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

BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706- 621-2870, www. backalleyproductions.org. “Leaving Iowa,” 8 p. m. July 8- 9, 2: 30 p. m. July 10, 8 p. m. July 15-16, 2: 30 p. m. July 17, 8 p. m. July 22-23, 2: 30 p. m. July 24.$ 15 adults, $ 12 seniors 55+, $ 10 students. BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER — 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706- 632- 9223, www. BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “Play On,” July 7-24 (7: 30 p. m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p. m. Sundays). 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. 423267- 8534, www.theatrecentre. com. › “Camelot,” 8 p. m. July 1-2, 8 p. m. July 8- 9. $ 15-$ 30. › Star-Spangled Supper, picnic preceding Pops on the River, 5:30-10 p.m. July 3. $50 ages 12 and older, $10 ages 3-11. › “Spamalot,” 8 p. m. July 15-16, 7 p. m. July 21, 8 p. m. July 22-23, 2: 30 p. m. July 24,

7 p. m. July 28, 8 p. m. July 30-31. CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931- 484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com. › “Smoke on the Mountain,” through July 29. $ 12-$25. › “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” through Aug. 28. $ 14-$27. › “Front Page News,” July 15-17, July 23-24 (at Rhea County Courthouse). $ 12-$25. › “Mamma Mia,” July 15-Sept. 9. $ 14-$27. CURTAIN CALL DINNER THEATRE — Crossville Outlet Mall, 228 Interstate Drive, Crossville, Tenn. 931-337-7469. Brown- bag dinners welcome; soft drinks available for $ 1. “The Music of Elvis & Frank,” 6- 8: 30 p. m. CDT Thursdays- Fridays through June. $20. EAST BRAINERD COMMUNITY THEATER — Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” 7: 30 p. m. July 7- 8, 2: 30 and 7: 30 p. m. July 9, 2: 30 p. m. July 10. $ 10. 423- 4859336, www.christchurchchatt.org, www.ebctchatt.com. MILLENNIUM REPERTORY COMPANY — Manchester Arts Center, 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570- 4489, www. millenniumrep. org. “The Music Man,” July 8-17. NACC THEATRE — Northeast Alabama Community College, 138 Highway 35, Rainsville, Ala. 256228- 6001, www. nacc.edu/nacctheatre. “Forbidden Broadway, ” July 8-10, 15-17 (7 p.m. CDT Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. CDT Sundays). $5. SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE — 1104 James Blvd., Signal Mountain. 423- 886-5243, www. smph.org. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” 8 p. m. July 8- 9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30; gates open at 6 p. m. Picnic dinners welcome; no alcohol. Bring your own seating. $ 5-$ 15. SOUTH JACKSON CIVIC CENTER — 404 S. Jackson St., Tullahoma, Tenn. 931- 455-5321, www. southjackson.org. PACT production ••• (Performing Arts for Children and Teens): “Li’l Abner,” 7 p. m. July 8- 9, 2 p. m. July 10, 7 p. m. July 15-16, 2 p. m. July 17 (all times Central). $ 10-$ 15.

FILM EVENTS

GEM THEATRE — 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706- 625-3132, www. calhoungem.org. › “Toy Story” in Kids Summer Movie Series, 10: 30 a. m. June 30; doors open at 9:45 a. m. $ 3. › “Furious 7” in Friday Night Flicks, 7 p. m. July 1. $ 5. MOVIES IN THE PARK — Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Family-friendly film screenings by First Things First and other activities, Saturdays starting July 9. Free. 423-2675383, www.firstthings.org.

ART EVENTS

AMBI ARTISTS — Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. Free gathering of artists from all types of mediums to interact and encourage one another, 6- 8: 30 p. m. July 7. 423- 855- 9474. ART GRANTS — Proposals due by 5: 30 p. m. July 1 for Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities grants, designed for projects that broaden access to cultural experiences. To discuss criteria, in Hamilton County, call 423-777- 4214; in surrounding counties, call 423424- 4266. Applications at www. tn. gov/arts. FIRST FRIDAY CHATTANOOGA ARTS — Galleries, artist studios and arts-focused businesses citywide. Open house showcasing Chattanooga’s arts community, 5: 30- 8: 30 p. m. July 1. 423- 8225750, www.facebook.com/ FirstFridayChattanoogaArts.

EXHIBITS

AREA 61 GALLERY — 61 E. Main St. 423- 648- 9367. “A Mirror on America,” a critical study of society’s “most flagrant ills,” in first Friday exhibit by W. Michael Bush, 5: 308: 39 p. m. July 1. ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY — 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-7751401, www. artcraftersdayton.com.

› “Summer Fun & Frolics,” by Deanna Grove and Kimberly McMillian, through June 30. › “Botanical Beauties and Foliage,” 10 a. m.- 4 p. m. July 2. ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308- 4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. › Community art show, “Barns,” through July 24. › “Celebration of the Four Seasons,” Franklin County Arts Guild member show by contemplative photographer Laura Ellen Truelove, June 30Aug. 7. Opening reception, 5-7 p. m. CDT July 1. ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745- 8781, www. athensartscouncil.org. “Made Here: An Exhibit of AACA Students and Teachers, through July 8. AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265- 4282, www. avarts. org. › Submission deadline for “Fresh 2016,” open to artists at an early stage in their career with a well- developed recent body of work who have not had a solo show and are not represented by a commercial gallery, July 1. › “All Member Salon Show” in Main Gallery and “Examinations: AVA Artists Reflecting on the Hunter Museum Collection” in Education Gallery, July 1-29. Opening reception and grand reopening of renovated gallery, 5: 30-10 p. m. July 1. CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE — 302 W. Sixth St. 423- 825- 0592. Open Studio Night, to see working artists’ studios, 5: 30- 8: 30 p. m. first Fridays. Hors d’oeuvres by Dish T’ Pass. Free admission and parking.

CREATIVE ARTS GUILD — 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278- 0168, www. creativeartsguild.org. › “Head Room,” portraits by painter Trevor Ledford; art by teachers from Dalton, Whitfield County and Murray County schools, through June. › First Friday gallery opening and reception for exhibition of 70- plus works by 12 members of Regional Art Alliance, 5: 30-7 p. m. July 8. EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266- 8195, www. stpaulschatt.org. “We Who Are Many Are One Body,” a photographic kaleidoscope of more than 500 images of church members and landscapes by Ed Barels, through July 24. GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Summer show, “Spring Color,” through July 29. HAMILTON PLACE — 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. 423- 8947177. Winning works in sixth annual Student Art Competition, through July. HARRIS ARTS CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706- 629-2599, www. harrisartscenter.com. › “Symbiosis — A Show by Dan & Mary Defoor With Ansley Sproull,” through July 26. › Entry deadline for nonjuried Regional Art Show, hosted by Visual Arts Guild, July 11. Artists 18 and older may enter up to three pieces of 2- D or 3- D original art in any medium. $25 fee for nonmembers. HOUSTON MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS — 201 High St. Admission fees. 423267-7176, www.thehouston- ••• museum.com. “Here’s Looking at You,” woodcarvings, ceramics, porcelain, face jugs and Mary Gregory glass with human forms, particularly faces, through July 30. HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423267- 0968, www. huntermuseum.org. › “Japonisme and America” ongoing. “Gesture and Control: Postwar Works on Paper, through July 17. › Art Wise: Distinguished Speakers Series presents Stephanie Plunkett, chief curator and deputy director of Norman Rockwell Museum, 6-7: 30 p. m. June 30. Free-$ 15. › “Masters of the Golden Age: Harvey Dunn and His Students,” July 1- Oct. 2. IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267- 9214, www. intowngallery.com. › “Abstract Paintings” by Leslie Dulin, through June 30. › “Sunlight on Water,” by Ann Currey, July 1-31. Opening reception, 5- 8 p. m. July 1. MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org. “Novelties and Knickknacks,” a collection of collectibles, through Oct. 22. REFLECTIONS GALLERY — 6922 Lee Highway. 423- 8923072. Paintings by Julie Bauer, through July 22. Artist reception, 5-7 p. m. July 7. RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www. river- gallery.com. › “Inside/Out,” works by Mia Kaplan, through June 30 (inside), through May 2017 (outside). › Wearables show by Mary Lynn Portera, Katie Rogers and Jen Swearington, July 1-31. Opening reception, 5-7 p. m. July 9, following Fabric Dying Workshop with Jen Swearington, noon- 4 p. m. July 9 ($ 100; limited to 15). THE ART CENTER — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706632-2144, www. blueridgearts. net. › Photography by second- quarter artist- in- residence Arni Katz, through July 2. › Community Quilt & Fiber Arts exhibit, through July 23. › Third- quarter artist- in- res- idence Rhonda Roddy, July 9- Oct. 9. Opening reception, 5-7 p. m. July 30. WHEELHOUSE — 1216 E. Main St. Art + Architecture, featuring works by 19 artists, through July 10. www. RomanovaArt.com.