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  • LOVE IN THE CLUB: Black Chicago Nighclub Photographs

    Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38126, USA

    Visit the Stax Museum to see this exhibit of photographs by Michael Abramson. Taken between 1974-1976, the images depict the smoky clubs of Chicago's South Side, a dance scene brimming…

  • Discover Steampunk: A Fantastical Hands-on Adventure

    Discovery Park of America TN, United States

    Join the Discovery Park of America for this new, immersive exhibition featuring eight galleries inspired by different visionaries from the Victorian Age and focusing on how their philosophy, art, innovation…

  • The Odyssey: A Retelling, by Lisa Bachman Jones

    The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United States

    Join the Parthenon for an exhibition of new works by Lisa Bachman Jones, a Nashville-based artist working across disciplines and investigating the everyday through a lens of care. In preparation…

  • Passport to Understanding: Multicultural Arts Integration

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Education Center for PreK-12 teacher workshop that shares approaches to teaching about Native American history, culture and arts. Click here for more information and to register. The…

  • Kristen Tubb O’Donnell Author Visits

    Soddy-Daisy, TN, USA

    The Soddy-Daisy Community Library & Kelcurt Foundation welcome children's author Kristen Tubb O'Donnell, who will visit local elementary schools to read from her works and meet the students over two…

  • Musica sin Fronteras (Music without Borders)

    Virtual

    Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the fourth in a series of free, virtual discussions.  Manual A. Delgado and Dr. Gregory Reish discuss the history and genres of Mexican music…

  • Knoxville History Project Tour Launch

    Maple Hall Bowling Alley, Knoxville

    Join the Knoxville History Project team at Maple Hall Bowling Alley cocktail bar for the launch of Knoxville: A Walking Literary Tour, a new guide to the local sites of…

  • Color in Ancient Tennessee

    The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United States

    Join the Parthenon for this virtual symposium featuring Dr. Kevin Smith, archaeologist and professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Smith will share his work to understand the pigments and colors…

  • Hill’s Island with Dr. Learotha Williams

    Join the Cumberland River Compact for a virtual conversation with Dr. Williams about the history of Hill's Island in the Cumberland River.  The event is part of an ongoing project…

  • Orchestra Unplugged: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons

    Halloran Center for Performing Arts & Education 225 S. Main Street, Memphis, TN, United States

    Can you hear the dogs barking in Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons? How about the driving snow and ice, swirling in the winter wind? Join the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in collaboration…

  • Lights! Camera! East Tennessee!

    East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

    Visit the East Tennessee History Center to learn about the history of moving images in the Knoxville region. This exhibition explores the technological roots of the film industry locally, film…

  • A Laughing Matter: Black Sitcoms in Review, 1950-2000

    Tom & OE Stigall Museum, Humboldt

    Visit the Stigall Museum to see a traveling exhibit from Noir-Tech that explores the evolution of different forms of blackness across media, from Amos & Andy through the 1970s and…

  • The African American Moviegoing Experience in the Segregated Era

    East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

    Robert J. Booker will delve into the history of the African American moviegoing experience in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a conversation with Knoxville History Project Executive Director Jack Neely. Booker will…

  • Jubilee! From Slavery to Freedom

    Capitol Theater, 110 W Main St, Lebanon, TN 37087, USA

    Join the Wilson County Black History Committee for a multimedia event sharing the history of the places and people of Wilson county from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including…

  • Folk & Traditional Arts Day-Turkey Calls

    Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

    Join the Creative Discovery Museum for a demonstration and discussion of turkey calls with Kenny Brancefield at 1pm and 3pm, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience…

  • Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark

    Lewis County Depot, 112 E. Main Street, Hohenwald, TN

    Join the Lewis County Historical Society at the Depot Center for a traveling exhibit, Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark, organized by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage…

  • Folk & Traditional Arts Days: Ramp Cooking

    Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

    Join the Creative Discovery Museum for a ramp cooking class and discussion, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional…

  • Carl T. Rowan, Naval Officer, Journalist, Diplomat

    Warren Arts Performing Arts Center, Morrison

    Join Warren Arts for a presentation and discussion by Mark Dudney about the life and legacy of locally-born journalist and diplomat, Carl Rowan. This keynote event of the Caney Fork…

  • Reimagining America Speaker Series: Dr. Antoine Saugrain

    Lewis County Public Library, 15 Kyle Street, Hohenwald 38462

    Join the Lewis Co. Historical Society in welcoming Char Ollinger Waughtel, who will discuss Dr. Antoine Saugrain at the county library. The speaker series coincides with the exhibition Reimagining America:…

  • Folk & Traditional Arts Days: Old Time Music

    Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

    Join the Creative Discovery Museum for an old time music concert and discussion with the players at 1pm and 3pm, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience…

  • Historic Figures of Tipton-Haynes

    Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 116 W. Main Street, Joneborough, TN, United States

    Organized by the Tipton-Haynes Historic Site, this traveling exhibit that explores the people and the past of the storied site, and the property's role in broader, regional history. Click here…

  • Community Author Experience Project: Tammera Hicks

    Join the Soddy Daisy Community Library for a discussion with Tammera Hicks, Director of Native American Services, who will explore the stories, myths, history and culture of Native Americans in…

  • Community Author Experience Project: Kimberly Brock

    Author Kimberly Brock will present a writing workshop, followed by a discussion of her historical fiction at the Soddy Daisy Community Library. Register for free at Eventbrite. Humanities TN provided…

  • The Role of the Replica

    The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United States

    Visit 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…

  • WYXR x MoSH: The Way They Play panel discussion

    WYXR and the Memphis Museum of Science & History (MoSH) are joining forces to uplift the voices of prominent local guitarists in Memphis by hosting a live panel discussion called…

  • Community Author Experience Project: Kiersten Modglin

    Join the Soddy Daisy Community Library for a discussion with author Kiersten Modglin, who will discuss her body of work in addition to her latest undertaking. Register for free at…

  • African American Fife & Drum Music in TN

    Virtual

    Join the TN Historical Society for a free, virtual discussion with musicologist John Shaw about these historic bands, which have served both as a rallying tool for political militancy and provided…

  • Clarence Brown Film Festival

    TN, United States

    Celebrate the work and legacy of Knoxville's Clarence Brown, one of Hollywood’s most highly regarded directors. His prolific body of work spanned the silent era into the 1950s. Join international…

  • A Community Born of Water & Stone Exhibit Opening

    Historic Ramsey House 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, United States

    Join Historic Ramsey House for a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a new permanent exhibit, "A Community Born of Water & Stone," which explores the history, legacy and stories of…

  • UNMASKING: Chattanooga Elders Speak

    Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum 200 E M L King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN, United States

    Join Mark Making for a theater performance based on oral history interviews of Chattanooga elders, followed by a facilitated discussion with the elders, performers and the audience. Click here to…

  • Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee Symposium

    The Tennessee State Museum and the John Hope & Aurelia E. Franklin Library at Fisk University are presenting a two-day symposium in conjunction with the museum's exhibit, "Building a Brighter…

  • “Show Us Your Nashville” Youth Civics Art Contest

    Artville Main Stage Wedgewood Houston

    Join Kidizenship at Artville for an exhibition of finalists in the Show Us Your Nashville, a youth civics contest. Nashville youth were charged with creating a presenting one idea to…

  • Three Roots of Appalachia: Readings, Discussion, Panel

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Global 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:…

  • Impact of the Cordell Hull Dam & Lake in Granville

    Granville Museum 169 Clover Street, Granville, TN

    Visit 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.…

  • Tennessee Music Box: History, Mystery, Revival

    Virtual

    Join 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…

  • A Place at the Table: Tennesseans Lead the Way for American Democracy

    Martin Public Library 410 S Lindell St, Martin, United States

    Mark Dudney, a public historian and historic preservation planner from Cookeville, will review the story of democracy in Tennessee, including Native American and early settlement, the Jacksonian era, the Civil…

  • American Experiments

    Martin Public Library 410 S Lindell St, Martin, United States

    Join the library for American Experiments, interactive, all-ages programs that explore democratic fundamentals such as critical reason and compromise, facilitated by educator Becky Verner. The program is presented alongside the…

  • Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes

    Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United States

    Join the Museum Center for this traveling exhibit organized by the Mid-American Arts Alliance, which explores, through the work of indigenous artists, the various themes of stereotyping of Native Americans…

  • Savages & Princesses exhibit opening event

    Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United States

    Join the Museum Center for a reception to open a traveling exhibit, Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes. Enjoy a discussion panel moderated by Dr. Rondall Reynoso…

  • Mary Leuana Christensen: Cherokee Author

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Education Center for an evening of reading and discussion with Cherokee poet and author, Mary Leuana Christensen. The event is part of the "Three Roots of Appalachia:…

  • The Evolution of Transportation

    Tipton Haynes Historic Site 2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN, United States

    Tipton-Haynes new, permanent exhibition includes conveyances from their collection to explore the changes in transportation over time in the region. Visit http://www.tipton-haynes.org/ for more information. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide partial…

  • We Will Speak: Film Screening/Discussion

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Education Center for a screening of We Will Speak, an award-winning film exploring Cherokee language preservation, and a discussion with the filmmaker. The event is part of…

  • Community Author Experience Project

    The Kelcurt Foundation concludes its inaugural Community Author series with school visits by author Rita Mae Hubbard. Ms. Hubbard will visit students for reading discussions at the following elementary schools…

  • “How to Sue the Klan” film screening

    Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, United States

    Civil Productions is pleased to announce the premiere of its documentary, How to Sue the Klan, which chronicles an historic event from 1980 Chattanooga involving Klan violence and the five…

  • People of Wessyngton after 1865

    Robertson County History Museum 124 6th Ave, Springfield, United States

    Join the Robertson County History Museum in welcoming John Baker Jr., for a discussion of based on the newly expanded Wessyngton exhibit expansion focusing on the stories of those formerly…

  • “Coal Black Voices” film screening & discussion with Frank X. Walker

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Ed Center for a screening of the documentary, Coal Black Voices, followed by a reading and discussion with author Frank X. Walker. For more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The…

  • Stories from Black Traditions

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Join the Global Ed Center at Howard Congregational Church for an event featuring author Frank X. Walker reading from "A is for Affrilachia" and storytelling from the Graceful Soul Storyweavers,…

  • King Iron: the Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee

    Clement Railroad Hotel Museum 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…