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Lions Club is Selling Holiday Turkeys

11/29/2016

Anyone who had a rotisserie-roasted or smoked turkey breast from the Signal Mountain Lions Club for Thanksgiving knows how effortless and delectable it was. For those who didn’t, there’s another opportunity: the Lions themselves will be roasting, smoking and selling them for Christmas, too!

Priced at $40, and 10-12 pounds before cooking, these tender, tasty turkeys can be ordered any Saturday at Ace Hardware, 517 Subs or by calling Gary Lowder at (423) 400-5198. Drive-through pick-up is at Althaus Park (behind the Signal Mountain Country Club) on December 23 from 4-6 p.m.

To complete your meal, sides can be ordered from Pruett’s, making dinner preparations painless. Best of all, the proceeds benefit the Lions Sight Services, college scholarships and other mountain charities. What a gift for everyone!

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Donate to SMSS Holiday Baskets

11/29/2016

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Bring unwrapped toys, clothes and nonperishable food to the MACC to support SMSS this holiday season.

For many years the annual Town Christmas Tree Lighting has been held at the Mountain Arts Community Center. The event has always featured a wide array of vendors, performances, activities and other festivities. It has consistently been one of the most popular, and best attended, MACC events of the year. Unfortunately, the facility is now unable to accommodate this kind of occupant load, whether associated with a concert, a play or the tree lighting.

Before large events can be held inside the building, a sprinkler system must be installed. The town had the necessary water main installed and was ready to move forward with the sprinkler installation when the discovery of other structural issues led to a comprehensive study of the facility. A Physical Needs Assessment identified a wide range of necessary repairs and renovations, which would require a multi-million dollar investment in the facility. The town is now exploring a variety of options to most effectively address the town’s overall facility needs, with a focus on providing an efficient and functional space for the valued MACC programs. This course of events has obviously delayed the installation of the sprinkler system. The state fire marshal’s office has been very helpful and officials have worked closely with town staff to facilitate continued daily operations, such as music lessons, art and dance classes and small meetings, but MACC will not be able to host large events like the tree lighting inside the building.

In lieu of the Christmas Tree Lighting event, the MACC will collect unwrapped children’s toys, clothing and nonperishable food items in support of Signal Mountain Social Services. Donations will help SMSS’s client families throughout our community have a happy and healthy holiday season. Items will be collected at the MACC facility between December 1 and December 16.

This is a great opportunity to teach children about the benefits of being generous. So, bring the whole family to the MACC at 809 Kentucky Ave., and let your children put items in the barrels. MACC is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Find Holiday Magic at Ruby Falls

11/29/2016

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Meet Santa underground at Ruby Falls!

Christmas Underground returns this holiday season to Ruby Falls! From December 1-18 on Thursdays through Sundays, then daily from December 19-23, take a magical adventure deep within the heart of Lookout Mountain where children discover a secret underground passage to see Santa!

Visit the decorated gemstone mines in this unique setting 26 stories underground. Adventurers go on a journey past the Northern Lights and Sugar Plum Fairy Village, into a tunnel (optional), through an ice cave and to the North Pole where Santa awaits!

This festive event is made for children. Kids will meet Ruby Falls gemstone miners and enjoy interactive fun like panning for gems called "joystone" (which spreads the spirit of Christmas), using the joystone tester and cracking their own joystone geode.

Ruby Falls remains 60 degrees year-round making it the perfect atmosphere to experience nighttime magic during the day. Christmas Underground is in a separate part of the cave from where regular Ruby Falls tours are held. Combo tickets are available for the holiday event and the cave and waterfall tour. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. Admission is $11.95 for everyone ages 3 and up.

Ruby Falls is America’s deepest commercial cave and largest underground waterfall open for public viewing. It features a 145-foot waterfall located 1,120 feet beneath the surface of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. LED lighting is used throughout the castle and waterfall.

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Auditions for “Greater Tuna” Are Nov. 6, 7

11/1/2016

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Auditions for "Greater Tuna," this winter's Signal Mountain Playhouse show, will be held in the Crest Center of Signal Crest United Methodist Church on Sunday, November 6 at 2 p.m., and Monday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. Callbacks will be Tuesday, November 8. The show has parts for two adults who will play all 10 roles in this fast paced Southern comedy. Production dates for "Greater Tuna" will be February 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25.

The comedy "Greater Tuna" isn’t about a great big fish; instead, it’s about characters in a fictional town named Tuna, Texas, and these are characters we all know and love. We might even recognize ourselves in this madcap romp! Debuting in 1981, by 1985 this show was the most produced play in America. It was even produced in the White House for President George H.W. Bush and Barbara, who loved it.

The director of this hilarious comedy will be Michelle Ford, a director and actor of note who lives on the mountain and is a board member of SMPH. Michelle has been in the entertainment industry for 20 years and is a member of the SAG – AFTRA Union (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) for professional actors. She has worked on and offstage in live theater, TV, film and radio. In addition, she had a supporting role in a film that was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Live Action Short category in 2003. With many more theater credits, Michelle will be an ideal director to work under. Locally, her work has been great, too. You may remember her dynamic performance as the leading character, Ethel P. Dowd, in the Playhouse's "The Curious Savage" a few years back.
Michelle told the Mirror that if anyone wants more information about the show before the auditions, they should email her at drama.ford@gmail.com.

The Playhouse thanks Signal Crest United Methodist Church for allowing the organization use the Crest Center for the show, as the MACC auditorium is currently unavailable for productions.

For more information about "Greater Tuna" or the Signal Mountain Playhouse, go to smph.org, the Signal Mountain Playhouse page on Facebook, or call Anne Rittenberry at (423) 886-5243.

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Signal Mountain Happenings

Lions Club is Selling Holiday Turkeys

Donate to SMSS Holiday Baskets

Find Holiday Magic at Ruby Falls

Auditions for “Greater Tuna” Are Nov. 6, 7

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