It's not every day you get to hear an improvisational jug band, we're betting, but this weekend's entertainment lineup includes the opportunity. Here's a look.

East Brainerd Community Theater opens A.R. Gurney's comedy of manners, "The Dining Room," Thursday, March 12, for four performances this weekend at Christ United Methodist Church.

Back Alley Productions will open George Orwell's dystopian drama "1984" for six performances beginning Friday, March 13, through Sunday, March 22.

Fans of Agatha Christie murder mysteries may not have seen the hidden gem coming up at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre.

Here's your chance to watch portrait artists at work, ask questions and learn from their process when Townsend Atelier hosts Los Angeles-based artists Sean Cheetham and Kate Zambrano.

Reservations are needed for the 20th annual Cam Busch Arts for Health Lecture, which takes place Thursday, March 19, at Hunter Museum of America Art, 10 Bluff View.

Popular Dr. Seuss characters Cat in the Hat, Horton the elephant, JoJo the Who child who thinks too many "thinks" and Mayzie La Bird will all be onstage when "Seussical Jr." is presented in four performances at The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Georgia.

Terpsichord dancers from Girls Preparatory School will honor their retiring director as well as the dance troupe's legacy during their spring concert at 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, in GPS' Frierson Theatre, 205 Island Ave.

In recognition of International Women's Month and International Women's Day, In-Town Gallery's featured March exhibit will be "WomanART.'

The classic Hasbro board game "Clue" comes to life when Cumberland County Playhouse opens its next production on Friday, March 6.

Students at Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts will present Disney's beloved musical, "Frozen Jr." in 7 p.m. performances on Friday-Saturday, March 6-7, at the performing arts magnet school, 1301 Dallas Road.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" stops at the Tivoli Theatre for three performances Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8.

The Lee University Writer's Series continues Thursday, Feb. 27, with a reading by poet and nonfiction writer Amy Wright.

Artist Kati Schmidt will lead Painting For a Purpose art class on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the 6th Cavalry Museum, 6 Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Tayari Jones' books have won a Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and been selected as a National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read.

We all know the stories of Mother Goose and Brothers Grimm. But what happened after those fairy tales ended? Did they all live happily ever after?

Michael Palascak started performing stand-up comedy in college but kept it a secret.

Step through the wardrobe into the magical kingdom of Narnia when the Chattanooga Theatre Centre's Youth Theatre presents "The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe," opening Friday, Feb. 21, and running through March 1.

Unity Dance Troupe of Cleveland, Tennessee, is marking its 10th anniversary as a professional company whose mission is to use dance as a way of sharing the gospel.

And you thought your family was crazy!

One is a freewheeling, messy sports writer; the other a neurotic neat-freak. And when these two guys become roommates, the fun begins in Neil Simon's classic comedy, "The Odd Couple."

Author and poet Jose Olivarez will be in town Saturday, Feb. 22, for a poetry workshop and reading at The Edney, 1100 Market St.

The Ringgold Playhouse will open its 2020 season with John Cariani's quirky romantic comedy "Love/Sick." Five performances will be presented over one weekend beginning Thursday, Feb. 13.