THEATER
ARTS CENTER OF CANNON COUNTY – 1424 John Bragg Highway, Woodbury, Tenn. 615-563-2787 or 800-235-9073, www.artscenterofcc.com. “13,” rock musical that takes a funny, buoyant look at a young man’s culture shock in his own country on the eve of becoming a man in the Jewish faith, 7:30 p.m. CDT today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24-25, 2 p.m. Sept. 26. $12.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 *. White St. (Sue E. Trotter Theater), Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” drama follows the untamed R.P. McMurphy, who attempts to buck the regimen of the mental institution to which he’s been admitted and its tyrannical Nurse Ratched, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $12 adults, $8 students.
CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Humanities Auditorium, 4501 Amnicola Highway. 697-3246. “Fighting for the Title,” one-woman musical stars Chattanooga native Delores Burgess as she tells her personal story through various characters of surviving breast cancer, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. $15.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. Box office: 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. “The Fantasticks,” Tony Award-winning musical that is both a spoof of and honest look at young love, 8 p.m. Sept. 24-25, 7 p.m. Sept. 30, 8 p.m. Oct. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Oct. 8-9, 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10. $10-$25 (opening night higher).
COLONNADE – 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org.
* Auditions for “A Christmas Story,” Community Players production, 6-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (shows Nov. 19-20, Nov. 26-27).
* Wiley and the Hairy Man” and “Hansel and Gretel,” Community Players production of two popular children’s stories, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24-25, Oct. 1-2. $11 adults, $9 seniors/students, $8 groups.
a CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – Crossville, Tenn. All times Central. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
* Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” children ages 6-up, teen and adult roles available, Sunday by appointment (Meka Doxtator, 931-484-4324).
* “Smoke on the Mountain,” 18th annual production of the Depression-era Sanders family and their reunion for stories and songs, through Oct. 28. $13-$26.
* ” A Little Night Music,” romantic musical comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim set in Sweden at the turn of the 20th century,” through Nov. 6. $14-$26.
DALTON LITTLE THEATRE – 210 *. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com.
* “Sordid Lives,” Del Shores comedy is the story of a Texas family dealing with the death of the elderly matriarch, the family skeletons in the closet and the relationships therein, 8 p.m. today and Saturday (mature audiences). $12 adults, $10 seniors/students/groups, $8 children 11-younger.
* Auditions for “Lost in Yonkers,” Sunday and Monday.
DESTINY THEATRE COMPANY – 1815 Union Ave. (Chancey-Goode Auditorium of Tennessee Temple University). 242-5156, www.destinyentertainment.org. “The Piano Lesson,” Pulitzer Prize-winning drama concerns Boy Willie and the controversy that comes from his desire to sell a family heirloom piano to buy the land his family worked as slaves, 7 p.m. Sept. 25, 4 p.m. Sept. 26. $15 adults, students and groups $12 ($20 day of show).
ENSEMBLE THEATRE – 1918 Union Ave. (St. Andrews Center). 987-5141, www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com. “Endgame,” absurdist play involving isolated setting, diseased characters and references to civilization that no longer exists told with humor by Samuel Becket, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, 2 p.m. Sept. 25, 3 p.m. Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2 p.m. Oct. 2, 3 p.m. Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Oct. 10. $8-$10.
GEM THEATER – L& * Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com.
* “Showtime at First Baptist,” dramatic comedy sequel to “First Baptist of Ivy Gap” finds women of the church planning the church’s 100th anniversary with the backdrop of the 1970s and the Vietnam War, 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $12.
* Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” parts for eight boys and nine girls ages 6-13 and four men and six women ages 20-50, 3 p.m. Sept. 26, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 (show dates Nov. 26-Dec. 12).
HAMILTON COMMUNITY THEATRE – Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, 1001 Broad St. 304-2305, www.hamiltoncommunitytheatre.com. Auditions for “Shakespearience! Scenes From Shakespeare,” in cooperation with Mast-Head Productions, 4 p.m. Saturday (show dates, Nov. 11-12).
OAK STREET PLAYHOUSE – Flo Summitt Theatre, First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave. 756-2428. “The Little Mermaid,” Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale is staged by Fred Arnold’s puppets against a backdrop of music by Debussy, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24, 2 p.m. Sept. 25-26, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1, 2 p.m. Oct. 2-3.
TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE – 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529. www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com. “Smoke on the Mountain,” tale of the Sanders Family singers and their musical exploits in the 1940s, 7:30 p.m. today, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (dinner and show), 2 p.m. Sunday. $10 (show only), $18 (seniors lunch and show), $20 (dinner and show).
a WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE – 1120 Rayburn Ave., Guntersville, Ala. 256-582-7469, www.wholebackstage.com.
* “Peter Pan,” timeless fairy-tale finds Peter and the Darling children encountering mermaids, Indians, lost boys, pirates, fairies and one hungry crocodile in Neverland, 7 p.m. CDT today and Saturday at Bevil Center, Snead State Community College, Boaz, Ala.
* “God’s Favorite,” playwright Neil Simon’s adaptation of the book of Job with a dash of the prodigal son parable in a 20th-century setting, 7 p.m. Sept. 24-26, 2 p.m. Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Oct. 1-2. $15 adults, $12 seniors/students.
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
ASHER LOVE STUDIO AND GALLERY – 3914 St. Elmo Ave. 822-0289, http://asherlovegallery.blogspot.com. “Paradise Lost,” exhibit features work of Asher Mendonsa, through Sept. 30.
AVA GALLERY – 30 Frazier Ave. 265-5233, www.avarts.org. Fresh 2010 Working Artists Exhibits, competitive, juried exhibit designed to showcase 11 artists who display artistic promise, commitment to their work and fresh ideas, through Oct. 23.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 266-8658.
* Permanent exhibit: a look back at black history through African artifacts, oral histories, documents, photographs, art and personal effects.
* “Collecting Is a Legacy: The Thompson-Wilson Collection,” exhibit details Wilson family’s collection of 48 paintings, sculptures and drawings by 21 black artists, through Sept. 24.
BILL SHORES FRAMES AND GALLERY – 307 Manufacturers Road, Suite 117. 756-6746, www.billshoresframes.com. “Nature’s Way,” work by artist Tim Stevenson, through Oct. 1.
CLEVELAND/BRADLEY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY – 795 Church St. N.E., Cleveland, Tenn. “Journey Stories,” Smithsonian Institution-organized exhibit as part of its Museum on Main Street project features images, audio and artifacts highlighting critical roles travel and movement have played in building American society, through Sept. 26.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – Dalton, Ga. 520 W. Waugh St. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. Festival 2010, in Gallery 111, through Sunday.
a HARRIS ART CENTER – 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. Free admission. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. Varied works by Civic Arts League of Chattanooga members, through Oct. 22. Reception, 3-5 p.m. Oct. 2.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. $9.95 adults, $4.95 children, free to younger visitors and to members. 267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org.
* “Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass,” exhibit features the work of 24 emerging and internationally recognized glass artists who are finalists and winners of the Raphael Founder’s Prize, through Oct. 24.
* “Stephen Rolfe Powell,” exhibit by contemporary glass sculptor draws inspiration from nature and ancient Italian murrini techniques and includes work from last 20 years, through Oct. 24.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. Free admission. 267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. “Myth of Man,” exhibit of intricate, humorous pen-and-ink drawings and colorful acrylic paintings of various objects by Doug McCoy, through Sept. 30.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS ART GALLERY – Brock Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 236-2089. Exhibit of works by Chattanooga book illustrator/designer Barry Moser, Wednesday-Oct. 15.
MEDAL OF HONOR EXHIBIT – Northgate Mall, next to Piccadilly Cafeteria, 5000 Hixson Pike. The National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History, exhibit that examines exploits of America’s heroes through pictures, narratives, uniforms and artifacts from Revolutionary War through Iraqi Freedom. Free admission. 394-0710. www.mohm.org.
a MOON GALLERY – Berry College, Rome, Ga. 706-236-2289 or 706-290-2692. “The 2.8 Project,” black and white photography exhibit by Rome photographer Paul O’Mara, through today.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. (Bluff View Art District). Free. 265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com. “The World Within,” printmaking and painting works with layers of color, glaze, texture and patterns by Anne Bagby, through Sept. 30.
SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP – 2646 Broad St. 266-4453, www.ShuptrineFineArtGroup.com.
* Exhibit of recent work by Maine artist Kathleen Mack, through Sept. 30.
* “Americana Freedom,” Tennessee Watercolor Society juried exhibit representing artists’ thoughts of Americana, patriotism, nostalgia and freedom, through Oct. 20.
SIXTH CAVALRY MUSEUM – 2 Barnhardt Circle, on former parade field, a National Register of Historic Places site in Fort Oglethorpe. $3 adult, $2 child or senior adult. 706-861-2860. Display chronicles the “Fighting 6th” from 1861 to present day and features soldier’s life when Fort Oglethorpe was an active Army post (1902-1946). Patton M47 tank and Cobra gunship helicopter are featured exhibits. www.6thcavalrymuseum.com.
THE GALLERY – 3918 Dayton Blvd. 870-2443 or www.redbankgallery.com. Exhibit in cast iron, aluminum, fabricated steel and hand-carved wood by international group of sculptors associated with Indiana’s Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum.
a UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – Sewanee: University of the South, Georgia Avenue, Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223. “Reflectance,” series of platinum-palladium prints by Pradip Malde in which images of ancient Greek sculptures are juxtaposed with intimate photographs of the artist’s family, through Oct. 3.