Chattanooga area arts calendar - July 25-31

THEATER

BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-9223, www.BlueRidgeCommunityTheater.com.

• "The Hallelujah Girls," 7:30 p.m. July 25-27, 2 p.m. July 28. $20 adults, $18 seniors, groups $14.40, students $11.

• Auditions for "On Golden Pond," 6 p.m. July 29-30.

BUTTONWILLOW CHURCH CIVIL WAR DINNER THEATER -- 1060 Main St., Whitwell, Tenn. 423-658-7478, www.buttonwillowchurch.com. "Granddaddy's Watch," 5:15 p.m. CDT Fridays and Saturdays.

CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE -- 400 River St. 423-267-8534, www.theatrecentre.com.

• "Legally Blonde," 7 p.m. July 25, 8 p.m. July 26-27, 2:30 p.m. July 28. $10-$25.

• Auditions for Youth Theatre production of "Wiley and the Hairy Man," with roles for actors in grades 4-12, 4:30 p.m. July 29-30.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE -- 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

• "Smoke on the Mountain," through Aug. 2. $12-$24.

• "The King and I," through Aug. 30. $12-$26.

• "Man of La Mancha," through Sept. 27. $12-$24.

RINGGOLD PLAYHOUSE -- Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. 706-935-0361. "Bus Stop," 7 p.m. July 25-27. $10.

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE -- Corner of Rolling Way and James Boulevard. 423-886-5243, www.smph.org. "The Wizard of Oz," 8 p.m. July 26-27. $15 adults, $5 children.

WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE -- Albertville Fine Arts Center, Albertville, Ala. 256-582-7469, www.wholebackstage.com. "The Wizard of Oz," through July 28.

ARTISTS/EXHIBITS

ATHENS ARTS CENTER -- 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. "Not Just a Snapshot," through July 25.

AVA GALLERY -- 30 Frazier Ave. 423-265-4282, www.avarts.org. All-Member Salon Show, through July 27.

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER -- 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Admission fees. 423-266-8658. "The Fair Game Project," through Aug. 30.

CATOOSA COUNTY LIBRARY -- Old Mill Road at Benton Place, Ringgold, Ga. 706-965-3600. Acrylic landscapes by 12-year-old homeschool student Caleb Thrun, through July 31.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART -- UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. 423-425-4600. www.cressgallery.org. "Selections III: An Exhibition of Art From the UTC Permanent Collection," through July 26.

EXUM GALLERY & MEMORIAL GARDEN -- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195. "Because He Knows My Name,"through July 27.

CHICKAMAUGA CIVIL WAR CENTER AND HERITAGE MUSEUM -- 100 Gordon St. (railroad depot), Chickamauga, Ga. 706-375-4488. Admission fees. "Flags of Our Fathers," through Aug. 31.

HAMILTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE -- 625 Georgia Ave. "In Visible," through fall.

HARRIS ART CENTER -- 212 S. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com. Regional Art Show, through Aug. 30.

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART -- 10 Bluff View. Admission fees. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org. "Whitfield Lovell: Deep River," through Oct. 13.

IN-TOWN GALLERY -- 26A Frazier Ave. 423-267-9214. www.intowngallery.com. "The Cartoon Buffet," through July 31.

LUPTON LIBRARY -- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. www.lib.utc.edu/archivist. "They Played the Roundhouse: Concert Posters and Flyers From the 1980s and 1990s," through summer.

LYNN H. WOOD ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM -- Hackman Hall, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. 423-236-2030, www.southern.edu/archaeology.

• "Vessels in Time: A Journey Into the Biblical World," permanent exhibit.

• "The Battle Over King David: Excavating the Fortress of Elah," through April.

MARSH HOUSE MUSEUM -- 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. 423-718-9918, 706-638-5187, www.marshhouseoflafayette.com. Admission fees. History tours.

MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS -- 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. Admission fees. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org. "Cleveland Works!," Aug. 2-Oct. 12. Members reception, 6 p.m. Aug. 1.

NORTH RIVER CIVIC CENTER -- 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924. "Personal Vision II," through Aug. 31.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY -- 6922 Lee Highway. 423-892-3074. Free. "Iconic Chattanooga," through Aug. 30.

RIVER GALLERY -- 400 E. Second St. 423-265-5033, ext. 5. www.river-gallery.com.

• Demonstration by acrylic artist James Conner, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 27.

• "Natural Collections," through July 31.

THE ART CENTER -- 420 W. Main St., Blue Ridge, Ga. 706-632-2144, www.blueridgearts.net. "The Art of Pebbie Mott," through Sept. 27. Reception, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 3.

WAREHOUSE ROW -- 1110 Market St. 423-267-1127. Exhibit of barbecue-smoked, hand-sewn couture wedding dresses by Chattanooga native Natalie Chanin, July 25-Aug. 30. Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. July 25. Trunk show at Amanda Pinson Jewelry, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 26, noon-4 p.m. July 27.

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