Saturday, September 8, 2018

Miller Park Grand Re-Opening, Friday, September 14, 2018


The daylong event will begin at 11 a.m. with a ribbon cutting and remarks from Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, EPB President and CEO David Wade, River City Company President Kim White, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee President and CEO Dr. J.D. Hickey, followed by music from Carlos Colon & His Tropical Swing Band and Hip Hop CHA on the EPB Community Stage.
Events and entertainment will pick up again at 6 p.m. with performances on the EPB Community Stage and Miller Plaza, including an evening market with local vendors in Waterhouse Pavilion.
Road closures along E. 10th St. and E. Martin Luther King Blvd. from Market St. to Georgia Ave. will begin at 5 p.m.
Full schedule:
    11 a.m.: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
    11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Carlos Colon & His Tropical Swing Band
    12:45-2 p.m.: Hip Hop CHA
    2-6 p.m.: Park open
    6-6:10 p.m.: Mayor Andy Berke remarks (EPB Community Stage)
    6 p.m.-8 p.m.: Miller Plaza Market opens
    6:15 p.m.: Hive Theory (EPB Community Stage)
    7:15 p.m.: Ogya World Music Band (Miller Plaza Stage)
    8:30-10 p.m.: The Power Players feat. Voices of The Creative Underground, Willie Kitchens, Amber Carrington and more (EPB Community Stage)
In addition to the concerts, the opening will also feature a variety of performance artists — Dollies of Fire Troupe, Veridian Bellydance of Movement Arts Collective, The Jugglers Assembly, aerialists and an interactive LED light installation by The Enterprise Center and CHA Art/Dev.
On Saturday, Sept. 15, Public Art Chattanooga will hold its final input session for the CHA Creates public art plan at Miller Park from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.


FULL SCHEDULE:
11 a.m.: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Carlos Colon & His Tropical Swing Band
12:45-2 p.m.: Hip Hop CHA
2:00 p.m.: Play in the Park begins with interactive lawn games
3:00 p.m.: Operation Get Active will be playing soccer with students of all ages on the lawn and the Creative Discovery Museum will host fun, interactive, & hands-on activities for families
3:45 p.m.: Storytime with Chattanooga Library and a visit from The Biblioburro, a mobile library, will visit from East Lake Language Arts
4:00 p.m.: Color your City with 800 Collective - Color Your City" is a series of artworks conceived by 800 Collective artists Josiah Golson and Mary Ann Twitty. For the "Play in the Park," Josiah Golson will facilitate the creation of a piece in which Chattanoogans will help paint a work through a "paint by numbers" approach that expresses their ideas of the relationship between community and innovation.
6-8:00 p.m.: Miller Plaza Market opens
6:15 p.m.: Hive Theory (EPB Community Stage)
7:15 p.m.: Ogya World Music Band (Miller Plaza Stage)
8:30-10 p.m.: The Power Players feat. Voices of THECREATIVEUNDERGROUND, Willie Kitchens, Amber Carrington and more (EPB Community Stage)
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