Arts Calendar
Jan. 26-27, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28. Film events Exhibits & events
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. $15 adults, $13 seniors 55+, $11 students K-college; $13, $11 and $9 for members. “Wedding Belles,” 8 p.m. Jan. 25-27.
BUTTONWILLOW CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER — 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. “Granddaddy’s Watch,” daily lunch and dinner shows (11 a.m. and 5 p.m CT Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday), by reservation only. $35 adults, $18 ages 6-12, $5 younger children (free if sharing adult’s plate).
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE — 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.
Agatha Christie’s “The Mysterious Affair at Styles,” 8 p.m. Jan. 26-27, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Feb. 2-3, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 4, 7 p.m. Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Feb. 9-10, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 11. $11.-$30.
Performing Arts League fundraiser, “A Dramatic Affair,” precedes Feb. 2 show. Dinner and wine at 6 p.m., followed by private dessert reception with cast after performance. $65 for dinner, show and parking pass. www.palchattanooga.org. Or mail for arrival by Jan. 26 to PAL, P.O. Box 4389, Chattanooga, TN 37405.
A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” two-person romantic comedy starring award-winning actress Mimi Kennedy (“Mom,” “Dharma & Greg”) and Chattanooga Symphony & Opera music director emeritus Bob Bernhardt, 8 p.m. Feb. 10. Preceded by cocktail reception with live music at 7 p.m. and followed by meet-and-greet after-party with champagne and signature dessert for VIP guests. $50 general, $75 VIP.
CHRISTIAN FAMILY THEATER — Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. contact@ CFTChattanooga.com, www.cftchattanooga.com. “Cartoon Capers,” 7 p.m. Jan. 26 with baked spaghetti dinner (choice of meat or marinara sauce), $20; 7 p.m. Jan. 27 with dinner, sold out; 3 p.m. Jan. 28 with dessert, $15; doors open 30 minutes before showtime for meetand-greet with cartoon characters.
THE COMEDY CATCH — 1400 Market St. 423-6292233, www.thecomedycatch.com. “Bubba & The Beast,” a gay redneck trailer-trash musical parody of the Disney classic written by local comedian Bubba Que and starring local comics, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30. $15.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennes-
see Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com. ›
“Welcome Back to Ivy Gap,” through March 23. $16-$30. › “Annie,” Feb. 3-March 2. $14-$23.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA — Midtown Central, 5705 Uptain Road. 423-987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal,” 7:30 p.m.
TIVOLI THEATRE — 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” part of Broadway at the Tivoli season, 7 p.m.
Jan. 26, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27-28; doors open one hour before showtime. $37, $52, $67 and $77.
PBS AT THE PALACE — Palace Picture House, 818 Georgia Ave. WTCI screens American Masters documentary “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart,” 6 p.m.
Feb 8. Reserve free tickets at wtcitv.org/palace.
ARTSBUILD — 301 E. 11th St., Suite 301. 423-777-4214, www. artsbuild.com. Opening reception for “SAPIYKUNAPAQ: My Roots, Mis Raices,” paintings on Peruvian heritage by Alex Paul Loza, 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 25. ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www. athensartscouncil.org. ›
“The Process: An Exhibit of AACA Students and Teachers,” through Feb. 9.
Opening reception, 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 12. ›
Entry forms available for “Regional College Student Art Show” through Feb. 2 (show dates Feb. 12-April 6).
CHATTANOOGA ART
TOUR — New South Tour Co. introduces tour of public art installations, art galleries and private artist studios around the city, 1-4 p.m. first
and third Saturdays. $45. newsouthtourco.com.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE — 302 W. Sixth
St. 423-822-5750, www.chattanoogaworkspace.com. Open Studio Night, “Art Is for Lovers,” featuring local art and gifts for purchase, food, entertainment and live demonstrations, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 2.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Mindscapes” by Civic Arts League
of Chattanooga, Feb. 2-28. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 2.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL
— Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. ›
Photographic Society of Chattanooga holiday show, “Photographer’s Choice,” through Feb. 2. ›
12th annual Youth Photography Showcase competition for students in grades 9-12,
through Feb. 24. Guidelines and entry forms online. Prints must be turned in 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 24 at St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Road.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF
AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org. Reinventing Romance, wine tasting paired with gallery experience led by award-winning romance novel writer Anna Harrington, followed by book signing, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan.
25. $30-$35. Must be 21 to attend.
IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. ›
“Wonderland,” all-member show, through Jan. 31. ›
“Block by Block,” Feb. 1-28. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m.
Feb. 2.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS ART
GALLERY — Brock Hall (second floor), Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2089. “Precarious Structures” by assistant art professor Donald Keefe, through Feb. 12.
L.P. CLINE GALLERY — 508 Broad St. 423-265-4786. World War II photography, Feb. 2-March 3.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE
POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org. ›
“Tennessee Archaeology,” through Feb. 3.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC
CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423870-8924. “Recent Works” by Charlie and Iantha Newton, through March 31.
NORTHSIDE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH — 923 Mississippi Ave. 423-266-1766, www.northsidepresbyterian.org. Paintings by Brent Weston, through Feb. 3. RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. › Works by father and son Bill Suttles and Todd Suttles,
through Jan. 31. ›
Book readings of “Thaddeus West and Sneed: The Chicken Coop” by author/illustrator Abigail Wetmore, and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27. ›
Works by Steve Olszewski, Feb. 1-28. ›
Russell Whiting works in Sculpture Garden through May 30.
SCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS
— 301 E. 11th St. 423-883-1758, www.sceniccityclayarts.org. “Face Jugs and Quilts of Modern-Day Appalachia,” through Jan. 25.