THEATER
ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE – 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. “Forever Country: A Country Cabaret,” 8 p.m. Aug. 17-19. $20.
BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS – Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-356-7437, www.bapshows.com.
* “The Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare traveling show, concludes at Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheater, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, 8 p.m. Aug. 19. Free; donations welcome.
* “Lost in Yonkers,” 8 p.m. Aug. 18-19, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 26, 8 p.m. Sept. 1-2. $12-$15.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER – 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “One Slight Hitch,” Aug. 17-Sept. 3 (7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
* “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” through Aug. 20. $16-$29.
* “Sister Act,” through Sept. 8. $16-$29.
* “Lying in State,” Aug. 18-Oct. 6. $14-$27.
DESTINY CHURCH OF CHATTANOOGA – 3801 Brainerd Road. “Our Destiny Is His Legacy,” 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 26. Free. 423-553-5009.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CHATTANOOGA – Midtown Central, 5705 Uptain Road. 423-987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25-26, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Sept. 3. $10-$15.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
BARKING LEGS THEATER – 1307 Dodds Ave. 423-624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. Raqs Top 40 Bellydance show, featuring dancers from across the Southeast performing to Top 40 songs, 8-10 p.m. Aug. 19. Family friendly. $12 in advance, through Aug. 18; $17 at door. Purchase at www.alexandria1.com.
SILVER SLIPPERS DANCE ACADEMY – 3234 Wilcox Blvd. Auditions for dance spectacular based on the musical “The Lion King,” 5-7 p.m. Aug. 19-20 for ages 7-9 and 5-7 p.m. Aug. 26-27 for ages 10-16. Male and female, all cultural backgrounds welcome; no dance experience required. Contact: Dee, 423-551-4519.
FILM EVENTS
HERITAGE HOUSE – 1428 Jenkins Road. 423-855-9474. The Backlot: A Place for Filmmakers, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Program: “The Trial,” 1962 mystery/thriller masterpiece directed by Orson Welles, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 21. Screening followed by Q&A with the “director.” Preceded by optional potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Free admission.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. Community art show, “American Retro,” through Sept. 10.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Surface Geographies: An Altered Point of View,” by Nancy Fischman, through Aug. 25.
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “Examinations: AVA Artists Reflect on the Hunter Museum Collection,” through Aug. 25.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658, www.bessiesmithcc.org. “Chance or Circumstance – The James R. Mapp Exhibit,” through Oct. 31.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS ASSOCIATION – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net. “Eastern League of Professional Artists” and “Off the Wall” exhibits, through Aug. 26.
CHATTANOOGA WORKSPACE – 302 W. Sixth St. 423-825-0592, www.chattanoogaworkspace.com. Watercolor painting class on vintage book pages, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 25. Open to all skill levels. All supplies included to complete two book page paintings during class. Bring your own refreshments. $20; register to save spot.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. “Disarrangement of Form” by Russell Cook, “Larger Than Life,” by Keith McFarland and “His Beard Really Isn’t That Blue,” by Mary Hamby, through Aug. 21.
ETOWAH DEPOT MUSEUM – 227 Tennessee Ave. “Encore: My Community – My World,” through August. Free.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Four Seasons at Reflection Riding,” by Rena Malone, through Sept. 10.
GALLERY 1401 – 1478 Market St. 423-265-0015, www.gallery1401.com. Weekly Emerging Artist Series continues with Kelsey Hamilton, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 18. Free.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Hosted by Photographic Society of Chattanooga.
* Summer show, “Chattanooga Scenes,” through Aug. 18.
* Fall show, “Nature in All Its Glory,” Aug. 25-Nov. 3. Opening reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 25.
HARRIS ARTS CENTER – 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com.
* Regional Art Show, through Aug. 17.
* Keith McFarland photography, Aug. 23-Oct. 20. Opening reception, Aug. 27.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* Cocktails in Color, exploring the art of Wayne White, with activities, food and a signature cocktail created by Flying Squirrel mixologists, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 17. For ages 21 and older. $20 nonmembers, $15 members.
* “Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White,” through Oct. 1.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “Scenes of the City,” by Jim Tucker, through Aug. 31.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* “War Memorials,” through Sept. 2.
* “Dixie Foundry/Magic Chef,” through Oct. 28.
REFLECTIONS GALLERY – 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3072. Summer wine reception, featuring works by 17 members and stained-glass demos, 4-7 p.m. Aug. 18.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. “Little Jewels,” 25th anniversary exhibition by Ed Cook,Victoria Pearmain and Mary Lynn Portera, through Aug. 31.
SAS GALLERY – Simmons Building, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School, 290 Quintard Road, Sewanee, Tenn. 931-968-0210, ext. 3151; sasgallery@sasweb.org, www.sasweb.org. “flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict,” by Austin Reavis, through Sept. 24.
SCENIC CITY CLAY ARTS – 301 E. 11th St. www.sceniccityclayarts.org. Gallery 2232 presents “Earth Wind and Fire” by Jonathan Clardy, through Sept. 1.
TENN ARTS STUDIO – 1801 Rossville Ave., Suite 108. Houses Wayne-O-Rama, yearlong installation of puppets and depictions of local people and places by Chattanooga native Wayne White. Free; donations welcome. www.wayne-o-rama.com.