Arts Calendar - Oct. 24-30

Thursday, October 24, 2013

THEATER

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- Sue E. Trotter Theater, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Auditions for "Into the Woods," 2 p.m. Oct. 27 and 7 p.m. Oct. 28.

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. "Tom Sawyer," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2, 2 p.m. Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 2 p.m. Nov. 10.

BUTTONWILLOW CHURCH CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER -- 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. "Granddaddy's Watch," dinner and two-hour live show, 5:15 p.m. CDT Fridays-Saturdays year-round.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE -- 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. "Blithe Spirit," ghostly comedy, 7 p.m. Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26-27, 7 p.m. Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Nov. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3. $12.50-$25 other shows.

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

* "To Kill a Mockingbird," through Nov. 3. $12-$24.

* "Ragtime," through Nov. 16. $14-27

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

ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA -- Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. Thirty-hour presentation of "The Bald Soprano for Guinness record attempt, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25. $15 adults, $10 students.

LEE UNIVERSITY -- Dixon Center, 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343, www.leeuniversity.edu/theatre. "33 Variations," Nov. 1-2, 7-9.

MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM -- 399 McCallie Ave., 423-642-8497, 423-757-5050, ChattanoogaOnStage.com. "West Side Story," national launch of Broadway revival, 8 p.m. Nov. 1-2. $41.50-$67 (plus fees).

MCMINN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL -- 2215 Congress Parkway, Athens, Tenn. Advanced Drama Troupe and Drama Club present "The Terminus," sequel to last year's "The Scare," original dramas by instructor Rod Crase, 7 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 1. $5 adults, $3 children. 423-745-4142, groups.google.com/group/mchschoir.

SOUTH JACKSON CIVIC CENTER -- 404 S. Jackson St., Tullahoma, Tenn. 931-455-5321. "Joe Wiegand as Teddy Roosevelt," one-man show, 7:30 p.m. CDT Nov. 1. $20 adults, $15 students.

UTC FINE ARTS CENTER -- Roland Hayes Concert Hall, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4269, www.tickettracks.com. "An Evening of Opera Scenes," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1. $10 adults, $7 seniors/students.

DANCE PERFORMANCE

LINDSAY STREET HALL -- 901 Lindsay St. Fringe Benefit, fifth annual presentation by Mirabai Bellydance troup benefiting Partnership for Families Children and Adults, 6 p.m. Nov. 3. $5 advance, $10 at door.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. Works by seventh-grade art students of the Dayton City Schools, through Oct. 30.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "Climbing the Great Spiral, Poems and Prayers of Hope and Healing," through Oct. 25.

AVA GALLERY -- 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org.

* "Fresh," through Oct. 25.

* Call for art for 4 Bridges Arts Festival (April 11-13, 2014), through Nov. 1.

BLUNT HOUSE -- 506 S. Thornton Ave., Dalton, Ga. 706 278-9760, 706 271-8702, www.whitfield-murrayhistoricalsociety.org. "Pillowcases to Pincushions," through Nov. 1.

CHATTOOGA COUNTY CIVIC CENTER -- 44 Highway 48, Summerville, Ga. 706-857-0700. Rattling Gourd Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 3.

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.

* Main Gallery: Works by William Temples and John Wilson, through Nov. 30.

  • Gallery 111: Works 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.

E.G. FISHER LIBRARY -- 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-475-7782. "Spooky Night at the Library," through Oct. 31.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "Texture and Glaze," through Oct. 25.

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.

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM -- 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. History tours, 1:30-3:30 p.m. each Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Admission fees.

MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS -- 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. "Building Cleveland Up," Oct. 25-Jan. 4.

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

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. 400-4100, www.planetaltered.com. "The Sky Is the Limit," through Dec. 31.

RINGGOLD ART AND FRAME -- 7825 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga. 991-7533. "Images Across America," through Nov. 15.

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

* "Narrative Gestures," through Oct. 31.

* Meet-the-artist session with Cynthia Tollefsrud, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 26.

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH -- 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. "Icons in Transformation," through Nov. 9.

SHANKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS -- 140 N. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. 931-787-1936, www.shankscenter.org. "Artists in Their Own Right," through Oct. 31.

SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP -- 2646 Broad St. 423-266-4453, www.Shuptrines.com. Fall open house, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 24.

SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM -- 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission fees. 706-861-2860, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com.

* Permanent display chronicles the "Fighting 6th" from 1861 to present.

* "Lives and Lands of the Civil War," through Oct. 26.

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

* "The Art of Marc Moss," through Jan. 10, 2014.

* Southern Appalachian Artist Guild national juried show, through Nov. 15.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY -- Nabit Art Building, University of the South, Georgia Avenue, Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223.

* "Sewanee Trails and Coves," through Nov. 4.

* Artist's lecture by Tony Winters on creating emotion in landscape paintings, 4:30 p.m. CDT Oct. 25, followed by reception at 5 p.m.