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…
Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark
Lewis County Depot, 112 E. Main Street, Hohenwald, TNJoin the Lewis County Historical Society at the Depot Center for a traveling exhibit, Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark, organized by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage…
Folk & Traditional Arts Days: Ramp Cooking
Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin the Creative Discovery Museum for a ramp cooking class and discussion, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional…
TN Writers/TN Stories presents Yasmine Ali
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAA gripping and meticulously crafted work of narrative nonfiction, Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed America (on-sale February 21, 2023) reconstructs the events of a horrific explosion in 1978 that…
Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig
Join the Tennessee Historical Society for the next event in a series of free, virtual discussions. Dr. Carrie Allen Tipton, of Vanderbilt, provides a window into interwar Southern consumption and…
Tennessee History Day Competition
Tennessee History Day is the state level contest for National History Day. Students from across Tennessee come to Nashville to showcase the exhibits, performances, websites, papers, and documentary films they…
Carl T. Rowan, Naval Officer, Journalist, Diplomat
Warren Arts Performing Arts Center, MorrisonJoin Warren Arts for a presentation and discussion by Mark Dudney about the life and legacy of locally-born journalist and diplomat, Carl Rowan. This keynote event of the Caney Fork…
Reimagining America Speaker Series: Dr. Antoine Saugrain
Lewis County Public Library, 15 Kyle Street, Hohenwald 38462Join the Lewis Co. Historical Society in welcoming Char Ollinger Waughtel, who will discuss Dr. Antoine Saugrain at the county library. The speaker series coincides with the exhibition Reimagining America:…
TN Writers/TN Stories presents Elizabeth Elkins and Scott Williams
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAJoin us as we explore biographies — each with a unique approach — of two legendary Tennessee figures, David Crockett and Timothy Demonbreun. In We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville's Own…
Folk & Traditional Arts Days: Old Time Music
Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USAJoin the Creative Discovery Museum for an old time music concert and discussion with the players at 1pm and 3pm, and tour the museum's new Appalachian Arts exhibit to experience…
Abraham Verghese at Parnassus Books
Parnassus Books, in partnership with Humanities TN, is pleased to present an evening with Abraham Verghese as he discusses his new book, The Covenenant of Water. This is a ticketed event…
Social Judgement: Physiognomy & Silhouettes
Exchange Place Historic Site 4812 Orebank Rd, Kingsport, TN, United StatesThe 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 StatesOrganized 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 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…
Ruta Sepetys: You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft Through Memory
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAYou: 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 StatesThe 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…
Community Author Experience: Rhyme N Chatt Interactive poetry Organization
The Soddy Daisy Community Library welcomes poets Taylor Iman, N'nako Kande, and MK Simon from Rhyme N Chatt Interactive Poetry Organization, to read from their works and discuss the poetic…
African American Fife & Drum Music in TN
VirtualJoin 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…
Rachel Louise Martin, A Most Tolerant Little Town: The Explosive Beginning of School Desegregation
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAIn graduate school, Rachel Martin volunteered with a Southern oral history project. One day, she was sent to a small town in Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachians, where…
Clarence Brown Film Festival
TN, United StatesCelebrate 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 StatesJoin 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 StatesJoin 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 StatesJoin 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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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:…
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.…
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…
Festival 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…
Festival 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…
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.…
Authors 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…
35th 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.…
TN 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Savages & Princesses exhibit opening event
Museum Center at 5ive Points 200 Inman St SE, Cleveland, United StatesJoin the Museum Center for a reception to open a traveling exhibit, Savages & Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes. Enjoy a discussion panel moderated by Dr. Rondall Reynoso…
Mary Leuana Christensen: Cherokee Author
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Education Center for an evening of reading and discussion with Cherokee poet and author, Mary Leuana Christensen. The event is part of the "Three Roots of Appalachia:…
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Tom & OE Stigall Museum, HumboldtThe Tennessee tour of “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” launched in Clinton at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and is now concluding at the Tom & O.E. Stigall Museum in Humboldt. TN.…