THEATER
BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS – Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-621-2870, www.backalleyproductions.org. “The War of the Worlds,” Oct. 14-29.
BARNES & NOBLE – 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. Performances by The Muse of Fire Project, 2 p.m. Oct. 15. 423-893-0186.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER – 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223. “The Wild Guys,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-8, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13-15, 2 p.m. Oct. 16. $10-$20.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. 423-267-8534.
* TheatreQuest teen troupe presents “The P Play,” 16th in Alphabet Plays series, 10:30-11 a.m. Oct. 8 and Oct. 15. $5.
* Auditions for MainStage holiday musical “Miracle on 34th Street,” with roles for adults and children ages 7-12, all requiring singing and dancing, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10-11 (show dates Dec. 9-23).
CLOSED DOOR ENTERTAINMENT – Memorial Auditorium’s RKW Community Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave. www.cdoorent.com. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15. $21-$28.
COVENANT COLLEGE THEATRE – Sanderson Auditorium, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-419-1051. “The Bald Soprano,” 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8: $5-$7.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000.
* “The Secret Garden,” through Oct. 23. $12-$25.
* “The Addams Family,” through Nov. 12. $12-$25.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM – 399 McCallie Ave. 1-800-514-3849. TruTV Impractical Jokers on Santiago Sent Us Tour featuring The Tenderloins, 7 p.m. Oct. 16. $51.50-$252. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
MILLENNIUM REPERTORY COMPANY – Manchester Arts Center, 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570-4489. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Oct. 14-16, 21-23.
OAK STREET PLAYHOUSE – Flo Summitt Theatre, First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave. (enter at church welcome center, 418 Oak St.) 423-756-2428. “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-8 and 2 p.m. Oct. 9. $10-$15.
UTC THEATRE COMPANY – Dorothy Hackett Ward Theater, UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4269. “Eurydice,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6-7, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. $10-$12.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
UTC FINE ARTS CENTER – 752 Vine St. 423-425-4269, info@dancetonightcha.com. Ballroom dance studio Dance Tonight Chattanooga presents dance showcase of student/teacher numbers and “Who Done It?” murder-mystery theme, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Choreography by Kyle Barels and Brandon Barranco. $10 adults, $5 children 3-12.
FILM EVENTS
CINE-RAMA – 100 W. Main St. thecinerama.org/schedule.
* “The Greasy Strangler,” midnight Oct. 7, 10:30 p.m. and midnight Oct. 8, 10:15 p.m. Oct. 9. $10.
* “Author: The J.T. Leroy Story,” 8 p.m. Oct. 7-13. $10.
* “Little Sister,” 8 and 10 p.m. Oct. 14 and 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Oct. 15-16. $8.
FATHOM EVENTS -East Ridge 18, 5080 South Terrace;Hamilton Place 8, 2000 Hamilton Place Blvd.www.fathomevents.com.
* Saturday, Oct. 8: Rooster Teeth presents “Let’s Play Live,” YouTube stars in live gaming and comedy broadcast from the Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom during New York Comic Con, 8 p.m., Hamilton Place 8.
* Monday, Oct. 10: “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader,” a circa 1960s adventure, with documentary, “Those Dastardly Desperadoes,” 2, 7:30 and 10 p.m., East Ridge 18.
GEM THEATRE – 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-625-3132. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 9 p.m. Oct. 15. $5.
THE MET: LIVE IN HD – East Ridge 18, 5080 South Terrace; Hamilton Place 8, 2000 Hamilton Place Blvd. www.metopera.org/hdlive. Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde,” noon Saturday, Oct. 8.
ART EVENTS
ARTSCRAWL – Athens, Tenn. Ten stops on Downtown Business Association’s Great-est Pumpkin Hunt, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 8 during 13th annual Pumpkintown festival. 423-745-8781.
ARTS IN THE PARK – City Park, Blue Ridge, Ga. Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association’s fall fine arts and fine crafts festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 8-9. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.
CRAFT N CROP – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. Relaxed artist mixer for creatives of all types, 6-9 p.m. today, Oct. 6. Bring project and potluck dish. 423-855-9474.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com.
* Community art show, “Animals With Attitude,” through Oct. 23.
* Franklin County Arts Guild member show by Jenny Flatt, “Jenny’s Menagerie,” through Oct. 29.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Follow Innocence,” by Richard Whitehead, through Nov. 4.
BARKING LEGS THEATER – 1307 Dodds Ave. 423-624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. “Love.NotHate,” showcase of art by local artists and silent auction to raise funds for muralist Kevin Bate to paint murals at Barger Academy, 1-4 p.m. Oct. 16. Evening includes food, music and dancing. Free admission, but donations appreciated.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658, www.bessiesmithcc.org. Gee’s Bend Quilt Exhibit, new and ancestral works by women of Gee’s Bend, Ala., through Oct. 29.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE – 302 W. Sixth St. 423-825-0592. Open Studio Night, Friday, Oct. 7. Exhibition by Tennessee Craft – Southeast for American Craft Week in WorkSpace Gallery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tash Koetsch of tkphotographies featured in ArtSpace Gallery. Hors d’oeuvres by Dish T’Pass.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. First Friday reception, Friday, Oct. 7, features continuation of indoor Festival! exhibit, through Oct. 21.
DALTON FREIGHT DEPOT – 305 Depot St., Dalton, Ga. “Dalton and the World: The Odyssey of Lenna Gertrude Judd,” through March. 706-581-8025.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Artistry in Wood,” by Bill Hassel, through Oct. 16.
GALLERY 1401 – 1478 Market St. 423-265-0015, www.gallery1401.com. “Best of Local” artist reception, 6-8 p.m. today, Oct. 6.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga fall show, “Around the Town,” through Nov. 4.
GARDEN PLAZA OF GREENBRIAR COVE – 4586 Forsythia Way, Ooltewah. 423-396-5100, www.gardenplazagreenbriarcove.com. “Fall Into Winter,” 60 original oil, watercolor and acrylic works by 11 Regional Art Alliance artists, through Oct. 27. Dessert reception, 6:30-8 p.m. today, Oct. 6.
HARRIS ARTS CENTER – 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com. Works by Pear Street Painters and Lisa Q Caldwell, through Oct. 24.
HART GALLERY – 110 E. Main St. 423-521-4707, www.hartgallerytn.com. Faces UnMasked exhibition, through Oct. 26, with preview reception and chance to bid on masks, 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 7.
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS – 201 High St. Admission fees. 423-267-7176, www.thehoustonmuseum.com.
* Flag Fest retirement ceremony and education project, Daniel Casagrande’s Eagle Scout project, 4-8 p.m. Oct. 8.
* “A Country of, by and for the People,” themed to historic elections and American patriots, through Nov 6.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* Throwback Thursday, with digital interpretations of artworks by STEM School of Chattanooga students, 4 p.m. today, Oct. 6. Free admission.
* Art + Issues: Gentrification – Colonization or Urban Uplift? with UTC professor and novelist Sybil Baker, 6 p.m. Oct. 13.
* Blue Trees kickoff and artist talk with Konstantin Kimopoulos, 11 a.m. Oct. 15.
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. Annual Quilt Show, through Oct. 29.
MICHAEL’S FINE ARTS – 1325 Dug Gap Road, Dalton, Ga. 706-278-8840, www.michaelsfinearts.com. Reception for “Passages: Artistry by MMIA,” 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* “Novelties and Knickknacks,” a collection of collectibles, through Oct. 22.
* “One River, Many Stories: Ocoee River History & Heritage,” through Dec. 17.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. “Passions and Places: Felt From the Heart,” by Durinda Cheek and Cam Busch, through Nov. 30.
RINGGOLD ART & FRAME GALLERY – 7825 Nashville St., Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-2844, ringgoldartandframegalleryllc.tripod.com. “Life on the Farm,” by Civic Arts League, through Nov. 8.
ROSS HOUSE – 222 Frazier Ave., Pikeville, Tenn. rsmorganmd.com. Ongoing show and sale of 150 landscape paintings of the Sequatchie Valley by Dr. Rufus Morgan, each priced at $50. All proceeds go to Mountain Education Foundation, Bledsoe County Schools, Bledsoe Historical and Genealogical Society and the Ross House.
SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY – McKee Library, 4851 Industrial Drive, Collegedale. 423-236-2788, www1.southern.edu/academics/academic-sites/library. “Falling,” by Civic Arts League, through Dec. 1.
THE ART CENTER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.
* Third-quarter artist-in-residence Rhonda Roddy, through Oct. 9.
* BRMAA National Juried Photography Show, through Oct. 9.
* “Plein Air International Paint Out” exhibit, through Oct. 9.
* SAAG National Juried Show, Oct. 15-Nov. 12. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 15.
* Fourth-quarter artist-in-residence Connie Gaertner, Oct. 15-Jan. 7. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 15.
TOWNSEND ATELIER – The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. 423-266-2712, www.townsendatelier.com. An Evening With the Artist, slide presentation and lecture by realist painter Alyssa Monks, 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Free.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223, gallery.sewanee.edu. “Operable Units,” Sarah Lindley’s examination of the connections between industry, communities and the environment along the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, through Oct. 14.