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A Laughing Matter: Black Sitcoms in Review, 1950-2000
Tom & OE Stigall Museum, HumboldtVisit 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…
Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in TN
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Dr. Gary Powell Nash of Fisk and Dr. Reginald McDonald of TSU will discuss…
The African American Moviegoing Experience in the Segregated Era
East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USARobert 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, USAJoin 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…
Knoxville Girl: Murder Ballads & Misogyny in TN Music History
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Author and musician Karen Hogg will delve into the misogyny that is ingrained in…
Folk & Traditional Arts Day-Turkey Calls
Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin 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, TNJoin 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, USAJoin 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…
Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Dr. Carrie Allen Tipton, of Vanderbilt, provides a window into interwar Southern consumption and…
Carl T. Rowan, Naval Officer, Journalist, Diplomat
Warren Arts Performing Arts Center, MorrisonJoin 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…