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THEATER
BUTTONWILLOW CHURCH CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER — 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-6587478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. “Granddaddy’s Watch,” dinner and two-hour live show, 5:15 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays year-round and other days for groups. COLONNADE — 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. Auditions for “Aladdin Jr.” parts for all ages, 6-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (show dates, July 27-Aug. 4). CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
“Walking on Water: A Journey in Musical Theater and Song,” featuring Bob Gunton, through June 16.
“Cowboys,” through July 20. $12-$24.
“Smoke on the Mountain,” through Aug. 10. $12-$24.
“See Rock City,” through Aug. 17. $12-$24. ENSEMBLE THEATRE — St. Andrews Center, 1918 Union Ave. 9875141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “Drift,” contemporary concert musical, through June 17. GEM THEATER — L&N Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www. gemplayers.com. Seeking veterans and patriots to help read the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
LITTLE AGGIES THEATRE — Albertville Fine Arts Center, 402 E. McCord Ave., Albertville, Ala. 256582-7469. “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” 7 p.m. toady and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. June 7-9 (all times Central). $10. MILLENNIUM THEATRE — 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931570-4489, http://millenniumrep.org. “The Odd Couple,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (all times Central). $13 adults, $11 seniors/students/military.
FILM EVENTS
JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER — 5461 North Terrace. 493-0270 or atreadwell@jcfgc.com. “Ahead of Time,” documentary on 97-year-old Ruth Gruber and her history-making life, is next in annual Jewish Film Series, 7 p.m. Wednesday. $5 (includes popcorn).
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY — 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. 423775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. Works by the late Ella Mae Peavyhouse, through Saturday. AVA GALLERY — 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 265-4282, www.avarts.org. “Small Works,” exhibition of work by members, through June 16. BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 266-8658. “Songs From the Soul,” traveling exhibit of 37 illustrations and blackand-white photographs of America’s music history, through Aug. 24. CREATIVE ARTS GUILD — Dalton, Ga. 520 W. Waugh St. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment. 706-278-0168, www.creative artsguild.org. Paintings by Del Martin, through June 30. Opening reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today. CROSSVILLE CITY HALL — 99 Municipal Ave., Crossville, Tenn. Hours: 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday. Photographs by Crossville resident Denise Brinkley, through June 30. EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 266-8195. “Personal Vision 8+2,” featuring works by Ann Aiken, Terry Childers, Joan Clark, Maddin Corey, Susan Doubleday, Marie Miller, Anne Thomas, Jane Yelliot, Ed Kellogg and Denton Ridge, through July 14. GEORGIA HERITAGE MUSEUM — 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. Display of World War II helmets, equipment, uniforms, edged weapons, arms, personal items and Army Air Corps items, through Sept. 3. HARRIS ART CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday-Saturday. 706629-2599, www.cgarts.org. “Four Female Friends,” works by art educators associated with Columbus State University, through July 5. Opening reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday. 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: $ 9.95 adults, $ 4.95 children. 267- 0968. www. huntermuseum. org. “Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock and Roll Photography,” exhibit of 40 large- scale prints that look at the intersection between popular music and photography, through Aug. 12. IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. “Feast Your Eyes,” new ink drawings and acrylic paintings by Doug McCoy, through June 30. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. today. L&N DEPOT MUSEUM — 727 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, Tenn. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayFriday and as train schedules permit Saturday- Sunday. 423- 2637232. “Traditional — Tennessee Lives & Legacies,” highlighting state’s folk heritage through profiles of 25 accomplished artists, through June 12. LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM — Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-thursday, 9 a.m.noon Friday and 2-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday. 236-2030, www.southern.edu/archaeology. “Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World,” permanent exhibit of 200 ancient artifacts (from pottery to weapons of war) spanning 3,500 years of history. MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM — North Main Street in downtown LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, www. marshhouseoflafayette.com. See period furniture and hear stories about Walker County history on guided tours, 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays. MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM — 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Monday-friday. Admission: $5 adult, $3 student or senior adult. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com.
“Narrative Artwork: Second Annual Comic Book Exhibit,” through June 22.
“Music of the Mountain: Handmade Dulcimers,” works by Johnny Mcgrew, Thursday-july 23. 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. 423339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. “Vanishing Appalachia: Photographs by Don Dudenbostel, Field Recordings by Tom Jester,” people, place and practices of Appalachian life, through June 30.
Things may look a bit familiar for at least one member of The Association, the pop band that will headline the Chattanooga Firefighters Association benefit tonight at Memorial Auditorium.
Jules Alexander, an original member of the group that spun out the wellknown 1960s hits “Never My Love,” “Cherish” and “Windy,” was born in Chattanooga.
The band, which formed in the mid-1960s, also includes longtime members Russ Giguere, Larry Ramos and Jim Yester.
Regie Hamm, a singer/ songwriter who has penned more than 20 No. 1 contemporary Christian and secular hits, such as the 2008 “American Idol” finale song “Time of My Life” for winner David Cook, will open for The Association.
“We try to mix it up,” said Josh Thurman, office manager for the Chattanooga Firefighters Association. “We do an oldies show in the summer and a country music show in the winter.”
The next show will feature country music artist John Michael Montgomery.
Thurman said proceeds from the concert will go to purchase smoke detectors for the less fortunate in Hamilton and Bradley counties in Tennessee and Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties in Georgia, as well as for burn relief.
The Association formed following the 1965 breakup of the folk rock group The Men, from which it drew several of its original members. The band’s first hit, “Along Comes Mary,” hit No. 7 in the Billboard charts in 1966.
Alexander first heard the song, written by Tandyn Almer, when he was hired to play on a demo version of it and persuaded the songwriter to give The Association first crack at it.
“Cherish” became the group’s first No. 1 hit in September 1966.
Alexander left the California-based soft-rock band in 1967 to study meditation in India and returned in 1969. He later left the group in 1974 and returned again in 1979.
To date, The Association has sold more than 80 million records, tapes, CDs and DVDs. The band has earned six gold records and two platinum records. “The Association Greatest Hits” is one of the best-selling albums in the history of Warner Brothers.
Thurman said extra tickets are available for the concert for “underprivileged families.”
“We’ve done pretty good,” he said. “We’ve been doing this for 16 years.”