Chappelle has a strict no-cellphones-allowed policy for his shows.

A Bluegrass Christmas Party is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 14, at Howard Finster's Paradise Garden in Summerville, Georgia, to launch the grand opening of its Holiday Artist Market.

Chattanooga Ballet is presenting the "The Nutcracker" — the classic fantasy ballet of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, who battle a Mouse King and journey through the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy — in four performances Dec. 13-15.

James Gregory, nicknamed The Funniest Man in America, returns to The Comedy Catch, 1400 Market St., on his "Crock Pots and Chicken Legs Tour."

Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga closes its 2019 season with the Broadway hit "Billy Elliot: The Musical," based on the popular motion picture of the same name.

The Colonnade Players will present "She Loves Me," a musical based on a book by Joe Masteroff with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock, beginning Friday, Dec. 13, at The Colonnade in Ringgold, Georgia.

Years before Carol Klein became known as chart-topping singer-songwriter Carole King, she was a Brooklyn teen who fought her way into the record business.

Professional theater actor Dylan Kussman will read poet Dylan Thomas' heartwarming tale of Welsh Christmases past in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Unitarian Universalist Church of Chattanooga.

Cassandra King Conroy, bestselling author and wife of the late Southern writer Pat Conroy, will discuss her memoir, "Tell Me a Story," tonight, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in Girls Preparatory School, 205 Island Ave.

During the month of December, woodworker Roger Harvey will display his approach to designing and creating with wood in the featured exhibit "Metamorphosis: Creating with Wood" at In-Town Gallery, 26-A Frazier Ave.

Actors of Back Alley Productions will take audiences on a Christmas visit to Narnia when "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" opens Friday, Dec. 6, for two weekends of performances.

Just three weeks until Christmas, and there's a criminal on the loose. Someone has stolen Baby Jesus right out of his manger!

The double-edged sword of righteousness is illuminated in the Chattanooga Theatre Centre's production of "The Amen Corner," which opens Friday, Dec. 6, in the CTC's Circle Theatre.

Sometimes nicknames can tell you plenty about a person. Guys named "Tiny" are often anything but, while guys named "Shorty" are usually just that.

Imagine a fantasy in which Christmas ornaments come to life, dancing and playing around a majestic 24-foot-tall Christmas tree.

Artistic Civic Theatre kicks off the holiday season with a production of "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,' opening Friday, Nov. 29, for six performances through Dec. 7 in Dalton, Georgia.

Bluff View Art District invites the community to kick off this year's holiday season with a unique alternative to Black Friday shopping.

SkyZoo is hosting Donnie Baker and friends for a night of comedy on Thursday, Dec. 5.

The Creative Arts Guild and Ballet Dalton announce their 14th annual production of "The Snow Queen," a ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story of the same name, which will be presented in five performances Nov. 21-24 at Dalton High School in Dalton, Georgia.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Theatre Company continues its "Outside the Box" programming with "Art" by Yasmina Reza Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 21-24. Performances will be presented on the UTC campus in Cadek Hall on Oak Street.

Landry, winner of the 2012 World Series of Comedy and the 2011 Boston Comedy Festival, comes to The Comedy Catch, 1400 Market St., for five shows Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 21-23.

Experience the classic Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge with an unexpected twist that will open your eyes to a new perspective on God's presence in your past, present and future.

Everyone's favorite nanny drops in for a holiday visit when "Mary Poppins," a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure, opens Friday, Nov. 22, at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.