Arts on Tap

THEATER

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. "The Fox on the Fairway," 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Aug. 25, 2 p.m. Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2 p.m. Sept. 2. $18 adults, $16.20 seniors, $14.40 groups, $9 students.

BUTTONWILLOW CHURCH CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER -- 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. "Granddaddy's Watch," dinner and two-hour live show, 5:15 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays.

CALHOUN LITTLE THEATER -- Harris Art Center, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. "The Foreigner," 7 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 24, 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 25, 3 p.m. Aug. 26.

CHAUNCEY GOODE AUDITORIUM -- Tennessee Temple University, 1815 Union Ave. "The Battle Ain't Over," presentation by Mount Canaan Baptist Church Performing Arts Ministry of time, based on actual event, when black Americans changed the face of history, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. Free.

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

• "See Rock City," through today. $12-$24.

• "The Music Man," through Sept. 1. $14-$27.

• "Backwards in High Heels," through Nov. 2. $14-$27.

THEATER FOR THE NEW SOUTH -- Tanner Hill Art Gallery, 3069 S. Broad St. "Medea," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24-25, Aug. 30-Sept. 2. $10.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. "Frolic and Fun," works by Deanna Grove and Kimberly McMillian of the Dayton Arts League, through Aug. 25.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "Classwork: Adult Students of the Arts Center 2011-12," through Aug. 24.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 266-8658. "Songs From the Soul," 37 illustrations and black-and-white photographs of America's music history, through Aug. 24.

GEORGIA HERITAGE MUSEUM -- 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. World War II memorabilia, through Sept. 3.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission: $9.95 adults, $4.95 children. 267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org. "Chattanooga Gems III," works from private collections, Aug. 25-Oct. 21.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "Painting With Glazes" by Jane Yelliott, through Aug. 31.

JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER -- 5461 North Terrace. 493-0270, ext. 13. "Tranquil Space," works by Steve Wade Brown, Irv Ginsburg, Dana Shavin, Jenny Shugart, Roses Taylor and Dana Waxler, Monday-Sept. 14. Opening reception, 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM -- Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 236-2030, www.southern.edu/archaeology. Permanent exhibit: "Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World."

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM -- North Main Street in downtown LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. Period furniture and history talks in guided tours, 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays.

MEDAL OF HONOR EXHIBIT -- Northgate Mall, 5000 Hixson Pike. The National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History exhibit examines exploits of America's heroes. 877-2525. www.mohm.org.

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

• "20 Years," marking gallery's 20th anniversary, featuring paintings by Eric Fitzpatrick and sculptures by Mary Lynn Portera, through Aug. 31.

• "Inside & Out," outdoor sculpture by Mark Chatterley, through June 2013.

SHANKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS -- 140 N. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. 931-787-1936.

• "Ancient Cave Art," photographs by Alan Cressler, through Aug. 31.

• "Abstracts and Animals," through Aug. 31.

SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP -- 2646 Broad St. 266-4453, www.Shuptrines.com. "Maritime," oil and watercolors, through Aug. 31.

SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM -- 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission: $3 adult, $2 child or senior adult. 706-861-2860. Display chronicles the "Fighting 6th" from 1861 to present day and features soldier's life when Fort Oglethorpe was an active Army post (1902-1946). www.6thcavalrymuseum.com.

THE ART CENTER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.

• "Off the Wall," three-dimensional art, through Aug. 31.

• "The Art of Toneeke," through Sept. 21.

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