Chattanooga area arts calendar - Sept. 19-25

THEATER

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- Sue E. Trotter Theater, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "The Red Velvet Cake War," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19-21. $12 adults, $8 students.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE -- 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. "The Secret Garden," 7 p.m. Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22. $25.

CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE -- Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Ensemble Theatre presents "Columbinus," about Columbine High School shootings, before touring to Alma College in Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and Sept. 25. Free. 423-987-5141.

COLONNADE -- 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. "Over the River and Through the Woods," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. $11 adults, $9 seniors/students, $8 groups.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE -- 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

• "Man of La Mancha," through Sept. 27. $12-$24.

• "Ring of Fire," through Oct. 19. $12-$25.

• "To Kill a Mockingbird," through Nov. 3. $12-$24.

• Performance by the Golden Dragon Acrobats of China, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 10 a.m. Sept. 23 (all times Central).

DALTON LITTLE THEATRE -- 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. "Steel Magnolias," 7 p.m. Sept. 20-21, 7 p.m. Sept. 27-28, 2 p.m. Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Oct. 4-5. $15 adults, $12 seniors/members, $10 students, $5 ages 12-under.

GEM THEATER -- 700 S. Tennessee Ave., Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com.

• Youth Showcase, 7 p.m. Sept. 20-21. $8 adults, $5 students/children.

• Adult Showcase, 7 p.m. Sept. 27-28. $8 adults, $5 students/children.

TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE -- 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529. www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com. Auditions for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," roles for children and adults ages 8-up, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 23-24.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com.

• Art At Nite exhibit, through Sept. 19.

• Sketches by Dayton artist Mattie Belisle, Sept. 21-Oct. 5. Reception, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 5.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "Climbing the Great Spiral, Poems and Prayers of Hope and Healing," through Oct. 25.

AVA GALLERY -- 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. "Fresh," through Oct. 25.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658. "For All the World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights," through Oct. 20.

CHATTOOGA ACADEMY SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM -- 304 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-3 p.m. Sunday. 706-639-1519. "The Army of the Tennessee and General Bragg in LaFayette," Sept. 21.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART -- UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4600. www.utc.edu/cressgallery. Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, through Oct. 4.

E.G. FISHER LIBRARY -- 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-475-7782. "A Mixed Media Experience," through Sept. 28.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org. "Whitfield Lovell: Deep River," through Oct. 13.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "Flavor of the Market," through Sept. 30.

JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER -- 5461 North Terrace. 423-493-0270, ext. 13. Exhibit highlighting front pages of Chattanooga Jewish community newspaper, through Oct. 4.

LUPTON LIBRARY -- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. www.lib.utc.edu/archivist. "They Played the Roundhouse: Concert Posters and Flyers From the 1980s and 1990s," through Sept. 27.

MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS -- 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. "Cleveland Works!," through Oct. 12.

PLANET ALTERED -- 48 E. Main St. 400-4100, www.planetaltered.com."The Sky Is the Limit," through Dec. 31.

RIVER GALLERY -- 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com.

"Journeys," through Sept. 30.

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH -- 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. "Icons in Transformation," through Nov. 9.

TOWNSEND ATELIER -- 201 W. Main St. 423-266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com. "Women Painting Women: Revolution 2013," through Sept. 28.

WAREHOUSE ROW -- 1110 Market St. 423-267-1127. "Crafted by Southern Hands," through Sept. 30.

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