Arts Calendar - August 21-27

THEATER

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER - 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. "The Cemetery Club," Aug. 21-Sept. 7 (7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays).

CALHOUN LITTLE THEATER - Harris Arts Center's Ratner Theater, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. "Nunsense," 7 p.m. Aug. 22-23, 7 p.m. Aug. 29-30, 3 p.m. Aug. 31. $15 general admission, $12 seniors/students, $10 members.

CATOOSA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE - Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, ColonnadeCenter.org.

• "The Little Mermaid Jr.," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23. $15 adults, $12 students and seniors, $11 groups of 15 or more.

• "The Little Mermaid Jr." Princess Tea, 11:30 a.m. Aug. 23. $25.

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

• "Shrek," through Aug. 31. $14-$27.

• "Gypsy," through Sept. 5. $13-$26.

• "Smoke on the Mountain," through Oct. 4. $13-$25.

• "It Ain't Nothing But the Blues," through Oct. 25. $13-$25.

CURTAIN CALL DINNER THEATRE - Crossville Outlet Mall, 228 Interstate Drive, Crossville, Tenn. "Rat Pack" dinner show, featuring music of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin, 5:45 p.m. dinner, 6:45 p.m. show, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays through August; doors open at 5:15 p.m. (all times Central). 931-337-7469.

ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA - Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. 423-987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com."Keely and Du," through Aug. 24 (7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday). $15 adults, $10 students with valid ID.

MILLENNIUM REPERTORY COMPANY - 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570-4489, millenniumrep.org. Auditions for Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein: The Musical," roles for ages 16 and up; come prepared to sing; 2 p.m. Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25-26; all times Central (show dates Nov. 14-23).

RIPPLE THEATER - 3264 Brainerd Road. 423-600-9242, rippletheater.com. Ripple Productions presents "The Savannah Disputation," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22-23, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29-30, 3 p.m. Aug. 31. Recommended for ages 13 and older. $16 general admission.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY - 201 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. "Miniatures," by Franklin County Arts Guild members, through Sept. 20.

AVA GALLERY - 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org."AVA All Member Salon Show," through Aug. 29.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER - 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 423-266-8658. "Bright Ideas: African American Inventors and Inventions," through Aug. 30.

CHIEF JOHN ROSS HOUSE - 200 E. Lake Ave., Rossville. Free tours through historic site, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday-Saturday through August. Group tours by appointment throughout year. 706-861-3954.

CROSSVILLE CITY HALL - 392 N. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. Photographs by John Blankenship, through August.

E.G. FISHER LIBRARY - 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-7782. Barns and Byways," works by Claudia Walker and Sheila Chesanow, through Aug. 30.

GALLERY AT BLACKWELL - Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. "Iconic Chattanooga," through October.

HARRIS ARTS CENTER - 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com.

• Regional Art Show, through Aug. 25.

• Glass artists and Ansley Sproull exhibition, Aug. 26-Sept. 26; reception, 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 7.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART - 10 Bluff View. Admission: $9.95 adults, $4.95 children. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.

• "Hunter Invitational III," works by Jan Chenoweth, Alicia Henry, Philip Andrew Lewis, Jiha Moon, Jeffrey Morton, Greg Pond, Jered Sprecher and Martha Whittington, through Oct. 19.

• "Hunter Invitational III" panel discussion with the artists, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 28. Free with regular admission.

IN-TOWN GALLERY - 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "Summertime and ..." paintings by Eugenia "Jeanie" Johnston, through Aug. 30.

JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER - 5461 North Terrace. 423-493-0270, ext. 13. "Wings," contemporary works by 30 Southern and Israeli artists, through Sept. 19.

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM - 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. History tours 1:30-3:3o0 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and groups by appointment. $5 adults, $1 children.

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

NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER - 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. Pastel, oil and watercolor paintings by Judi Ann Hostetter, through Aug. 27.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY - 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3072. "Literary Art," Aug. 28-Oct. 23.

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

• "Inside & Out," steel botanical sculptures by Grace Cathey, through May 2015 in Sculpture Garden.

• "Immortalized," works by Jim and Shirl Parmentier, Bill Suttles and Erin Gafill, through Aug. 31.

SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM - 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission: $3 adult, $2 child or senior adult. 706-861-2860, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com. Permanent display chronicles the "Fighting 6th" from 1861 to present.

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - Carlos Gallery, Nabit Art Building, 105 Kennerly Road, Sewanee, Tenn. art.sewanee.edu. Works by Jeremiah Ariaz, Aug. 25-Sept. 26. Closing reception, Sept. 26.

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