that has kept fans coming back year after year.</p> <p>Like many great bands, BFS earned their success the hard way. Through the late &rsquo;90s, they toured relentlessly in vans, playing anywhere and everywhere they could, slowly building a devoted grassroots following. Their breakthrough came in 2000 when &ldquo;The Bitch Song&rdquo; unexpectedly gained traction in the UK, opening the door to international success. What followed was a run of era-defining pop punk anthems, including the Grammy-nominated &ldquo;Girl All The Bad Guys Want,&rdquo; the nostalgic smash &ldquo;1985,&rdquo; &ldquo;Punk Rock 101,&rdquo; and &ldquo;High School Never Ends&rdquo;, songs that continue to resonate across generations.</p> <p>Beyond radio and charts, Bowling For Soup embedded themselves firmly in pop culture. Their contributions include instantly recognizable theme songs for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Phineas and Ferb, as well as appearances across film, television, and soundtracks that introduced their music to entirely new audiences. Their ability to balance humor with genuine songwriting has made their catalog both fun and surprisingly enduring.</p> <p>In recent years, the band have celebrated major milestones that highlight both their longevity and continued relevance. Their 30th anniversary was marked by sold-out tours across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, alongside celebrations of the 20th anniversary of their breakout album A Hangover You Don&rsquo;t Deserve. These tours didn&rsquo;t just revisit nostalgia, they reinforced that Bowling For Soup remain as vital and engaging as ever.</p> <p>In early 2025, longtime guitarist and founding member Chris Burney stepped away from touring due to health concerns, marking the end of an era for the band. While his presence is deeply missed, Jaret Reddick (vocals/guitar), Gary Wiseman (drums), and Rob Felicetti (bass) have continued forward, honoring his legacy while maintaining the spirit and identity that fans know and love. As they&rsquo;ve said themselves: some roles can&rsquo;t be replaced, only respected.</p> <p>What truly sets Bowling For Soup apart is their relationship with their audience. Their fanbase now spans multiple generations, with original fans bringing their kids, many of whom already know every lyric. It&rsquo;s a rare achievement, and a testament to the band&rsquo;s staying power. Whether performing for a few thousand fans in a packed club or tens of thousands at major festivals, their chemistry, warmth, and comedic timing create an inclusive, spontaneous, and unforgettable shared experience.</p> <p>Bowling For Soup continue to evolve while staying true to everything that made them beloved in the first place. Add in a strong and ever-growing social media presence, where their humor and personality shine just as brightly offstage as on it, and it&rsquo;s clear that Bowling For Soup aren&rsquo;t just surviving in today&rsquo;s music landscape, they&rsquo;re thriving in it. And with the band currently back in the studio recording their first new album since 2022, the best may genuinely be yet to come.</p> <p>More than 30 years in, Bowling For Soup remain a band defined not just by their past success, but by their ongoing ability to connect, entertain, and bring people together. Pop punk may have changed over the years, but thanks to BFS, it&rsquo;s still alive, still loud, and still one hell of a good time.</p> <hr> <p>Also featuring:</p> <p><strong>Ballyhoo!</strong> (Pop)</p> <p>Through 25 years and eight independent albums, the last four on their own Right Coast Records, Ballyhoo! have earned the exclamation point which marks their name. Starting in the basement of their mom&rsquo;s Aberdeen, MD, home, rocking out on guitar and drums respectively, practicing every day, brothers Howi and Donald Spangler formed the proto-punk band in the mold of Green Day and Nirvana, with an eye towards the emerging ska genre led by Goldfinger, Sublime, 311 and No Doubt.</p> <p>The group&rsquo;s eighth and most recent studio album, the breezy, ska-fueled, hook-filled Message to the World, on their own Right Coast Records, finds the self-declared &ldquo;beach-rockers,&rdquo; having grown up in public, accepting the responsibilities of adulthood while still hanging on to their dreams of world domination.</p> <p>With its newest members now veterans &ndash; keyboardist Vandrey has been in the band since 2000, while bassist Lucera joined in 2014 &ndash; Ballyhoo! is ready for what the future brings. Stylistically, their music ranges from the hard-edged punk of 2018&rsquo;s Detonate, which captured the feelings of anger and depression from dealing with personal loss and the exhaustion generated by over a decade on the road, to the island reggae beats of the follow-up, Message to the World.</p> <p>&ldquo;Whatever you want to achieve, just focus on that and work towards it,&rdquo; explains Howi about the Ballyhoo! ethos. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry about followers, views or even money. Just keep making good stuff. One day it may be possible to finally quit that day job and live your dream full time.&rdquo;</p> <p>Ballyhoo! is still doing just that, purveying good vibes, positivity and fun live shows meant to take you away from real life for just a little bit.</p> <hr> <p>Also featuring:</p> <p><strong>rosecoloredworld</strong> (Rock)</p> <p>Born from the cracks in the concrete, rosecoloredworld turns pain into power and sound into salvation. Blending raw emotion with explosive energy, they deliver a genre-defying sound that cuts deep and dares you to feel something real. With lyrics that challenge the status quo and live shows that leave everything on the stage, rosecoloredworld creates a space where vulnerability meets rebellion. They're not just making music-they're building a world where you're seen, heard, and empowered to fight for your truth.</p>",
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      "description":"<p>Born and raised in Compton, Keb' took the first steps of his remarkable journey at the age of 21, when he landed a gig playing with Jefferson Airplane violinist Papa John Creach. For the next 20 years, he would work primarily behind the scenes, establishing himself as a respected guitarist, songwriter, and arranger with a unique gift for linking the past and present in his evocative playing and singing. Though he recorded a one-off album in 1980 under his birth name, Kevin Moore, it wasn't until 1994 that he would introduce the world to Keb' Mo' with the release of his widely acclaimed self-titled debut. Critics were quick to take note of his modern, genre-bending take on old school sounds, and two years later, Keb' garnered his first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album with Just Like You. In the decades to come, he would go on to take home four more Grammy Awards; top the Billboard Blues Chart eight times and perform everywhere from Carnegie Hall to The White House.</p>",
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      "title":"America the Beautiful u2013 Special Limited Engagement",
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      "start":"2026-11-11 00:00:00",
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      "description":"<p>Narrated by Emmy&reg; Award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer (&ldquo;Frasier&rdquo;), <a href=\"https://americathebeautifulmovie.com/\" target=\"_blank\">America the Beautiful</a> is a new cinematic experience premiering Veteran&rsquo;s Day (November 11) at IMAX&reg; and Giant Screen theaters.</p> <p>Featuring breathtaking large-format cinematography, the immersive theatrical experience celebrates the extraordinary beauty of America as it celebrates 250 years, and the importance of preserving it for future generations. </p> <p>America the Beautiful is directed by Emmy and Critic&rsquo;s Choice nominated Jennifer Casey (&ldquo;Extreme Weather&rdquo; &ldquo;The Last Wright&rdquo;). Mission Partners Entertainment Group, in association with the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, produced the film funded by America The Beautiful Foundation. Chris Dorsey and Charlie Potter serve as executive producers. </p> <p>Tickets are available at <a href=\"https://tickets.tnaqua.org/events/01a14b78-f760-101f-7464-ee388e485e4d\" target=\"_blank\">https://tickets.tnaqua.org</a>. More information is available at<a href=\"https://americathebeautifulmovie.com/\" target=\"_blank\"> https://americathebeautifulmovie.com/</a>.</p>",
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      "title":"Christone u201cKingfishu201d Ingram u2013 The Hard Road Tour",
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      "description":"<p>Hailed by Rolling Stone as &ldquo;a rare 21st century guitar hero and the undisputed future of the blues,&rdquo; <strong>Christone &ldquo;Kingfish&rdquo; Ingram</strong> stands at the crossroads of history and innovation, channeling the spirit of the Delta while boldly reimagining what comes next. Now, with his new album, Hard Road, Kingfish looks back at his extraordinary GRAMMY&reg; Award-winning journey thus far by lighting out for previously unexplored musical territory, infusing his signature sound with a genre-blurring approach fraught with creative urgency and heretofore untapped emotional range.</p> <p>Executive Produced by Ingram and Ric Whitney for Kingfish&rsquo;s newly minted Red Zero Records with production by Patrick &ldquo;Guitar Boy&rdquo; Hayes, Nick Goldston, and longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge, Hard Road is Ingram&rsquo;s most sophisticated and musically ambitious collection yet, one which renews the long tradition of the blues by welding it to multiple strains of contemporary Black music. Songs like &ldquo;Nothin&rsquo; But Your Love&rdquo; and the fiery &ldquo;Voodoo Charm&rdquo; see Kingfish effortlessly uniting classic blues licks with hard rock, no-holds-barred funk, soulful pop, and velvety R&amp;B, all with resounding immediacy and astounding eloquence. With each album, Kingfish has upped his already prodigious game, not only in his breathtaking guitar playing but in the increasing strength of his deeply personal songcraft and vocals marked by a depth of expression well beyond his 26 years.</p> <p>&ldquo;I feel like this is one of the first times people will be seeing me outside of just the blues thing,&rdquo; Kingfish says. &ldquo; I&rsquo;ve always wanted to do music that showcases my voice and my songwriting as well as my guitar playing. And I feel like this is the first album that showcases this approach.&rdquo;</p> <p>A native son of Clarksdale, Mississippi &mdash; the de-facto Ground Zero for the Delta blues, just a stone&rsquo;s throw from the fabled crossroads where Robert Johnson made his fateful deal with the devil &mdash; Kingfish&rsquo;s six-string prowess first turned heads when he was still but a teenager. Though steeped in the tones of B.B. King, Albert King, and Buddy Guy, what set Ingram apart was how he expanded the form, blending in funk, soul, rock, pop, and jazz to create what has proven an evolving body of work that has drawn accolades, acclaim, and honors from all corners of the globe. 2019&rsquo;s debut album, Kingfish, topped Billboard&rsquo;s &ldquo;Blues Albums&rdquo; for an incredible 91 weeks and earned him his first GRAMMY&reg; Award nomination, plus three Blues Music Awards, including &ldquo;Album of the Year.&rdquo; Kingfish followed up with 2021&rsquo;s 662, titled after his hometown MS area code, which won both the GRAMMY&reg; Award and Blues Music Award for &ldquo;Best Contemporary Blues Album.&rdquo; In 2023, the incendiary Live In London received yet another GRAMMY&reg; Award nomination as well as his second Blues Music Award for &ldquo;Album of the Year&rdquo; and third consecutive triumph in the &ldquo;Best Contemporary Blues Album.&rdquo;</p> <p>Having now seen the world and returned home irrevocably changed, Kingfish was determined to push himself as a songwriter, baring his soul and revealing new shades to his character. &ldquo;Crosses&rdquo; showcases Kingfish&rsquo;s personal spirituality with a righteous roar of rock &lsquo;n&rsquo; roll testimony while &ldquo;Clearly&rdquo; and the heartbreaking &ldquo;Hard To Love&rdquo; sees him reaching acceptance that the path he&rsquo;s chosen for himself is strewn with both the highest of highs but also agonizing lows.</p> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still learning this songwriting thing as I go,&rdquo; says Kingfish. &ldquo;I learned telling your story is the best story. I&rsquo;m having more personal life experiences as I go and that plays a big part in the songwriting. I always try to get a little bit more personal than before. I have a journal pad here in the studio but most of the time I&rsquo;m pretty much writing on my phone. The writing goes on in the studio, it goes on in the hotel room and on the bus. If the line comes, I&rsquo;ll just jot it down in my notes. I feel like, for musicians, that part of us kind of never turns off.&rdquo;</p> <p>Dripping with lusty energy and bewitching sensuality, the slinky funk of &ldquo;S.S.S.&rdquo; expands the parameters of Kingfish&rsquo;s music to incorporate other facets of his personal tastes. The elemental power of his guitar remains at the center, with its searing tone and squalls of blistering leads, but Hard Road makes unexpected stops at smooth R&amp;B, pop, and neo-soul, genres that tend to demand a bit more delicacy in their arrangements and instrumentation.</p> <p>&ldquo;In those genres of music, you have to be a little more restrained with your playing,&rdquo; Kingfish says. &ldquo;You have to tell a story rather than being all over the place. That&rsquo;s a good thing, because it showcases another side of my playing, rather than people thinking that I might be a one trick pony when it comes to guitar techniques.\"</p> <p>None of which to say Kingfish has pulled back from his spellbinding guitar mastery &ndash; far from it. His playing throughout is fraught with flash, fervor, and finesse that retains its deep roots in the electric blues tradition while ascending to new heights of technical prowess and dynamic invention.</p> <p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get me wrong,&rdquo; Kingfish says, &ldquo;there&rsquo;s definitely some shredding this on the record. But I feel like there&rsquo;s more subtlety as well. It&rsquo;s a good balance, I think. I just love what I do,&rdquo; he adds. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m passionate about the guitar and I want to showcase that. I&rsquo;m not trying to impress anybody.&rdquo;</p> <p>Kingfish is supported in his resolute efforts by a divergent trio of producers, each of whom brings something exceptional to the proceedings. Tom Hambridge, a 4x GRAMMY&reg; Award-winner known for his work alongside such iconic artists as Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, James Cotton, and countless others, once again took his place behind the board having previously collaborated with Kingfish on his two previous studio recordings.</p> <p>&ldquo;Me and Tom have a really good working relationship,&rdquo; Kingfish says. &ldquo;We have a chemistry for sure. The new songs we wrote together, like &lsquo;Voodoo Charm,&rsquo; all came together quite nicely. For me, Tom brings experience. He&rsquo;s taught me a lot about songwriting, about telling a story and how to paint a picture to the audience.&rdquo;</p> <p>Eager to up the ante for Hard Road, Kingfish also enlisted pop songwriter/producer Nick Goldston &ndash; with whom he previously collaborated on 2020&rsquo;s &ldquo;Rock &amp; Roll,&rdquo; an intensely emotional tribute to his late mother, Princess Pride &ndash; as well as Patrick &ldquo;Guitarboy&rdquo; Hayes,&rdquo; a veteran producer/musician who has worked with R&amp;B stars like Trey Songz, Usher, and Keyshia Cole and first made Kingfish&rsquo;s acquaintance while both attended the 2020 GRAMMY&reg; Awards. Each producer guided their respective sessions towards varying sounds and styles, offering Kingfish fresh perspectives on how to approach his own utterly distinctive artistry, from his signature instrumental proficiency to bringing heretofore untapped depth to his vocal abilities.</p> <p>\"With Patrick and Nick, I learned more about singing melodies,&rdquo; Kingfish says, &ldquo;Singing something that the listener can remember and hum or sing along to. It&rsquo;s different from the sort of straight blues I&rsquo;m used to. You know, in the blues you have that gospelly, minor pentatonic singing. But these other genres, you have to really sing each line, if that makes sense.&rdquo;</p> <p>Hard Road marks still another milestone for Kingfish as the first-ever release on his own Red Zero Records. Co-founded by Kingfish and manager Ric Whitley, the newly launched label will further his avowed mission to propel the blues ever onwards by giving a platform to uplift not only young artists like himself but hard-working regional musicians who have yet to surface into national consciousness.</p> <p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s something me and Ric have been talking about since 2019,&rdquo; Kingfish says. &ldquo;I was watching a Sam Cooke documentary, and he was, right before his death, putting together a label. Something he said on the documentary, he said he just wanted to give a chance to artists who didn&rsquo;t get the same opportunity as he did, or no opportunity at all. So that what we&rsquo;re trying to do over here. Not only do I have complete control of my music, but the big thing for me was, there&rsquo;s a whole lot of other guys and girls that&rsquo;s leading the life in this blues world. But they don&rsquo;t have the same resources or the same opportunities as I did. So we&rsquo;re just trying to be that helping hand.&rdquo;</p>",
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