Arts Calendar

To include a listing in the Arts calendar, submit your events at www.Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Lisa Denton at 423-757- 6281.

THEATERS ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE — 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278- 4796, www. actdalton.org. “The Musical Adventures of Oliver Twist,” 7 p. m. Sept. 22-23, 2 p. m. Sept. 24. $9-$ 15. ATHENS COMMUNITY THE

ATRE — Athens Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745- 8781, www. athensartscouncil.org. “Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” 7: 30 p. m.

Sept. 23-24, 2 p. m. Sept. 25, 7: 30 p. m. Sept. 29- Oct. 1. $ 15 adults, $ 10 students. BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706- 621-2870, www. backalleyproductions.org. Auditions for “It’s a Wonderful Life,” walk- in auditions 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Sept. 23, by appointment 1- 9 p. m. Sept.

24 (show dates Dec. 2-18). BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER — 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706- 632- 9223, www. BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. ›

Auditions for “The Bench: A Christmas Story,” 8 a. m. Sept.

26 and 5 p. m. Sept. 27 (show dates Nov. 25- Dec. 11). ›

“The Wild Guys,” Sept. 29Oct. 16. CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE — 400 River St. 423267- 8534, www.theatrecentre. com. “Fiddler on the Roof,” Mainstage musical, 7 p. m. Sept. 22, 8 p. m. Sept. 23

23 (Girls Night Out with snacks and signature cocktail), 8 p. m. Sept. 24, 2: 30 p. m. Sept. 25. $ 12.50-$25. COVENANT COLLEGE THEATRE — 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706- 419-1051, boxoffice@ covenant.edu. “The Bald Soprano,” Sept. 30- Oct. 8: $7 adults, $ 5 seniors, students, staff. Final dress rehearsal, 8 p. m. Sept. 29: $ 5 and $ 3. CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

“Lend Me a Tenor,” through Sept. 22. $ 12-$25.

“The Secret Garden,” through Oct. 23. $ 12-$25.

“The Addams Family,” Sept. 30- Nov. 12. $ 12-$25. DALTON LITTLE THEATRE — 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226- 6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. “August: O’Sage County,” 7 p. m. Sept. 23-24, 2 p. m. Sept. 25, 7 p. m. Sept. 30- Oct. 1. $ 15 adults, $ 12 seniors and members, $ 10 students (age 13 through college with ID), $ 5 children 12 and younger. LEE UNIVERSITY THEATRE — Buzz Oates Black Box Theatre, Communication Arts Building, 345 Church St NE, Cleveland, Tenn. 423- 6148360. “The Christians,” a new play by Lucas Hnath about how theology affects life and the difficulty of changing one’s mind, 7: 30 p. m. Sept. 23-24, Sept. 29- Oct. 1, with talk- back sessions with School of Religion faculty following each performance. $ 10 adults, $7 children, seniors, students. OAK STREET PLAYHOUSE — 418 Oak St. (at First- Centenary United Methodist Church). 423-756-2428, www. oakstreetplayhouse.com. “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church,” Sept. 30- Oct. 9. $ 15 adults, $ 12 seniors/groups, $ 10 students. THE WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE — Albertville Fine Arts Center, Albertville, Ala. 256-582-7469, www. wholebackstage.com. “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical,” Sept. 30- Oct. 9. ART EVENTS CONFAB — Mid-South Sculpture Alliance hosts events with internationally known sculptor John Henry, Sept. 24. Registration/meetand- greet starts at 9 a. m. Nonmembers: $ 115 adults, $65 students for daytime events; $ 50 dinner. Reservations: admin@midsouthsculpture.org, 423- 903-5648. To become a member: http://midsouthsculpture.org/membershiplevels.

10 a. m.-1: 30 p. m. Keynote address by Henry and discussion with audience, followed by buffet lunch and pop- up exhibition of small sculptures at Chattanooga State Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway.

2- 4 p. m. Tour of newly opened Sculpture Fields and Henry’s studio complex, 1800 Polk St.

6- 8 p. m. Masters Award Dinner at Henry’s studio home with presentation of MSA’s Masters Award for lifetime achievement. Dinner also features author/artist Michael Hall, curator of the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art. FACES UNMASKED — Call to artists through September for art show/auction benefiting Faces: The National Craniofacial Association. Artists may work with provided mask (pick up at Hart Gallery, 110 E. Main St.), create their own or not use a literal mask. Finished works will hang in the gallery in October before main gala at Church on Main on Oct. 27. www.facesunmasked.org. EXHIBITS & EVENTS ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308- 4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com.

Community art show, “Animals With Attitude,” through Oct. 23.

Franklin County Arts Guild member show by Jenny Flatt, “Jenny’s Menagerie,” Sept. 22- Oct. 29. Opening reception, 5-7 p. m. CDT Sept. 30. ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745- 8781, www. athensartscouncil.org.

“Follow Innocence,” by Richard Whitehead, through Nov. 4. Opening reception, 5: 30-7 p. m. Sept. 23.

Applications due by Sept. 30 for Holiday Trunk Show, indoor exhibition of fine arts and crafts Nov. 18-19, coinciding with Athens’ Old- Fashioned Downtown Christmas. AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265- 4282, www. avarts. org. “Fresh 2016,” emerging artists exhibition, through Sept. 30. BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M. L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266- 8658, www. bessiesmithcc.org. Gee’s Bend Quilt Exhibit, new and ancestral works by women of Gee’s Bend, Ala., through Oct. 29. DALTON FREIGHT DEPOT — 305 Depot St., Dalton, Ga. Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia opens “Dalton and the World: The Odyssey of Lenna Gertrude Judd,” with memorabilia recalling the community leader and world traveler who moved from New York to Dalton in the early 20th century, 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Sept. 28; continues through March. 706-581- 8025. EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266- 8195, www. stpaulschatt.org. “Artistry in Wood,” by Bill Hassel, through Oct. 16. GALLERY 5 AT THE MACC — Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. 423886-1959, signalmacc.org. “Advancing a Vision: Paintings and Sketches,” by Thomas Caleb Goggans, plus pottery by Charlie Pfitzer, through Oct. 1 GALLERY 1401 — 1478 Market St. 423-265- 0015, www.

gallery1401.com. “Expressions of Joy II,” by Marcy Gregg, through Oct. 3. GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga fall show, “Around the Town,” through Nov. 4. HARRIS ARTS CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706- 629-2599, www. harrisartscenter.com. Works by Pear Street Painters and Lisa Q Caldwell, through Oct. 24. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF

DECORATIVE ARTS — 201 High St. Admission fees. 423-267-7176, www.thehoustonmuseum.com. Program on Sand Mountain pottery by Joey Brackner, director of the Alabama Center for Traditional Culture, and Danny Maltbie, collector and expert, followed by Q& A, 1: 30- 4 p. m. Sept.

25. Limited seating; call for reservations. Free admission; donations welcome. HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423267- 0968, www. huntermuseum.org. ›

Beyond an Illustration: Meaning and Memory Through the Work of Harvey Dunn and His Students, 6-7 p. m. Sept. 22.› “Masters of the Golden Age: Harvey Dunn and His Students,” through Oct. 2.

› “Animating the Still Life,” through December. IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267- 9214, www. intowngallery.com. “Towers,” by Doug McCoy, through Sept. 30. JEWISH CULTURAL CEN

TER — 5461 North Terrace. 423- 493- 0270, ext. 13. “Psalms Beyond Boundaries,” by artists from the American South and Hadera region of Israel, through Sept. 30.

LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM — Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423236-2030, www. southern. edu/archaeology. New exhibit, “A World in Miniature: Creation, Cosmos and Ecology on Seals From Biblical Times.” McMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM — 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-745- 0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com.

Enter quilts for October quilt show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 22-26. Judging, 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 27.

Annual Quilt Show, Oct. 1-29. MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org.

“Novelties and Knickknacks,” through Oct. 22.

“One River, Many Stories: Ocoee River History & Heritage,” through Dec. 17. NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423- 8708924. “Passions and Places: Felt From the Heart,” by Durinda Cheek and Cam Busch, through Nov. 30. Artists reception, 2- 4 p. m. Oct. 2. RINGGOLD ART & FRAME GALLERY — 7825 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga. 706- 9352844, ringgoldartandframegalleryllc.tripod.com. “Perspectives: Contemporary Art by MMIA,” by Mixed Media Inspired Artists, through Sept. 30. RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www. river- gallery.com.

Works by Lissa Hunter and David Swanagin, through September.

Felt- making demonstration by fiber artist Rachel Nicholson, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m. Sept. 24. SAS GALLERY — St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, 290 Quintard Road (Simmonds Hall), Sewanee, Tenn. 931- 9680210, ext. 3151. Multicolor cut paper works by Kate Gunderson, through Sept. 28. SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY — McKee Library, 4851 Industrial Drive, Collegedale. 423-236-2788, www1. southern.edu/academics/academic-sites/ library. “Falling,” by Civic Arts League, through Dec. 1. 423-236THE ART CENTER — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706632-2144, www. blueridgearts. net.

Third- quarter artist- in- residence Rhonda Roddy, through Oct. 9.

Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association’s National Juried Photography Show, through Oct. 9.

“Plein Air International Paint Out” exhibit, through Oct. 9. UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY — 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223, gallery. sewanee.edu. “Operable Units,” by Sarah Lindley, through Oct. 14. Artist talk, 4: 30 p. m. CDT Sept. 23 in Convocation Hall, with reception to follow.