Arts Calendar

To include a listing in the Arts calendar, submit your events at www.ChattanoogaNow.com. Questions? Call Lisa Denton at 423-757-6281.

THEATER

ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE — 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. www.actdalton. org. “The Importance of Being Earnest,” 8 p.m. Jan. 24-25, 2 p.m. Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Jan. 30-31, 2 p.m. Feb. 1. Collection Connection partner: Sexual Assault Women’s Advocacy Center. $10-$16.

BROADWAY AT THE TIVOLI — Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. www.tivolichattanooga.com. “Cats,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 2 p.m. Feb. 2. $43, $58, $73 and $83.

CHATTANOOGA CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS — 1301 Dallas Road. 11th annual Dinner and the Arts gala, Friday, Jan. 24. Includes live and silent auctions, 5-7- p.m.; dinner and show, 7-9 p.m. $35. Purchase tickets online at cca.hcde.org, 423-498-7365.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE — 400 River St. www.theatrecentre. com. “Gem of the Ocean,” 8 p.m. Jan. 24-25, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 7 p.m. Jan. 30, 8 p.m. Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Feb. 6, 8 p.m. Feb. 7-8, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9. $23-$30. Featured visual artists: Local African-American artists.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY THEATER — Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. www.cftchattanooga.com. “Mystery at Crooked Snake Junction,” 7 p.m. Jan. 24-25 (dinner theater, $25), 3 p.m. Jan. 26 (dessert theater, $22). No tickets sold at the door.

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

› “Tuna Does Vegas,”

through March 19. $16, $28, $30.

› “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,”

Feb. 1-28. $14, $21, $23.

DALTON LITTLE THEATRE — 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. www.daltonlittletheatre. com. “God of Carnage,” 7 p.m. Jan. 24-25, 2 p.m. Jan. 26, 7 p.m. Jan. 30-Feb. 1. $10-$15.

FIRESIDE CHAT STORYTELLING PROGRAM —

Collegedale Commons, 4950 Swinyar Drive. Collegedale Parks and Recreation presents storytellers from Jonesborough Storytelling Guild, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Free. thobek@collegdaletn.gov. TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE — 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. www. tennesseevalleytheatre.com. “Squabbles,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 2 p.m. Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 2 p.m. Feb. 9. $10.

TIVOLI THEATRE — 709 Broad St. www.tivolichattanooga.com. Comedian Nate Bargatze on Good Problem To Have tour, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 29. $35, $49.75, $149.75 VIP.

WALKER THEATRE — Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. www.tivolichattanooga.com. Comedian Tig Nataro, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. $35, $49.50.

DANCE PERFORMANCE

BALLET MAGNIFICAT —

Christ Church Presbyterian, 510 S. Tibbs Road, Dalton, Ga. Christian ballet company presents “Deliver Us,” set to the music of Dreamworks’ “The Prince of Egypt,” 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31. Free. www.balletmagnificat. com.

FILM EVENTS

JEWISH FILM SERIES — Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace. www.jewishchattanooga.com. “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferenz,” about one of the chief prosecutors of the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. $10 per person, $3 for students with ID.

EXHIBITS & EVENTS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. www.franklincoarts.org.

› Community show: “Big,” through Feb. 2.

› Member show: “Big,” through March 1. AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. www.avarts.org.

› “Rooted in Color,” through Feb.21. THE CHATTERY — 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 108, unless otherwise noted. 423-413-8978. Get price and registration information at www.thechattery.org.

› Thursday, Jan. 23: Corporate Identity & Branding, 6-7:30 p.m.

› Thursday, Jan. 23: Mixology 101: Vodka, 6-7:30 p.m.

› Saturday, Jan. 25: Introduction to Quilling, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

› Saturday, Jan. 25: Beginner Tarot, 1011:30 a.m.

› Saturday, Jan. 25: Ready! Set! Goals! for Your 2020 Vision, noon-2 p.m.

› Saturday, Jan. 25: Cozy Tee Embroidery, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

› Sunday, Jan. 26: Demystifying Childbirth, 2-4 p.m.

› Monday, Jan. 27: Want To Publish Your Work: Learn To Edit First, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

› Monday, Jan. 27: Relief Printing: Valentine’s Day Edition, first of a two-part class, 6-8:30 p.m.

› Wednesday, Jan. 29: Chalkboard Lettering, 6-7:30 p.m.

› Wednesday, Jan. 29: Beginner Cake Decorating: Mermaid Edition, 6-7 p.m.

› Thursday, Jan. 30: iPhoneography: Editing Photos, 6-7:30 p.m.

› Thursday, Jan. 30: Journaling 101: Venting & Gratitude, 6-7:30 p.m.

ERLANGER GALLERY CORRIDOR — 975 E. Third St. www.erlanger.org/artsaterlanger. “Waterways” paintings and photographs,

through May 13.

GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga’s winter show, Jan. 24-May 1. Opening reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 24.

HERITAGE HOUSE — 1428 Jenkins Road. Magnificent Miniatures, to learn the art of miniature floral arrangements, 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, Jan. 30. Free. cholley@ chattanooga.gov.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org. “Southbound: Photographs of and About the New South,” opens Friday, Jan. 31.

IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. www.intowngallery.com. “Hella Hearts” by Denice Bizot,” Feb. 1-29.

Opening reception, 5-8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 7.

THE NORTHSIDE GALLERY — Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave. (use entrance on left side of church next to parking lot). www.northsidepresbyterian. org. Works by seven local artists, through Feb. 29. RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. www.river-gallery. com. Works by Richard Aerni, Erin Gafill and Bill Suttles,

through Jan. 31. SCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS — 301 E. 11th St. www.sceniccityclayarts.org.

› Youth Class: Emoji Face Mugs, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Suitable for ages 3 and older; ages 3-5 must have an adult stay on-site. $10.

SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY — Collegedale. 423-236-2732.

› “Pioneering the Edge” by Morris Mitchell, through Feb. 14 in the John C. Williams Gallery, Brock Hall, second floor.

› “From Script to Sculpture: The History of the Bible,”

now open in Hackman Hall, first floor (parking at 4881 Taylor Circle).