Chattanooga area events this weekend

Walking Ghost Tours through downtown Chattanooga or Bluff View Art District Friday, October 9, 2009

$13 adults; $8 children under 12; group rates available http://www.chattanoogaghosttours.com / (423) 821-7125

USA Dance: Ballroom Dance Friday, October 9, 2009

The Choo-Choo Chapter of USA Dance Inc. invites you to join us for a fun night of ballroom dancing on a spacious, 4,700-square-foot floor. Admission includes one-hour group lesson and party. Polka lesson with Jeff Sandy: 7:30-8:30 pm. Party: 8:30-11:00 pm. All ages and dance levels welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Fantastic dance music, refreshments and a special door prize drawing for USA Dance members. Join today! Event cost: members $6, non-members $10, under 21 $5, first time free. www.chattanoogadanceinc.org / 423-499-5738

Rock City Gardens Maize Maze All weekend long

Thursday 9 am–8 pm Friday & Saturday 9 am–10 pm Sunday Noon–8 pm Rock City’s Fall attraction in the valley below Lover’s Leap: a cornfield maze that will intrigue adventurers. Challenge your skills with a visit to the Enchanted Maize Maze, now in its 8th year! Enjoy 10 acres of Fall fun as you weave your way through the twists and turns of this amazing cornfield. Also on site: Rock City’s historic birdhouse barn, tractor pulled hayrides, children’s courtyard playground and millet maze. www.enchantedmaze.com / 706-820-2531

Sleep with the Jellies at the Tennessee Aquarium Friday, October 9, 2009

Sleep in the Deep with your family surrounded by a symphony of mesmerizing jellies. You will explore behind the scenes, get up-close with our critters, see an IMAX movie and encounter otherwise shy animals that come out with the dark. At lights out, bed down in the new Jellies: Living Art gallery in Ocean Journey, while drifting jellyfish pulse around you, all without the sting. Includes overnight, IMAX movie, guided tours, special activities, pizza and continental breakfast. For families with children ages 6 and older accompanied by an adult. Pricing: $50/Member; $60/Non-Member www.tnaqua.org/events.aspx / 423-267-FISH (3474)