An Evening with Senator Joe Manchin and Brad Paisley
Commodore Ballroom at Vanderbilt University 310 25th Avenue South, NashvilleEvery ticket includes a pre-signed copy of Joe Manchin's Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense. (Please note there will be no public signing line at the event.) Join former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for a timely and candid conversation about his maverick career in government, crossing party lines, and addressing the dysfunction at the heart…
Film Screening: Leap of Faith
Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch 2714 Old Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, United StatesJoin us for the first program in our new series Beyond the Divide, presented by Millions of Conversations and hosted by Nashville Public Library. Beyond the Divide is an eight-part series presented by Millions of Conversations (MoC) that brings together Nashville to build trust, share meaningful conversations, and unite around common values for a shared future. Through…
Testimonies of Black-Owned Farms and Gardens in TN Exhibit
Moore Family Farm 1025 Manleys Chapel Road, Holladay, Tennessee, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, October 4 at 2 pm in Holladay, TN as we celebrate the history of Black farms in Tennessee.
Pre-Festival Writing Classes
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAKick off your Southern Festival of Books weekend with The Porch on Friday, October 17. You'll have the unique opportunity to learn from celebrated authors as they pass through Nashville before the Festival begins. 9:00 - 10:30AM - Mastering the Speculative Short Story with Ruben Reyes Jr. 10:45AM - 12:15PM - To Tell the Truth…
Authors in the Round 2025
Marathon Music Works 1402 Clinton St., Nashville, TennesseeOne of your favorite events returns Friday, October 17, 2025 at an exciting new venue: Marathon Music Works. Located in the Marathon Village neighborhood, our 2025 dinner venue tells its own unique story. Built in the early 1900’s, the Marathon Motor Works factory built automobiles between 1909 and 1914. The building is on the National…
The 37th Annual Southern Festival of Books
Vanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee, is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming approximately 150 authors and 25,000 visitors each October. The Festival is free, and includes performance stages, food trucks, and more than 60 publishers and booksellers.
An Evening with Reese Witherspoon and Harlen Coben
Schermerhorn Symphony Center One Symphony Place, Nashville, TN, United StatesJoin two titans of storytelling– Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author Reese Witherspoon and #1 global suspense phenomenon Harlan Coben – for a special event in partnership with Humanities Tennessee and Parnassus Books to celebrate the publication of their gripping new thriller, Gone Before Goodbye. Reese and Harlan will take the stage to pull back the curtain on…