Theater
BUTTONWILLOW CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER – 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. “Granddaddy’s Watch,” daily lunch and dinner shows (11 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday), by reservation only.
SOUTH JACKSON CIVIC CENTER – 404 S. Jackson St., Tullahoma, Tenn. 931-455-5321. All times Central. “Broadway Revue,” 7 p.m. Jan. 1-2, 2 p.m. Jan. 3. $8 adults, $4 students.
Art Events
MARKET ABOVE THE CLOUDS – Lookout Mountain (Ga.) City Hall, 1214 Lula Lake Road (inside garage if cold or rainy). Local art of all kinds featured, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 2 (every first Saturday). Sweet treat competition with prize valued at $300. marketabovetheclouds@gmail.com.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST – Scenic City International Photo Exhibition submissions accepted by Photographic Society of Chattanooga Jan. 1-Feb. 22. Judging, Feb. 27. Notifications, March 12. Four images may be entered in each of two sections, Color Open and Color Creative (Altered Reality), for a total of eight. $12 fee for one or both. SCIPE is recognized by Photographic Society of America’s Projected Image Division. Entry form: http://chattanoogaphoto.org/scipe. Information: scipe@chattanoogaphoto.org.
Exhibits
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 201 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com. “Tennessee,” community art show, through Jan. 9.
The juried exhibition “Creative Artist: The Art of Agriculture” continues through Dec. 31 at The Arts Center in Athens, Tenn.ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org.
* Registration deadline for winter arts classes, Dec. 28.
* “Creative Harvest: The Art of Agriculture,” juried art competition and exhibition, through Dec. 31.
* “Gospel Quilts: A Quilt Concert by Karen Malone,” Jan. 5-Feb. 12; with Arts on the Side talk and tour with the artist, noon Jan. 5; and opening reception, 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 15.
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “AVA Juried Members Exhibition,” open to all member artists in any medium, through Jan. 2.
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. “The Word in Wood,” biblical wood panels by Bernard Gore, through Jan. 22.
CATOOSA COUNTY LIBRARY – 108 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-965-3600. “Holiday Bazaar” works by Civic Arts League, through Jan. 29.
CATS GALLERY – Crossville Outlet Center, 228 Interstate Drive, Crossville, Tenn. Cumberland Artists of Tennessee Studio/Gallery presents paintings by Thomas Eckert, through Dec. 31. 931-267-5612.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org.
* “Capuli III, Vallejo and the World,” exhibit of poetry, painting and performing arts, co-hosted by Peruvian Medical Society, 4:45 p.m. Dec. 29, 9 a.m. Dec. 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 7.
* Classical guitarist Jeff Bianchi performs, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7. $10.
E.G. FISHER LIBRARY – 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-7782. “Small Works Show,” including paintings, photography, pottery, prints, handcrafted wooden bowls, custom T-shirts and jewelry, through Dec. 31.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. “Paintings From the Heart” by Peruvian artist Clorinda Galds Bell, through Jan. 5.
FOODWORKS RESTAURANT – 205-C Manufacturers Road. 423-580-2270. “It’s Gotta Be Contemporary,” by Civic Arts League, through April 21.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga’s fall show, “Fall Color and Action,” through Jan. 15.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 adults, $7.50 children. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* “Japonisme and America” through fall.
* “Seeking the Spiritual: The Visionary Art of Elliott Daingerfield,” through Feb. 21.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com.
* “Home for the Holidays,” through Dec. 31.
* “Sweet Sixteen,” Jan. 1-31.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS ART GALLERY – Brock Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2732. Senior art exhibit, “It’s Not You, It’s Me: I’m Sorry, I’m Trying My Best,” autobiographical comics and illustrations by Taylor Stone, through Jan. 14.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* “Khirbet El-Maqatir: History of a Biblical Site,” through Dec. 26.
* “Made in Tennessee: Manufacturing Milestones,” traveling exhibition organized by East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville, through Feb. 20.
REFLECTIONS GALLERY – 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3072. “Trees & Skies,” through Jan. 5.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com.
* Works by Jody Harvey, Judith Paul and Emily Shane, through Dec. 31.
* Works by Kim Kauffman, Edie Maney and Judy Klick, Jan. 1-31.