An Evening with Candace Parker
Join us for a conversation with WNBA legend Candace Parker. Your ticket purchase includes a signed copy of her book, "The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions." You will receive the book upon showing your ticket at the entry to the event. As one of the most…
Life Along the Emory Exhibit
Morgan County Genealogical and Historical Society 121 N Kingston St, Wartburg, United StatesThe Morgan County Genealogical & Historical Society hosted a Neighborhood Story Project from March-May 2025 centered on changes that have been occurring along the nearby Emory River. The 12-person working group created a museum exhibit titled Life Along the Emory as their culminating project. The exhibit is on display on Thursdays and Fridays through June…
[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…
Young Writers’ Workshop at Austin Peay State University
Austin Peay State University Clarksville, United StatesIn collaboration with Humanities Tennessee, Austin Peay State University is the proud new home of the Tennessee Young Writers' Workshop. The Tennessee Young Writers' Workshop provides high school students ages 14-18 with a unique overnight summer camp experience focused on Creative Writing. This year's camp will be hosted at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,…
Spectrum Chat: Being Queer and Autistic
Operation Stand Down Tennessee 1125 12th Ave S., Nashville, United StatesJoin AutismTN for a Spectrum Chat: Being Queer and Autistic, a Pride Month panel discussion exploring the intersection of LGBTQIA+ identities and neurodivergence. !ueer and Autistic identities often overlap, but this intersection is still frequently left out of "mainstream" conversations about autism. Research shows Autistic folks are more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+, and many Queer communities include a…
Knoxville History Project Open House
Knoxville History Project 516 W. Vine Ave, Knoxville, TN, United StatesThe Knoxville History Project (KPH) invites you to an open house. You’ve heard about Underground Knoxville, the part of town covered up by the 1919 Gay Street Viaduct project; drop by and see their little part of it, the subterranean world headquarters of the KPH. Enjoy some snacks and drinks and have a look at…
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…
From the Ozarks to the Smokies, the bayous to the bluegrass: Great Reads for 2025
Online TN, United StatesIn the run up to this year's National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6) the Tennessee Center for the Book (housed within Humanities Tennessee) teamed up with other Centers in the region to showcase celebrated books ("Great Reads from Great Places") from our respective states. Tennessee's 2025 selections are Run for the Hills by Kevin…
Roadmap to Reading at the National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW HALL D, Washington, DC, DC, United StatesCome find us in DC! As the Tennessee Center for the Book, we'll be representing the Volunteer State at the Library of Congress' National Book Festival and showcasing our Great Reads from Great Places selections: Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson and A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen. THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN…
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…
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…