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 ATHENS COMMUNITY THEATRE — Athens Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Aug. 17-26. $10-$15.

BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-621-2870. › Improv comedy, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug.

15. Free. ›

“Picnic,” 8 p.m. Aug. 11, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 12. $12-$16. ›

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Amphitheater in Chatsworth, Ga.; Aug. 17 at Coolidge Park, 200 River St. in Chattanooga; and Aug. 18 at Burr Park, 101 S. Hamilton St. in Dalton, Ga., 8 p.m. Free. CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — 4501 Amnicola Highway. 423-697-3246. “Jessie’s Messy Mind,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10-11,

2:30 p.m. Aug. 12, talk-back follows. $10; free for Chatt State students, faculty and staff. CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000. › “Smoke on the Mountain,” through Aug. 10. Sold out. › “The Hunchback of Notre

Dame,” through Aug. 19. $18-$34. ›

“Legally Blonde: The Musical,” through Sept. 7. $18-$34.

IMPROV CHATTANOOGA

— 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 106. Improv Chattanooga troupe vs. stand-up acts, 8-11 p.m. Aug. 18. $5-$15 (18 and older due to hard R rating). BYOB. www.improvchattanooga.com.

FILM EVENTS

HERITAGE HOUSE — 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-8559474. Buster Keaton double feature: “Our Hospitality” and “The Camerman,” 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 16. Free.

MOVIE NIGHT AT THE RIVERPARK — 4301 Amnicola

Highway. 423-710-0274. Hamilton County Parks and Recreation presents movie about endangered owls, 8:30-11 p.m. Aug. 10. Free popcorn; free parking. Bring your own seating and nonalcoholic beverages. MOVIES IN THE PARK AT

DARK — Heritage Park, 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. Bridge Christian Church screens animated film based on Lego Batman toy line,

Aug. 10. Activities start at 7:30 p.m. Free. Bring your own seating.

EXHIBITS & EVENTS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130. › Community show, “Miniatures,” through Aug. 12. ›

Member show by Dick Wollam, through Sept. 16. Reception, 5-7 p.m. CDT

Aug. › Community 10. show, “Craft: Art Made by Hand,” Aug. 16Oct. 14. Intake, Aug. 9-12.

AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282. “AVA Artisans,” through Aug. 24.

BANDY HERITAGE CENTER’S OLD FREIGHT

DEPOT GALLERY — 305 S. Depot St., Dalton, Ga. 706272-4452. “Threads of Home: The Sandra Mahs Collection,” through Sept. 30. CREATIVE ARTS GUILD — 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168. “One Woman’s Viewpoint,” through Aug. 24.

ERLANGER GALLERY

CORRIDOR — 975 E. Third St. www.erlanger.org/artsaterlanger. “Sports, Past and

Present,” Aug. 11-Dec. 6.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195. Art’s Meow art show and sale, through Sept. 2.

GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643. Summer season show, “Chattanooga Scenes,” postponed indefinitely.

HERITAGE HOUSE — 1428 Jenkins Road. Balloon Sculpture, five classes, noon-1:30 p.m. second and fourth Mondays starting Aug. 13. Must be at least 10 years old; must be accompanied by an adult if under 18. Not recommended for anyone with latex allergies. $25. To register: cholley@ chattanooga.gov or 423-8559474. HUNTER MUSEUM OF

AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423267-0968. › “Embodied Beauty: Sculptures by Karen LaMonte,” through Sept. 2. ›

Embodied Beauty: Defining Beauty Today, an intercultural discussion of body image, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 9. Free. ›

Teen Night: Glass Dresses and Silver Screens, red-carpet event to screen summer students’ films and explore fashion, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 16.

Free. ›

Hands-on, take-home Mold Making and Casting Workshop with sculptor Isaac Duncan III, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 18. $40 members, $42 nonmembers (includes materials). No previous experience required. ›

Nature of Art: Films and Fireflies, monthly series of active outdoor and visual art experiences, presented by the Hunter and Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, 8:30-11:45 p.m. Aug. 18. Price tba.

› Family Fun Day: Dressed in Glass, hands-on sculpting and molding activities for all ages, 2-4 p.m. Aug. 19. Plus Chattanooga Ballet works inspired by exhibition. Free. IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. “Contemporary Mix,” through Aug. 31.

MCMINN COUNTY LIVING

HERITAGE MUSEUM — 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-745-0329. Community Artist League’s juried open show, “Rural Life Reflections,” through Aug.

30. Awards reception, 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 9. Contact: Becky Pico, 423-508-5953. MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745.

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

“Lee University Centennial,” through Sept. 10.

MUSEUM HOP — Nine Chattanooga-area museums open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug.

9-10 with $20 “passport” admission. Register at www. tvrail.com or 423-894-8028 then go to: International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum, 3315 Broad St.; Coker Tire Museum, 1317 Chestnut St.; Bessie Smith Cultural Center, plus a booth by National Park Partners, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd.; Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center, Northgate Mall; Songbirds Guitar Museum at Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St.; Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Road; 6th Cavalry Museum, 6 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe; Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, 201 High St. NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive

Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” through Sept. 28.

RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. Works by Margaret Dyer and Kelly Jean Ohl, through Aug. 31.