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
ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE — 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. “Forever Country: A Country Cabaret,” 8 p.m. Aug. 17-19. $20.
BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS — Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-356-7437, www. bapshows.com.
› “The Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare traveling show, concludes at Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheater, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, 8 p.m. Aug. 19 . Free; donations welcome. › “Lost in Yonkers,” 8 p.m. Aug. 18-19, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 26, 8 p.m. Sept. 1-2. $12-$15.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER — 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “One Slight Hitch,” Aug. 17-Sept. 3 (7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
› “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” through Aug. 20. $16-$29.
› “Sister Act,” through Sept.
8. $16-$29. › “Lying in State,” Aug. 18Oct. 6. $14-$27.
DESTINY CHURCH OF CHATTANOOGA — 3801 Brainerd Road. “Our Destiny Is His Legacy,” 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 26. Free. 423-5535009.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA — Midtown Central, 5705 Uptain Road. 423-987-5141, www. ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25-26, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3. $10-$15.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
BARKING LEGS THEATER — 1307 Dodds Ave. 423624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. Raqs Top 40 Bellydance show, featuring dancers from across the Southeast performing to Top 40 songs, 8-10 p.m. Aug. 19. Family friendly. $12 in advance, through Aug. 18; $17 at door. Purchase at www.alexandria1.com.
SILVER SLIPPERS DANCE ACADEMY — 3234 Wilcox Blvd. Auditions for dance spectacular based on the musical “The Lion King,” 5-7 p.m. Aug. 19-20 for ages 7-9 and 5-7 p.m. Aug. 26-27 for ages 10-16. Male and female, all cultural backgrounds welcome; no dance experience required. Contact: Dee, 423-551-4519.
FILM EVENTS
HERITAGE HOUSE — 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. The Backlot: A Place for Filmmakers, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Program: “The Trial,” 1962 mystery/thriller masterpiece directed by Orson Welles, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 21. Screening followed by Q&A with the “director.” Preceded by optional potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Free admission.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY — 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. Community art show, “American Retro,” through Sept. 10.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Surface Geographies: An Altered Point of View,” by Nancy Fischman, through Aug. 25.
AVA GALLERY — Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “Examinations: AVA Artists Reflect on the Hunter Museum Collection,” through Aug. 25.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658, www.bessiesmithcc.org. “Chance or Circumstance — The James R. Mapp Exhibit,” through Oct. 31.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS ASSOCIATION — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www. blueridgearts.net. “Eastern League of Professional Artists” and “Off the Wall” exhibits, through Aug. 26.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE — 302 W. Sixth St. 423-825-0592, www. chattanoogaworkspace.com. Watercolor painting class on vintage book pages, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 25. Open to all skill levels. All supplies included to complete two book page paintings during class. Bring your own refreshments. $20; register to save spot.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD — 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-278-0168, www. creativeartsguild.org. “Disarrangement of Form” by Russell Cook, “Larger Than Life,” by Keith McFarland and “His Beard Really Isn’t That Blue,” by Mary Hamby, through Aug. 21.
ETOWAH DEPOT MUSEUM — 227 Tennessee Ave. “Encore: My Community — My World,” through August. Free. EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Four Seasons at Reflection Riding,” by Rena Malone, through Sept. 10.
GALLERY 1401 — 1478 Market St. 423-265-0015, www.gallery1401.com. Weekly Emerging Artist Series continues with Kelsey Hamilton, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 18. Free.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL — Blackwell Automotive, 71
Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Hosted by Photographic Society of Chattanooga.
› Summer show, “Chattanooga Scenes,” through Aug. 18.
› Fall show, “Nature in All Its Glory,” Aug. 25-Nov. 3. Opening reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 25.
HARRIS ARTS CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com.
› Regional Art Show, through Aug. 17.
› Keith McFarland photography, Aug. 23-Oct. 20. Opening reception, Aug. 27.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
› Cocktails in Color, exploring the art of Wayne White, with activities, food and a signature cocktail created by Flying Squirrel mixologists, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 17. For ages 21 and older. $20 nonmembers, $15 members.
› “Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White,” through Oct. 1.
IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “Scenes of the City,” by Jim Tucker, through Aug. 31.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www. museumcenter.org. › “War Memorials,” through Sept. 2. › “Dixie Foundry/Magic Chef,” through Oct. 28.
REFLECTIONS GALLERY — 6922 Lee Highway. 423892-3072. Summer wine reception, featuring works by 17 members and stained-glass demos, 4-7 p.m. Aug. 18.
RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. “Little Jewels,” 25th anniversary exhibition by Ed Cook/Victoria Pearmain and Mary Lynn Portera, through Aug. 31.
SAS GALLERY — Simmons Building, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, 290 Quintard Road, Sewanee, Tenn. 931-968-0210, ext. 3151; sasgallery@sasweb.org, www. sasweb.org. “flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict,” by Austin Reavis, through Sept. 24.
SCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS — 301 E. 11th St. www.sceniccityclayarts.org. Gallery 2232 presents “Earth Wind and Fire” by Jonathan Clardy, through Sept. 1.
TENN ARTS STUDIO — 1801 Rossville Ave., Suite 108. Houses Wayne-O-Rama, yearlong installation of puppets and depictions of local people and places by Chattanooga native Wayne White. Free; donations welcome. www.wayne-orama.com.