Arts events

THEATER

ACT PLAYHOUSE -- Gaston St., 907 Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. "Oklahoma," 8 p.m. March 21-23. $15 adults, $13 seniors, $11 students.

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunity Theater.com. "Rumors," 7:30 p.m. March 21-23, 2 p.m. March 24. $18 adults, $16.20 seniors, $14.40 groups, $9 students.

COLONNADE -- 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. "Smoke on the Mountain," 7:30 p.m. March 22, 1 and 7:30 p.m. March 23. $15 adults, $12 seniors/students, $11 groups.

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

* "Steel Magnolias," through March 29. $12-$25.

* "Golden Anniversary Songbook -- Playhouse Songs of Yesterday & Tomorrow," C7:30 p.m. CDT March 30. $14-$23.

* "Les Misérables," through May 3. $14-$29.

ENSEMBLE THEATRE -- Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. 423-987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. "Sight for Sore Eyes," 7:30 p.m. March 22-23, 2:30 p.m. March 24. $15 adults, $10 students.

RHEA COUNTY COURTHOUSE -- 375 Church St., Dayton, Tenn. Auditions for "Front Page News," roles available for men and women in new play depicting Scopes Trial, 2-4 p.m. March 23-24 (show dates, July 19-20). 423-667-2732.

THEATER FOR THE NEW SOUTH -- 1400 Cowart. St. (former Niko's Southside Grill). "Nora," 7:30 p.m. March 21-24. $10.

DANCE PERFORMANCE

DALTON HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE -- 1500 Manly St., Dalton, Ga. 706-529-2787. "Turning Pointes," concert of hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, ballet and tap techniques, with special technical effects by Dalton Arts Project, 7:30 p.m. March 22-23, 2 p.m. March 24. $10 adults, $5 students.

FILM EVENTS

BARKING LEGS THEATER -- 1307 Dodds Ave. 423-624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. "John Dies at the End," screening of indie sci-fi/horror film by Mise En Scenesters (plus drinks and programming), 8:30 p.m. March 23. $5.

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH AT SEWANEE -- 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. Screening/panel discussion of "American Meat," 7 p.m. CDT March 21. Free.

WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL -- 750 Lauderdale Memorial Highway, Cleveland, Tenn. www.oldtowncleveland.com. Screening of documentary "Going Home," about Polk County's historic Caney Creek Village, 3 p.m. March 24. Free.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY -- 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. "Think Spring," through March 30. Reception, 1-3 p.m. March 23.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org.

* McMinn County and McMinn Central high schools student work, through March 26.

* "With a Little Help From My Friends," art quilts, through April 30.

AVA GALLERY -- 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org.

* Drawings and paintings by Chattanooga State Community College sophomore art students, through March 29.

* "I Guess You Had To Be There: An Installation Art Exhibition," through April 27.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658. "Swan Dreams Project: The Power of Imagery," through June 3.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART -- UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4600. www.utc.edu/cressgallery. "Few and Far Between," and Lillian B. Feinstein Scholarship Exhibition through March 22.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195. "Art and Stole," through March 31.

HAMILTON COUNTY-CHATTANOOGA COURTS BUILDING -- 600 Market St. "Universal Space," through May 3.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.

* "Beauty Beyond Nature," through April 21.

* "Exploring the Land: Landscapes From the Hunter Collection," through April 28.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. "Fire and Salt," through March 31.

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM -- 308 N. North Main St. in downtown LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. History tours, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and groups by appointment.

McMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM -- 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com.

* "Art Underfoot," hooked rug show, through March 28.

* "Tradition -- Tennessee Lives & Legacies," through May 3.

NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY -- Northgate Mall, 5000 Hixson Pike. 423-877-2525. www.mohm.org. Exhibit examines exploits of America's heroes from Revolutionary War through Iraqi Freedom.

NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER -- 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. "Sky Rhythms," through May 30.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY -- 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3074. "Color, Fun, Abstract & Decorative ... Large," through March 21.

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

* "Foundations," through March 31.

* "Inside & Out," through June.

ST. ANDREWS-SEWANEE GALLERY -- 290 Quintard Road (Simmonds Hall), Sewanee, Tenn. 931-968-0210, ext. 3151. "Art on the Rise," March 22-April 13.

SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP -- 2646 Broad St. 423-266-4453, www.shuptrines.com. "New Works," through March 31.

SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM -- 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission fees. 706-861-2860, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com. Display chronicles the "Fighting 6th" from 1861 to present.

TANNER/HILL GALLERY -- 3069 S. Broad St., Suite 3, and Warehouse Row, 1110 Market St. 423-280-7182, www.tannerhillgallery.com. "Beautifully Boring," through March 29.

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

* Work by area students, through March 28.

* "The Art of Nancy Oliver Smith," through March 29.

* "The Bascom Exhibit," through March 31.

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