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The Role of the Replica
The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United StatesVisit the Parthenon's latest exhibition for an interactive, hands-on exploration of how replicas of ancient items and places are created, and why they teach us so much about our understanding…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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Three Roots of Appalachia: Readings, Discussion, Panel
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNGlobal Education Center is hosting an event in its Three Roots of Appalachia project that includes a presentation of Scots-Irish traditions by Dr. Jane MacMorran, a reading from "Black Indian:…
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Impact of the Cordell Hull Dam & Lake in Granville
Granville Museum 169 Clover Street, Granville, TNVisit the Granville Museum for an opening ceremony of phase one of an exhibition project exploring the legacy of the construction of the Cordell Hull Dam to the local community.…
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Tennessee Music Box: History, Mystery, Revival
VirtualJoin the TN Historical Society for a free, virtual discussion with musician and educator Sandy Conatser, who will share her research of these ingenious folk instruments made of materials at hand…
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FeaturedFestival Event: Erica Waters at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215, USA 101 Hillsboro Pl, United StatesHumanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books are pleased to present an evening with Erica Waters as she discusses her new YA novel, All That Consumes Us, as part of the 35th annual Southern…
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FeaturedFestival Event: Terrance Hayes at Tennessee State University
TSU Forum Auditorium 3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TNTerrance Hayes is a 2014 MacArthur Fellow and a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry. He is the author of American Sonnets for My Past And Future…
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Festival Event: John Scalzi at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215, USA 101 Hillsboro Pl, United StatesHumanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books are pleased to present an evening with John Scalzi as he discusses his new book, Starter Villain, as part of the 35th annual Southern Festival of Books.…
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FeaturedAuthors in the Round: a fundraiser benefiting the Southern Festival of Books
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United StatesOne of your favorite events, and ours, returns Friday, October 20, 2023 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. We hope you will join us for Authors in…
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Featured35th Annual Southern Festival of Books
The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming approximately 150 authors and 25,000 visitors each October.…
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FeaturedTN Writers | TN Stories and Festival Event with Margaret Renkl
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn The Comfort of Crows, New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapters that follow the creatures and plants in her backyard over the course of a…
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A Place at the Table: Tennesseans Lead the Way for American Democracy
Martin Public Library 410 S Lindell St, Martin, United StatesMark Dudney, a public historian and historic preservation planner from Cookeville, will review the story of democracy in Tennessee, including Native American and early settlement, the Jacksonian era, the Civil…
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The Development of the Chitlin’ Circuit in Middle TN & the Road to Popular Music (1860-1960)
VirtualJoin the TN Historical Society for free, virtual discussion with musician and public historian, T. Minton about the rise and decline of the strong network of entertainment spaces built by African…
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American Experiments
Martin Public Library 410 S Lindell St, Martin, United StatesJoin the library for American Experiments, interactive, all-ages programs that explore democratic fundamentals such as critical reason and compromise, facilitated by educator Becky Verner. The program is presented alongside the…
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Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes
Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United StatesJoin the Museum Center for this traveling exhibit organized by the Mid-American Arts Alliance, which explores, through the work of indigenous artists, the various themes of stereotyping of Native Americans…
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