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Arts calendar – July 7-13

THEATERS

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER – 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223. “Play On,” July 7-24 (7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays).

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. 423-267-8534.

* “Camelot,” 8 p.m. July 8-9. $12-$25.

* “Spamalot,” July 15-31. $12-$25.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000.

* “Smoke on the Mountain,” through July 29. $12-$25.

* “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” through Aug. 28. $14-$27.

* “Front Page News,” July 15-17, July 23-24 (at Rhea County Courthouse). $12-$25.

MILLENNIUM REPERTORY COMPANY – Manchester Arts Center, 128 E. Main St., Manchester, Tenn. 931-570-4489. “The Music Man,” July 8-17.

NACC THEATRE – Northeast Alabama Community College, 138 Highway 35, Rainsville, Ala. 256-228-6001. “Forbidden Broadway, ” July 8-17. $5.

TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE – 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529. Open auditions for all-ages TVT Talent Show, 5-8 p.m. July 9 and 16. Deadline for audition forms, July 16. Email jollygiant81@yahoo.com.

FILM EVENTS

CINE-RAMA – 100 W. Main St. thecinerama.org/schedule. Screenings of “Tickled,” about a journalist who discovers a mysterious tickling competition online, 8:30 p.m. July 15-16.

MOVIES IN THE PARK – Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Family-friendly film screenings by First Things First, Saturdays in July. Free. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent after 6 p.m. 423-267-5383, www.firstthings.org.

ART EVENTS

AMBI ARTISTS – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. Free gathering of artists from all types of mediums to interact and encourage one another, 6-8:30 p.m. July 7. 423-855-9474.

EXHIBITS

ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130.

* Community art show, “Barns,” through July 24.

* “Celebration of the Four Seasons,” by Laura Ellen Truelove, June 30-Aug. 7.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781. “Made Here: An Exhibit of AACA Students and Teachers, through July 8.

AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282. “All Member Salon Show” in Main Gallery and “Examinations: AVA Artists Reflecting on the Hunter Museum Collection” in Education Gallery, through July 29.

CLEVELAND WORKSPACE – 445 Church St. SE, Cleveland, Tenn.423-402-9954. Open Studio Night, 5:30-8:30 p.m. July 8.

CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168. First Friday gallery opening and reception for exhibitions by Regional Art Alliance in main gallery and Dalton Area Woodturners Guild in Gallery 111, 5:30-7 p.m. July 8.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195. “We Who Are Many Are One Body,” by Ed Barels, through July 24.

GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop, Eastgate Mall. 423-344-5643. Summer show, “Spring Color,” through July 29.

HAMILTON PLACE – 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. 423-894-7177. Student Art Competition show, through July.

HARRIS ARTS CENTER – 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599.

* “Symbiosis – A Show by Dan & Mary Defoor with Ansley Sproull,” through July 26.

* Entry deadline for nonjuried Regional Art Show, July 11. Artists 18 and older may enter up to three pieces of 2-D or 3-D original art in any medium. $25 fee for nonmembers.

HOUSTON MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS – 201 High St. Admission fees. 423-267-7176. “Here’s Looking at You,” through July 30.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968.

* “Japonisme and America” ongoing.

“Gesture and Control: Postwar Works on Paper, through July 17.

* “Masters of the Golden Age: Harvey Dunn and His Students,” through Oct. 2.

IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. “Sunlight on Water,” by Ann Currey, through July 31.

MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745. “Novelties and Knickknacks,” through Oct. 22.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY – 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3072. Paintings by Julie Bauer, through July 22. Artist reception, 5-7 p.m. July 7.

RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. Wearables show by Mary Lynn Portera, Katie Rogers and Jen Swearington, through July 31. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. July 9.

THE ART CENTER – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.

* Community Quilt & Fiber Arts exhibit, through July 23.

* Third-quarter artist-in-residence Rhonda Roddy, July 9-Oct. 9. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. July 30.

WHEELHOUSE – 1216 E. Main St. Art + Architecture, works by 19 artists, through July 10. www.RomanovaArt.com.