Arts Calendar - Oct. 31 - Nov. 6

THEATER

ACT PLAYHOUSE -- 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. "Little Shop of Horrors," 8 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. $15 adults, $13 seniors $11 students.

BAYLOR SCHOOL -- Roddy Theater, Williams Island Ferry Road. 423-267-8506, ext. 276. "Almost, Maine," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3. $5.

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. $11 adults, $6 youth.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE -- 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.

* "Blithe Spirit," 7 p.m. Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Nov. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3. $12.50-$25.

* "Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy," Nov. 8-10, 15-17. $10.

* The J Play," 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9, 16 and 23. $5.

GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL -- Frierson Theater, 205 Island Ave. 423-634-7600. "The Skin of Our Teeth," 7 p.m. Nov. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3. $6.

HILLTOP PLAYERS -- Rudd Auditorium, Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-7500, 423-775-7271. "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. $10 adults, $8 students, $6 Bryan community.

LEE UNIVERSITY, DIXON CENTER -- 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343, www.leeuniversity.edu/theatre. "33 Variations," 7 p.m. Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7-9. $10 adults, $7 seniors/students. Recommended for ages 13-up.

McMINN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL -- 2215 Congress Parkway South, Athens, Tenn. 423-745-4142. "The Terminus," 7 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 1. $5 adults, $3 students.

MILLENNIUM THEATRE -- 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570-4489, http://millenniumrep.org/. "Monty Python's Spamalot," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2, 2 p.m. Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-9, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 (all times Central). $16 adults, $14 students/seniors/military.

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

FILM EVENTS

BARKING LEGS THEATER -- 1307 Dodds Ave. Mise En Scenesters screening of music documentary "Muscle Shoals," 8 p.m. Nov. 3. $7. www.barkinglegs.org.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. "Expressions on Canvas & Fabric," Nov. 1-30. Opening reception, 1-3 p.m. Nov. 9.

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

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

* "Works by John Stone," Nov. 1-30. Opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. Nov. 1.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658. "Pictures Tell the Story," Nov. 1-Feb. 24.

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

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, Nov. 1-23.

* Main Gallery exhibit of work by William Temples and John Wilson, through Nov. 30.

* Gallery 111 exhibit of 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.

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

GALLERY 1401 -- Warehouse Row, 1110 Market St. 423-265-0015, www.gallery1401.com. Daud Akhriev & Melissa Hefferlin works, through Oct. 31.

GRAFFITI -- 505 Cherokee Blvd. 423-400-9797, www.hillcityart.com. New and recent works by multiple artists, Nov. 1-Dec. 5. Opening reception, 5-9 p.m. Nov. 1.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968.

* Today, Oct. 31: "Murder, Mystery and Masterpieces: Fascinating Tales of Art Theft," with attorney Raymond Dowd, 6:15 p.m.; cash bar opens at 5:30 p.m. Free with regular admission.

* Friday, Nov. 1: Spectrum preview party and cocktail reception, 6-9 p.m. Members of the art selection committee on hand to discuss pieces to be featured in annual art auction. $30.

* Sunday, Nov. 3: Free First Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m.

* Saturday, Nov. 9: Spectrum black-tie dinner with silent and live art auctions, 6-11 p.m. $200.

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.

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.

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. Fine art landscapes, Nov. 7-Jan. 3. Opening reception, 4-7 p.m. Nov. 7.

RINGGOLD ART AND FRAME -- 7825 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga. 706-991-7533. "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.

* "Meditations,"Nov. 1-30. Opening reception, 6:30-8 p.m. Nov. 1.

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.

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

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

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

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY -- 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223.

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

* "Lain York: Selections From the National Gallery," through Dec. 15.

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