The Chattanooga Market

This Sunday several antique enthusiasts will be bringing their antiques and collectibles to Chattanooga Market.  It’s always a fun day, full of great buys on these treasures of yesteryear.  Have a collectible of your own you’d like to share?  Bring it to the Pavilion for an opinion on value, trade it, sell it – it’s all about enjoying the hobby! 

Of course we’re gearing up for our Gift Market coming up Dec. 5 & 6th, so you’ll start seeing a little less produce this month, but a whole lot more handmade gifts and holiday specialties, holiday themed gourmet foods and of course there’s always fresh lunch ready-to-eat in the Market Cafe.

Gary Pfaff & the Heartwells have recently been noted as one of the hardest working bands in the business. Touring with nothing more than their van, their music, and a vision as big as their sound, Gary & and the band currently tour over 200 dates a year.

Gary Pfaff was born a musician to a military family in Lahnsthul, Germany in 1978. He grew up listening to his Dad write songs on the piano every night, just downstairs from his room as he went to sleep. Like most kids, he wanted to emulate his father and began learning the piano. But by age 12 Gary switched gears to the guitar and began writing his own songs, landing his first paying gig by age 15.

On learning from his Dad, Gary recalls: “I remember heading up to Nashville (from Atlanta) with my folks for a family vacation at Opry Land and discovering country music. I’ll never forget tagging along with my Dad while he dropped off demo tapes to Ronnie Milsap and The Oakridge Boys. Back then I was too young to understand what we were doing there. But I definitely had a surreal flashback when I recently found myself pitching my own songs on the same streets in Nashville.”

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We’re celebrating our unique, entrepreneurial, fun, beautiful city this weekend by featuring all things CHATTANOOGA on Sunday, November 1st. 

Live on the EPB stage:

Letty & Georgia 11:30 – 12:30
Mountain School of Folk 1:00 – 2:00
Baaddmojo 2:30 – 3:30

We’ll have over 130 vendors selling their one-of-a-kind arts, crafts and gourmet foods; it’s not too early to start shopping for the upcoming holiday season!  Relax this Sunday and enjoy a beautiful Fall day downtown with us.  Plan on coming for lunch in the Market Cafe where you’ll find plenty of local eateries.  Pick up a pumpkin, fresh picked apples, or some Fall flowers while you’re shopping!

Wurstbrats Oompah Band is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994. They play a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes.

In the Chattanooga area, the Wurstbrats Oompah Band has earned the respect of accomplished ballroom dancers. However, they are also known for their ability and willingness to customize the musical program to meet the needs and preferences of its audience. Songs are selected and tempos are adjusted in order to accommodate the dancing abilities of those in attendance.

The Wurstbrats have played for listening audiences, as well as for weddings, picnics, military reunions, and charity events.

Everyone is looking forward to our annual fire house chili cook-off.  This year’s event is sure to live up to it’s reputation as THE CHILI COOK-OFF of Chattanooga.  Competing are 5 of our finest fire houses in the area.  Make no mistake, these firemen take this job very seriously!  They’ve been formulating, testing, tasting and cooking chili with 2 things in mind – Winning the Best Chili Award and raising money for our local MDA!  Competing firehouses are:

• Sation 1 (returning champions 2008) -  winning High Rise Chili
• Station 13 (Lucky 13) -  Red Hot Satisfaction Chili
• Stations 4 & 10 (4/10 Split) - Manuelson’s Meaty Madness Chili
• Station 19 (Hook ‘N Ladle) – Fire in the Hole Chili
• new entrant Cleveland, TN Fire House (Loui’s Red Shirt Mafia) – Hillbilly Chili

First Tickets: $7.50 (additional tickets: $5.00) Gets you a serving from each competing Fire House.  All proceeds benefit the MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) of Chattanooga. 

Thursday Market & Music Series @ Miller Plaza

Sean goes to great lengths to show people love.  When asked about his music, his reply is “I am called to smallness, to serve through music, not vice versa.”

Whether playing at a coffee house, stadium, corporate picnic or Christmas party, or speaking at a conference, SMC has a phenomenal ability to disarm any audience with his quick wit and engaging stage presence. He casts a lasting impression amongst fans and critics alike and has participated in 700+ events for companies, singles, college students, women’s & men’s groups, and youth groups across 22 states. And he’s only just begun

He takes his passion for music a step further with his involvement with World Vision, which is a relief organization that deals with the elimination of poverty for children around the world. He plays shows, and allows people to sponsor children at the show, as he does himself.

His experience includes appearing on the CD “Let the Nations Be Glad” with Scott Olsen and Sandi Patti, performing at the Gospel Music Association in 2009, and working on a new CD to be produced by the team of Ken Lewis and Scott Dente (Six Pence None The Richer, Out of the Grey, Amy Grant, Cindy Morgan, Ben Folds, Carly Simon, and many others)

We’re goin’ global this Sunday – all under the First Tennessee Pavilion as the AEC presents it’s 10th annual Culture Fest Event!  This free family festival celebrates the cultural diversity of the Chattanooga region through musical and dance performances, educational displays, interactive booths, kids activities, art and food.  Market goers can sample “flavors of the world” with a variety of vendors and local restaurants and watch chefs in our community demonstrate how to prepare some of these ethnic dishes.  The list of entertainers is long with the EPB stage occupied all day with the sights and sounds of cultural music and dance.

Performers include:

• Tulsi - world-fusion incorporating sitar, harmonium, violin, keyboard and vocals
• Dandasha Dance Company- sword and zil (finger cymbal) dances
• India Association of Chattanooga – modern and classical Indian dances featuring youth of the Chattanooga Indian community.
• Zazzua – traditional dance and drum from Nigeria
• Chattanooga Chinese Association – dances, vocal and instrumental music
• Kofi Mawuko- a master of the djembe, kpalogo and other African drums
• Olta – Chattanooga’s own Celtic band
• John Jaramillo – Flamenco Dances of Spain
• Burundi Band – traditional and contemporary African music in Swahili by Burundian refugees who have relocated to Chattanooga
• Society for Creative Anachronism – demonstration of the dances and combat skills of pre-17th-century Europe
• Body Martial Arts – demonstration of martial arts through choreographed fight sequences, synchronized forms, weapons, breaking elements and dramatic showmanship

With extended hours this Sunday there’s plenty of time to experience the entire event – See you on Sunday!