THEATER
ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE – 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. “On Golden Pond,” 8 p.m. Jan. 27-28, 2 p.m. Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Feb. 2-4. $15 adults, $13 seniors 55+, $11 students.
CALHOUN LITTLE THEATER – Harris Arts Center’s Ratner Theater, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com, www.cgarts.org. “Bordello of the Damned,” murder-mystery dinner theater, 7 pm. Jan. 27-28. Costumes reminiscent of the 1880s Old West encouraged. $30 includes three-course meal; discounts for tables of eight. Cash bar available. Proceeds will buy new lights for Ratner Theater.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. Youth Theatre: “The Snow Queen,” 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Feb. 4, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5.
CHRISTIAN FAMILY THEATER – Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. contact@CFTChattanooga.com, www.cftchattanooga.com. “Mystery in the Library,” dinner and show, 7 p.m. Jan. 27-28, $20; dessert and show, 3 p.m. Jan. 29, $15. Advance reservations required; no tickets at door.
CLOSED DOOR ENTERTAINMENT – Phoenix Theatre, 3708 Ringgold Road. closeddoorentertainment@gmail.com, www.cdoorent.com. Talent Dinner Show, fundraiser to kick off 2017 season, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. Includes buffet catered by La Familia Mexican Restaurant. $23 adults, $18 students and 8 and older, $10 children 7 and younger. Email closeddoorentertainment@gmail.com if interested in performing.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com. “The Odd Couple,” Jan. 21-March 31. $14-$27.
HILLTOP PLAYERS – Bryan College, 721 Bryan Drive, Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-7271, www.bryan.edu/arts. Dessert Theatre: Neil Simon’s “Fools,” 7 p.m. Jan. 20-21, 24-28. $9 students, $12 adults.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM – 399 McCallie Ave. 1-800-514-3849, ChattanoogaOnStage.com. WTCI-TV presents “Wild Kratts Live,” science education and adventure with Chris and Martin Kratt, 1 p.m. Jan. 29; doors open at noon. $27, $37, $47, $59.50 and $102 VIP, plus fees.
PATTEN PERFORMANCES -UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4269, www.tickettracks.com. Julian Sands in “A Celebration of Harold Pinter,” featuring the British actor presenting the Nobel Prize winner’s poems, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. $29 adults, $24 seniors, $15 students.
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH – Guerry Auditorium, Georgia Avenue, Sewanee, Tenn. artssewanee.sewanee.edu.”Tea for Three,” a one-woman show by Emmy Award-winning actress Elaine Bromka on former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford, 7:30 p.m. CST today, Jan. 19. Free.
FILM EVENTS
FATHOM EVENTS -Hamilton Place 8, 2000 Hamilton Place Blvd.; East Ridge 18, 5080 South Terrace. Ticket prices vary. www.fathomevents.com.
* Today, Jan. 19: “Lost in London Live,” a film loosely based on actual events and shot in real time with actor/director Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson, 8 p.m. Q&A with Harrelson after the screening.
* Saturday, Jan. 21: The Met: Live in HD presents “Romeo et Juliette” (in French with English subtitles), 12:55 p.m.
* Sunday, Jan. 22: Bolshoi Ballet presents “The Sleeping Beauty,” 12:55 p.m.
FOODIE FILM SERIES – The Camp House, 149 E. M.L. King Blvd. Presented by Crabtree Farms. No admission fee, but donations welcome. www.crabtreefarms.org. “That Sugar Film,” 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31; followed by mindful eating workshop at Crabtree Farms on Feb. 1.
GEM THEATRE – 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-625-3132, www.calhoungemtheatre.org.
* Saturday, Jan. 21: “Finding Dory,” 7 p.m., $5.
* Friday, Feb. 3: “Ghost,” 7:30 p.m., $5.
HERITAGE HOUSE – 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. John Huston’s “Moulin Rouge,” starring Jose Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor, in Classic Film Series, 2 and 7 p.m. today, Jan. 19. Free admission and free popcorn.
IMAX 3D THEATER – 201 Chestnut St. 423-267-3474, www.tnaqua.org/imax. Screenings of “The Gruffalo,” a 30-minute, animated film based on Julia Donaldson’s award-winning children’s book, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 28. Nonmembers: $11.95 adults, $9.95 children 3-12. Members: $8. Imax Club passholders: Free. Register at www.tnaqua.org/events-programs.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com.
* Community art show, “Out My Window,” Jan. 19-Feb. 11. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. CST Friday, Jan. 20.
* Member show, “Works in Wood,” by Dr. Joe Butler, Jan. 19-Feb. 26. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. CST Friday, Jan. 20.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Shades,” by Chattanooga artist Charlie Newton, through Feb. 17.
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “Makers Off Main” fundraiser exhibition and auction, featuring works by artists whose studios were destroyed in a Thanksgiving fire and other artists donating works in support, through Jan. 27.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 423-266-8658, www.bessiesmithcc.org. “We Wear the Mask: Redefining a Double Consciousness” by Clifford Gordon, through Jan. 31.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. “The Art of the Cinema,” artwork, vintage movie posters, advertisements and cultural iconography from private collections, through Feb. 24.
DALTON FREIGHT DEPOT – 305 Depot St., Dalton, Ga. “Dalton and the World: The Odyssey of Lenna Gertrude Judd” from Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, through March. 706-581-8025.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Double Take,” sets of works by North Georgia Sky Painters in which a detail from one painting is included in a second painting, through Feb. 26. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.
FOODWORKS RESTAURANT – 205-C Manufacturers Road. 423-580-2270. “It’s Always Modern and Contemporary,” paintings and photographs by Civic Arts League, through April 20. 423-277-9464, 423-619-8959.
GALLERY 5 AT THE MACC – Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. 423-886-1959, signalmacc.org. “Painting and Pottery,” works by MACC students and mentors, through Jan. 27.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga winter show, “What Inspires Me,” through Jan. 27.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* Bold and Beautiful: Girls Night Out, featuring cash bar, chocolate fountain, belly dancing, meditation, burlesque, self-defense, fashion show, weaving demonstrations, business inspiration, aromatherapy, teas, cosmetics, mini massages, works by female artists, 6 p.m. today, Jan. 19. Free with regular admission.
* “Verina Baxter,” sculptures and abstractions by the late local artist, through Jan. 22.
* River City Sessions, 6 p.m. Jan. 26.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “Terra,” paintings by Lee Glascock, through Jan. 31.
MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM – 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission: $5 adult, $3 student or senior adult. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com.
* Alvin C. York World War I exhibit, through Feb. 4.
* Heritage School: “From Trees to Baskets” with George McCollum, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 (rescheduled from Jan. 7). Free with regular admission.
* Heritage School: “Chair Caning” with Charles Wood, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. Free with regular admission.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* Exhibition, “College Hill Heritage,” exploring history of College Hill High School, through March 25.
* Exhibition, “Grown & Bred in East Tennessee,” 6-7 p.m. through May 27.
* Beach Glass Jewelry Design, a Tennessee Artists Series class with Jessica Klaaren, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Ages 13-adult. $10 members, $15 nonmembers.
* History Happy Hour, featuring the history of Red Clay State Historic Park and the Trail of Tears and demonstration of Cherokee weapons with ranger Erin Medley, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. Must be 21 or older and show ID at door. Ticket includes open wine/beer bar. $10 nonmembers. Questions? Email JKey@museumcenter.org.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. “Spring Into the New Year,” paintings by Tennessee Watercolor Society members, through March 31.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com.
* Ceramic faces, still lifes and nudes by Georgia artist Kimmy Cantrell,” through Jan. 31.
* Artist demonstration by Amber Anne Palo, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 28.
6TH CAVALRY MUSEUM – 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. 706-861-2860, chris@6thcavalrymuseum.com, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com. Painting for a Purpose class, “Winter Whites,” 6-8 p.m. Jan. 26. $40 includes dinner, all supplies and instruction needed to complete 16×20 acrylic painting to take home. Bring adult beverage of your choice and apron or old shirt to protect clothes. Limited to 20. Registration is required.
TOWNSEND ATELIER – The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. 423-266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com.
* Open Figure Drawing Studio, non-instructed sessions with live models, 6-9 p.m. each Thursday. $15 per session for drop-ins, $40 four classes with advance registration, $10 students with ID.
* Opening reception for “Art of Abstraction,” ceramics and paintings by Austin Center, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223, gallery.sewanee.edu. “Love Thy Neighbor,” quilts and drawings by Jessica Wohl that grapple with the nation’s polarization, through Jan. 27.