THEATER
ATHENS ARTS CENTER — Sue E. Trotter Theater, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-April 28. $12 adults, $8 students (half price for permitted duck hunters Thursday).
BARKING LEGS THEATER — 1322 Dodds Ave. 624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org. “Freshmen Year,” Kennie Playhouse Theatre production deals with issues girls face, 7 p.m. April 27, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 28. $10. 615-730-0581, www.kennieplayhousetheatre.com.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “Sylvia,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $18 adults, $14.40 groups, $16.20 seniors, $9 students.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE — 400 River St. 267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.
• “Mr. & Mrs. M,” 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. April 27-28, 2:30 p.m. April 29. $10-$25.
• “Mr. Mundoo,” staged reading of a play honored by the biennial Festival of New Plays, 8 p.m. today and Saturday. $10.
• “An Evening With Aldo,” one-man show on conservationist Aldo Leopold by Jim Pfitzer, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. $10 adults, $5 students or children. www.jimpfitzer.com.
• “Following Orion,” staged reading of play winning a top honor in the biennial Festival of New Plays, 8 p.m. April 27-28. $10.
COLONNADE — 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-9000, www.colonnadecenter.org.
• Auditions for “Honk,” 6-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (show dates, June 22-30).
• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Shakespeare classic produced by Silverdale Baptist Academy, 6:30 p.m. Thursday-April 27. $7.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
• “Mark Twain at Large,” Ron Jewell’s one-man show, 8 p.m. Saturday.
• “Driving Miss Daisy,” through Thursday. $12-$24.
• “Wonderland,” Thursday-April 28.
• “All Shook Up!” through May 12. $13-$25.
• “The Moving of Lilla Barton,” through May 25. $12-$24.
HILLTOP PLAYERS — Rudd Auditorium, Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn. 775-7500 or 775-7271. “Curtains,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $11 adults, $9 non-Bryan College students, $7 Bryan College community.
LEE UNIVERSITY — Dixon Center, 1053 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343, www.leeuniversity.edu/theatre. “See How They Run,” 7:30 p.m. today-Sunday. $10 adults, $7 seniors/students.
LEE UNIVERSITY — Edna Minor Conn Theatre, Room 305, Vest Building, Church and 11th streets, Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343. Workshop of scenes from operas and operettas by opera theater class, 3 p.m. Sunday. Free.
RECREATE CAFE — Salvation Army’s 614 Corps, 800 McCallie Ave. 756-1023, www.csarmy.org. “A Return to Vaudeville,” family-friendly benefit by local playwright/actor Dakota Brown, 7:30 p.m. today.
TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE — 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529. www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com. “The Last Romance,” 7:30 p.m. April 27-28, 2 p.m. April 29, 7:30 p.m. May 4-5, 2 p.m. May 6. $10.
WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE — Albertville Fine Arts Center, Albertville, Ala. 256-582-7469, www.wholebackstage.com. “Dearly Beloved,” 7 p.m. CDT today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Thursday-April 28, 2 p.m. April 29.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — C.C. Bond Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway. 697-3246. “Brown Bag Dances,” original dances by students in the school’s dance program, noon Thursday.
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS
ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, 423-745-8781. Autism awareness exhibit by Grace Goad, through April 27.
AVA GALLERY — 30 Frazier Ave. 265-4282. “Take Art/Leave Art,” community-based collaborative exhibition, Saturday-April 28. Opening reception, 3 p.m. Saturday.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 266-8658. Works by Charlotte Riley-Webb, through May 26.
CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — C.C. Bond Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway. 697-4400. Juried exhibition of work by students in the Visual Arts Department, through May 5.
CHATTOOGA ACADEMY SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM — 304 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-639-1519. Exhibit on quilts and their history from LaFayette area families, through April 29.
CRESS GALLERY OF ART — UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 425-4600. Department of Art BFA Thesis Exhibitions, through April 27 (Show Two).
GEORGIA HERITAGE MUSEUM — 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. “Crafters and Knappers: 10,000 Years of Native American Points,” through May 15.
HARRIS ART CENTER — 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599.
• “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” Saturday-May 26.
• “Beyond the Mountains: The Interior Life of Afghanistan,” through May.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 267-0968.
• “Dorothea Lange’s America,” through today.
• Synchrony: Contemporary Video Work,” through Sunday.
IN-TOWN GALLERY — 26A Frazier Ave. 267-9214. “Multimedia Minis,” through April 30.
JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER — 5461 North Terrace. 493-0270, ext. 13. “Jewels: Small Works,” through May 11.
LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM — Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 236-2030. “Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World,” permanent exhibit.
MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM — North Main Street in downtown LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918. See period furniture and hear about Walker County history in guided tours, 1-3 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS — 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745. “Vanishing Appalachia: Photographs by Don Dudenbostel, Field Recordings by Tom Jester,” through June 30.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER — 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 870-8924. “Hixson Treasures From the Past,” through June 15.
RIVER GALLERY — 400 E. Second St. 265-5033, ext. 5. Works by Annie Evans and David Kidd, through April 30.
ST. ANDREWS-SEWANEE GALLERY — Simmonds Hall, 290 Quintard Road, Sewanee, Tenn. 931-968-0210, ext. 3151. “Merissa Tobler: Works in Clay,” through April 30.
SHANKS CENTER FOR THE ARTS — 140 N. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. 931-787-1936. Open exhibit and “Spring Palette,” through April 30.
SHUPTRINE FINE ART GROUP — 2646 Broad St. 266-4453. “Be Still and Know,” through May 31.
SPRING CITY HISTORY MUSEUM — West Rhea Avenue (museum annex). Tennessee civil-rights exhibit, through Sunday.
THE ART CENTER — 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144.
• “The Art of Billie F. Mathis,” through April 27.
• “The Art of Fred Anderson,” bear series, through May 27.
• “The Art of Estelle Schwarz and Janet K. Smith,” through June 22.