Arts on tap in Chattanooga

THEATER

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- Sue E. Trotter Theater, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athens artscouncil.org. "Vanities," 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $12 adults, $8 students.

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunity Theater.com. "Vincent," 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sept. 29, 2 p.m. Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6, 2 p.m. Oct. 7.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE -- 400 River St. 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.

• "Cabaret," MainStage, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $10-$25. Not suggested for children.

• "The 39 Steps," Circle Stage, 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Sept. 28-29. $18.

• "Bunnicula," Youth, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29-30, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7. $8 and $10.

COLONNADE -- 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnade center.org.

• "Oliver," 7:30 p.m. today, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $11-$15.

• Auditions for "Miracle on 34th Street," 6-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (show dates, Nov. 23-Dec. 1).

COVENANT COLLEGE -- Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel,14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-419-1051. "See Rock City," 8 p.m. Thursday-Sept. 29 and Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6. $7 adults, $5 students/children; Thursday preview $5 adults, $3 students/children.

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

• "Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge," through Oct. 26. $14-$27.

• "Five Guys Named Moe," through Oct. 27. $14-$27.

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

• "Big River," Thursday-Nov. 2. $14-$27.

DALTON LITTLE THEATRE -- 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. "When Lilacs Last," play by The Shipley School of Bryn Mawr, Pa., based on the poetry of Walt Whitman, 7 p.m. today and Saturday. $15.

ENSEMBLE THEATRE -- St. Andrews Center, 1918 Union Ave. 987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. "Macbeth," 7:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday. $10.

GEM THEATER -- L&N Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com. "Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner," 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $12 adults, $10 ages 12-under.

LEE UNIVERSITY -- Dixon Center, 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343, www.leeuniversity.edu/theatre. "The Lady of Bullyburg," Bright Star Children's Theatre anti-bullying fairy tale for pre-K through fifth grade, 9:15 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. $1 students, free for teachers and chaperones.

OAK STREET PLAYHOUSE -- Flo Summitt Theatre, First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave. 756-2428, www.oakstreetplayhouse.com. "Second Time Around," 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29, Oct. 4-6, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7. $10 adults, $8 seniors/groups, $5 students (all tickets $8 Oct. 4).

TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE -- 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529. www.tennesseevalley theatre.com. "The Dixie Swim Club," comedy finds five Southern women recharging their lives on North Carolina's Outer Banks every August, Thursday-Sept. 30 and Oct. 5-7.

FILM EVENTS

MOVIES AT THE 700 BLOCK -- 728 Market St. Documentary "Urbanized" followed by 1980s classic "Back to the Future," 8:45 p.m. Saturday. Films projected on nearby buildings; seating is bring your own. Food trucks and beer bar available. Free admission. www.RiverCity.com.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. Works by the North Georgia Skypainters Society, through Sept. 29.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Landscape paintings by Chris Ingram, through Oct. 31.

AVA GALLERY -- 30 Frazier Ave. 265-4282, www.avarts.org. Works by emerging artists, through Oct. 12.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 266-8658. Photos of Haiti by Ross Oscar Knight, through Nov. 3.

CHATTOOGA ACADEMY SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM -- 304 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-639-1519. Photos of former service stations and car dealerships in LaFayette, plus model train and depot ticket booth, through Sept. 30.

CREATIVE ARTS GUILD -- Dalton, Ga. 520 W. Waugh St. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. "Art & Wine: A Presentation of Photography," 6 p.m. Wednesday. Wine and light refreshments while viewing photos by Spears McAllester. $10.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART -- UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 425-4600, www.utc.edu/cressgallery. Art and design from the personal collections of UTC art faculty and professional staff, through Sept. 30.

E.G. FISHER LIBRARY -- 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-475-7782. Works in 2-D and 3-D by Community Artist League members Sally Fleming and Sean P. Clanton, through Sept. 29.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 266-8195. Paintings by Helen Burton, through Oct. 28.

GEORGIA HERITAGE MUSEUM -- 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. Admission fees. Civil War memorabilia, through Nov. 30.

HARRIS ART CENTER -- 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartcenter.com. Juried exhibit of works by artists of all ages, through Oct. 21.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org. Works from private collections, through Oct. 21.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. Plein air paintings by Victoria Pearmain, through Sept. 30.

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, 1-3 p.m. Thursday and Sunday.

McMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM -- 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com. Quilt show and works by Julie Jack and Jerry Hagaman, through Sept. 29.

MOUNTAIN ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER -- 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. 886-1959. TACA Art Show, through Oct. 7.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY -- 6922 Lee Highway. 892-3074. Paintings by Virginia Skipper, through Sept. 28.

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

• Metal and iron work by Susan Hutchinson and paintings and prints by Aaron Hequembourg, through Sept. 30.

• Outdoor sculpture by Mark Chatterley, through June 2013.

SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP -- 2646 Broad St. 266-4453, www.Shuptrines.com. "New Works by Maggie Siner," through Nov. 30.

TANNER/HILL GALLERY -- 3069 S. Broad St., Suite 3, and Warehouse Row, 1110 Market St. 280-7182, www.tannerhillgallery.com. Large-scale abstract works by Wyoming-based artist Neltje, through Oct. 31.

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

• "The Art of Toneeke," through today.

• Pear Street Painters Exhibit, through Oct. 14.

• National Juried Nature and Fine Art Photographic Exhibit, through Oct. 14.

• Plein air exhibit, through Oct. 14.

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