Authors in the Round 2024
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United StatesWe hope you will join us for Authors in the Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the dinner ensures that Humanities Tennessee may continue to present the Festival at no charge. Roughly 175 authors are slated to attend the Festival and 40 of those authors…
The 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books
This fall, Humanities Tennessee will welcome more than 175 authors and 25,000 visitors to Nashville for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. The family-friendly weekend festival will be held at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, Tennessee State Museum, and Tennessee State Library and Archives on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27. The festival…
TN Writers | TN Stories: Jared Sullivan at the Southern Festival of Books
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAFor more than 50 years, a power plant in the small town of Kingston, Tennessee, burned fourteen thousand tons of coal a day, gradually creating a mountain of ashen waste 60 feet high and covering 84 acres, contained only by an earthen embankment. In 2008, just before Christmas, that embankment broke, unleashing a lethal wave of…
Tennessee Book Award Reception: Putnam County
Putnam County Library 50 E. Broad St., Cookeville, United StatesHumanities Tennessee will host a reception, award presentation, and reading with Monic Ductan, winner of the inaugural Tennessee Book Award for Fiction.
Tennessee Book Award Reception: Knoxville
East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USAHumanities Tennessee will host a reading, reception, and award presentation for Denton Loving, winner of the inaugural Tennessee Book Award in Poetry.
How We Got That Story
VirtualJoin Nashville Public Radio for a webinar that will dive into reporting on Nashville’s growing Kurdish community. International correspondent Rose Gilbert will join online live from Erbil, the Kurdish capital of Iraq, to discuss her travel, notable events in Kurdistan, and the relationship between our two regions. Registration is free and required to receive the Zoom link, so reserve…
Gallery Talk with Elle Perry
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, United StatesJoin the museum for a gallery talk about Andrea Morales' exhibition with Memphian Elle Perry. Born and raised in Memphis, Elle Perry has covered arts and culture (and related subjects) in the Bluff City for nearly 20 years. Elle works now as Digital Desk Manager and Internship Coordinator for The Daily Memphian. Her work has…
TN Folklife Institute
The Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife Program, in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, presents the Tennessee Folklife Institute, an immersive training workshop designed to encourage and increase the documentation, preservation, and presentation of our state’s folklife traditions. Over the course of five daylong sessions spread over three months, participants will develop skills necessary to cultivate Tennessee’s diverse cultural traditions.…
Bernard School Rosenwald History Exhibit
Magness Public Library 118 W. Main St, McMinnville, United StatesJoin hosts of the Black History Museum at the library to see the TN State Museum traveling exhibition "Building a Bright Future: Black Communities & Rosenwald Schools in Tennessee," (Jan 13-Feb 28) alongside the "Bernard School Exhibit,"(Feb 1-28) exploring the history and legacy of McMinnville's own former Rosenwald School. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide…
Teaching the Memphis 13: Virtual Workshop
Elementary school educators are invited to a series of three virtual professional development workshops organized by the Memphis 13 Foundation. The focus explores the experiences of children in the desegregation movement, with curricula that offers a powerful way for children to see themselves as changemakers. For more information contact Dwania Kyles, dkyles@m13f.org, or visit m13f.org…
Teaching the Memphis 13: Virtual Workshop
Elementary school educators are invited to a series of three virtual professional development workshops organized by the Memphis 13 Foundation. The focus explores the experiences of children in the desegregation movement, with curricula that offers a powerful way for children to see themselves as changemakers. For more information contact Dwania Kyles, dkyles@m13f.org, or visit m13f.org…
Chipping Away: the Life & Legacy of Sculptor William Edmondson
Edgehill United Methodist Church 1502 Edgehill Ave, Nashville, United StatesJoin Edgehilles neighbors for a special viewing of the documentary Chipping Away: The Life & Legacy of Sculptor William Edmondson followed by a panel discussion of the film with filmmaker Mark Schlicher, Edmondson family members, and community members and by a light reception. This event is free and open to the public. Visit the EUMC website…
Teaching the Memphis 13: Virtual Workshop
Elementary school educators are invited to a series of three virtual professional development workshops organized by the Memphis 13 Foundation. The focus explores the experiences of children in the desegregation movement, with curricula that offers a powerful way for children to see themselves as changemakers. For more information contact Dwania Kyles, dkyles@m13f.org, or visit m13f.org…
Teaching the Memphis 13: Virtual Workshop
Elementary school educators are invited to a series of three virtual professional development workshops organized by the Memphis 13 Foundation. The focus explores the experiences of children in the desegregation movement, with curricula that offers a powerful way for children to see themselves as changemakers. For more information contact Dwania Kyles, dkyles@m13f.org, or visit m13f.org…
Teaching the Memphis 13 Educators’ Workshop
Elementary school educators are invited to an in-person professional development workshops organized by the Memphis 13 Foundation. The focus explores the experiences of children in the desegregation movement, with curricula that offers a powerful way for children to see themselves as changemakers. For more information contact Dwania Kyles, dkyles@m13f.org, or visit m13f.org Humanities TN is pleased to…
Being Black/African American and Autistic
Operation Stand Down Tennessee 1125 12th Ave S., Nashville, United StatesJoin AutismTN for the next in the Spectrum Chat series, partly supported by Humanities TN. The in-person gathering at Operation Stand Down will be live streamed. Use this link to access the event. For more information visit: autismtn.org
TN Association of Museums Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotel 401 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, tennessee, United States"Hope is like the sun. If you only believe it when you see it, you'll never make it through the night." General Leia Organa, Star Wars: Episode VIII-The Last Jedi General Leia Organa's words are not dissimilar from those spoken by museum professionals and volunteers across Tennessee. I know we are at capacity, but I hope…
Knoxville: A Walking Music Guide Discussion
Maple Hall 414 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, United StatesJoin the Knoxville History Project and historian Jack Neely for an introduction to and discussion of the new Knoxville: A Walking Music Guide, which features a walking tour of Knoxville music legacies. Visit the KHP website for more information. Humanities TN is pleased to provide partial support for the walking guide project.
Tennessee History Day
The 2025 state contest will be held Saturday, April 5th in Nashville for students who qualified at their regional contests and were advanced by their coordinators. Good luck to all! National History Day is a year-long education program for students in grades 6-12 that engages both educators and students to improve the teaching and learning…
TN Writers | TN Stories with Keith Wood
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe Memphis Red Sox: A Negro Leagues History examines Memphis’s symbolic meaning and value as a Negro leagues baseball city during Jim Crow. It locates the main intersections between black professional baseball and the South in the four decades that spanned the modern Negro leagues era and analyzes the racial dynamics in the city through the…
Sugarcane: film screening and discussion
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Education Center for a screening of Sugarcane, a film depicting the the history of boarding schools for indigenous children, followed by a panel discussion and community meal. Find more about Sugarcane here. Humanities TN is pleased to provide partial support for the project series, Indigenous Nashville, Then & Now.
TN Writers | TN Stories with John P. Williams
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAThe name Montgomery Bell is well known to residents of Davidson County and the greater middle Tennessee region. Montgomery Bell State Park is located in Dickson County, forty minutes west of Nashville, and Nashville is home to Montgomery Bell Academy. Both were named for the successful 19th century industrialist and iron master, who moved to…
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…