This story is free to read.

Hunter Museum exhibit opening, John Schneider at Boyd’s Speedway part of upcoming Chattanooga area events

Contributed Photo From The Mint Museum / Howardena Pindell's "Autobiography: East/West (Gardens)," from 1983, incorporates acrylic, gouache, tempera and postcards on museum board. This gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters: Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds 1992 is included in the new exhibit at the Hunter Museum of American Art, "Under Construction: Collage From the Mint Museum." Contributed Photo From The Mint Museum / Howardena Pindell's "Autobiography: East/West (Gardens)," from 1983, incorporates acrylic, gouache, tempera and postcards on museum board. This gift of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters: Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds 1992 is included in the new exhibit at the Hunter Museum of American Art, "Under Construction: Collage From the Mint Museum."

By Lisa Denton January 27, 2021 3 min read

Entertainer John Schneider will be in Ringgold, Georgia, on Saturday to sing the national anthem at Boyd’s Speedway, 1481 Scruggs Road.

Perhaps best-known from his “Dukes of Hazzard” television heyday, Schneider has remained busy in the entertainment industry as a country singer and filmmaker. Recent projects include “Stand On It,” a tribute movie to “Smokey and the Bandit” that Schneider wrote, directed and starred in. He also had a song and a role in “The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland,” which was filmed in large part in the McLemore Cove area of North Georgia.

Pits open at 9 a.m. and the grandstands at 10 a.m. Racing is expected to start by 12:30 p.m., and Schneider will sing the anthem around 2:30 p.m.

Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for children 6-12; $40 and $15 for pit passes. Get tickets at BoydsSpeedway.MyRacePass.com.

* Meanwhile, the Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will open “Under Construction: Collage From the Mint Museum” on Friday. The new exhibition focuses on the art of collage, a technique popularized by artists in the 20th century. The nearly 100 pieces feature a variety of approaches to the medium.

John Schneider / File Photo by Kharen Hill/The WB

Preceding the opening is a virtual curator talk at 6 p.m. Thursday. Jonathan Stuhlman, the Mint Museum’s senior curator of American art, will talk about the dynamic techniques employed in the history of collage and how this exhibition came together, then take an in-depth look at some of the standout pieces. The presentation is free, but registration is required at huntermuseum.org.

* The Signal, 1810 Chestnut St., will host the Got Grunge? tour on Friday, featuring the bands Nevermind (a tribute to Nirvana), Dead & Bloated (Stone Temple Pilots) and Siamese Dream (Smashing Pumpkins). Music starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$30. Purchase at www.thesignaltn.com/.

* The Jewish Documentary Film Series continues with “Syndrome K,” which details the highly contagious disease “invented” by three Roman Catholic doctors to protect Jews from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Presented in Italian with English subtitles, it is available for viewing through Thursday at noon. Cost is $12 per household. There is no charge for high school students and teachers with arrangements made through Ann Treadwell at 423-493-0270, atreadwell@jewishchattanooga.com. Next week’s film is “Rabbi Goes West,” about a Chabad rabbi and his wife adapting to their new home in Montana. It’s available from noon Feb. 2 through noon Feb. 4. Register at JewishChattanooga.com.

* Chattanooga State Community College will host another installment of its virtual Chautauqua Lecture Series on Thursday. Composition instructor Halley Andrews will speak on “But It Sounds So Catchy: Why We Enjoy Violent Pop Songs,” an examination of songs with upbeat music and problematic lyrics. The free program starts at 2 p.m. Register for the Zoom link at Eventbrite.com.

Email Lisa Denton at ldenton@timesfreepress.com.