You filled this year with genuine community connection. Together we celebrated friends, family, caretakers, and the wonders of nature. Campfire Concerts returned to brighten the seasons with soulful tunes under the stars, supported by Hutton & Smith Brewery, OCI, TN Arts Commission, and Rock/Creek. Every spring and fall, we welcome local bands to the stage for a night of family-friendly fun and entertainment.

In the fall, we co-hosted the English-language premier of a new film, Un Nuevo Pasado (Someday Soon), to honor Hispanic Heritage Month and our Guatemalan friends, sponsored by ArtsBuild, TVFCU, Chattanooga Parks & Outdoors, Clínica Médicos, and Dynamo Studios. In late winter, we shared the serenity of cozy nights outside with the return of our popular Follow the Fire event, sponsored by Chattanooga Whiskey and Naked River Brewing Co. From owl prowls to wolf howls, we enjoyed the fireside together.

Our annual Brunch & Blooms event celebrated spring and returned as a fundraiser to benefit the Philp Memorial Garden. Thanks to Bleu Fox Cheese Shop, Gate 11 Distillery, and Black Creek, we had a beautiful day at the barn and a nice walk to the garden. Established in 1995, this garden contains a beautiful woodland collection of ericaceous plants on our campus that honors Bob Philp, Sr. and his family. Did you know? Ericaceous refers to plants in the heath family that thrive in acidic soils often found in mountainous parts of our region.

Join us as we continue to celebrate the joy of nature!