Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
The Tennessee tour of “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” launched in Clinton at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and is now at Promise Land Heritage Association. The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) traveling exhibit examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to…
The Role of the Replica
The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United StatesVisit the Parthenon's latest exhibition for an interactive, hands-on exploration of how replicas of ancient items and places are created, and why they teach us so much about our understanding of the past. Visit the Centennial Park Conservancy's webpage for more information and a calendar of events. Humanities TN provided partial support for this project.
Three Roots of Appalachia: Readings, Discussion, Panel
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNGlobal Education Center is hosting an event in its Three Roots of Appalachia project that includes a presentation of Scots-Irish traditions by Dr. Jane MacMorran, a reading from "Black Indian: A Memoir," by Shonda Buchanan, and a moderated conversation with both MacMorran and Buchanan. Click here for more information and the complete project series.
Impact of the Cordell Hull Dam & Lake in Granville
Granville Museum 169 Clover Street, Granville, TNVisit the Granville Museum for an opening ceremony of phase one of an exhibition project exploring the legacy of the construction of the Cordell Hull Dam to the local community. Marking 50 years since the Dam project began, the phase one opening will begin a chronicle of the events as they unfolded and areas of…
Tennessee Music Box: History, Mystery, Revival
Virtual TN, United StatesJoin the TN Historical Society for a free, virtual discussion with musician and educator Sandy Conatser, who will share her research of these ingenious folk instruments made of materials at hand in the counties of southwest and south middle Tennessee, 1880s-1940s. The event is part of a series, "Tennessee Music 101: The History of TN Music."…
Festival Event: Erica Waters at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215, USA 101 Hillsboro Pl, United StatesHumanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books are pleased to present an evening with Erica Waters as she discusses her new YA novel, All That Consumes Us, as part of the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books. This is a free event which will take place IN STORE on Wednesday, October 18th at 6:30pm Central Time. Because space will be limited, registration…
Festival Event: Terrance Hayes at Tennessee State University
TSU Forum Auditorium 3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TNTerrance Hayes is a 2014 MacArthur Fellow and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry. He is the author of American Sonnets for My Past And Future Assassin and To Float In The Space Between: Drawings and Essays in Conversation with Etheridge Knight. To Float In The Space Between was winner of…
Festival Event: John Scalzi at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215, USA 101 Hillsboro Pl, United StatesHumanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books are pleased to present an evening with John Scalzi as he discusses his new book, Starter Villain, as part of the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books. This is a ticketed event which will take place IN STORE on Thursday, October 19th at 6:30pm Central Time. JOHN SCALZI is one of the…
Authors in the Round: a fundraiser benefiting the Southern Festival of Books
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United StatesOne of your favorite events, and ours, returns Friday, October 20, 2023 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. We hope you will join us for Authors in the Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the dinner ensures that Humanities Tennessee may continue…
35th Annual Southern Festival of Books
The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming approximately 150 authors and 25,000 visitors each October. The Festival is free, and includes performance stages, food trucks, and more than 60 publishers and booksellers. In 2023, we’re launching new community events to…