Arts on the Side
Schedule
Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
320 N White St, Athens, TN, United States, Tennessee 37303 | Athens, TN
Advertisement
We're pleased to welcome patrons to bring back Arts on the Side! Everyone to enjoy a community meal, visual arts activities, and interactive play reading (“table read”).
5:30 PM - Soup supper (with vegan option), catered by ARAMARK, in the Peggy Dow Performance Center
6:00 PM - Arts activities in the Peggy Dow Performance Center and Visual Arts Wing.
7:00 PM - Athens Community Theatre’s Table Read of “Mean Girls The Musical” (Rated PG-13) in the Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theater.
“We hosted a community meal and Pickin’ Party in September that was so enjoyable, we wanted to build on the momentum of that gathering. Some patrons may remember Arts on the Side, a lunch program AACA offered about a decade ago. The tagline was ‘you bring lunch, the arts on us.’ In shaping this new community meal series, we wanted to return to the spirit of that program - a shared meal as the focus, and an arts experience as an added bonus,” said AACA Executive Director, Lauren Brown.
This quarter’s offering includes three visual arts activities: clay handbuilding with Patricia Shook, a guided acrylic painting exercise with Nancy Kyzer, and collage fun with Holly Doucette and Jan Burleson. At 7:00 PM all are welcome to join ACT's Table Read of Mean Girls, led by Michael Webb.
Adapted from Tina Fey's hit 2004 film, Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. This fiercely hilarious musical is from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Parents be advised: Mean Girls is rated PG-13.
Participation in a table read is a great way to “dip a toe in” to see what it’s like to work with Athens Community Theatre. The play is read casually: A participant can read a part or simply listen, and change their mind at any time. ACT members host these opportunities for fun, to preview plays and musicals for consideration, or for more niche titles. They are always free and open to the public.
Anyone who wants to learn about future table reads can email [email protected] to be added to the notification list.
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
320 N White St, Athens, TN, United States, Tennessee 37303Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
