Events
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Authors in the Round 2025
Marathon Music Works 1402 Clinton St., Nashville, TennesseeOne of your favorite events returns Friday, October 17, 2025 at an exciting new venue: Marathon Music Works. Located in the Marathon Village neighborhood, our 2025 dinner venue tells its own unique story. Built in the early 1900’s, the Marathon Motor Works factory built automobiles between 1909 and 1914. The building is on the National…
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The 37th Annual Southern Festival of Books
FeaturedVanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee, 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.
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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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[POSTPONED] A Celebration of Tennessee Book Award Winner Vic Sizemore
East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USATHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE NOV 6. Join us for a reading, award presentation and reception with Vic Sizemore, the 2025 Tennessee Book Award Winner in Fiction.
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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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Film Screening: Tree of Life
Bordeaux Branch Nashville Public Library 4000 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN, United StatesA deeply personal portrait of a community trying to heal after a mass-shooting at a Pittsburgh Synagogue. Join us for the third 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…
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Beyond the Divide: Film Screening of My Father’s Name
Bordeaux Branch Nashville Public Library 4000 Clarksville Pike, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin us for the fourth 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…
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Then Now Next: Crafters, Growers & Revolutionary Ideals
East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USAFarmers and craftspeople made the American Revolution possible and shaped the growth of American democracy. Tennessee growers and crafters have always been - and continue to be - part of this process. Make plans to join local practitioners and scholars for a panel discussion exploring 250 years of the civic, social, and economic roles of…
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TN Writers/TN Stories with Mary Ellen Pethel and Don Cusic
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAMary Ellen Pethel, Ph.D. and Don Cusic, Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story (University of Tennessee Press), in conversation with Mary Beth Pruett Throughout her career, Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon skillfully balanced her dual roles as Minnie and Sarah. Whether at the Opry, on the road, or on Hee Haw, Minnie remained a trusted friend to female performers…
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