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

BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706- 6212870, 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. TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE — 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529, www. tennesseevalleytheatre.com. “The Last Romance,” 7: 30 p. m. Sept. 1, 2 p. m. Sept. 2. $ 10. TOMORROW BUILDING — 818 Georgia Ave. Open- Mic Storytelling: Firsts, 6-7: 30 p. m. Aug. 30. Participants invited to share true stories on any “first” in their life (kiss, car, love, etc.) Hosted by Power2Speak and The Chattery. Sign up at arrival. BYOB. $ 7 in advance, $ 10 at door. 423- 413- 8978.

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. ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. Hours :10 a.m .-5 p.m. weekdays. 423-745- 8781, www. athens arts council. org. Artisan jeweler Jessica Klaaren featured in Art Market, through Aug. 31. AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a. m.-5 p. m. Tuesday- Friday. 423265- 4282, www. avarts. org. “AVA Juried Member Exhibition,” Aug. 31-Sept. 19. Reception, 5: 30- 8 p. m. Sept. 8. BANDY HERITAGE CENTER’S OLD FREIGHT DEPOT GALLERY — 305 S. Depot St., Dalton, Ga. Hours: 9 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday-Saturday. 706-2724452. “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. 423-596-9217, 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. CHAPEL ART GALLERY — Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St. (enter through gate at Pine and Seventh streets). 423-266-2828, wwww. second pres chattanooga. org. Grand opening of new gallery space featuring local artists’ works, Sept. 2. Open before and after 11 a.m. service, until 1 p.m. Proceeds from sales benefit church missions. 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, to see working artists’ studios, 5: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Sept. 7. Hors d’oeuvres by Dish T’ Pass. Free admission and parking. 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. Art’s Meow art show and sale to benefit The Alice Fund, local nonprofit providing medical care and supplies for cats in need (and their owners), through Sept. 2. 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: 308: 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. first Thursdays. Bring potluck dish and project to work on. Next: Sept. 6.

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 423- 855- 9474 or email cholley@chattanooga.gov. 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.

“Embodied Beauty: Sculptures by Karen LaMonte, through Sept. 2.

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

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.

“Contemporary Mix,” by Sandra Washburn, Lee Glascock, Linda Kerlin, Janice Kindred and Linda Wicksell, through Aug. 31.

“The Fabric of Our Lives,” oil paintings by Gay M. Arthur, Sept. 1-30. Opening reception, 5- 8 p. m. Sept. 7. MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM — 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Tuesday- Friday, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m. Saturday. Admission: $ 5 adult, $ 3 student or senior adult. 423-745- 0329, www. livingheritagemuseum.com. Community Artist League’s juried open show, “Rural Life Reflections,” through Aug. 30. 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.

“Aqui Estamos: Latino Heritage in the Ocoee Re- gion,” 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.

“Lee University Centennial,” through Sept. 10. 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 Margaret Dyer and Kelly Jean Ohl, through Aug. 31.

Works by Peggy Epton and David Swanagin, Sept. 1-30. Opening reception, 5: 30-7 p. m. Sept. 7. SCULPTURE FLATS — 1155 E. Main St. 423- 8007783, www. stoveworks. org. Hours: 3-7 p. m. Thursday- Friday, 11 a. m.-7 p. m. Saturday, noon-5 p. m. Sunday. “Stove Works: Land and Sea,” first of five exhibitions featuring sculpture, video, painting and sound exploring how water, air and soil, specif- ically from Chattanooga and East Tennessee, are altered, inhabited, mythologized, reduced, abused, explored and celebrated, through Sept. 9 TOWNSEND ATELIER — The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. Hours: 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Monday- Friday. 423266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com. “Redefine: Works by Kristin Kendall,” debut solo exhibition by the artist/ instructor, Sept. 7-30. Opening reception, 5: 30- 9 p. m. Sept. 7.