THEATER
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunity Theater.com. “Postmortem,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; other dates through Oct. 2. $18 adults, $16.20 seniors, groups $14.40, students $9.
CALHOUN LITTLE THEATER — Harris Art Center, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 17. (show dates, Dec. 1-4).
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE — 400 River St. Box office: 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.
* “I Wasn’t No Hero: Stories From Those Who Fought World War II,” 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Sept. 16-17. $18 adults, $15 students, $9 veterans.
* Auditions for “Gross Indecency: Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” four actors 18-35 and three actors 30s-up needed for CircleStage production, 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (show dates Nov. 4-19).
COLONNADE — 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sept. 16, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. $11 adults, $9 seniors and students, $8 groups.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — Crossville, Tenn. All times Central. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
* Auditions for “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, 6 p.m. CDT (ages 7-10), 7 p.m. (ages 11-15), 8 p.m. (ages 16-adult) today.
* “Chicago,” through Oct. 7.
* “Smoke on the Mountain,” through Oct. 29.
* “Dearly Departed,” through Nov. 12.
DALTON LITTLE THEATRE — 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com.
* “Catfish Moon,” 7 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Thursday-Sept. 16, 8 p.m. Sept. 17. $10 adults, children/youth/college, $5.
* Auditions for “Deathtrap,” roles for three men and two women, 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (show dates, Oct. 27-Nov. 5).
GEM THEATER — L&N Depot, 700 S. Tennessee Ave. (Highway 411), Etowah, Tenn. 423-263-3270, www.gemplayers.com. Auditions for “It’s a Wonderful Life,” parts available for men, women and children, 11 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (show dates Nov. 25-Dec. 11).
VAUDEVILLE CAFE — 138 Market St. 517-1839. www.funnydinner.com.
* Today: “Mystery of Flight 148,” 7 p.m., and stand-up comedy by Mike Baldwin, 9:30 p.m. $26.50 adults, $14 children (show); $12 plus $5 drink/food minimum (adults-only stand-up).
* Saturday: “Mystery at the Nightmare Office Party,” 5:30 p.m.; “Mystery at the Redneck-Italian Wedding,” 8 p.m.; and stand-up comedy by Mike Baldwin, 10:30 a.m. $26.50/$14 (shows); $12 plus $5 drink/food minimum (adults-only stand-up).
* Each Thursday: “Mystery at the TV Talk Show,” 7 p.m. $21.50 adults, $14 children (ages 3-11).
WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE — 1120 Rayburn Ave., Guntersville, Ala. 256-582-7469, www.wholebackstage.com. “On Golden Pond,” 7 p.m. CDT today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Thursday-Sept. 17, 2 p.m. Sept. 18.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
BALLET TENNESSEE — 3202 Kelly’s Ferry Road. 821-2055, www.ballettennessee.org. Auditions for “Nutcracker,” various children’s roles available, Saturday. Ages 6-7, noon-1 p.m. Ages 8-10, 1-2 p.m. Ages 11-15, 2:15-3:15 p.m. (show dates, Dec. 16-18).
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY — 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401 or www.artcraftersdayton.com. Works by Suzanne Huffman, through Sept. 17.
AVA GALLERY — 30 Frazier Ave. 265-4282, www.avarts.org. Juried work of 13 emerging young artists from across the Southeast, Saturday-Oct. 14.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fee. 266-8658. Works by Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, Kevin O’Keith, Norman Lewis, Thornton Dial and others, through Sept. 26.
CATOOSA COUNTY LIBRARY — Old Mill Road at Benton Place, Ringgold, Ga. 706-965-3600. Friends of Catoosa County Library exhibit and sale of paintings by Garren Hall, through Sept. 30.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 266-8195. Needle arts show, through Sept. 25.
GANNON ART GALLERY — 3250 Brainerd Road. 622-8236.
* Works by Michael Bennett, through Sept. 20.
* Works by Sandy Washburn, Mike Shalett, Joanne Bradley, Sabine Collins, Barron Hall, William Marsh, Ellen Franklin and Lisa Norris, through Oct. 31.
HARRIS ART CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.cgarts.org. Plein Air Painters exhibition, through today.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fee. 267-0968. www.huntermuseum.org.
* “Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg,” through Oct. 9.
* “Beverly Semmes: Starcraft,” through Oct. 23.
IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. Paintings by Gay Arthur, through Sept. 30.
JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER — 5461 N. Terrace. 493-0270, ext. 13. Works that relate to words, through Sept. 23.
McCALLIE SCHOOL — Hunter Fine Arts Center, 500 Dodds Ave. Works by teaching and retired members of Chattanooga Area Art Instructors, through Sept. 30.
McMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM — 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fee. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com. Works by Shawndell Natter, through Sept. 30.
MY COLOR IMAGE BOUTIQUE & GALLERY — 330 Frazier Ave., Suite 100. 598-6202. Works by Savannah Jacobus and Sandy Rabensburg, through Sept. 30.
NORTH GEORGIA REGIONAL HERITAGE MUSEUM — 100 Gordon St., Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. Exhibition honoring World War II veterans and their families, through Sept. 30.
PLANET ALTERED — 48 E. Main St. 400-4100, www.planetaltered.com. Works by Susan Flieger Cresswell, through Sept. 30.
RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. Free. 265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com. Works by Deborah Falls, Susan Levi-Goerlich and Natalia Margulis, through Sept. 30.