What We Keep Keeps Us: A Workshop for Custodial Grandmothers, Mothers & Grandmothers of Court-involved Youth
Global Education Center 4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesGlobal Education welcomes Jaki Shelton Green, poetry teacher, Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill Writer-in-Residence, and NC Poet Laureate for a workshop for grandmothers & mothers with court-involved youth. The event is part of the Black Arts in America project partially funded through Humanities Tennessee's General Grant Program.
Black Arts in America: Poetry of Witness
Global Education Center 4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesGlobal Education welcomes Jaki Shelton Green, poetry teacher, Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill Writer-in-Residence, and NC Poet Laureate for an evening of poetry and discussion. The event is part of the Black Arts in America project partially funded through Humanities Tennessee's General Grant Program.
Tennessee Waters Exhibit – Farragut
Municipal Center Farragut, TN, United StatesThe city of Farragut will host Tennessee Waters at the Municipal Center. Learn more at: https://www.farragutparksandrec.org/historicresources
People, Parks and Water
Municipal Center Farragut, TN, United StatesJoin the Farragut Museum for the exhibit, Tennessee Waters, and to welcome Hobart Akin, Chief Interpreter for TN State parks, for a lecture/discussion: People, Parks and Water. The talk will explore the origins of TN's park system and its relationship to water resources, recreation and conservation.
Tennessee 101: TN Women in the Progressive Era, Part 1
VirtualJoin the TN Historical Society for a virtual series featuring a variety of scholars discussing topics related to the impact of women on Tennessee in the early 20th century. Registration will be available at: https://tennesseehistory.org/home/programs/ The project is supported in part through Humanities Tennessee's General Grant program.
Antique Maps, Globes & Prints Teacher Workshop
Discovery Park of America TN, United StatesJoin the TN Geographic Alliance at the Discovery Park of America for an educator's workshop centered on teaching cartography and geospatial skills. The workshop will feature a tour of the DPA's exhibit "The Fascinating World of Murray Hudson's Globes and Maps," including prime examples of the changes in mapping the world over time. Click here for more…
Black Arts in America: Stories of Our Ancestors
Global Education Center 4822 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin the Global Education Center for an afternoon of wisdom and stories with the Graceful Soul Storyweavers, representing the value and power of oral traditions for societal change. Part of the project series Black Arts in American, partially funded by Humanities Tennessee's General Grant Program.
WYXR Stereo Sessions: Reap the Lost Dreamers
Memphis Listening Lab 1350 Concourse Ave, Memphis, TN, United StatesJoin WYXR at the Memphis Listening Lab to listen to and discuss the Companion's 1977 progressive rock album "Reap the Lost Dreamers." Hosted by Pat Sansone and Jay "Jay B." Boyd. WYXR Stereo Sessions are a series of free, in-person listening parties that explore and examine albums in the Memphis music catalog that achieve cult…
Wild Summer of Authors: Lisa Regan
Soddy Daisy Community Library 9619 Dayton Pike Suite C,, Soddy-Daisy, TN, United StatesJoin the Soddy-Daisy Community Library (SDCL) and the Kelcurt Foundation in welcoming author Lisa Regan for a virtual reading and discussion event. For more information, visit: https://kelcurtfoundation.org/current-events The SDCL Wild Summer of Authors series is partly supported by a grant from Humanities Tennessee.
Postponed — TN Writers/TN Stories: Marissa Moss
TN State Museum 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin us for our first TN Writers | TN Stories with Marissa R. Moss, Her Country (Henry Holt) in conversation with Jewly Hight, WNXP editorial director and NPR music reporter. Our new book series, in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, Chapter 16 and Vanderbilt University Press, begins with a reading by music journalist Marissa R. Moss of Her Country and a discussion with Jewly Hight, WNXP editorial…
Bringing Books to Life Family Workshop
TN, United StatesJoin the Nashville Public Library for an online Loving & Learning Family Workshop. Designed for parents, these workshops discuss how to build early literacy skills in the home. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsdu6vqj0sEtLPXGWnDGkTngfaueU4scFM The series is partly funded by Humanities Tennessee's SHARP Grant program.