Join us at Flowertown Players Theatre & Main Street Reads!

Main Street Reads is thrilled to present an unforgettable afternoon celebrating Hollywood memoirist Nikki Nash and her dazzling new book, Collateral Stardust. This special event includes an on-stage conversation with her longtime friend and acclaimed actor Mitch Laurance, followed by a reception just steps away at Main Street Reads.

🎟️ Early Bird Tickets: $24.95 — until September 5th ($29.95 after Sep. 5) and each includes a signed copy of Collateral Stardust, the author talk, and entry to the post-talk reception at Main Street Reads, with plenty of food, drink and fun! A portion of proceeds benefits both the Flowertown Players Theatre and the Public Works Arts Center, hosting their fundraiser earlier that same day. We’re proud to be supporting literary, theatre and visual arts in Summerville! PLUS: All attendees will enjoy 10% off ANY in-store purchase at the post-event reception in thanks for you helping to support the arts.

Schedule:

• 3:00 pm – Doors open at Flowertown Players Theatre
• 3:30 pm – Nikki Nash in conversation with Mitch Laurance
• 4:30 pm – Reception and signing at Main Street Reads

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About the Book: Collateral Stardust

“Warren Beatty walks through the door…”

In this offbeat and rollicking memoir, a fearless Nikki Nash chronicles her Hollywood coming-of-age, beginning with a teenage obsession with Warren Beatty that sparks an incredible, star-studded journey.

From restaurant hostess to TV associate director, comedian, writer, and actress, Nash shares raw and witty stories about fame, addiction, resilience, and transformation. The writing is genuine, sometimes hilarious and always poignant.

🌟 Praise for Collateral Stardust

• Kirkus Reviews (starred review): “A dazzling kiss-and-tell that brings vintage Hollywood to life.”
• Publishers Weekly: “Written with humor, vulnerability, and verve, this satisfies.”
• Foreword Reviews: “A cool and entertaining coming-of-age memoir… good times and hard ones with insight and style.”
• Booklist: “Readers expecting a Beatty exposé may be surprised; Nash’s honest reflections steal the spotlight.”

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About Nikki Nash

Hollywood-born, Nikki Nash’s career spanned behind-the-scenes and on-screen roles with Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Soul Train, Love Connection, The Academy Awards, Ellen, Jeopardy!, and a twelve-year run with Conan O’Brien.

Along the way, she tried everything from stand-up comedy to playwriting to painting to skydiving, all while crafting an artist’s life steeped in storytelling, humor, and resilience. Learn more about Nikki HERE.

About Mitch Laurance

From his early days producing Saturday Night Live to decades as an actor on LA Law, Dawson’s Creek, Not Necessarily the News, and films like The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Mitch Laurance has spent a lifetime telling stories on stage, screen, and in sports broadcasting, including twenty years as the commentator of pro billiards on ESPN.

But it was in the 1980s, as a member of the cast of HBO’s groundbreaking “Not Necessarily the News” that he first met, and was enthralled by, Nikki Nash, one of the show’s award-winning production team, recognizing even then her unique combination of intelligence, wit, kindness and grace.

Now, more than 40 years later, the chance to host a wide-ranging conversation with the acclaimed author of the stunning memoir Collateral Stardust is a full-circle moment for Mitch, a chance to share with our awesome audience the qualities that he recognized in Nikki from their first meetups.

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👉 Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind chance to enjoy an afternoon of laughter, nostalgia, and your own “backstage pass” into the world of Hollywood storytelling. RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY and join us for a rollicking fun Saturday in Summerville!