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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Kids Ceramics
Jul 31
Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025

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KIDS CERAMICS

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Class date: SATURDAY
August 2, 10 AM - NOON

Let’s use handbuilding methods to make a clay mug! We’ll use texture techniques to decorate and learn the slip and score method for attaching the handle. Choose your favorite food safe studio glaze color during class and then your mug will be finished and kiln fired by the teacher. Students will be notified when their creations are ready for pickup, approximately 6 - 7 weeks after the class.

Jul 31, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Beginning Acrylic Painting
Aug 1
Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025

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BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING

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Class dates: THURSDAYS
August 7 - September 11, 4:30 - 6:30 PM

In this 6‐week class, students will be introduced to the basics of Acrylic painting with new lessons each week in techniques to develop a set of skills. Those skills will lead to students creating their own unique acrylic paintings.

Aug 1, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Date Night Pottery
Aug 7
Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025
Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025

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DATE NIGHT POTTERY

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Class date: FRIDAY
August 8, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Have an adventure with your partner in crime for one price! In this class, each of you will create a one of a kind object on the pottery wheel! Students will collectively choose a glaze color for the instructor to finish.

Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 8, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Pottery Wheel
Aug 8
Aug 8, 2025
Aug 8, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - POTTERY WHEEL

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Class date: SATURDAY
August 9, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Aug 8, 2025
TWO: A Concert of Duets
Aug 8
Aug 8, 2025
Aug 8, 2025

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Two is twice as good as one in this concert featuring a collection of duets from compelling folk tunes to showstopping ballads.

Aug 8, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Build a Mug
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2025
Aug 15, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - Build a Mug

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Class date: SATURDAY
August 16, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Aug 15, 2025
Matilda The Musical
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025
Aug 15, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025

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Matilda The Musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.

Aug 15, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Date Night Pottery
Aug 21
Aug 21, 2025
Aug 21, 2025

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DATE NIGHT POTTERY

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Class date: FRIDAY
August 22, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Have an adventure with your partner in crime for one price! In this class, each of you will create a one of a kind object on the pottery wheel! Students will collectively choose a glaze color for the instructor to finish.

Aug 21, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Pottery Wheel
Aug 22
Aug 22, 2025
Aug 22, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - POTTERY WHEEL

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Class date: SATURDAY
August 23, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Aug 22, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Date Night Pottery
Sep 4
Sep 4, 2025
Sep 4, 2025

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DATE NIGHT POTTERY

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Class date: FRIDAY
September 5, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Have an adventure with your partner in crime for one price! In this class, each of you will create a one of a kind object on the pottery wheel! Students will collectively choose a glaze color for the instructor to finish.

Sep 4, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Build a Mug
Sep 5
Sep 5, 2025
Sep 5, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - Build a Mug

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Class date: SATURDAY
September 6, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Sep 5, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Kids Pottery Wheel
Sep 10
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025

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KIDS POTTERY WHEEL

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Class dates: SATURDAYS
September 13 - October 25, 10:00 AM - NOON

Learn all about pottery throwing on the wheel! From centering and throwing, to glazing and decorating, this class is perfect for beginners, and those who want to try out the wheel.

Sep 10, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Pottery Wheel
Sep 12
Sep 12, 2025
Sep 12, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - POTTERY WHEEL

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Class date: SATURDAY
September 13, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Sep 12, 2025
SETH MULDER & MIDNIGHT RUN
Sep 12
Sep 12, 2025
Sep 12, 2025

Seth Mulder and Midnight Run

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This group’s tight style fuses bluegrass, classic country, and folk to resonate with traditionalists and new audiences alike.

Sep 12, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Handbuilding Pottery
Sep 13
Sep 13, 2025
Sep 13, 2025

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HANDBUILDING POTTERY

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Class dates: TUESDAYS
September 16 - October 28, 1:00 - 3:30 PM

This 7-week course includes techniques such as pinch pots, slab rolling, coil pots, and using patterns for the form. Learn decoration methods using texture tools and stencils. All finished pieces will be glazed and fired.

Sep 13, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Pottery Wheel
Sep 15
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025

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POTTERY WHEEL

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Class dates: THURSDAYS
September 18 - October 30, 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Learn to throw clay on a potter’s wheel! We’ll cover the foundations of wheel work, including wedging and centering clay, as well as forming cylinders, cups and bowls. Basic glazing information will help you finish your final forms. No prior clay experience necessary! Beginners and those looking for a refresher course in wheel-throwing are welcome!

Sep 15, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Date Night Pottery
Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025

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DATE NIGHT POTTERY

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Class date: FRIDAY
September 19, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Have an adventure with your partner in crime for one price! In this class, each of you will create a one of a kind object on the pottery wheel! Students will collectively choose a glaze color for the instructor to finish.

Sep 18, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Build a Mug
Sep 19
Sep 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - Build a Mug

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Class date: SATURDAY
September 20, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Sep 19, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Get your hands dirty - Pottery Wheel
Sep 26
Sep 26, 2025
Sep 26, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Get Your Hands Dirty - POTTERY WHEEL

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Class date: SATURDAY
September 27, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Get your hands dirty and learn how to make your very own pottery! This one-day class is perfect for those who have never made pottery and want to try hand building techniques, or are looking for a refresher.

Sep 26, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Beginning Watercolor
Sep 26
Sep 26, 2025
Sep 26, 2025

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Beginning Watercolor

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Class dates: MONDAYS
September 29 - November 3, 4:30 - 6:30 PM

In this 6‐week class, students will be introduced to the delight of watercolor. Each week the instructor covers new techniques to help beginners develop a set of skills. Soon, you’ll be creating your own unique watercolor paintings. All materials are provided.

Sep 26, 2025
The Mousetrap
Oct 24
Oct 24, 2025 – Nov 2, 2025
Oct 24, 2025 – Nov 2, 2025

TICKETS GO ON SALE SEP 12

Agatha Christie’s whodunit set in a snow-bound guest house is the longest-running play of all time and is riddled with mystery.

Oct 24, 2025 – Nov 2, 2025
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Watercolor Studio
Nov 10
Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Watercolor Studio

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Class dates: THURSDAYS
November 13 - 20, 4:30 - 6:30 PM

Explore and develop your painting expertise during this 2 week watercolor class! The class emphasizes critique, compositional elements, and developing unity in a painting. Students should be prepared with supplies weekly.

Nov 10, 2025
A Soulful Christmas
Dec 5
Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025
Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025

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A festive Christmas concert with the heart of Gospel and the groove of R&B; this is a celebration of love, community, and the soulful sounds of the season.

Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 7, 2025
MIC DROP: The Women Who Rule Music
Jan 9
Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026

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A diverse collection of songs spans genres and decades, and shares a defining trait: they were written or made popular by women.

Jan 9, 2026
Now We Juke-ing!
Jan 22
Jan 22, 2026 – Apr 25, 2026
Jan 22, 2026 – Apr 25, 2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE DEC 5

Written and directed by Cynthia McCowan, “Now We Juke-ing!” tells real-life stories of how growing up in North Mississippi juke joints shaped the cultural perspective of a young Black girl.

Jan 22, 2026 – Apr 25, 2026
SONGWRITER’S NIGHT WITH KYSHONA
Feb 6
Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026

Songwriter’s Night with Kyshona

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An intimate evening with singer-songwriters sharing original music, curated by Kyshona Armstrong.

Feb 6, 2026
Seasons of Love - Our Three Tenors
Feb 13
Feb 13, 2026 – Feb 14, 2026
Feb 13, 2026 – Feb 14, 2026

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Our Three Tenors, Tim Frazier, Rusty Patterson, and Mike Simmons, perform their first full-length concert in more than five years, celebrating love in all its forms.

Feb 13, 2026 – Feb 14, 2026
Annie
Feb 19
Feb 19, 2026 – Mar 1, 2026
Feb 19, 2026 – Mar 1, 2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE DEC 5

This worldwide phenomenon and winner of seven Tonys including “Best Musical” is a triumphant story with beloved music and treasured characters.

Feb 19, 2026 – Mar 1, 2026
Proof
Mar 26
Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 29, 2026
Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 29, 2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE FEB 13

This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is an intelligent and compelling story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.

Mar 26, 2026 – Mar 29, 2026
Steel Magnolias
Apr 17
Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 26, 2026
Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 26, 2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE MAR 6

Steel Magnolias is alternately hilarious and touching—and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters.

Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 26, 2026

2024 - 2025 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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