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Midsummer Rocks Ripple Theater reopens with modern-dress Shakespeare The theater space on Brainerd Road that was once the Backstage Dinner Theater, then the Encore Theatre, went dark for four years due to major flooding. But on Friday, June 20, the theater reopens as Ripple Productions completes a major renovation and celebrates its new partnership with Shakespeare Chattanooga. The opening show, the Bard’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is set this time in Athens, Ga. Bottom and his “rude mechanicals” are local yokels, while the lovers are UGA students. The production will also feature the music of various bands from the Athens area, including REM, the B-52s and
Widespread Panic. The 16-member cast combines longtime Shakespeare Chattanooga actors, some longtime Ripple particpants, and some actors new to both groups. “We’ll be performing on the summer solstice, so what could be better?” said Shakespeare Chattanooga Producing Director Janis Hashe. “Also, let’s face it, who doesn’t love donkey ears?” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 7:30 p.m. June 20, 21, 27, 28 2:30 p.m. June 22, 29 Ripple Theater 3264 Brainerd Rd. Tickets: $10/$15. Info and reservations, (423) 622-2862
Hunter Invitational III features eight top regional artists
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IME TO APPRECIATE THE WEALTH OF ART talent in our own backyard. The Hunter Museum presents The Hunter Invitational III, opening June 20. Developed in 2007, the Invitational takes an in-depth look at some of the most significant and intriguing new artwork being created in our region.
Arts HAYLEY GRAHAM Artists in this third exhibition of the series include Jan Chenoweth, Alicia Henry, Philip Andrew Lewis, Jiha Moon, Jeffrey Morton, Greg Pond, Jered Sprecher and Martha Whittington, all selected from the Chattanooga area (within a 150-mile radius). Chief Curator Nandini Makrandi
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chose the eight artists exhibited based on their outstanding work as well as their relevance on the local level. This exhibit is unique in that. “There’s this underlying feeling of exploring deep issues in contemporary life...and relating to life in Chattanooga,” Makrandi says. Each artist works in different mediums, creating a diversity and broad appeal to the show. There’s also a lot of mixing of traditional forms and 21st-century technology, Makrandi says; for example, utilizing multimedia elements, such as sound technology, to enhance impact. “In the past,” she notes, “some of the art-
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