THEATER
BUTTONWILLOW CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER – 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. “Granddaddy’s Watch,” daily lunch and dinner shows (11 a.m. and 5 p.m CT Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday), by reservation only. $35 adults, $18 ages 6-12, $5 younger children (free if sharing adult’s plate).
CALHOUN LITTLE THEATRE – Harris Arts Center’s Ratner Theater, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com, www.cgarts.org. “Of Mice and Men,” 7 p.m. Jan. 13, 3 p.m. Jan. 14.
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE – 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com. “Beauty and the Beast,” based on Disney’s 1991 Academy Award-winning animated movie, 7 p.m. Dec. 28-29, 2:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 30. $11-$30.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com. 2018 season opens with “Welcome Back to Ivy Gap,” Jan. 13-March 23. $16-$30.
OCOEE THEATRE – Cleveland/Bradley County Library Community Room, 795 Church St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-472-8896, Facebook.com/ocoeetheatreguild. Auditions for comedy “Boeing Boeing,” 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3 (show dates Feb. 10-18 at Venue Creekside on Inman Street).
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Building America,” Athens Area Council for the Arts’ annual themed art competition and exhibit, through Jan. 5.
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org.
» “Our Land Is Your Land Is My Land,” member solo show by Marc Boyson, through Jan. 5.
» Boyd-Buchanan School exhibition, “A Christmas Story,” through Jan. 5.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS ASSOCIATION – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.
» Fourth-quarter artist-in-residence Rae Breed, through Jan. 6.
» Holiday Show & Sale, through Jan. 6.
CHATTANOOGA ART TOUR – New South Tour Co. introduces tour of public art installations, art galleries and private artist studios around the city, 1-4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, via Uber, walking and electric shuttle. $45. newsouthtourco.com.
CRAFT N CROP – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. Relaxed artist mixer for creatives of all types, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 4. Bring project and potluck dish. 423-855-9474.
GALLERY 5 AT THE MACC – Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. H423-886-1959, signalmacc.org. Works by Mountain Arts Guild members, through December.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga holiday show, “Photographer’s Choice,” through Feb. 2.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission: $15 ages 18 and older. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
» “Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White,” through Dec. 31.
» Guided tours of “Thrill After Thrill” and comic-making activities by teens from Creative Discovery Museum’s Museum Apprentice Program, 2-3 p.m. Dec. 28-29. Regular admission.
» Throwback Thursday, free admission to permanent collection, 4-8 p.m. Jan. 4.
» Vision and Verse: Lady J, a painting and poetry experience, 6 p.m. Jan. 4.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com.
» “Seeking,” by Margaret Park plus gift art by 32 area artists and crafters, through Dec. 30.
» “Wonderland,” all-member show, Jan. 1-31. Opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Jan. 5.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission: $5 adults, $4 students and seniors. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. “Tennessee Archaeology,” through Feb. 3.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 423-870-8924. Works by members of the AIM Center, through December.
NORTHSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – 923 Mississippi Ave. 423-266-1766, www.northsidepresbyterian.org. Paintings by Brent Weston, through Feb. 3.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com.
» Works by Janet Eskridge and Sister Mary Grace Thul, through Dec. 31.
» Works by father and son Bill Suttles and Todd Suttles, Jan. 1-31. Opening reception, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 5.
» Russell Whiting works in Sculpture Garden through May 30.