Arts Calendar - Nov. 21-27

Thursday, November 21, 2013

THEATER

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER - 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. "A Christmas Story," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-30, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5-7, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-14, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 15. $16-$20.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE - 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. The J Play," by TheatreQuest, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 23. $5.

COLONNADE - 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. "It's a Wonderful Life," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23. $11 adults, $9 seniors/students, $8 groups.

COVENANT COLLEGE - Sanderson Auditorium, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-419-1051, www.covenant.edu/covenantarts. "Waiting for the Paint To Dry," 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22-23. $5.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE - 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

* "Suite Surrender," through Dec. 20. $12-$24.

* "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," Nov. 23-Dec. 21. $11-$23.

* "A Sanders Family Christmas," through Dec. 22. $12-$24.

DALTON LITTLE THEATRE - 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story," based on "The Waltons," 7 p.m. Nov. 22-23, Nov. 29-30, 2 p.m. Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Dec. 6-7. $15 adults, $12 seniors/ DLT members, $10 students, $5 ages 12-under.

EAST BRAINERD COMMUNITY THEATER - Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. 423-902-1797, christplace.org. "The Importance of Being Earnest," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21-23. $10 at door, $10.50 online.

LEE UNIVERSITY - Church Street Annex, 340 Church St. N.E., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8240, www.leeuniversity.edu/music. "Amahl and the Night Visitors," opera based on the Christmas story, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23-24. Free.

UTC FINE ARTS CENTER - Dorothy Hackett Ward Theater, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4269, tickettracks.com. "You Can't Take It With You," UTC Theatre Company production, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21-22, 2 p.m. Nov. 23. $12 adults, $10 students/seniors.

FILM EVENTS

HERITAGE HOUSE - 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. Screening of Frank Sinatra film "Suddenly," 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 21. Mature audiences. Free.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY - 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. "Expressions on Canvas & Fabric," through Nov. 30.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER - 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "Literary Visions," through Jan. 3.

AVA GALLERY - 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. "Works by John Stone," through Nov. 30.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER - 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658. "Pictures Tell the Story," through Feb. 24.

CHICKAMAUGA CIVIL WAR CENTER AND HERITAGE MUSEUM - 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. Admission fees. Civil War/Battle of Chickamauga items and relics, through Nov. 30.

CREATIVE ARTS GUILD - Dalton, Ga. 520 W. Waugh St. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org.

* "Festival of Trees," Main Gallery exhibit, through Nov. 23 (bidding in silent auction to win themed trees, wreaths and stockings ends at 3 p.m.

* Work by William Temples and John Wilson, through Nov. 30.

* Work by Cindy McCreery, through Dec. 30.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART - UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4600, www.utc.edu/cressgallery. "A Day in the Life" and "The World of Andy Warhol," through Dec. 6.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. "Harmony & Hostility," through Dec. 29.

GRAFFITI - 505 Cherokee Blvd. 423-400-9797, www.hillcityart.com. Recent work by multiple artists, through Dec. 5.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART - 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org. "Go Figure," Nov. 26-Feb. 2.

IN-TOWN GALLERY - 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "Tour d'Art," through Nov. 30.

JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER - 5461 North Terrace. 423-493-0270, ext. 13. "Kehilah: Community," through Nov. 22.

JOHN C. WILLIAMS ART GALLERY - Brock Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-238-9636. "When Big Artists and Architects Were Little Kids," through Dec. 15.

LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM - Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2030, www.southern.edu/archaeology.

* "Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World," permanent exhibit.

* "The Battle Over King David: Excavating the Fortress of Elah," through April 2014.

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM - 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187 or www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. Guided history tours. $5 adults, $1 children.

MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS - 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. "Building Cleveland Up," through Jan. 4.

NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM - Northgate Mall, 5000 Hixson Pike. 423-877-2525. www.mohm.org. Examines exploits of America's heroes. Free.

NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER - 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. "The Whole Perspective," through Nov. 29.

PLANET ALTERED - 48 E. Main St. 423-400-4100, www.planetaltered.com. "The Sky Is the Limit," through Dec. 31.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY - 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3074. Landscapes from 22 artists, through Jan. 3.

RIVER GALLERY - 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com.

* "Meditations," through Nov. 30.

* Demonstration of wearable art by Lisa Klakulak, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 23.

SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM - 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission fees. 706-861-2860, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com. Chronicles the "Fighting 6th" from 1861 to present .

THE ART CENTER - 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.

* "The Art of Marc Moss," through Jan. 10.

* WhoDunIt? Mystery Art fundraiser with food, music and games to guess the artist responsible for creating your artwork, 7-9 p.m. Nov. 23. $50.

* Holiday Show & Sale, Nov. 23-Jan. 10.

* *The Art of Rob Winchester," Nov. 29-Jan. 3. Opening reception, 5-6 p.m. Nov. 29.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY - 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223. "Lain York: Selections From the National Gallery," through Dec. 15.