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HELP SHAPE YOUR ARTS CENTER
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Audition: Evening with the Stars
Apr 30
Apr 30, 2026
Apr 30, 2026

AUDITION

Audition form

Performances of all kinds are welcome. Whether the talent is singing, dancing, acting, or other kind of performance, Evening with the Stars is a great place to take the stage in this perennial favorite auditioned variety show is back—for all ages—by popular demand.

Apr 30, 2026
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Intermediate Pottery Wheel
May 8
May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Intermediate Pottery Wheel

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Class dates: SUNDAYS
May 10-June 21, 1:00 - 3:30 PM

Designed for students who have taken the 7-week Beginner Pottery Wheel class with our instructor, Patricia Shook. All materials are included. Students will be given one 25lb block of clay.

May 8, 2026
Evening with the Stars
May 8
May 8, 2026
May 8, 2026

BUY TICKETS

This perennial favorite auditioned variety show is back—for all ages—by popular demand.

Auditions are Thursday, April 30 at 6:00 PM

Audition form

May 8, 2026
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Youth Pottery Wheel
May 13
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Youth Pottery Wheel

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Class dates: SATURDAYS
May 16 - 23, 1:00 - 3:30 PM

In this 2-day workshop, learn to center clay on the wheel and throw a cylinder and bowl shapes, and make mugs. Students will be allowed to have one item finished to firing. Final firing will be 2 to 4 weeks after the final class and students will be notified to come pick up their pottery.

May 13, 2026
Live Drawing Studio
May 13
May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026

Live Drawing Studio

Practice gesture and live drawing portraiture. Bring your own paper and drawing materials and we’ll provide drawing boards and easels. It is free to participate but cash contributions to our model are appreciated. Be advised that all of our live drawing sessions will include clothed models. No instruction will be offered during this self-guided session.

May 13, 2026
The Studio
May 18
May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026

THE STUDIO

Join an art club that meets once a month for tweens and teens. The goal of the club is to bring together the artistic youth of our community and create an enriching space for sharing, learning, and creating art! We’ll paint, draw, sculpt and many other forms of art. The Studio is free to join. Please register your attendance for each session.

May 18, 2026
Grand Ball
May 29
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026

Grand Ball is a dance for grandparents (and honorary grandparents!) and their grandchildren featuring recorded music from the 1940s through the 2020s.

Admission by donation. We suggest minimum $5 for grandkids and $10 for grandparents.

Proceeds benefit AACA's scholarship programs:
Marian Biddle Trew Scholarship for Youth
Laura Abbot Scholarship for Senior Citizens

May 29, 2026
Mean Girls
Aug 21
Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026
Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE JULY 6

Mean Girls is a high-energy stage musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron, a former homeschooled student from Africa navigates the vicious social hierarchy of public high school. She infiltrates the "Plastics," led by queen bee Regina George. Will she lose herself to popularity before learning the importance of friendship and being true to herself?

Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026

2025 - 2026 SPONSORS

Athens Area Council for the Arts operations are being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Athens Area Council for the Arts is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

AACA revised its COVID-19 protocols in March 2022 due to lowered transmission rates in our county. Masks and vaccinations are not required to attend or participate in AACA events.

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Athens Area Council for the Arts + The Arts Center

Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10am - 5pm

Phone 423.745.8781 • Email operations@athensartscouncil.org

Visit 320 N. White St. • Athens, TN 37303

Mail P.O. Box 95 • Athens, TN 37371-0095

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