Elevating local voices, igniting ideas, and creating spaces for meaningful connection.

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  • Community gathering on a residential street with people sitting in lawn chairs, standing, and socializing in front of colorful houses and large trees, during daytime.

    Porchfests

    Where porches turn into stages, frony yards become seats, and music and kindness rule the day.

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  • A speaker giving a presentation at a TEDx event on a stage with a large screen behind displaying the words 'Carry On' and 'TEDxChattanooga.' Audience members are seated in a darkened room watching the speaker.

    TEDxChattanooga

    TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

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  • A group of five musicians performing on a porch with teal siding, including a man playing a clarinet, a man with a guitar, a man with a sunglasses and a guitar, a woman singing into a microphone, and a woman with a double bass. There are microphones, a small table, and a small globe light on the ceiling.

    House Shows

    Sometimes we need a random gathering — house shows are a wonderful way to bring people together.

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Maggie Carruth O'Connor with long black hair standing in profile against a dark background, wearing a camouflage patterned jacket.
Bold black text on white background stating 'Third Place Productions'

Hey! I’m Maggie!

The purpose and mission of Third Place Productions (TPP) is to produce inclusive and inspiring community-focused events that highlight the local Chattanooga culture and thought leadership thereby serving as a “third place” to further movements, ideas, and conversations. 

I chose the name “Third Place” because we all need spaces outside of our homes and places of work to gather and to feel a sense of belonging, and my hope is that the community can find such a third place through TEDx events, Porchfests, and pop-up events/house shows.

Third Place Productions is a registered 501(c)(3) and is 100% volunteer-run.

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