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. Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein,” 8 p.m. July 27-28, 2 p.m. July 29, 8 p.m. Aug. 2-4. $9-$15.

THE ARTS BUILDING — 301 E. 11th St. Manifest Voices poetry workshop showcase, led by Christian J. Collier, 6-8 p.m. July 28; doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free. www.christianjcollier.com. BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-621-2870, www. bapshows.com. ›

Comedy by improv troupe Babelfish, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 15. Free. › William Inge’s “Picnic,” 8 p.m. Aug. 3-4, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 5, 8 p.m. Aug. 11, 2:30 p.m.

Aug. 12. $12-$16. ›

Fifth annual Shakespeare Summer Series, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” about four lovers lost in a magic forest, Aug. 3-4 at Northwest Georgia Amphitheater in Ringgold; Aug. 11 at the Amphitheater in Chatsworth, Ga.; Aug. 17 at Coolidge Park in Chattanooga; and Aug.

18 at Burr Park in Dalton, Ga. Free.

CHATTANOOGA CENTRE THEATRE — www.theatrecentre. 400 River St. 423267-8534, com. 26, 8 “Hello, p.m. July Dolly,” 27-28, 7 p.m. 2:30 July p.m. 8 p.m. July Aug. 29, 3-4, 7 p.m. 2:30 Aug. p.m. 2, Aug. 5.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

› “Smoke on the Mountain,” 25th anniversary and final season, through Aug. 10.

$16-$30.

› “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” through Aug. 19.

› “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” through Sept. 7.

DALTON LITTLE THEATRE — 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, dlt@optilink.us, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. An Evening With Tennessee Williams, featuring “Something Unspoken” and “Suddenly Last Summer,” 7 p.m. July 26-28. Adult themes. $5-$15. THE RINGGOLD PLAYHOUSE — Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-3061, email TheRinggoldPlayhouse@gmail.com, cityofringgold.com. Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” 7:30 p.m.

July 26-27, 2 and 7:30 p.m. July 28. $10 general admission, $8 seniors/students. SCOPES TRIAL FESTIVAL

— Rhea County Courthouse, 1475 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. Performances of “Front Page News,” joint project by Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville and Scopes Festival in Dayton, 1 and 5 p.m. July

28, 2:30 p.m. July 29. $10-$15. www.ccplayhouse.com. SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE — 1104 James Blvd., Signal Mountain. 423-8865243, www.smph.org. “Shrek, the Musical,” 8 p.m. July

27-28. Ticket sales and camp chair setup start at 6 p.m. $15 adults, $5 children 12 and younger (cash or checks only). Picnics welcome; no alcohol.

DANCE PERFORMANCE

MOSCOW BALLET — Hamilton Academy of Dance & Hamilton Ballet, 4723A Adams Road, Hixson. Auditions for local children to appear with historic dance company in Dec. 30 Tivoli Theatre production of “Great Russian Nutcracker,” 5 p.m. Aug. 24.

Roles as Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes and Snow Maidens open to ages 6 to 17 who have at least one year of ballet training. Free to audition; there may be a casting fee. Register at www.nutcracker.com/auditions.

FILM EVENTS

CHATTANOOGA FILM FESTIVAL — First Draft Theater, 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 106. http://chattanoogafilmfest.com. Screenings of “Damsel,” latest work from the Zellner Bros., starring Robert Pattinson, 8 p.m. July 26, midnight

July 28, 3 p.m. July 29. $10.

CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC

LIBRARY — 1001 Broad St. 423-643-7700, chattlibrary.org. Chattanooga chapter of Democratic Socialists of America screens 2007 documentary “Morristown: In the Air and the Sun,” based on a workplace raid in Morristown, Tenn., by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing how working-class people in Mexico and East Tennessee are caught in the throes of economic change, 2 p.m. July

28. RSVP at http://chattanoogadsa.org or on the chapter’s Facebook, Eventbrite or Meetup pages. MOVIES IN THE PARK —

Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Family-friendly film screenings by First Things First and other activities, Saturdays in July.

Free. Picnic baskets, blankets,

strollers, lawn chairs welcome. Concessions available. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent after 6 p.m. in the park. 423-267-5383, www.firstthings.org. TENNESSEE RIVERPARK —

Maintenance field near Shelter 3, 4301 Amnicola Highway. Free screening of a 2008 Disney Pixar movie about a small waste-collecting robot, 9 p.m.

July 27. Free popcorn. Bring your own seating and nonalcoholic beverages. http:// parks.hamiltontn.gov.

EXHIBITS & EVENTS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY

— 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. ›

“Indigo & Smoke” member show by Christi Teasley and Ursula Vann, through Aug. 5.