THEATER
BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS – Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. www.backalleyproductions.org. Auditions for “The Playboy of the Western World,” with acting roles for women ages 20-30 and men 20-30 and 45-older, plus opportunities for performers of traditional Irish music, ballads and step dancing, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 5-6 or by appointment Jan. 7 (show dates March 10-28). Schedule appointment with director Thomas White at 423-356-7437.
MERCY JUNCTION PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER – 1918 Union Ave. Open call for African-American actors (men and women 45-50 and 25-30 years old and 7- to 10-year-old girl) for N2 The Woods Productions’ “Shorts in the Fall,” noon-4 p.m. Jan. 7 (show date Feb. 25). 423-847-2170, shortsinthefall@gmail.com.
TIVOLI THEATRE – 709 Broad St. 1-800-514-3849, www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com.
* Comedian Ron White, 7 p.m. Jan. 13; doors open at 6 p.m. $49.50, $64.50 and $84.50 plus fees. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
* Broadway at the Tivoli presents “Dirty Dancing,” music and moves from the 1987 film, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17-18; doors open at 6:30 p.m. $37, $52, $67 and $77.
FILM EVENTS
EASTGATE SATURDAY CINEMA – Eastgate Public Library, 5705 Marlin Road, Suite 1500, 5900 Building. Big-screen showings of the latest motion pictures and classics continueswith “The Secret Life of Pets,” 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 7; movie-related activities start at 2 p.m.Bring your own snacks and drinks with lids. Free. 423-855-2689.
FATHOM EVENTS -Hamilton Place 8, 2000 Hamilton Place Blvd.; East Ridge 18, 5080 South Terrace. Ticket prices vary. www.fathomevents.com.
* Jan. 7: The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi’s “Nabucco,” in Italian with English subtitles, 12:55 p.m. at East Ridge 18 and Hamilton Place 8.
* Jan. 8: “Carousel,” Rodgers & Hammerstein musical starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, 2 p.m. at East Ridge 18 (encore at 7 p.m. Jan. 11).
* Jan 8: “The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family and Football,” 6 p.m. at East Ridge 18 and Hamilton Place 8.
* Jan. 10: “One Piece Film: Gold,” a Japanese animated fantasy action adventure, 7:30 p.m. at East Ridge 18.
FOODIE FILM SERIES – The Camp House, 149 E. M.L. King Blvd. “Can You Dig This,” about the urban gardening movement in Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. First in a series of four films presented by Crabtree Farms. No admission fee, but donations welcome. www.crabtreefarms.org.
IMAX FILM FESTIVAL – Imax 3D Theater, 201 Chestnut St. 423-267-3474, www.tnaqua.org/imax. Imax With Laser Film Festival, featuring daily screenings of “Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D” (noon), “Wild Africa 3D” (1 p.m.), “Walking With Dinosaurs 3D” (2 p.m.), “Tiny Giants 3D” (3 p.m.), “The Last Reef 3D: Cities Beneath the Sea” (4 p.m.) and “Journey to Space 3D” (5 p.m.), Jan. 6-12. $11.95 adults, $9.95 children 3-12 ; $40 for Imax Club pass for free or reduced admission to film screenings for an entire year. https://community.tnaqua.org/membership/imax-club, 423-267-FISH (3474).
RUSSIAN FILM SERIES – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. “The Carnival Night,” featuring comedian Igor Ilyinsky in a story about the clash of youth culture with the Soviet state on New Year’s Eve, 6 p.m. Jan. 8; preceded by potluck dinner at 6 p.m.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org.
* “One World,” themed art competition and exhibit celebrating myriad cultures in the area for artists from McMinn and surrounding counties, through Jan. 6.
* “Shades,” by Chattanooga artist Charlie Newton, Jan. 9-Feb. 17. Reception, 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 13 (followed by Sisters in House Blend concert).
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. 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 (Adam Kirby, Brent Weston, Hanna Hahn and Jason Doan) and other artists donating works in support, Jan. 13-27. Opening reception, 5:30-8 p.m. Jan. 13. $5 donation.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. 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.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE – 302 W. Sixth St. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-825-0592. Open Studio Night, to see working artists’ studios, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 6. Hors d’oeuvres by Dish T’ Pass. Free admission and parking.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, and by appointment. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. “The Art of the Cinema,” artwork, vintage movie posters, advertisements and cultural iconography from private collections, Jan. 6-Feb. 24. First Friday receptions, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 (“Animation & Adventure” theme) and Feb. 3 (“Horror, Spy & Exploitation” theme). Movie screenings: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 (“A Decade Under the Innocence”), Jan. 13 (surprise comedy feature) Feb. 3 (“Island Girl”) and Feb. 10 (a surprise swinging ’60s spy movie).
DALTON FREIGHT DEPOT – 305 Depot St., Dalton, Ga. Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia opens “Dalton and the World: The Odyssey of Lenna Gertrude Judd,” with personal mementos recalling the community leader and world traveler who moved from New York to Dalton in the early 20th century, through March. 706-581-8025.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Deck the Walls,” by 19 Mountain Art Guild artists, through Jan. 8.
FOODWORKS RESTAURANT – 205-C Manufacturers Road. 423-580-2270. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. “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. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. 423-886-1959, signalmacc.org. “Painting and Pottery,” works by MACC students and mentors, Jan. 6-27. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Jan. 6, with art and pottery techniques demonstrated by instructors Val Gibson and Lolly Durant.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. Hours: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga winter show, “What Inspires Me,” through Jan. 27.
HERITAGE HOUSE – 1428 Jenkins Road. Craft N Crop, monthly relaxed artist/crafter mixer for creatives of all types, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 5. Bring potluck dish and project to work on. 423-855-9474.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday; noon-5 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* “Verina Baxter,” sculptures and abstractions by the late local artist, through Jan. 22.
* Throwback Thursday, 4-7:30 p.m. Jan. 5. Free admission to permanent collection, $5 admission to “Verina Baxter.”
* Art + Issues: “Vision and Verse: Strength and Beauty” performance by poet Erika Roberts-Blackmon, as inspired by sculpture by Verina Baxter, 6 p.m. Jan. 5.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “Terra,” paintings by Lee Glascock, through Jan. 31. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Jan. 6.
MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM – 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $5 adult, $3 student or senior adult. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com. Alvin C. York World War I exhibit, through Feb. 4.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Nov. 24. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* “College Hill Heritage,” exploring history of College Hill High School, through March 25.
* Third annual Old Christmas celebration, with Cleveland Storytelling Guild, 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 5. $5; free for museum and guild members.
NANCY CANTRELL DENDER GALLERY – Etowah Arts Commission office, 700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, Tenn. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Thursday-Friday. 423-263-7232. “My Community: My World,” photos by middle-school students documenting an Etowah summer, through Jan. 6.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-870-8924. “Spring Into the New Year,” paintings by Tennessee Watercolor Society members, Jan. 15-March 31. Opening reception, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 15.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com.
* Ceramic faces, still lifes and nudes by Georgia artist Kimmy Cantrell, through Jan. 31. Opening reception, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 6 (snow date, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 7).
* “Inside/Out,” works by Mia Kaplan in Sculpture Garden, through May.
TENN ARTS STUDIO – 1801 Rossville Ave., Suite 108. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday through September. Houses Wayne-O-Rama, yearlong installation of puppets and depictions of local people and places by Chattanooga native Wayne White, a four-time Emmy Award-winning artist. Free; donations welcome. www.wayne-o-rama.com.
THE ART CENTER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net. Fourth-quarter artist-in-residence Connie Gaertner, through Jan. 7.
TOWNSEND ATELIER – The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com. An Evening With the Artist, painting demonstration from live model and talk by Seth Haverkamp, 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Free.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday (all times Central). 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.