LOVE IN THE CLUB: Black Chicago Nighclub Photographs
Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38126, USAVisit the Stax Museum to see this exhibit of photographs by Michael Abramson. Taken between 1974-1976, the images depict the smoky clubs of Chicago's South Side, a dance scene brimming…
Discover Steampunk: A Fantastical Hands-on Adventure
Discovery Park of America TN, United StatesJoin the Discovery Park of America for this new, immersive exhibition featuring eight galleries inspired by different visionaries from the Victorian Age and focusing on how their philosophy, art, innovation…
The Odyssey: A Retelling, by Lisa Bachman Jones
The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United StatesJoin the Parthenon for an exhibition of new works by Lisa Bachman Jones, a Nashville-based artist working across disciplines and investigating the everyday through a lens of care. In preparation…
Splash Summer Arts Festival
Miller Park, 928 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin Splash Arts for their summer festival featuring live music, art demonstrations, interactive art making, performances and much more. For more information about Splash Arts and it's programs visit: https://splashyouthartsworkshop.org/festival.php Humanities…
TN Writers/TN Stories: Jeff Zentner
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAAs part of our programming for our exhibition, Painting the Smokies: Art, Community, and the Making of a National Park, Zentner reads from his award-winning young adult novel, In the Wild Light. Life…
Country Soul: Making Music & Making Race in the American South
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the second in a series of free, virtual discussions. Country Soul features Dr. Charles L. Hughes discussing the entwined evolution of country and soul…
Cemetery Preservation Workshop
Powell Chapel Cemetery, 119 Powell Chapel Rd, Pulaski, TN 38478, USAJoin Wolf Gap and its volunteers to learn how to research historic cemeteries and preserve & maintain them at this hands-on event.Workshops are occurring throughout Giles County this fall. Click here for…
In the Groove: Photographing Black Club Life on the South Side of Chicago
Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 926 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38126, USAJoin Stax in welcoming Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, Professor of Art History-Visual Studies at the University of Memphis.Jenkins will highlight elements from the museum’s “Love in the Club” exhibition of Michael Abramson…
Cemetery Preservation Workshop
Brick Church Community Cemetery, CornersvilleJoin Wolf Gap and its volunteers to learn how to research historic cemeteries and preserve & maintain them at this hands-on event.Workshops are occurring throughout Giles County this fall. Click here for…
Memphis 13: Screening & Mural Kickoff
Springdale Elementary, 880 N Hollywood, Memphis TN 38108Join the Memphis 13 Foundation at Springdale Elementary to commemorate 61 years since the desegregation of Memphis City Schools by the Memphis 13. The event includes a documentary screening, a…
Cemetery Preservation Workshop
Phoenix Chapel AME Cemetery, 9600 Prospect Road, Prospect TNJoin Wolf Gap and its volunteers to learn how to research historic cemeteries and preserve & maintain them at this hands-on event.Workshops are occurring throughout Giles County this fall. Click here for…
Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong & the Black String Band Tradition
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the third in a series of free, virtual conversations. Dom Flemons and Dr. Elijah Wald will discuss Louie Bluie;s life, art and legacy. For…
Southern Festival of Books
War Memorial Auditorium 301 6th Ave N, Nashville, TNThe Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming approximately 200 authors and 25,000 visitors to downtown…
Authors In The Round – Fundraising Dinner
War Memorial Auditorium 301 6th Ave N, Nashville, TNWe hope you will join us for Authors In The Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 34th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the…
Cemetery Preservation Workshop
Indian Creek M. B. Church & Cemetery, 4144 Newman Hol Rd, Ardmore, TN 38449, USAJoin Wolf Gap and its volunteers to learn how to research historic cemeteries and preserve & maintain them at this hands-on event. Workshops are occurring throughout Giles County this fall. …
Greek Architecture & Ancient Color
The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United StatesJoin the Parthenon for this virtual symposium featuring Dr. Brian Martens, archaeologist and Supervisor at the Athenian Agora Excavations in Athens, Greece, who will speak about polychromy in ancient Greece. Click here for…
Center Point Homecoming @ Wolf Gap
Wolf Gap, 2718 Tarpley Shop Rd, Pulaski, TN 38478, USAJoin Wolf Gap for this fall event to share the story of historic Center Point as they collect photos, stories and family histories related to the community. Tour the historic…
Passport to Understanding: Multicultural Arts Integration
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USAJoin the Global Education Center for PreK-12 teacher workshop that shares approaches to teaching about Native American history, culture and arts. Click here for more information and to register. The…
Kristen Tubb O’Donnell Author Visits
Soddy-Daisy, TN, USAThe Soddy-Daisy Community Library & Kelcurt Foundation welcome children's author Kristen Tubb O'Donnell, who will visit local elementary schools to read from her works and meet the students over two…
Musica sin Fronteras (Music without Borders)
VirtualJoin the Tennessee Historical Society for the fourth in a series of free, virtual discussions. Manual A. Delgado and Dr. Gregory Reish discuss the history and genres of Mexican music…
Knoxville History Project Tour Launch
Maple Hall Bowling Alley, KnoxvilleJoin the Knoxville History Project team at Maple Hall Bowling Alley cocktail bar for the launch of Knoxville: A Walking Literary Tour, a new guide to the local sites of…
Color in Ancient Tennessee
The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, USA 2901 Parthenon Ave, Tennessee, United StatesJoin the Parthenon for this virtual symposium featuring Dr. Kevin Smith, archaeologist and professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Smith will share his work to understand the pigments and colors…
Hill’s Island with Dr. Learotha Williams
Join the Cumberland River Compact for a virtual conversation with Dr. Williams about the history of Hill's Island in the Cumberland River. The event is part of an ongoing project…
Orchestra Unplugged: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Halloran Center for Performing Arts & Education 225 S. Main Street, Memphis, TN, United StatesCan you hear the dogs barking in Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons? How about the driving snow and ice, swirling in the winter wind? Join the Memphis Symphony Orchestra in collaboration…
Lights! Camera! East Tennessee!
East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USAVisit 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…
A Laughing Matter: Black Sitcoms in Review, 1950-2000
Tom & OE Stigall Museum, HumboldtVisit the Stigall Museum to see a traveling exhibit from Noir-Tech that explores the evolution of different forms of blackness across media, from Amos & Andy through the 1970s and…
Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in TN
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Dr. Gary Powell Nash of Fisk and Dr. Reginald McDonald of TSU will discuss…
The African American Moviegoing Experience in the Segregated Era
East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USARobert J. Booker will delve into the history of the African American moviegoing experience in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a conversation with Knoxville History Project Executive Director Jack Neely. Booker will…
Jubilee! From Slavery to Freedom
Capitol Theater, 110 W Main St, Lebanon, TN 37087, USAJoin the Wilson County Black History Committee for a multimedia event sharing the history of the places and people of Wilson county from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including…
TN Writers/TN Stories presents Mary Ellen Pethel
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee’s Trailblazers, Mary Ellen Pethel introduces readers to past and present pioneers—each instrumental to the success of women’s athletics across the state of Tennessee and…
Knoxville Girl: Murder Ballads & Misogyny in TN Music History
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Author and musician Karen Hogg will delve into the misogyny that is ingrained in…
TAM Conference – Memphis
Join us in Memphis on March 14-17 as we gather on the river with the TAMfam to explore this theme, visit landmark historic sites and museums with national significance and…
Folk & Traditional Arts Day-Turkey Calls
Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin the Creative Discovery Museum for a demonstration and discussion of turkey calls with Kenny Brancefield at 1pm and 3pm, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience…