THEATER
ARTISTIC CIVIC THEATRE – 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. “Smoke on the Mountain,” March 17-25.
BACK ALLEY PRODUCTIONS – Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. 706-356-7437, www.bapshows.com. “Irish Courage,” 7:30 p.m. March 10-11, 2:30 p.m. March 12, 7:30 p.m. March 17-18, 2:30 p.m. March 19, 7:30 p.m. March 24-25, 2:30 p.m. March 26. $12-$15.
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER – 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com. “Moonlight and Magnolias,” 7:30 p.m. March 9-11, 2 p.m. March 12, 7:30 p.m. March 16-18, 2 p.m. March 19. $10-$20.
CALHOUN LITTLE THEATRE – Harris Arts Center’s Ratner Theater, 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com.”A Time To Kill,” 7 p.m. March 10-11. $10-$15.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.
* “The Odd Couple,” through March 31. $14-$27.
* “Greener Pastures,” March 10-April 21. $14-$27.
DALTON LITTLE THEATRE – 210 N. Pentz St., Dalton, Ga. 706-226-6618, www.daltonlittletheatre.com. A Night of One-Acts, March 17-25. $10.
EAST BRAINERD COMMUNITY THEATER – Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. 423-892-9363, www.ebctchatt.com. “Steel Magnolias,” March 16-19. $10. Tickets online, at the church 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 13-17 and at door if available.
TIVOLI THEATRE – 709 Broad St. 1-800-514-3849, www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com. “Rent – 20th Anniversary Tour, Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, 7:30 p.m. March 9; doors open at 6:30 p.m. $37, $52, $67 and $77.
FILM EVENTS
FATHOM EVENTS -Hamilton Place 8, 2000 Hamilton Place Blvd.; East Ridge 18, 5080 South Terrace. www.fathomevents.com.The Met: Live in HD presents Verdi’s “La Traviata,” 12:55 p.m. March 11.
JEWISH FILM SERIES – Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace. 423-493-0270, rsvp@jewishchattanooga.com. Tenth annual series runs six consecutive Wednesdays, March 22-April 26 (except April 12).
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
AREA 61 GALLERY – 61 E. Main St. 423-648-9367. Mosaics by Hedi Lee-Hesse and mixed media by Kim Printz, through March 25.
ARTCRAFTERS GALLERY – 1356 Market St., Dayton, Tenn. 423-775-1401, www.artcraftersdayton.com. Dayton Arts League special exhibit, “Cold Hands, Warm Art,” March 11-30. Artists reception, 1-3 p.m. March 18.
ARTISAN DEPOT GALLERY – 204 E. Cumberland St., Cowan, Tenn. 931-308-4130, www.fcaguild.wordpress.com.
* Community art show, “Four Leggs,” through March 26.
* Franklin County Arts Guild member show by Sandy Kazar, “People in Paint,” through April 9.
* Arts and Ales, tasting celebration, noon-4:30 p.m. CST March 11, at Monterey Station, 104 Monterey St., Cowan, Tenn. $25 in advance, $35 at door. Must be 21. www.artsandales.com.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org.
* Regional College Student Art Show, through April 7.
* Annual Arts Gala, fundraiser with live and silent auctions, cocktail hour with cash bar, hors d’oeuvres and music by Tim Hughes Quartet, dinner and dance music by The Beaters, 6:30 p.m.-midnight March 11. Dressy attire. $75.
AVA GALLERY – Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. “For Your Eyes Only,” through April 28.
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER – 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658, www.bessiesmithcc.org.
* “Dr. Martin Luther King” and “Underground Railroad” exhibits, through April 30.
* Bessie Smith Art Contest, open to Hamiton County students in K-12th grade; entries due by March 17.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ARTS ASSOCIATION – 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net.
* Youth Art Month exhibit, through March 24.
* First-quarter artist-in-residence Sally Arnold, through March 25.
CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Adult Education Building, 8645 East Brainerd Road. Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild monthly meeting, 10 a.m. March 11. Topic: Foundation Paper Piecing. http://chattmqg.blogspot.com.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168, www.creativeartsguild.org. Spring for the Arts fundraiser, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 23, at The Farm, 187 S. Goose Hill Road, Rocky Face, Ga. Reservations requested by March 15.
CRESS GALLERY OF ART – UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4600. www.utc.edu/cressgallery. “Untitled Projects: The Robert Smithson Library and Book Club” and “Untitled Project: The Crystal Land,” by Conrad Bakker, the spring Diane Market Visiting Artist, through March 22.
ERLANGER GALLERY CORRIDOR – 975 E. Third St. Selected works by photographers Brenda Ross, Donna Bourdon, Tony Wear and Spears McAllester in gallery adjacent to Elevator D, through April 7.
EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org. Group exhibition of paintings, photography and furniture by Artists on the Loose, through April 16.
FOODWORKS RESTAURANT – 205-C Manufacturers Road. 423-580-2270. “It’s Always Modern and Contemporary,” by Civic Arts League, through April 20. 423-277-9464, 423-619-8959.
GALLERY 5 AT THE MACC – Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. 423-886-1959, signalmacc.org. Photography by Brian Harnas, Dan Landrum, Becky Pope and Mike Williams, through March 31.
GALLERY AT BLACKWELL – Blackwell Automotive, 71 Eastgate Loop. 423-344-5643, www.chattanoogaphoto.org. Photographic Society of Chattanooga spring show, through May 5.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART – 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
* “Street Scenes: The Photography of Frank Paulin,” through March 12.
* “Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art,” through June 4.
* Casting the Canvas 2: An Art-Inspired Performance by Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, presenting brief, original plays inspired by the museum collection, 6-7 p.m. March 9. $5 members, $15 nonmembers.
* “(Re)Inventions” exhibit opening and artist talk by Kate Pincus-Whitney, 6-7 p.m. March 16.
IN-TOWN GALLERY – 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214, www.intowngallery.com. “Old, New, Borrowed, Blue,” by Helen Brooks and Linda Kerlin, through March 31.
JAZZANOOGA ARTS SPACE – 431 E. M.L. King Blvd. www.jazzanooga.org. “Black Art in America” by nationally known artists of color, through April 30.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS ART GALLERY – Brock Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2089. “Vestiges” by Chang Park of the Pratt Art Institute of New York, through March 10.
MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM – 522 W. Madison Ave., Athens, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-745-0329, www.livingheritagemuseum.com. Annual Hook-In for rug hookers, 2-10 p.m. March 10, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 11. $40 single day, $80 two days. Call to register.
MOUNTAIN CITY CLUB – 729 Chestnut St. “Havana Dreams,” photography exhibit documenting Chattanooga native Steve Dinberg’s travels to Cuba, through June 30. Show may be viewed 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday with courtesy call to Mountain City, 423-756-5584, or by appointment with Jumpst/art, 703-402-9862.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
* “College Hill Heritage,” through March 25.
* “Grown & Bred in East Tennessee,” through May 27.
* “Stitches in Time” quilt show, March 9-23. Opening ceremonies and awards, 6 p.m. March 9. Quilt appraisals, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 11. Ruth Hale Viewers’ Choice Award and Opportunity Quilt drawing, 6 p.m. March 23.
NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER – 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. “Spring Into the New Year,” by Tennessee Watercolor Society members, through March 31.
REFLECTIONS GALLERY – 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3072. Original paintings by Misty Ogle, through March 24. Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. March 9.
RIVER GALLERY – 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5; www.river-gallery.com. Works by Margaret Dyer (oil paintings) and Jan Kransberger (cast glass), through March 31.
TROUSDALE SCHOOL – 3171 Hewitt St. SE, Cleveland, Tenn. 423-479-7130, www.trousdaleschool.org. Reception for “From My Perspective: An Exhibition for All Artists, Featuring Artists With Disabilities,” 6-8 p.m. March 16.
TULLAHOMA ART CENTER – 401 S. Jackson St., Tullahoma, Tenn. 931-455-1234. Forty paintings from the 149th annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, March 10-April 17. $20 nonmembers.
UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1223, gallery.sewanee.edu. “Faces and Phases,” a photo exhibition by South African artist activist Zanele Muholi, through April 14.