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  • Lights! Camera! East Tennessee!

    East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

    Visit the East Tennessee History Center to learn about the history of moving images in the Knoxville region. This exhibition explores the technological roots of the film industry locally, film…

  • Social Judgement: Physiognomy & Silhouettes

    Exchange Place Historic Site 4812 Orebank Rd, Kingsport, TN, United States

    The 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 States

    Organized 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Role of the Replica

    The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United States

    Visit 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…

  • Ruta Sepetys: You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory

    Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USA

    You: 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Voices & Votes: Let’s Talk about It

    Dickson County Library TN, United States

    The 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…

  • African American Fife & Drum Music in TN

    Virtual

    Join 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…

  • Clarence Brown Film Festival

    TN, United States

    Celebrate 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…

  • A Community Born of Water & Stone Exhibit Opening

    Historic Ramsey House 2614 Thorngrove Pike, Knoxville, TN, United States

    Join 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…

  • Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Exhibition Opening

    Maury County Library 211 W. 8th Street, Columbia, TN, United States

    Join 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…

  • UNMASKING: Chattanooga Elders Speak

    Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum 200 E M L King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN, United States

    Join 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…

  • 2023 Southern Festival of Books Preview

    Parnassus Books 3900 Hillsboro Road, Suite #14, Nashville, TN

    Parnassus 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…

  • 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…

  • “Show Us Your Nashville” Youth Civics Art Contest

    Artville Main Stage Wedgewood Houston

    Join 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…

  • Three Roots of Appalachia: Readings, Discussion, Panel

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN

    Global 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:…

  • Impact of the Cordell Hull Dam & Lake in Granville

    Granville Museum 169 Clover Street, Granville, TN

    Visit 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.…

  • Tennessee Music Box: History, Mystery, Revival

    Virtual

    Join 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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    Festival Event: Erica Waters at Parnassus Books

    Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215, USA 101 Hillsboro Pl, United States

    Humanities 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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    Festival Event: Terrance Hayes at Tennessee State University

    TSU Forum Auditorium 3500 John Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN

    Terrance 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 States

    Humanities 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.…