THEATER
ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY – 1424 John Bragg Highway, Woodbury, Tenn. 615-563-2787 or 800-235-9073, www.artscenterofcc.com. “The Wizard of Oz,” musical about Dorothy’s magical trip to the land of Oz, 7:30 p.m. CST today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $12 adults (with discounts with students, seniors, groups).
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Auditions for “Annie,” three men and three women needed for lead roles and four men and four women needed for supporting roles, plus 14 girls ages 13-under for character of Annie and 13 orphans, 5 p.m. Sunday (adults) and 6:30 p.m. Monday (adults), and 2 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 (show dates, Feb. 17-27, 2011). 423-593-8713.
CHATTANOOGA HIGH SCHOOL CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS – 1301 Dallas Road. 209-5942. “The Perfect Idiot,” farce focuses on intelligent but unpopular Dan and star athlete Puff and the trade they make to keep Puff eligible and give Dan some “friends,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $5.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – Crossville, Tenn. All times Central. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
* “Brigadoon,” Lerner and Loewe musical of Scottish village that appears for one day every 100 years and the couple who find it, through Sunday. $12-$26.
* “She Loves Me,” romantic Christmastime musical comedy set in Paris in the 1930s follows anonymous pen pals who are feuding employees in a gift shop, through Dec. 18. $13-$26.
* “A Sanders Family Christmas,” stars of “Smoke on the Mountain” reunite at Mount Pleasant Baptist shortly after the start of World War II, through Dec. 19. $12-$26.
* “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” holiday tale focuses on the church Christmas pageant and what happens when the “worst kids in the entire history of the world” get involved,” through Dec. 19. $12-$26.
EAST HAMILTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL – 2015 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. 893-3535. “Arsenic and Old Lace,” classic comedy finds two eccentric, old women wanting to provide a more peaceful life for lonely, old gentlemen, 7 p.m. today and Saturday. $6 adults, $3 students.
ENSEMBLE THEATRE – 1918 Union Ave. (St. Andrews Center). 987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “Furry Tails … With a Twist,” two bumbling actors try to present a few beloved fairy tales but the script and stories become scrambled comedy, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. $8 (children 12 and younger free with paying adult).
GEM THEATER – L&N Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” the terrible Herdman children take on the annual town Christian pageant, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26-27, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4 (dinner at adjacent L&N Depot and show available Dec. 4), 2:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11 (dinner at adjacent L&N Depot and show available Dec. 11), 2:30 p.m. Dec. 12. $12 adults, children (10-under) $8, dinner/show $25.
NORTHEAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE – 138 Highway 35, Section, Ala. 256-228-6001 “Arsenic and Old Lace,” classic comedy finds two eccentric, old women wanting to provide a more peaceful life for lonely, old gentlemen, 7 p.m. CST today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $5.
RATNER THEATER – Harris Art Center, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. “A Sanders Family Christmas,” Calhoun Little Theater production finds the singing characters from “Smoke on the Mountain” reuniting at Mount Pleasant Baptist shortly after the start of World War II, 7 p.m. today and Saturday. $15 nonmembers, $12 art center members.
THEATRE SEWANEE – University of the South (Tennessee Williams Center), Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-3260. “Dancing at Lughnasa,” bittersweet reflection on life in rural Ireland in the 1930s, 7:30 p.m. CST today and Saturday. Free.
UTC FINE ARTS CENTER – Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, corner of Vine and Palmetto streets. 425-4269. “Machinal,” American expressionism play based on 1927 murder trial of Ruth Snyder and her life and times, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $10 students, $12 others.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
BARKING LEGS THEATER – 1307 Dodds Ave. 624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. “Sharing the Dance: Works in Progress,” exhibit of new works by area’s innovative choreographers, 7:30 p.m. today.
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
FRONT GALLERY – 1800 Rossville Ave., Suite 1. 243-3778. Exhibit/sale of work of prolific but one-of-a-kind artist Steve Keene, through Sunday. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. today.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 266-8195. Exhibit of watercolor paintings by Alan Shuptrine depicting landscapes, beach-scapes and figures displayed in water gilded frames designed and handcrafted by the artist and grouping of handcrafted crosses, Sunday-Jan. 9. Opening reception, 3-5 p.m. Sunday.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors, free for members and children younger than 5. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. “Home for the Holidays: Turn-of-the-Century Entertaining and the Chastain Glass Collection,” exhibit highlights selections from the more than 1,200 pieces of late 19th century/early 20th century American glass pattern donated by the Chastain family of Cleveland, Saturday-Jan. 8.
THE ART CENTER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net. 2010 Holiday Show and Sale, exhibit of paintings, prints, pottery, sculpture, woodturning, jewelry, quilts and more from artists across the Southeast, Saturday-Dec. 23. Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Saturday.
THE GALLERY – 3918 Dayton Blvd. 870-2443 or www.redbankgallery.com. Furniture by Joseph Brogden, new works by craftsman using traditional methods and tools, advanced joinery and contemporary design, today-Dec. 15. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. today.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – University of the South, Georgia Avenue, Sewanee, Tenn. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 931-598-1223. “After Disappearance,” work by multimedia artist Neil Breyer combining choreography, video and computer programming, through Sunday.