Partner Programs
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Featured[POSTPONED] TN Writers | TN Stories with Charlie Peacock
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn this artful memoir, Roots and Rhythm, Grammy Award–winning music producer Charlie Peacock flexes his literary chops and gives readers the gritty backstage stories they crave: biographical anecdotes, geeky trivia, and how the hits were written and recorded (from jazz to rock and pop). Threaded throughout is Peacock’s unique ancestral and spiritual story—the roots. Like…
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TN Writers | TN Stories with Jennifer C. Core and Janet S. Hasson
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAJennifer Core and Janet Hasson’s study of samplers—embroideries that are “first attempts at a new technique, color combination, or unusual material”—provides vivid descriptions of this nineteenth-century Tennessee art form in its many varieties. The authors not only catalogue and describe samplers from each of Tennessee’s major regions—West, Middle, and East—but also incorporate research on the…
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TN Writers | TN Stories with Serina Gilbert and Learotha Williams
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe Promise Land community, a small village west of Nashville, Tennessee was founded after the Civil War by people who had been enslaved at the Cumberland Iron Furnace. These early settlers, who included United States Colored Troops veterans, were able to purchase land and establish Black‑owned businesses. This afforded the community a level of stability…
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EVENT CANCELED: An Evening with Senator Joe Manchin and Brad Paisley
Commodore Ballroom at Vanderbilt University 310 25th Avenue South, NashvillePLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS CANCELED.PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED. Every ticket includes a pre-signed copy of Joe Manchin's Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense. (Please note there will be no public signing line at the event.) Join former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for a timely and candid conversation about his maverick career in…
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Film Screening: Leap of Faith
Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch 2714 Old Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesJoin us for the first program in our new series Beyond the Divide, presented by Millions of Conversations and hosted by Nashville Public Library. Beyond the Divide is an eight-part series presented by Millions of Conversations (MoC) that brings together Nashville to build trust, share meaningful conversations, and unite around common values for a shared future. Through…
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Pre-Festival Writing Classes
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAKick off your Southern Festival of Books weekend with The Porch on Friday, October 17. You'll have the unique opportunity to learn from celebrated authors as they pass through Nashville before the Festival begins. 9:00 - 10:30AM - Mastering the Speculative Short Story with Ruben Reyes Jr. 10:45AM - 12:15PM - To Tell the Truth…
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An Evening with Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben, moderated by Ann Patchett
Schermerhorn Symphony Center One Symphony Place, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin two titans of storytelling– Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Reese Witherspoon and #1 global suspense phenomenon Harlan Coben – for a special event in partnership with Humanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books to celebrate the publication of their gripping new thriller, Gone Before Goodbye. They will be joined by yet another storytelling colussus: multiple-award winning author…
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Film Screening: 36 Seconds
Bordeaux Branch Nashville Public Library 4000 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin us for the second program in our new series Beyond the Divide, presented by Millions of Conversations and hosted by Nashville Public Library. Beyond the Divide is an eight-part series presented by Millions of Conversations (MoC) that brings together Nashville to build trust, share meaningful conversations, and unite around common values for a shared future. Through…
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The Harvest Screening
The Ned 314 E Main St, Jackson, Tennessee, United StatesCommunity members are invited to attend a special screening of the PBS American Experience documentary The Harvest on Saturday, November 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at The Ned, 314 E Main St, Jackson, TN 38301. This powerful film, directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon, explores how school integration transformed his hometown…
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“Why the Humanities Matter—Now More Than Ever” webinar
A Special Conversation on the Future of the Humanities In a time when headlines demand our constant attention, it’s easy to overlook something quietly foundational to our democracy: the Humanities. Yet now, more than ever, we need the critical thinking, historical perspective, and shared understanding that the Humanities provide to navigate our complex world—and to…
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