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  • Discover Steampunk: A Fantastical Hands-on Adventure

    Discovery Park of America TN, United States

    Join 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 States

    Join 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…

  • 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…

  • A Laughing Matter: Black Sitcoms in Review, 1950-2000

    Tom & OE Stigall Museum, Humboldt

    Visit 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…

  • The African American Moviegoing Experience in the Segregated Era

    East Tennessee History Center, 601 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

    Robert 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, USA

    Join 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, USA

    In 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…

  • 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, USA

    Join 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…

  • Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark

    Lewis County Depot, 112 E. Main Street, Hohenwald, TN

    Join 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, USA

    Join 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, USA

    A 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…

  • 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, Morrison

    Join 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 38462

    Join 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, USA

    Join 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, USA

    Join 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 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.…

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    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.…

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    TN Writers | TN Stories and Festival Event with Margaret Renkl

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

    In 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 States

    Mark 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…

  • American Experiments

    Martin Public Library 410 S Lindell St, Martin, United States

    Join 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 States

    Join 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 States

    Join 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, TN

    Join 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, Humboldt

    The 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.…

  • The Evolution of Transportation

    Tipton Haynes Historic Site 2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN, United States

    Tipton-Haynes new, permanent exhibition includes conveyances from their collection to explore the changes in transportation over time in the region. Visit http://www.tipton-haynes.org/ for more information. Humanities Tennessee is pleased to provide partial…

  • We Will Speak: Film Screening/Discussion

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

    Join the Global Education Center for a screening of We Will Speak, an award-winning film exploring Cherokee language preservation, and a discussion with the filmmaker. The event is part of…

  • Community Author Experience Project

    The Kelcurt Foundation concludes its inaugural Community Author series with school visits by author Rita Mae Hubbard. Ms. Hubbard will visit students for reading discussions at the following elementary schools…

  • “How to Sue the Klan” film screening

    Walker Theater 399 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, United States

    Civil Productions is pleased to announce the premiere of its documentary, How to Sue the Klan, which chronicles an historic event from 1980 Chattanooga involving Klan violence and the five…

  • People of Wessyngton after 1865

    Robertson County History Museum 124 6th Ave, Springfield, United States

    Join the Robertson County History Museum in welcoming John Baker Jr., for a discussion of based on the newly expanded Wessyngton exhibit expansion focusing on the stories of those formerly…

  • “Coal Black Voices” film screening & discussion with Frank X. Walker

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Ed Center for a screening of the documentary, Coal Black Voices, followed by a reading and discussion with author Frank X. Walker. For more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The…

  • Stories from Black Traditions

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

    Join the Global Ed Center at Howard Congregational Church for an event featuring author Frank X. Walker reading from "A is for Affrilachia" and storytelling from the Graceful Soul Storyweavers,…

  • King Iron: the Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee

    Clement Railroad Hotel Museum 100 Frank Clement Place, Dickson, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Dr. Mark Cheathem

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

    The presidential election of 1844 had it all: an unpopular incumbent forced out of the race, a perennial presidential loser, a candidate whose career appeared to be on life support,…

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    United We Stand: Racial Reconciliation in West TN

    Livestream

    This United We Stand livestream will explore Tennessee’s collective imagination as a tool shaping a safer, more just civic life in which all Tennesseans belong, including the evolving roles played…

  • Author Event: Jeanne Hardt

    Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave #3, Nashville, TN 37209, USA

    Join the Global Education Center in welcoming Appalachian author Jeanne Hardt, who will read from and discuss her Smoky Mountain series. For more information, visit:http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The event is one in…

  • Film Screening: King Coal

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

    Join the Global Education Center for a screening of the documentary, King Coal, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. For more information, visit: http://www.globaleducationcenter.org/ The event is one of the…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Ciona Rouse

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

    Poet, editor, and educator Ciona Rouse is the author of Vantablack, the first chapbook of Third Man Books (2017). Her poetry has appeared in the journals Oxford American, Wildness, Booth, The Account, Still, Talking River, Gabby Journal, Matter: a journal of political…

  • Quilts as Storytellers

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

    Join the Global Education Center for a reading with Colleen Anderson, whose focuses on the stories quilts tell, alongside a quilt exhibit by the Zuri Quilting Guild. For more information,…

  • Encore Film Screening: How to Sue the Klan

    Downtown Library, Chattanooga 1001 Broad Street, Chattanooga, United States

    Join us May 4th the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library for an encore screening of the documentary How to Sue the Klan: The Legacy of the Chattanooga Five, featuring remarks from…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Aime Alley Card

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

    The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. The author tells a story…

  • “King Iron” Exhibit

    Black History Museum of Warren County 203 W. Main Street, Suite 13, McMinnVille, United States

    Created by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…

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    Virtual: 50 Years | 50 Books Conversation with Ace Atkins

    For the final conversation in our 50 Years | 50 Books series, Chapter16.org contributor and New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins will discuss "Fletch," by Gregory McDonald. This is…

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  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Betsy T. Phillips

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

    On September 10, 1957, Hattie Cotton Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee, blew up. On March 16, 1958, the Jewish Community Center was bombed. On April 19, 1960, the home of…

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    Southern Festival of Books | Author Reveal Party

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

    We hope you'll join us Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Tennessee State Museum! Our initial roster of authors for the 2024 Southern Festival of Books will be announced,…

    Free

  • Historic Marker Unveiling: Neighborhood Story Project, Gray, TN

    Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church 136 Bob Jobe Road, Gray, United States

    The McKinney Center and Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church invite you to join us for a special, Historic Marker Dedication on Emancipation Day, August 8, 2024, at the Unitarian Universalist…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Sara Koffi

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

    Parasite meets Such a Fun Age in a scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, examining the intersection of race, class, and female friendship, and the devastating consequences of everyday…

  • Black Women of Print

    UT Downtown Gallery 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, United States

    Visit the UT Downtown Gallery for a new exhibition, "Black Women of Print," opening August 30, 2024. The exhibit features a portfolio of six printmaker, and is curated by Tanekeya…

  • Andrea Morales: Roll Down Like Water

    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, United States

    Roll Down Like Water features sixty-five photographs spanning a decade of work by the Memphis-based, Peruvian-American photographer Andrea Morales. These images reflect the collective change of Memphis and the surrounding…

  • TN Writers | TN Stories: Katie Seigenthaler (editor), Amy Frogge (editor), and Rachel Hester, Charles Strobel – The Kingdom of the Poor: My Journey Home (Vanderbilt University Press) in conversation with Kay West

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

    *THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT* As Charles Strobel, beloved Nashville priest and advocate for the unhoused, reached the end of his life in 2023, he began to contemplate the last…