posted March 4, 2010
This week in the Arts:
Special Events
The Creative Discovery Museum's "Amuse"um 2010 benefit event, "Where the Wild Things Play," will take place Saturday from 7-11 p.m. Call 648-6054 or visit www.cdmfun.org for more information.
A Caribbean Beach Party, benefiting Kids 4 Clean Water programs in Tennessee and the Caribbean, will be held Friday from 7-11:30 p.m. at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Visit www.caribbeanbeachparty.org for ticket information.
Naomi Tutu, a long-time advocate for peace and human rights and the daughter of South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, will be the featured speaker in Lee University chapel on Tuesday beginning at 10:40 a.m. in the school's Conn Center. Visit www.leeuniversity.edu for more information.
Visual Art & Film
Internationally renowned artist Dennis Oppenheimm, whose sculpture, Arriving Home, was recently placed in Miller Plaza as part of the Art in Public Places project, will present a program Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Visit www.huntermuseum.org for more information.
The AEC Spring Indepedent Film Series continues at the Majestic Theater with the showing of The Last Station through Thursday and That Evening Sun beginning Friday. Larsen Jay, executive producer of That Evening Sun, will lead a discussion after the show on Friday. Visit www.artsedcouncil.org for more information or to purchase a Film Club card.
An Introduction to Illustrator course will take place Thursdays, March 4-25, from 6-8 p.m. atAVA. To register, visit www.avarts.org/education.
The opening reception for "Sister City: Works by Elizabeth Tubergen" will be held Friday from 5:30-8 p.m. at AVA. For more information, visit www.avarts.org.
The Hunter Museum of American Art, AVA and Ignis Glass will host a Printmaking from Glass workshop for members of the Hunter Museum and/or of AVA Friday-Sunday. Visit www.avarts.org for more information or to register.
A free Basic Introduction to Digital Photography workshop will be held Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at AVA. This workshop is aimed at individuals who are 55 years of age or older and who are looking for beginner level instruction. Visit www.avarts.org for more information.
The showing of Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick's "Icebergs and Moon Walks" exhibit continues at the UTC Cress Gallery of Art through Tuesday, March 16. Visit www.utc.edu/cressgallery for more information.
The Asher Love Studio + Gallery will host the opening reception for Paul Fontana's "Eye of the Beholder" exhibit on Thursday from 5:30-8 p.m. For more information, call 822-0289 or visit http://asherlovegallery.blogspot.com.
The opening reception for exhibits by Daniel Liam Gill and Sandra Shannon will be held Thursday4 from 4-7 p.m. at My Color Image Boutique & Gallery. An artist demonstration will take place Saturday, March 13, from 1-4 p.m. Call 598-6202 for more information.
A Friday Morning Art Group with artist/facilitator Jas Milam will be held at the Rivoli Art Mill each Friday morning through March 26 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. To register, call 322-2514 or visit www.jasmilam.com.
The Folk School of Chattanooga is hosting a Music Documentary Film Series each Friday night at 7 p.m. in February and March. This week's film is Genghis Blues. Visit www.chattanoogafolk.com/events for more information.
River Gallery will host the opening reception for the "More Than Words" exhibit on Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. The show continues through Wednesday, March 31. Call 265-5033 ext. 5 or visit www.river-gallery.com for more information.
In-Town Gallery presents the opening reception for "Explorations in Steel," an exhibition featuring Asian-influenced sculptural wall hangings by member-artist Julie Clark, on Friday from 5-8 p.m. Call 267-9214 or visit www.intowngallery.com for more information.
Shuptrine's Fine Art Group will present a Talk Portraiture workshop with artist Mia Bergeron on Saturday, March 13, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For reservations or more information call 266-4453.
Theatre, Music & Dance
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre James K. Steakley / Meyer Winer Youth Theatre presents Antigone Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The TheatreQuest group will present The "C" Play on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Circle Theatre. Call 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com to purchase tickets.
The CSO Chamber Series season concludes with a performance entitled "Russian Masterpieces" on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Read House Silver Ballroom. Call 267-8583 or visit www.chattanoogasymphony.org for more information.
Auditions will be held for Jack and the Beanstalk at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre Monday-Tuesday, at 4:30 p.m. Production dates are Saturday, May 1, through Sunday, May 16. Visit www.theatrecentre.com for more information.
The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera will hold auditions for Amahl and the Night Visitors Monday-Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The opera will be presented Thursday-Friday, Nov. 11-12, in collaboration with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre and the Chattanooga Ballet. To schedule an audition, contact Kathy Allison at kallison@chattanoogasymphony.org.
The String Theory at the Hunter series continues Thursday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hunter Museum of American Art with a performance by guitarists Randall Avers and Benoit Albert. For more information, call 267-0968 or visit www.huntermuseum.org/learn/string-theory.
The Lee University Theatre Department will present its production of The Glass Menagerie in the Edna Minor Conn Theater Friday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call 614-8343 for ticket information.
Karl Gardner, professional actor and Producing Artistic Director of Destiny Theatre Company, will conduct scene study acting classes on Saturdays beginning March 6 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Barking Legs Theater. To register or for more information, call 242-5156 or email destinytheatre@gmail.com.
The Paul Belcher Gospel Concert will be held at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 642-TIXS or visiting www.chattanoogaonstage.com.
Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce will perform Sunday at 7 p.m. at Rock Point Books. For more information, contact Jim Neal at 503-8482 or jamestneal@gmail.com.
Oak Street Playhouse will hold auditions Monday-Tuesday at 7 p.m. for its upcoming production of The Bible on Broadway in the Flo Summitt Theatre at First-Centenary UMC. Visit www.oakstreetplayhouse.com for more information.
The Lee University Chorale will present its spring concert on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Cleveland. For more information, call 614-8240.
The musical Peter Pan - Or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up will be presented at the Tivoli Theatre Saturday, March 13, through Saturday, March 20. For showtimes and tickets, visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com.
Writing, Literature & Poetry
The Chattanooga Writers Guild will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library for a program entitled Poetry Coffeehouse. Visit www.chattanoogawritersguild.org for more information.
The Multicultural Literature Book Club will discuss Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rock Point Books. Please contact Abbie Tilley at multiculturallit@att.net for more information.
Rock Point Books will host a Family Saturday Storytime on Saturday, March 13, at 11 a.m. with the reading of Curly, Randy and the Poultry Show by Lynn Gobler Pomeroy. Visit www.rockpointbooks.com for
more information.
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