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 Writer's Conference is free and open to the public. The remainder of the conference requires registration. More details may be found here. Humanities Tennessee provided…
Reimagining America Speaker Series: Dr. Antoine Saugrain
Lewis County Public Library, 15 Kyle Street, Hohenwald 38462Join 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: The Maps of Lewis & Clark, on view in the Hohenwald Historic Depot, 112 East Main Street. The project received partial support form Humanities TN.
TN Writers/TN Stories presents Elizabeth Elkins and Scott Williams
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAJoin us as we explore biographies — each with a unique approach — of two legendary Tennessee figures, David Crockett and Timothy Demonbreun. In We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville's Own Timothy Demonbreun, Author Elizabeth Elkins sorts through the legends and nails down the facts in order to present the true story of "Nashville's First Citizen." In The…
Folk & Traditional Arts Days: Old Time Music
Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin 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 the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional ramp festival. Visit the museum's website for more information. The Folk & Traditional Arts series is partly supported by…
Abraham Verghese at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, in partnership with Humanities TN, is pleased to present an evening with Abraham Verghese as he discusses his new book, The Covenenant of Water. This is a ticketed event which will take place IN STORE on Thursday, May 18th at 6:30pm Central Time. Masks are strongly encouraged during this event. Ticketing: Each ticket is $35.00 and includes…
Social Judgement: Physiognomy & Silhouettes
Exchange Place Historic Site 4812 Orebank Rd, Kingsport, TN, United StatesThe Exchange Place Junior Apprentices will attend a workshop exploring the widespread prejudices associated with 18th-19th centuries practice of silhouette portraiture and similar expressions over time to the present.
Historic Figures of Tipton-Haynes
Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum 116 W. Main Street, Joneborough, TN, United StatesOrganized 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 for more information about the Chester Inn, or here for more about Tipton-Haynes. The project is partly supported by Humanities Tennessee.
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 the region. Humanities TN provide partial support for the Community Author Experience Project.
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 partial support for the Community Author Experience Project.
Ruta Sepetys: You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAYou: The Story is a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers that encourages you to look inward and excavate your own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page. Masterfully weaving in humorous and heartfelt stories from her own life that illustrate an aspect…
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 “The Way They Play." The panel guests will include multiple Memphis guitarists featured in the touring exhibit “America At The Crossroads: The GUITAR and a…
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 Eventbrite. Humanities TN provided partial support for the Community Author Experience Project.
Voices & Votes: Let’s Talk about It
Dickson County Library TN, United StatesThe Promise Land Heritage Association is hosting a discussion panel program to complement the Smithsonian-Museum on Main Street exhibit "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" which is currently on display at the Promise Land Historic Site in Charlotte. The public is invited to join the discussion with distinguished panelists about the history of voting, local…
Community Author Experience: Rhyme N Chatt Interactive poetry Organization
The Soddy Daisy Community Library welcomes poets Taylor Iman, N'nako Kande, and MK Simon from Rhyme N Chatt Interactive Poetry Organization, to read from their works and discuss the poetic process. Register for free at Eventbrite. Humanities TN provided partial funding for the Community Author Experience Project.
African American Fife & Drum Music in TN
VirtualJoin 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 community music for funerals, picnics, parades, and dances. The event is part of a series, "Tennessee Music 101: The History of TN Music." Click here…
Rachel Louise Martin, A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn graduate school, Rachel Martin volunteered with a Southern oral history project. One day, she was sent to a small town in Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachians, where locals wanted to build a museum to commemorate the events of September 1956, when Clinton High School became the first school in the former Confederacy…
Clarence Brown Film Festival
TN, United StatesCelebrate 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 experts in downtown Knoxville for an exploration of Brown's legacy through film screenings, talks, tours, and more. All events are free and open to the…
A Community Born of Water & Stone Exhibit Opening
Historic Ramsey House 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, United StatesJoin 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 people and events surrounding the property in rural Knoxville. Find our more about this historic site on their website. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide…
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Exhibition Opening
Maury County Library 211 W. 8th Street, Columbia, TN, United StatesJoin the African American Heritage Society of Maury County (AAHSMC) for the opening of the Smithsonian's "Voices & Votes" exhibition at the public library. The interactive exhibit explores, through multiple perspectives, the roots and legacy of the nation's democratic experiment. Contact the AAHSMC for more details. Humanities Tennessee is the proud organizer of this exhibit…
UNMASKING: Chattanooga Elders Speak
Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum 200 E M L King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN, United StatesJoin 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 learn more about this free event. The event is supported, in part, by Humanities Tennessee's Opportunity Grant program.
2023 Southern Festival of Books Preview
Parnassus Books 3900 Hillsboro Road, Suite #14, Nashville, TNParnassus Books is pleased to partner with The Women’s National Book Association (Nashville) in hosting a preview of the 2023 Southern Festival of Books. Serenity Gerbman, of Humanities Tennessee, will be in conversation with Parnassus’ own Elyse Adler to preview which authors will be attending this year’s Festival and what Nashville’s readers won’t want to…
Carrie Tipton: From Dixie to Rocky Top: Music and Meaning in Southeastern Conference Football
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe first book to explore the history of college fight songs as a culturally important phenomenon, From Dixie to Rocky Top zeroes in on the US South, where college football has forged a powerful, quasi-religious sense of meaning and identity throughout the region. Tracing the story of Southeastern Conference (SEC) fight songs from the late nineteenth to the…
Music & the Politics of Treason & Disloyalty in the American Civil War
VirtualJoin the TN Historical Society for a free, virtual discussion with Billy Coleman, Assistant Teaching Professor of History, Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy and the Honors College at the University of Missouri. This talk draws on evidence of sixty cases of Confederates being arrested, punished, or getting away with singing, selling, or publishing rebel songs in Union-controlled…
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 Future: Black Communities & Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," on view June 16, 2023-February 25, 2024. Visit the museum's webpage for more information. Symposium events will…
50 Years | 50 Books: Jane Marcellus talks to Denise Kiernan
VirtualJoin us for a conversation between Chapter16.org contributor Jane Marcellus and Denise Kiernan, author of "The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II." This event is part of the "50 Years/50 Books" series marking the 50th anniversary of Humanities Tennessee. For more information, please visit www.chapter16.org.
“Show Us Your Nashville” Youth Civics Art Contest
Artville Main Stage Wedgewood HoustonJoin 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 the mayor for making Nashville great. Winners will be announced and cash prizes awarded. Learn more about Kidizenship and the contest here. Humanities Tennessee provided…