This week in the Arts:
Special Events
Enjoy seasonal music by the Bryan College Brass and Woodwind Ensembles and holiday shopping during the Holiday Kickoff at the Hunter Museum Thursday from 6-8 p.m. For more information, visit www.huntermuseum.org or call (423) 267-0968.
The Southside Holiday Open House Event will take place Thursday from 5-9 p.m. Toys for Tots donation boxes will be located at participating businesses. For more information, visit www.southsidechattanooga.org.
"Helping Hands," Creative Discovery Museum's new exhibit about Giving, opens Friday. For more information, call (423) 756-2738, or visit www.cdmfun.org.
The Public Education Foundation will host Meet-A-Teach at CreateHere on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Visit www.createhere.org for more information.
Gingerbread house workshops will be conducted at the Creative Discovery Museum Friday - Saturday, Nov. 28-29, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 30th at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Call (423) 648-6040 or (423) 648-6045 to make reservations.
Purchases made when shopping at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Hamilton Place Mall Friday - Sunday, Nov. 28-30, will benefit the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Vouchers may be picked up at the Theatre Centre box office or just mention the Theatre Centre and promo code 366997 when making a purchase, and a percentage of the money will be donated to the Theatre Centre.
The Chattanooga Downtown Partnership will present Winter Days & Lights beginning Friday, Nov. 28, with the Grand Illumination on the River beginning at 6 p.m. at Ross's Landing. For more information, call (423) 265-0771 or visit www.downtownchattanooga.org.
The NorthShore Holiday Open House, offering entertainment, refreshments, discounts and in-store drawings at dozens of stores throughout the north shore, will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28-29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.northshorechattanooga.com.
Visual Art & Film
The AEC Independent Film Series concludes at the Bijou Theatre with the showing of A Girl Cut in Two Thursday. For more information, please visit www.artsedcouncil.org.
Talle Johnson Pottery will host a pottery sale and kiln opening Saturday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (228) 324-4391 or (423) 504-3238 for more information.
The 2nd annual Art 'til Dark Holiday Market will be held in the parking lot adjacent to Winder Binder Folk Art Gallery Friday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29-30, from noon - 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.arttildark.com.
Theatre, Music & Dance
The CSO Opera presents Turandot at the Tivoli Theatre Friday at 8 p.m. For tickets or more information, please visit www.chattanoogasymphony.org or call the CSO box office at (423) 267-8583.
Dickens' A Christmas Carol opens Friday at 8 p.m. and continues through Friday, Dec. 19, at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. For tickets, call the box office at (423) 267-8534 or visit www.TheatreCentre.com.
The UTC Music Department will present the Trumpet and Tuba/Euphonium Ensembles in concert on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center. For more information, contact the UTC Music Department Office at (423) 425-4601.
The Covenant College Chamber Orchestra, Brass Choir, and Jazz Ensemble will present a concert Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel.
For more information, visit www.covenant.edu.
The UTC Band will present a concert Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center. In addition to the band, the concert will feature the UTC Brass Choir and the UTC Saxophone Quartet. For further information, contact the UTC Music Department Office (423) 425-4601.
On Monday at 7:30 p.m., the UTC Percussion Ensemble will present its annual fall program, "Beat Hunger," at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center. As the event is a fund-raiser for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, a $2 check to Chattanooga Community Kitchen or two non-perishable food items are requested. Call the UTC Fine Arts Center box office at (423) 425-4269 for tickets.
Annie will be performed Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. Call (423) 642-TIXS or visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com for ticket information.
Oliver! will be presented at the Tivoli Theatre Friday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com or call (423) 642-TIXS.
The Gem Players will present Anne of Green Gables on Friday - Saturday, Nov. 28-29, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30, at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Gem Theater in Etowah, Tn. For more information, please call (423) 263-3270.