Wednesday Jazz: Stephen Powers Sextet
Guitarist Stephen Powers has become one of our favorite jazzers here at the Legs. Prodigious technique on guitar coupled with continuous growth as a musician always make for a great evening. For this show, Stephen will be working with the sextet that blew minds when they played for us a few months ago. The band features Grady Dickinson and Matt Roehrich on saxes, Danny Sample on drums, Matt Turnure on drums and Given Graber on bass. Formidable! On the main stage.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
Julie The Queer Who Saved Christmas
Seed Theatre Presents: Julie, The Queer that Saved Christmas
December 12 & 13, 2025 • Barking Legs Theater
Seed Theatre’s beloved holiday tradition returns! Join us for Julie, The Queer that Saved Christmas — a heartfelt, queer-centered story about family, identity, and rediscovering the true meaning of love during the holidays. Written by trans icon Brianna Jean, and brought back annually as our queer holiday staple, Julie is a beautiful, heartwarming story about reuniting family, and finding connections between religious parents and their queer children.
Follow the Mitchell family as they reunite with their adult child, Tiffany, a young trans woman returning home for the first time in years. Through humor, tenderness, conflict, and growth, the family learns what it means to truly show up for one another. This emotional, uplifting story celebrates acceptance, queer resilience, and the power of embracing loved ones exactly as they are.
Come laugh, cry, and celebrate community with us during this annual Chattanooga holiday favorite.
Parent / Guardian Advisory: Julie, The Queer that Saved Christmas
Recommendation: Julie, The Queer that Saved Christmas is intended for youth and adult audiences who can engage with sensitive emotional themes. All ages are welcome to come. Families are encouraged to discuss topics with younger viewers as appropriate as some children may have questions.
Tone: While the play addresses these serious subjects, it is ultimately a heartwarming, inclusive, and affirming story about family, identity, and love.
Language: This production includes mild strong language, including one instance of the word “fucking” and a few uses of “damn” and “hell.”
Content: There are no sexual or drug references. Alcohol is mentioned only in the context of sobriety.
Themes: The play explores meaningful and sometimes heavy topics, including mourning the loss of a loved one, navigating religious trauma, and experiences related to gender identity and coming out.
Accessibility
Barking Legs Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For accommodations or seating needs, please email Seed Theatre at theseedtheatre@gmail.com
What Is Capoeira?
What Is Capoeira?
The performance What Is Capoeira? begins to answer the very question you might be asking right now. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends dance, acrobatics, and music—a tradition so rich it cannot be captured in a single sentence. Through song, movement, live instruments, and storytelling, we will explore it together, traveling through time and space to uncover its rhythm, resilience, and beauty. Along the way, you will experience the true story of how Aaron “Cherokee” Ellison became known around the world as Instrutor Cherokee.
Join us for this free, family-friendly performance at Barking Legs Theater on December 14 at 4 pm, made possible through generous grant funding from Arts Build.
Make The Yuletide Gay
Don your gay apparel and cozy up next to three award-winning songwriters for a night of holiday classics, original music, storytelling, comfort, and joy. 2025 International Folk Music Artist of the Year award winner Crys Matthews is joined by genre-defying artist/activist Heather Mae and shame-slaying singer-songwriter drag queen Flamy Grant for a winter show like no other.
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell
Dexter Bell has been one of the anchors of our Wednesday Jazz in the Lounge from the start. I’m not sure who his “friends” will be this week, but his groups have always brought the power. Big time.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman
Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose mutual love of the history, stories, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of acoustic blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, 1920s jazz, twin fiddle hoe-downs, and original songs and compositions. The duo were artists-in-residence at Symphony Space in New York City for the 2024-25 season and recently released their first full-length duo recording, Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman. As a soloist, Paxton is a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, mainstay of the international blues festival circuit, and former artistic director of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. Lichtman is a master of the clarinet, mandolin, and fiddle whose performance and recording credits include David Byrne, Pokey LaFarge, HBO’s Succession and The Plot Against America, Jim Kweskin, and his own solo projects.
Thank Yule for Being a Friend - A Golden Girls Holiday Musical
Picture it: Chattanooga, TN 2025
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the store, each department was dripping with Yuletide decor. Sophia was nestled all snug in her bed, while visions of sugar prunes danced in her head. Before traveling to spend the Holidays with their families, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose participate in a golden gift exchange full of hilarious surprises. Just as they get to the airport a winter storm blows in, leaving them trapped!
In an unexpected Charles Dickens twist of events, the three grannies must visit their past, present, and future to save Christmas (and find Sophia)...just in time for turkey lurkey. Lucky audience members may even have a chance to make their stage debut and become the next #TokenSophia!
CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Closed for the Holidays
We will be closed for the holidays and will see you all next year!
Concrete
Wesley Chi’s Original Staged Play: Concrete
January 22nd, 23rd, 24th Times TBA
*Mature Audiences Only*
Concrete is an original psychological drama exploring corporate alienation and identity loss. Written and directed by Wesley Chi, this 90-minute play follows a construction worker whose promotion leads him into an increasingly surreal corporate nightmare. The production features a cast of 8 local high school actors and deals with mature themes including mental health struggles and toxic work environments. The play is suitable only for mature audiences (comparable to R-rated content due to strong language and psychological themes).
Wednesday Jazz: Ben Friberg Sextet
Ben Friberg Sextet— Live in the Lobby
Wednesday, January 28, 2025 | Barking Legs Theater 7:30 PM
Ben Friberg returns to the Barking Legs Lobby for an intimate evening exploring modern jazz, groove, and sonic storytelling. The program will blend emotionally charged and cutting-edge compositions from contemporary voices like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Geneviève Artadi, Nate Smith, Frederico Heliodoro, KNOWER, and Domi & JD Beck, alongside reinterpretations of works by Jacob Collier, Gretchen Parlato, Elliott Smith, and The Beatles.
The eve will travel a broad emotional spectrum — from tenderness and introspection to rhythmic fire and playful experimentation. Songs like Time to Rest Your Weary Head and Between the Bars invite quiet reflection, while pieces such as Take a Chance and Do Hot Girls Like Chords burst with humor and kinetic energy. The trio also dives deep into the harmonic universes of Rosenwinkel’s Blue Line, Heavenly Bodies, and Summer Song — lush compositions where lyricism meets improvisational daring.
Featuring Ben Friberg (guitar), Matt Turnure (drums), Paige Denton (vox), Tommy Sauter (bass), Stephen Powers (guitar), and Louis Heriveau (piano), the group bridges the worlds of acoustic intimacy and electric drive. Expect spontaneous interplay, rich textures, and realms/vibes that will leave you weightless.
The Lobby’s capacity is limited, seats & standing room went quickly last time — advance tickets recommended.
Becoming Lupin
Becoming Lupin is a truly stand out performance. Lupin Kaplan and Ann Law have collaborated to bring audiences a look into their lives through this moving exploration of a trans man and his mother finding how to love and understand each other better. In a world where we rarely get to see honest and loving glimpses into the lives of trans people and their families, Becoming Lupin is beautiful and bold. This performance demonstrates that love is a choice and a journey.
Hiroya Tsukamoto "A Journey Through Strings and Stories"
In "A Journey Through Strings and Stories", Tsukamoto brings a blend of masterful fingerstyle guitar and evocative storytelling that transcends cultural barriers.
CHA Jazz Fest Christmas Concert
Come get in the holiday spirit with some of Chattanooga's finest. Barking Legs Theater will be warm with Christmas jazz, and some familiar standards you know and love!
Alex Keiss will be leading a fantastic rhythm section with Drew McDowell and Tony Tortora, fronted by Valerie Duke and Jose Hairston. And don’t forget Adam Stone! Be sure to get tickets early for this one!
Doors 7pm
Tix $15
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
An evening with the Alan Wyatt Quartet is two hours spent experiencing some of the finest jazz you’ll hear anywhere. Alan’s exquisite saxophone playing is beautifully complemented by Shawn Perkinson on guitar, David Schwab on bass and Stephen Humphries on drums. The Quartet has made First Wednesdays a Barking Legs institution. NYC level musicianship right on Dodds Avenue.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
Bloom With Us - Flower Lantern Workshop
BLOOM WITH US - CELEBRATING OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY
Flower Lantern Workshop
• Tuesday, December 2nd
• 6pm-9pm at
• Barking Legs Theater
• Provided free of charge
We Bloom in Each Other's Light
Art 120, Barking Legs, and artist Kate Warren are hosting a free art workshop for the LGBTA community—and we'd love for you to be part of it! Your participation will help bring to life an interactive art installation called Blooms, and we need your creativity to make it truly shine. During the workshop, we'll come together to create individual flowers made from soda cans. All supplies and guidance will be provided—just bring yourself and your imagination.Your collective creations will debut at an Art Exhibition Launch of Blooms on Tuesday, December 9th, in the Barking Legs Garden. The event begins at 5:30 PM and will be followed by a heartfelt theater performance titled "Finding Lupin," a moving personal story about a mother and her child's transition journey.
We can't wait to create something beautiful with you!
RSVP for FREE at the link!
Christmas with the Monday Nite Big Band
Dubbed one of Chattanooga's best kept secrets, the Monday Nite Big Band has been playing big band jazz music in Chattanooga for over 40 years. The band was founded by pianist and band leader Paul Lohorn and saxophonist Ed Leamon.
The band's monthly "First Mondays at Barking Legs" have become an institution, featuring the power of 17 instrumentalists, plus the exquisite vocals of Paige Denton. Experience the power, straight up! And Merry Christmas!
Monthly Jazz Jam
Monthly Jazz Jam, last Sunday of every month! The first hour, beginning at 1:00pm, will be for players with basic-to-intermediate skills on their instrument who are relatively new to jazz improvisation.
From 2:00-4:00, more experienced players will jam with a designated band leader. There is no fee or payment for participation, this event is for fun, networking, learning, teaching, listening and the love of jazz!
Listeners are welcome, with $5 donation to support the house band.
Cast Iron Storytelling: Resilience
Cast Iron Storytelling Presents "Resilience": A Live, True Story Event Featuring United States Veterans & Active Service Members
Fawley and Needing - A Ray's event
A local duo made up of Corbin and Caroline Fawley will headline as mostly vocal arrangements - meditative, ceremonial. Corbin, Fawley's front person described this show as an intentional move towards a paired back but textural experience.
RESCHEDULED TO DECEMBER: So You Think You Can Drag?
Designed as a welcoming and high-energy platform, So You Think You Can Drag invites performers of all experience levels to strut their stuff, lip-sync for their life, or debut a daring new number in a supportive, electric environment.
Wednesday Jazz: Dexter Bell
Dexter Bell has been one of the anchors of our Wednesday Jazz in the Lounge from the start. I’m not sure who his “friends” will be this week, but his groups have always brought the power. Big time.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
Devil Made Me Watch It
"THE DEVIL MADE ME WATCH IT!" – Live from Seed Theatre!
She’s campy! She’s creepy! She’s questionably classy! Your drag mistress of the damned, Jessica Chrysst, is spinning the Wheel of Woe, dealing out Devil’s Dares, and making contestants sweat for prizes they’ll probably regret winning! Imagine Elvira’s spooky sass meets vintage game show absurdity, with prizes you probably shouldn’t take home and horror hosts who definitely aren’t playing by the rules. But wait—when the dust settles and the losers lick their wounds, the lights go low and the screen lights up for a bone-chilling, black-and-white monster movie straight from the crypt!
Brought to you by The Seed Theatre at Barking Legs Theater – where alternating Tuesday at 7 PM, you can laugh till your ribs rattle and scream till your eyeliner runs.
Old monsters. New laughs. One glamorous hostess with a devilish streak.
👹 Because the devil made us watch it… and you’ll be glad he did.
Hormona Lisa
I am so excited to announce my brand new solo comedy show:
"SEASONAL DEPRESSION: A One Woman Breakdown"
💅 Written by yours truly
It’s a ridiculous mix of my favorite things: — all wrapped up in one deeply unhinged night of laughter (and maybe a few feelings).
📆 November 16, 2025
📍 Barking Legs Theater – Chattanooga, TN
⏰ 6PM
Come laugh, cry, and spiral with me.
Improv Chatt
Nothing says ‘happy holidays’ like improv comedy! So, let’s celebrate the holiday season with a special show!
A Hallmark-style Home for the Holidays Special, that is!
Show starts at 8 PM
Tickets: $12
Drew Sterchi Album Release Concert
Running From The Finish Line, singer/guitarist Drew Sterchi's first album in 13 years, builds on his love of the blues and adds elements of everything from gospel to southern rock to jazz and funk to create a rich musical palette.
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Shikoh
An evening with guitarist Alan Shikoh is never a disappointment. Bringing highly developed classical skills to the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, the music of Brazil and more, Alan’s guitar is absolutely enchanting.
Named one of three finalists for Acoustic Guitarist of the Year by Guitarist Magazine.
“Shikoh’s dynamic guitar work oozes class. Mastery of his instrument is glaringly evident. Texture and mood are added seemingly effortlessly, and there is a wonderful fluidity to his playing.”
“Beautiful and nuanced, showcasing incredible poise and technique.”
“Shikoh has matured into an astonishingly inventive guitarist.”
“Spellbinding.”
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
DOORS OPEN at 7:00pm
Chattanooga Fringe Festival
The Chattanooga Fringe Fest at Barking Legs Theater presents More Art, More Days, More Fringe Fanfare.
Wednesday Jazz: Alan Wyatt Quartet
An evening with the Alan Wyatt Quartet is two hours spent experiencing some of the finest jazz you’ll hear anywhere. Alan’s exquisite saxophone playing is beautifully complemented by Shawn Perkinson on guitar, David Schwab on bass and Stephen Humphries on drums. The Quartet has made First Wednesdays a Barking Legs institution. NYC level musicianship right on Dodds Avenue.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
Monday Nite Big Band
Dubbed one of Chattanooga's best kept secrets, the Monday Nite Big Band has been playing big band jazz music in Chattanooga for over 40 years. The band was founded by pianist and band leader Paul Lohorn and saxophonist Ed Leamon.
The band's monthly "First Mondays at Barking Legs" have become an institution, featuring the power of 17 instrumentalists, plus the exquisite vocals of Paige Denton. Experience the power, straight up!
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Get ready to do the Time Warp again—Seed Theatre is bringing the cult classic back to Chattanooga in a unique way! Need we say more?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Get ready to do the Time Warp again—Seed Theatre is bringing the cult classic back to Chattanooga in a unique way! Need we say more?
Wednesday Jazz: Joe Evans
Many of you know guitarist Joe Evans as a prominent member of the Monday Nite Big Band. For this Wednesday evening he’s put together a really excellent band with Danny Sample on piano, Matt Turnure on drums and David Schwab on bass. And if this is your first time hearing Matt Roehrich on sax, you’re in for a real treat.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Get ready to do the Time Warp again—Seed Theatre is bringing the cult classic back to Chattanooga in a unique way! Need we say more?
Wednesday Jazz: Gordon Inman
Gordon Inman’s evenings as a bandleader at Wednesday Jazz are always a hit. It’s a treat hearing clarinet at the fore, and Gordon’s talent and charisma shine through. Gordon has put together a really fine band, with Kash Wright on piano, Given Graber on bass, and the one-and-only Bob Stagner on drums.
Since 2015, Barking Legs Theater has grown our weekly jazz program and will continue to do so with memberships and more, coming soon! Aside from the occasional touring act, we strive to support local artists and foster the talent within Chattanooga and surrounding areas. We appreciate everyone's support over the years and look forward to presenting these jazz events for many years to come.
Weekly artist lineups, ticket prices and details are posted to our website and Facebook regularly. Please check there for the most up to date information.
Tickets - $10 advance, $12 at the door.
Doors open at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30pm.
The Devil Made Me Watch It!
Elvira’s spooky sass meets vintage game show absurdity, with prizes you probably shouldn’t take home. When the dust settles and the lights go low, enjoy a bone-chilling, black-and-white monster movie straight from the crypt!