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.

THEATER

ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE — 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www. actdalton.org. “Mary Poppins Jr.” kicks off 2018-19 season, 7 p. m. Sept. 14-15, 2 p.m. Sept. 16, 7 p. m. Sept. 20-21, 2 p.m. Sept. 22. $9-$15. BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706- 621-2870, www. bapshows.com. Pop- up performance of “Julius Caesar,” staged in traditional Elizabethan English, 7:30 p. m. Sept. 7-8. Free to season ticketholders, $5 others. CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com. ›

“Legally Blonde: The Musical,” through Sept. 7. $18-$ 34. › “Boeing Boeing,” through Oct. 4. $16-$ 30. › “Sweeney Todd,” Sept. 14- Oct. 26. $16-$ 32. DALTON LITTLE THEATRE — 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226- 6618, dlt@optilink.us, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. “The Notebook of Trigorin,” a Tennessee Williams adaptation of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” 7 p. m. Sept. 7-8, 2 p. m. Sept. 9, 7 p. m. Sept. 13-15. $12-$15. ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA — Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. 423-987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “And Things That Go Bump in the Night,” 7:30 p. m. Sept. 14-15, 2:30 p. m. Sept. 16, 7:30 p. m. Sept. 20-22. $17-$20. LEE UNIVERSITY THEATRE — Dixon Center, 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423- 614-8360, theatre@leeuniversity.edu, www.leeuniversity.edu/theatre. Tickets available 3- 6 p.m. Monday- Friday in week leading up to show and one hour before curtain. Season opens with “Harriet Tubman: One Woman’s Journey,” a one-woman show by guest artist Jackie Murray, 7 p. m. Sept. 10. Recommended for ages 5 to adult. $5. Tickets at showclix.com/event/harriet-tubman THE RINGGOLD PLAYHOUSE — Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-3061, email TheRinggoldPlayhouse@gmail.com, cityofringgold.com. Comedy “The Hallelujah Girls,” Sept. 13-15, 20-22. $10 general admission, $8 seniors/students.

FILM EVENTS

RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL — 29 Tiger Trail, Ringgold, Ga. Chattanooga-area premiere of Alan Autry’s film “Victory by Submission,” 5 p. m. Sept. 15. $ 10. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity of Catoosa County, Boynton Lions Club of Ringgold and Share America Foundation Inc. Purchase at Habitat (Community Bank building), 4914 Battlefield Parkway. 706- 861-5858, www. CatoosaHabitat.org.

EXHIBITS & EVENTS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. Operated by Franklin County Arts Guild. Hours: noon-5 p. m. Thursday, Friday, Sunday, 11 am.-5 p. m. Saturday (all times Central). 931-308- 4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. ›

Member show by Dick Wollam, through Sept. 16. ›

Community show, “Craft: Art Made by Hand,” through Oct. 14. Reception, Oct. 12.

AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a. m.-5 p. m. Tuesday- Friday. 423-265- 4282, www. avarts.org. “AVA Juried Member Exhibition,” through Sept. 19. BANDY HERITAGE CENTER’S OLD FREIGHT DEPOT GALLERY — 305 S. Depot St., Dalton, Ga. Hours: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday-Saturday. 706272- 4452. “Threads of Home: The Sandra Mahs Collection,” donated by an Illinois resident

who scoured antique shops and flea markets for historic tufted textiles from Northwest Georgia, through Sept. 30. BRAXTON MILL ARTISANS — 8717 Hixson Pike, Hixson. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Tuesday-Saturday. 423-5969217, chockert@comcast. net. Ongoing sale of donated artwork by artists including Ernest Barnes of Tampa, Fla., and Larry Bullington of Chattanooga to benefit Nickels for Nepal, a nonprofit that provides school supplies to children in remote villages of Nepal. CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE — 302 W. Sixth St. Hours: 9: 30 a. m.- 4 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423- 822-5750, www.chattanoogaworkspace.com. Open Studio Night: Five-Year Birthday Bash, with art displays, demos, music and hors d’oeuvres from Dish T’Pass and Mellow Mushroom, 5: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Sept. 7. Free admission and parking. CORK & CANVAS — Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Paint a take- home masterpiece with instruction from artist Jan Dappen, 6-9 p. m. Sept. 7. $ 45 includes instruction, supplies, two glasses of wine and logo glass. Register at cartecayvineyards@gmail. com. CREATIVE ARTS GUILD — 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. Hours: 9 a. m.- 6 p. m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a. m.- 4 p. m. Friday, and by appointment. 706-278- 0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. Festival, Sept. 14-16. CRESS GALLERY OF ART — UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Hours: 9: 30 a. m.-7: 30 p. m. Monday- Friday, 1- 4 p. m. Saturday-Sunday. 423- 425- 4600. www.utc.edu/ cressgallery. Free parking after 5 p. m. on weekdays and all day weekends in any lot not marked “24 Hour Reserved. “Selections VIII,” works created since 2000 by artists with a national or international reputation, through Oct. 4. ERLANGER GALLERY CORRIDOR — 975 E. Third St. www.erlanger.org/artsaterlanger. “Sports, Past and Present,” through Dec. 6. EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Hours: 9 a. m.- 4 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423-266- 8195, www. stpaulschatt.org. Chattanooga Area Art Instructors’ annual exhibit, Sept. 7- Oct. 4. Opening reception, 5-7 p. m. Sept. 7. GARDEN PLAZA OF GREENBRIAR COVE — 4586 Forsythia Way, Ooltewah. Hours: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423475- 8100, 423- 825- 0592. Regional Art Alliance exhibition, Sept. 6-30. Opening reception, 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Sept. 6. HERITAGE HOUSE — 1428 Jenkins Road.

Craft N Crop, monthly relaxed artist/crafter mixer for creatives of all types, 6-9 p. m. Sept. 6 (first Thursdays). Bring potluck dish and project to work on.

Bead Weaving classes, series of seven classes for beginners, 7: 30-9 p. m. first Thursdays each month, starting Sept. 6; 10-11: 30 a. m. second and fourth Mondays (except holidays) starting Sept. 24. Must be at least 10 years old and under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. $ 15 includes cost of materials to make six projects. Register at 423855-9474 or email cholley@ chattanooga. gov.

Wire-wrapped beaded

ring, taught by EmbellishmentConnection.com, 2- 4 p. m. or 7-9 p. m. Sept. 11. $20. Call 423-316-1302 for supplies list (additional purchase); tools (and some beads) provided. HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday-Tuesday; noon-5 p. m. Wednesday; 10 a. m.-9 p. m. Thursday; 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p. m. Sunday. Admission: $ 15 ages 18 and older. 423-267- 0968, www. huntermuseum.org.

“Evolution of a Museum: An Historical Look at the Hunter Museum and Its Architecture,” ongoing.

Bands on the Bluff: Sights and Sounds of the City, featuring music by C- Grimey and the Freedom Riders, performance inspired by Mark Steinmetz’s “Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville” and photographs by Chattanooga artist Austin Jarett, 6-7: 30 p. m. Sept. 6. Themed activities for all ages, cash bar and ice cream for purchase from Clumpies. Throwback Thursday admission free to permanent collection 4- 8 p. m. IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a. m.- 6 p. m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p. m. Sunday. 423-267-9214, www. intowngallery.com. “The Fabric of Our Lives,” oil paintings by Gay M. Arthur, through Sept. 30. Opening reception, 5- 8 p. m. Sept. 7. JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER — 5461 North Terrace. Hours: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a. m.- 4 p. m. Friday and by appointment (except during Jewish holidays). 423- 4930270, ext. 13. “Jewish Words,” works by 21 artists from across the nation, through Oct. 11. View virtually at www. JewishChattanooga.com. MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Tuesday- Friday, 10 a. m.-3 p. m. Saturday. Admission: $ 5 adults, $ 4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org.

“Lee University Centennial,” through Sept. 10.

“Aqui Estamos: Latino Heritage in the Ocoee Region,” through Sept. 15.

Conversations on Art, with “Aqui Estamos” artists Alex Loza, Kristina Sanchez and Carlos Gilberto, 6-7: 30 p. m. Sept. 6. Free. NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. Hours: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423- 870- 8924. “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” by Civic Arts League of Chattanooga, through Sept. 28. RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p. m. Sunday and by appointment. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www. river- gallery.com.

Works by Peggy Epton and David Swanagin, through Sept. 30. Opening reception, 5: 30-7 p. m. Sept. 7.

Trunk show by jewelry artist Katie Rogers, 11 a. m.-3 p. m. Sept. 15. SCULPTURE FLATS — 1155 E. Main St. 423- 800-7783, www. stoveworks.org. “Stove Works: Land and Sea,” first of five exhibitions featuring sculpture, video, painting and sound exploring how water, air and soil, specifically from Chattanooga and East Tennessee, are altered, inhabited, mythologized, reduced, abused, explored and celebrated, through Sept. 9 (3-7 p. m. Thursday- Friday, 11 a. m.-7 p. m. Saturday, noon-5 p. m. Sunday). TOWNSEND ATELIER — The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423-266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com. “Re- Define: Works by Kristin Kendall,” debut solo exhibition by the artist/ instructor, Sept. 7-30. Opening reception, 5: 309 p. m. Sept. 7.