Don Eaves Heritage House Arts & Civic Center - City of Chattanooga
Don Eaves Heritage House is run by the City of Chattanooga's Department of Community Development
DON EAVES HERITAGE HOUSE is NOW OPEN FOR PRIVATE RENTALS --
If interested, please contact Manager Chris Holley AT:
cholleyATchattanoogaDOTgov OR (423) 855-9474
- And, as always -- THANK YOU for your continued patronage & support! Chris Holley - Manager & Kris Jones - Arts Assistant
Don Eaves Heritage House
Arts & Civic Center
08/30/2025
THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING PICNIC BENCHES --
We had several park guests come to Heritage House in panic this week, as it appeared the benches near the tree-lined end of the playground WERE GONE --
Don't worry -- they've just BEEN MOVED out of the way of the upcoming playground construction --
They're currently near the barn stage . . .
08/28/2025
27 AUGUST 2025 -- Harvesting Inclusive Play UPDATE . . . !
* fr. Skyler Philips with H.I.P.
"Hello . It's time for a long overdue update.
What was on track to be a great grand opening summer turned into a huge disappointment. The delays are unavoidable and NOT anyone's fault.
Everything was going great as we began installation of the equipment until we hit huge chunks of solid limestone.
We are having to figure out where the rock is and how we can work around it.
Of course it is frustrating for all of us but rest assured we are still moving forward and Harvesting Inclusive Playground will open as soon as possible.
Feel free to ask any questions of HARVESTING INCLUSIVE PLAY on their Facebook site.
WE WILL MAKE IT WORK, I promise.
On a positive note, the donor bricks are here, that is something else we were waiting on, so it's not all bad news.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
I will update you again as soon as I have more information.
Skyler Philips - Harvesting Inclusive Play
08/13/2025
* SONGS we will NOT be singing at our KARAOKE SING-A-LONG CAFE this Friday --
• "Purple Rain" by Prince
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas
• "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics
• "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
• "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors
• "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by C.C.R.
• "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbitt
SO, feel free to sing any OTHER song at one of our two cafes --
We'll gather from 12:30-2:30 and 6-8pm downstairs in the Heritage House Fireplace Room --
FEEL FREE to bring a sack lunch / dinner, as well, to enjoy between the songs . . .
See you soon!
08/13/2025
GENTLE (CHAIR) YOGA is ON for tomorrow* --
*(Thursday, August 14th)
Understandably (what with the severe rain and all), we had a small turnout for GENTLE (CHAIR) YOGA with Ms. Anita today --
HOWEVER, not to be deterred --
We WILL be having class tomorrow from noon - 1pm.
COME JOIN US and SEE what everyone is talking about --
AND leave the class feeling MORE FLEXIBLE, RENEWED, and REFRESHED!
*** PLEASE NOTE: Pictured image is to "get your attention" only -- NOT an actual exercise you will have to perform . . . ;-)
08/13/2025
The RIGHT movie for the 'weird' weather we've been having --
JOIN US upstairs at Heritage House TOMORROW (Aug. 14) for:
THE WIZARD OF OZ!
"When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (JUDY GARLAND) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz.
They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (RAY BOLGER) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (JACK HALEY) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (BERT LAHR) who wants courage.
The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (MARGARET HAMILTON) in order to earn his help . . .
* RATED 98% / 89% (audience) on RottenTomatoes.com
"Anyone who can refrain from weeping as Dorothy cries "Aunty Em, I'm frightened!" deserves to be locked in a tower for all eternity."
-- Mark Kermode - THE OBSERVER (UK)
• Heritage House DOORS open at 6pm -- COME EARLY for a good seat!
• TRAILERS at 6:45pm
• FEATURE at 7pm SHARP!
• Audience Q&A to follow screening
• Free admission
Another of our partnerships par excellence with the Chattanooga Public Library is today from 1pm-4pm, with "Poppy" the pop up library, popping in AT:
The Don Eaves Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road, 37421.
Poppy will continue to pop over every First Tuesday from 1pm-4pm.
We hope you can persuade your peeps to pop over on a pilgrimage to peruse and partake of the panacea of publications! Poppy is predicted to become particularly popular.
In addition, if you are a book patron who may have the proclivity to proclaim and promote the panache of your favorite publications, or to perceive the persuasive proclamations of others, we partner with the library every 4th Thursday for a 'share your favorites' book club promptly at 6:30pm.
Perceiving you promptly! (See you soon!)
The proprietors of Don Eaves Heritage House *(text by the talented Chris Holley - mgr. :-)
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Heritage House is an arts & civic center run by the City of Chattanooga Department of Youth & Family Development.
We feature a wide variety of free arts events nearly every week of the month (seven in all at last count . . . !)
Our free public arts activities include:
SongWriters’ Night presented by the Chattanooga Songwriters Association -- A coffee house concert with all-original acoustic songs (and the stories that inspired them) presented in an intimate setting (every 2nd Thursday of the month from 7pm - 9pm)
Maker Night -- A creatives potluck & mixer designed for the artistically-minded. Bring your project and a simple side and join us! (every 1st Thursday of the month at 6pm)
English Country Dance (four sessions/month every Tuesday from 7-9pm) *(We just had our ‘graduation ball in early June, but we’ll be starting back up in August 2018!) -- Free historical dancing lessons taught by the charming Susanne Ford; no experience or partner required; bring sneakers or flats to dance in -- the SLIPPERIER THE BETTER!
Golden Age of Hollywood Classic Film Series -- Renowned American-made classics* on the big screen every 3rd Thursday of the month at 2 & 7pm. Curated from recent hi-def restorations and accompanied by a souvenir program & free popcorn! *(We make ONE notable exception — a certified ‘TURKEY’ --each November, of course! -- for our screening. :-) See our MAIN Heritage House Facebook site for a list of dates & titles of upcoming film both great ( . . . and not-so.)
The Backlot: A Place for Filmmakers -- ‘The Backlot’ is a get-together designed to connect filmmakers, talent, and crew. Anyone interested in what goes on “behind” or “in-front-of” the camera is welcome to attend. ‘The Backlot’ usually features a high-profile speaker from the motion picture industry and/or a workshop given by a working professional in their respective area of film craft. Lastly, ’The Backlot’ acts as a workspace for production companies to hold casting calls, script readings, & screenings of their finished works and works-in-progress. Held every third Monday, (weather & national holidays permitting) from 6 - 9:00pm
International Film Series -- In the mood for something a bit more exotic in your cinema fare? Heritage House presents essential foreign films (with English subtitles, of course!) every 4th Thursday at 2 & 7pm. Countries represented this year include France, Germany, Great Britain, and Japan, just to name a few!
Heritage House also serves as the office for the Chattanooga SE TN Film Commission, which helps film productions with locations, permitting, and connecting them with the resources they need to make their production a reality. No matter the size of your film, give us a call at: (423) 855-9474 OR email Production Liaison Chris Holley at: [email protected] -- We’re sure we can make your shoot a bit easier!
