THEATER
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “A Bad Year for Tomatoes,” 7:30 p.m. May 23-25, 2 p.m. May 26, 7:30 p.m. May 30-June 1, 2 p.m. June 2. $20 adults, $18 seniors, $14.40 groups, $11 students.
BUTTONWILLOW CHURCH CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER – 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. “Granddaddy’s Watch,” dinner and two-hour live show, 5:15 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays year-round and other days for groups.
CALHOUN LITTLE THEATER – Harris Art Center, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. “A Grand Night for Singing,” musical tribute to the genius of Rodgers & Hammerstein, 7 p.m. May 30-June 1, 3 p.m. June 2. $15.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. “The Divine Sister,” CircleStage production, 8 p.m. May 24-25. $18.
COLONNADE – 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org.
• “Steel Magnolias,” Colonnade Players comedy/drama, 7:30 p.m. May 24, 1 and 7:30 p.m. May 25. $11 adults, $9 seniors/students, $8 groups.
• Auditions for “Shrek,” 6-8 p.m. June 3-4 (show dates, Aug. 9-17).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
• “9 to 5: The Musical,” through July 14.
• “Smoke on the Mountain,” May 24-Aug. 2. $12-$24.
GEM THEATER – L&N Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com. “The Crazy Quilt Club,” 7:30 p.m. May 23-25, 2:30 p.m. May 26. $12 adults, $10 children ages 12-under.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM – 399 McCallie Ave., 642-8497 or 757-5050, ChattanoogaOnStage.com. “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim fairy tale musical, 7:30 p.m. May 31-June 1, 2 p.m. June 2. $15-$28 (plus fees).
MILLENNIUM THEATRE – 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570-4489, http://millenniumrep.org/. $13 adults, $11 students/seniors/military. “M*ASH,” 7:30 p.m. CDT May 23 and May 25, 2 p.m. May 26. $13 adults, $11 students/seniors/military.
RECREATE CAFE – Salvation Army’s 614 Corps, 800 McCallie Ave. 423-756-1023, www.csarmy.org. Auditions for “Balconies,” roles available for six mature women and three men ages 30-60 for world premiere, 6:30-9:30 p.m. May 28-29 (show opens July 11).
FILM EVENTS
JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER – 5461 North Terrace. 423-493-0270, atreadwell@jcfgc.com. “Making Trouble,” about Jewish comedians Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein, is next in weekly series of award-winning films for ages 16-up, 7 p.m. May 29. $7 (includes popcorn, soft drink).
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY – 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. Youth Music and Arts Festival, exhibit of work city, county, private school and home-schooled art students, through May 31.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Greek Masks of the Golden Ration Project,” created by autistic students in VSA TN workshop in Sweetwater, Tenn., through May 31.
AVA GALLERY – 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “Damage,” work by multimedia artist Michael Murphy, through June 29.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 423-266-8658. “Swan Dreams Project: The Power of Imagery,” through June 3.
COLONNADE – 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. Exhibition and sale of paintings and jewelry by Regional Art Alliance, through May 24.
E.G. FISHER LIBRARY – 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-475-7782. Watercolor, pastels and batik work by Community Artist League member Joy Merckson, through May 30.
GALLERY ON MAIN – 500 N. Main St., Sweetwater, Tenn. 423-337-7400. Demonstration of cross-stitch by Ruth Williams, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 25.
GRAFFITI – 629 Spears Ave. 423-400-9797, www.hillcityart.com. Works by Tony Russo, through July 5.
HAMILTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE – 625 Georgia Ave. “In Visible,” student self-portrait photography exhibit, through fall.
HARRIS ART CENTER – 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartcenter.com. Photo-realism landscapes by Joe Glasser, watercolors/ pastels by Don Maier and sculpture/paintings by Will Linn, through June 7.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission: $9.95 adults, $4.95 children. 423-267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org.
• Work by retiring University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor Alan White, through June 9.
• “Whitfield Lovell: Deep River,” through Oct. 13.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “fresh stART,” new work by 33 regional artists, through May 31.
LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM – Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2030, www.southern.edu/archaeology.
• “Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World,” permanent exhibit of 200 ancient artifacts.
• “The Battle Over King David: Excavating the Fortress of Elah,” through April 2014.
MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM – North Main Street in downtown LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. Guided history tours, 1:30-3:30 p.m. each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
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. “Lens and Brush: The Visual Textures of East Tennessee,” watercolors by Sandy Brown and photographs by Jim Caldwell, through July 15.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. “Sky Rhythms,” exhibit and sale by North Georgia Sky Painters Society, through May 30.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com.
• “Defining Roots,” black-and-white photographs by Don Dudenbostel and sculpture by Mark Russell, through May 31.
• “Inside & Out,” outdoor sculpture by Mark Chatterley, through May 31.
SHANKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS – 140 N. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. 931-787-1936, www.shankscenter.org. “The Art of Eric Buechel,” through June 1.
SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP – 2646 Broad St. 423-266-4453, www.Shuptrines.com. “Plein Air: The Art of Outdoor Painting,” through June 6.
SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM – 2 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Admission: $3 adult, $2 child or senior adult. 706-861-2860, www.6thcavalrymuseum.com. Display chronicles the “Fighting 6th” from 1861 to present.
THE ART CENTER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.
• Spring Plein Aire Event, through May 26.
• “Appalachian Renaissance,” by members of the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild, May 25-June 14.
• “The Photography of Joyce Dumas,” through June 28.