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Telling Tales

Presented by Nashville Children's Theatre at Nashville Children's Theatre

May 17, 2012

A Celebration of Childhood Tales for Adults
Join us for an evening of charming childhood stories and songs performed by a collection of brilliant musicians, artists and storytellers.
Scheduled performers include: John Seigenthaler, Minton Sparks, Marshall Chapman, John Prine, Jonell Mosser, John Carter Cash, House Speaker Beth Harwell, Alice Randall and Titans Wide Receiver Mark ...More

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	Tell-a-friend Booksigning with Sarah McCoy Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books May 17, 2012 Join us for an exciting author event with Sarah McCoy, who will be talking about and reading from her book, The Baker's Daughter. ...More
	Tell-a-friend Future Break Reception and Night at the Library Presented by Southern Word at Nashville Public Library - Main Library May 17, 2012 This event features the original work of Minton Sparks, Phil Madeira, Kent Agee, Stephanie Pruitt, and other top writers. In Future Break, Nashville's writers, ...More
	Tell-a-friend Forgotten Tragedy Inspires HS Student Authors: Poetry Reading, Book Release Celebration and Signing Presented by University School of Nashville at University School of Nashville May 17, 2012 Join University School of Nashville for a Poetry Reading, Book Release Celebration, and ...More
	Tell-a-friend Meet the Author & Book Signing Presented by Discover Madison, Inc. at Amqui Station and Visitors Center May 19, 2012 Using primary source material, the authors, Traci Nichols-Belt and Gordon T. Belt, tell the story of the Civil War through the words of the men who served in the Army of Tennessee, ...More
	Tell-a-friend Buy tickets Future Break Outdoors Presented by Southern Word at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art May 19, 2012 This event features the work of poet Bill Brown and other top youth and adult writers. In Future Break, Nashville's writers, musicians, & thinkers come together for ...More
	Tell-a-friend "From Here to There" a writing and performance workshop with Minton Sparks Presented by Bongo After Hours Theatre at Bongo After Hours Theatre May 19, 2012 It’s mighty hard to envision singular performances by a poet and short story author, a character actor and a songwriter being offered on a single bill. That is, until one ...More
	Tell-a-friend Share A Book Presented by Mayor's Office, Metropolitan Government of Nashville at Nashville Public Library - Main Library May 19, 2012 Saturday, May 19th, join us in the courtyard of the downtown library (615 Church Street) for a fun kick-off of the Mayor’s “Share A Book” reading campaign, from ...More

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Event Name	Organization	Dates	City
Artober 2012 Artober 2012 Presented by Metro Arts and NowPlayingNashville.com October 1-October 31, 2012 In recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month, the Metro Nashville Arts...	Metro Arts	10/01/12- 10/31/12
Author! Author! Luncheon Author! Author! Luncheon Presented by Literacy Council of Williamson County at Brentwood Country Club June 21, 2012 Three outstanding authors will be honored: Stuart Dill, author of Murder on Music Row; Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Gray; and Mary Kay Andrews, author of Spring Fever. The writers will share their personal writing journeys with the audience and, after lunch, will sign copies of their books. Wine experts and authors The Saucy Sisters will emcee.	Literacy Council of Williamson County	06/21/12	Brentwood
Clarksville Writers Conference Clarksville Writers Conference Presented by Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council at Austin Peay State University June 7-June 8, 2012 The Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference features two days of excellent writing workshops and presentations with MARSHALL CHAPMAN, TRACY BARRETT, ALICE RANDALL, SENA JETER NASLUND, AMANDA AUCHTER, PEGGY DeKAY, KEVEN McQUEEN, A. SCOTT PEARSON, CHUCK SAMBUCHNIO and MARIANNE WALKER; a keynote banquet with Pulitzer Prize-winner ALEX S. JONES; and consultations with literary agents DEBBIE CARTER and BARBARA SCOTT. For...	Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council	06/07/12- 06/08/12	Clarksville
Franklin on Foot "The Widow of the South" Tour Franklin on Foot "The Widow of the South" Tour Presented by Franklin on Foot at Franklin on Foot August 9, 2011 - Ongoing The Widow of the South, written by long-time Franklin resident and Historic Carnton Plantation Association board member Robert Hicks, centers on the life of Carrie McGavock, the mistress of Carnton before, during and after the Civil War. After the hardcover release in September, 2005, the book rose to #5 and spent eight weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list in the fall of 2005. To learn about the people and places in The Widow of the South, we offer, in conjunction...	Franklin on Foot	08/09/11- Ongoing	Franklin
Sleeping Giant Creative Writing Camp Sleeping Giant Creative Writing Camp Presented by Sleeping Giant Creative Journeys for Kids at Christ Community Church June 4-June 15, 2012 Sleeping Giant classes and workshops are taught by children's book author Jennifer Trafton. From the first spark of an idea through setting, character, and conflict, the Sleeping Giant summer camp is a fun exploration of stories for elementary and middle-school students. This year's camp has a special artistic twist: each student will walk away with a book they have written,...	Sleeping Giant Creative Journeys for Kids	06/04/12- 06/15/12	Franklin
Weekly Reader Weekly Reader Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Edmondson Pike Branch January 27, 2011-May 31, 2012 Our Weekly Reader school age program includes books, crafts, activities, and other fun events.	Nashville Public Library	01/27/11- 05/31/12	Nashville
Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Edmondson Pike Branch January 26, 2011-May 30, 2012 Features picture books, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and other activities. For group reservations and scheduling, please call (615) 880-3957.	Nashville Public Library	01/26/11- 05/30/12	Nashville
Shakespeare Allowed: The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare Allowed: The Comedy of Errors Presented by The Nashville Shakespeare Festival at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 2, 2012 The Nashville Shakespeare Festival invites you to read Shakespeare's play, The Comedy of Errors out loud in a reading circle at Nashville's Downtown Library. There will be 16 chairs in a circle, and whoever wants to read out loud can choose one of the 16. There will be additional seating available for anyone who wants to read along silently. The play should not take longer than 3 hours to...	The Nashville Shakespeare Festival	06/02/12	Nashville
Shakespeare Allowed: The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare Allowed: The Taming of the Shrew Presented by The Nashville Shakespeare Festival at Nashville Public Library - Main Library July 14, 2012 The Nashville Shakespeare Festival invites you to read Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew out loud in a reading circle at Nashville's Downtown Library. There will be 16 chairs in a circle, and whoever wants to read out loud can choose one of the 16. There will be additional seating available for anyone who wants to read along silently. The play should not take longer than 3 hours...	The Nashville Shakespeare Festival	07/14/12	Nashville
Killer Nashville Guests of Honor: Peter Straub and C.J. Box Killer Nashville Guests of Honor: Peter Straub and C.J. Box Presented by Killer Nashville at Hutton Hotel August 24-August 26, 2012 Killer Nashville is proud to announce our 2012 Guests of Honor: New York Times bestselling mystery and thriller author C.J. Box and legendary horror and thriller author Peter Straub. C.J. Box is the author of thirteen novels, including several standalone thrillers and a popular series featuring heroic park ranger Joe Pickett. A Wyoming native and avid outdoorsman, Box uses his knowledge of the great outdoors to bring his books to life. He has won the Edgar Alan Poe Award...	Killer Nashville	08/24/12- 08/26/12	Nashville
More Than a Book! Women's Book Club at Scarritt-Bennett Center More Than a Book! Women's Book Club at Scarritt-Bennett Center Presented by Scarritt-Bennett Center at Scarritt-Bennett Center February 13-June 11, 2012 Women of all ages, faiths and ethnicities are invited to become members of the inaugural Scarritt-Bennett book club. This book club provides a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, enrich your reading experience, and expand your perspective of the issues that are raised in the selected books. Lively conversation and fellowship guaranteed.	Scarritt-Bennett Center	02/13/12- 06/11/12	Nashville
Nashville Public Library Literary Award Gala Nashville Public Library Literary Award Gala Presented by Nashville Public Library Foundation at Nashville Public Library - Main Library October 27, 2012 Each year the Nashville Public Library Literary Award brings an outstanding individual to Nashville to honor his or her achievements, to benefit the library and to promote books, literacy and reading.	Nashville Public Library Foundation	10/27/12	Nashville
2012 Literary Award Public Lecture 2012 Literary Award Public Lecture Presented by Nashville Public Library Foundation at Nashville Public Library - Main Library October 27, 2012 The Nashville Public Library Literary Award Public Lecture presents a talk by the 2012 Literary Award honoree, free to the public at Main Library.	Nashville Public Library Foundation	10/27/12	Nashville
Sunland: a modern immersion into the World of Ancient Women Sunland: a modern immersion into the World of Ancient Women Presented by Scarritt-Bennett Center at Scarritt-Bennett Center June 2, 2012 Sunland explores the land of the voices of women from the ancient text, enabling them to be thoroughly modern while not sacrificing their mystery and intrigue. You’ll hear from Rahab, the harlot; Deborah the judge and prophetess of Israel and others. The voices of these women are timeless and were not meant to be locked up inside the text. This is a new hearing for the modern age. Come along on the journey to Sunland. Listen to the songs from the CD,...	Scarritt-Bennett Center	06/02/12	Nashville
Booksigning with Ben Fountain Booksigning with Ben Fountain Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books May 21, 2012 Author Ben Fountain will read from and sign Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.	Parnassus Books	05/21/12	Nashville
Booksigning with Vanderbilt Professor Holly Tucker Booksigning with Vanderbilt Professor Holly Tucker Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books May 23, 2012 Holly Tucker is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University and author of Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution. We will be celebrating the paperback release of Professor Tucker's book, which tells the fascinating story of blood transfusions during the Scientific Revolution and explores the origin of a practice that saves lives all over the world on a daily basis.	Parnassus Books	05/23/12	Nashville
Booksigning with cookbook author John T Edge Booksigning with cookbook author John T Edge Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books May 29, 2012 Join us for a delicious author event with John T. Edge, who will be talking about his new cookbook, The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels.	Parnassus Books	05/29/12	Nashville
Booksigning with Nashville author Jeanne Ray Booksigning with Nashville author Jeanne Ray Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books May 31, 2012 Nashville author Jeanne Ray will read from and sign Calling Invisible Women.	Parnassus Books	05/31/12	Nashville
The Heart of Future Break The Heart of Future Break Presented by Southern Word at Darkhorse Theater May 24-May 27, 2012 In Future Break, Nashville's writers, musicians, & thinkers come together for 7 unique performances to determine the city's future 10 to 10,000 years from now. Presented by Southern in collaboration with the Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville Public Library, Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden at Cheekwood, and Dark Horse Theater, the performances will be a series of staged monologues, readings, essays, songs, and spoken word pieces featuring more than 65 writers, musicians, and thought...	Southern Word	05/24/12- 05/27/12	Nashville
Andrea Wolf -Salon @615 Andrea Wolf -Salon @615 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library May 24, 2012 Andrea has written for New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, the Sunday Times and the Guardian, as well as others. She is a three-time fellow of the International center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello.	Nashville Public Library	05/24/12	Nashville
Richard Ford -Salon @615 Richard Ford -Salon @615 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 14, 2012 Author of seven novels, and four short story collections. Compared to John Updike, William Faulkner, and Ernest Hemingway.	Nashville Public Library	06/14/12	Nashville
Jeff Shaara -Salon @615 Jeff Shaara -Salon @615 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library June 5, 2012 Son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara, writer of historical fiction, twelve novels, eight of which were New York Times Best Sellers.	Nashville Public Library	06/05/12	Nashville
Chris Cleave -Salon @615 Chris Cleave -Salon @615 Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library July 24, 2012 Son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara, writer of historical fiction, twelve novels, eight of which were New York Times Best Sellers.	Nashville Public Library	07/24/12	Nashville
Annotations: Authors @Cheekwood Annotations: Authors @Cheekwood Presented by Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art May 27, 2012 Gary Slaughter, Cottonwood Summer ’45 an·no·ta·tion - to furnish a literary work with critical commentary or explanatory notes In celebration of the opening of the Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden, Cheekwood invites Nashville’s community of readers and book lovers to visit each month for a series of literary events in the garden. Join us as celebrated local authors share their stories, describe their process, and offer...	Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art	05/27/12	Nashville
The Magic Mirror Diaries The Magic Mirror Diaries Presented by Belmont Mansion at Belmont Mansion May 26, 2012 Mirror, mirror – tell me please, who’s joining us this May for tea? We hope you will! The Belmont Mansion welcomes “The Magic Mirror Diaries,” a unique retelling of Snow White’s story as told by the mirror that saw it all. And joining the Magic Mirror as he narrates his take on the dysfunctional fairytale family are none other than Snow White and the Queen. Following the performance, families are invited to meet the characters, and...	Belmont Mansion	05/26/12	Nashville
Colin Powell Colin Powell Presented by Nashville Public Library Foundation at Belmont University - Massey Performing Arts Center (MPAC) May 30, 2012 Presented by Parnassus Books, Humanities Tennessee, the Nashville Public Library and Foundation, and Belmont University. This event is free and open to the public, but there is a four (4) ticket maximum per ticket order. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and all seating is general admission. A book signing will...	Nashville Public Library Foundation	05/30/12	Nashville
Book Signing: Stephen Arnold "A Story of Six Strings" Book Signing: Stephen Arnold "A Story of Six Strings" Presented by Two Old Hippies at Two Old Hippies June 7, 2012 For Stephen Arnold, often referred to as the "most heard, least known composer in America," it was never about the expensive or unique guitars amassed over a lifetime in his one-of-a-kind collection, it was about how these beloved instruments of his have the power to capture a moment and a place in time. "A Story of Six Strings" brings into sharp relief the intersection between...	Two Old Hippies	06/07/12	Nashville
Christian Scholars Conference Christian Scholars Conference Presented by Lipscomb University at Lipscomb University - Collins Auditorium June 6-June 9, 2012 Welcome to the Thomas H. Olbricht Christian Scholars’ Conference whose mission is: “To create and nurture an intellectual and Christian community that joins individuals and institutions to stimulate networks of scholarly dialogue and collaboration.” Our annual conference was created in 1981 under the direction of Thomas H. Olbricht, and is now hosted by Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. On June 7-9, 2012 the CSC theme will be “Reconciliation: At...	Lipscomb University	06/06/12- 06/09/12	Nashville
It's A Ruff Life It's A Ruff Life Presented by Metro Nashville Parks Theatre Department at Z. Alexander Looby Theatre at Looby Branch of the Nashville Public Library May 21, 2012 You are invited to a reading and singing performance of the musical "It's A Ruff Life" where all the actors portray dogs. It was written by Jesse Goldberg and Gene Levine. Not only is there no admission charge, but all those attending the reading performance will receive a free 14 song CD of the music to "It's A Ruff...	Metro Nashville Parks Theatre Department	05/21/12	Nashville
Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Old Hickory January 10, 2011-January 30, 2013 Age 3 and up. Group or school visits, please contact us at 862-5869 to place a reservation.	Nashville Public Library	01/10/11- 01/30/13	Old Hickory
Toddler Time Toddler Time Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Old Hickory January 5, 2011 - Ongoing Stories, songs, fingerplays and socialization through play. For ages 12 to 24 months	Nashville Public Library	01/05/11- Ongoing	Old Hickory

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