THE RED & BLACK
By Kyra Posey | Contributor
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| Sister Louisa’s Church of The Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium is a dance-centric bar at the end of Clayton Street in downtown Athens and boasts an eclectic collection of religious art inside. This bar originated in Atlanta, and its sister location just celebrated its eighth anniversary. (Photo/Erin Schilling, eschilling@randb.com) |
On the outskirts of downtown Athens, Sister Louisa’s Church of The Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium is an established name for Athens locals, students and out-of-towners. Whether patrons visit for the frequent exhibition of drag shows or find themselves there the majority of the week — becoming what owner Jon McRae might call a “Parishioner” — you can find throngs of people dancing to classic pop hits from today (and decades before), or observing eccentric art confronting topics like Christianity and sexuality. [
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| Sister Louisa’s Church of The Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium is a dance-centric bar at the end of Clayton Street in downtown Athens and boasts an eclectic collection of religious art inside. This bar originated in Atlanta, and its sister location just celebrated its eighth anniversary. (Photo/Erin Schilling, eschilling@randb.com) |
