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POETRY OUT LOUD POETRY OUT LOUD Presented by Tennessee Arts Commission February 10, 2012 The Tennessee Arts Commission is pleased to host the Middle Tennessee Regional Poetry Out Loud, recitation contest at Renaissance Center. Students from all over the area will compete against each other in hopes of earning a spot to compete in the state finals on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Tennessee State Capitol in the Senate Chambers. Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation competition is an...	Tennessee Arts Commission	02/10/12	Renaissance Center, Dickson
2nd Saturday Book Sale 2nd Saturday Book Sale Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch February 11, 2012 Join the folks “in the know” at this longstanding booksale, where thousands of new titles are added each month-at a price that’s unbeatable!	Nashville Public Library	02/11/12	Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch, Nashville
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial Presented by Americans United for Separation of Church & State at Nashville Public Library - Green Hills Branch February 11, 2012 A Riveting Look at the Latest Battleground Over the Teaching of Evolution in Public Schools. In 2004, the Dover, Pennsylvania school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to high school biology students suggesting that there is an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design—the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and therefore must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused, and parents filed suit,...	Americans United for Separation of Church & State	02/11/12	Nashville Public Library - Green Hills Branch, Nashville
Author event with Jaden Terrell Author event with Jaden Terrell Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books February 11, 2012 Local author Jaden Terrell will be reading from and discussing her thriller, Racing the Devil.	Parnassus Books	02/11/12	Parnassus Books, Nashville
Mark Ethridge's GRIEVANCES Booksigning - Inspiration for new film DEADLINE Mark Ethridge's GRIEVANCES Booksigning - Inspiration for new film DEADLINE Presented by Film House / Transcendent, LLC at BookManBookWoman February 14, 2012 Journalist and author Mark Ethridge will sign his novel Grievances that inspired the soon-to-be-released feature film Deadline, February 14 at BookManBookWoman, 1713 21st Avenue South, starting at 5:00pm. Grievances is a Grisham-esque thriller based on true events from Ethridge’s renowned career as a reporter and editor at the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, N.C. Deadline (Film House / Transcendent, LLC	02/14/12	BookManBookWoman, Nashville
Parnassus Book Club Parnassus Book Club Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books February 15-February 16, 2012 The Parnassus Book Club will be discussing THE ALL OF IT by Jeanette Haien for their February meeting.	Parnassus Books	02/15/12 - 02/16/12	Parnassus Books, Nashville
Mike Doughty The Book of Drugs: Reading, Concert, and Q&A Mike Doughty The Book of Drugs: Reading, Concert, and Q&A Presented by 3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill at 3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill February 17, 2012 THINGS MIKE DOUGHTY WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM YES AND ALSO YES (via www.facebook.com/mikedoughty) 1. The title, YES AND ALSO YES was the headline of my profile on an online dating site. I improvised it off the top of my head, because they wouldn't let me post until I wrote a headline. I was wretchedly unsuccessful at online dating. 2. The single, "NA NA NOTHING", was...	3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill	02/17/12	3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill, Nashville
A Reading of It Falls Between A Reading of It Falls Between Presented by Scarritt-Bennett Center at Scarritt-Bennett Center February 17, 2012 A Selection From The Book RENDERED INVISIBLE STORIES OF BLACKS AND WHITES, LOVE AND DEATH By Dr. Frank Dobson Director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University FRI, FEB 17 @ 7p Directed By Helen “Olaketi” Shute-Pettaway Featuring Ken Bernstein & Don Daniels The reading will be followed by a dialogue between the author and audience.	Scarritt-Bennett Center	02/17/12	Scarritt-Bennett Center, Nashville
Beyond The Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience Beyond The Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Main Library February 18, 2012 Poets Paint Portraits with Words in Black History Month Events Beyond the Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience directed by Tia Mitchell returns for its second year. The show packed East Branch Library’s basement last year so the show has been moved to Nashville Public Library’s main auditorium. Beyond the Truth features an intergenerational cast of writers performing coming-of-age pieces focused on issues that challenge youth today. Participating youth and...	Nashville Public Library	02/18/12	Nashville Public Library - Main Library, Nashville
Beyond The Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience Beyond The Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience Presented by Southern Word at Nashville Public Library - Main Library February 18, 2012 Beyond the Truth: Brown Tales of Innocence and Experience directed by Tia Mitchell returns for its second year. The show packed East Branch Library’s basement last year so the show has been moved to Nashville Public Library’s main auditorium. Beyond the Truth features an intergenerational cast of writers performing coming-of-age pieces focused on issues that challenge youth today. Participating youth and adult writers have been astounding audiences around Nashville for the past...	Southern Word	02/18/12	Nashville Public Library - Main Library, Nashville
Book signing - The Healing: One Small Cat's Divine Mission Book signing - The Healing: One Small Cat's Divine Mission Presented by I Am Light Ministries at Cosmic Connections February 18, 2012 Book Signing Event! The Healing:One Small Cat's Divine Mission, at Cosmic Connections in Nashville, TN. Join the fun as Reverend Barb opens her book signing with a short discussion, question and answer on "Contact from Beyond". This will be followed by individual book signings, and an opportunity to meet Reverend Barb and connect with her.	I Am Light Ministries	02/18/12	Cosmic Connections, Nashville
Poet's Corner Poet's Corner Presented by Scarritt-Bennett Center at The Front Porch @ Scarritt-Bennett February 23, 2012 Jarrett is a writer and software developer in Nashville, Tenn. Her recent work has been published or is forthcoming in African American Review, Boston Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Callaloo, DIAGRAM, Ninth Letter, Linebreak, Rattle, Third Coast and others. Her work has been nominated for Best New Poets 2011, and her collection “The Moon Looks Down and Laughs,” was selected as a finalist for the 2010 Tampa Review Prize for poetry. A sampling of Jarrett’s poetry can be...	Scarritt-Bennett Center	02/23/12	The Front Porch @ Scarritt-Bennett, Nashville
Les Gemmes, Inc. 5th Annual Literary Lucheon Les Gemmes, Inc. 5th Annual Literary Lucheon Presented by Les Gemmes, Inc. at Franklin Marriott Cool Springs February 25, 2012 Les Gemmes, Inc. 5th Annual Literary Luncheon will feature guest couples authors, Joseph W. Walker, III and Stephaine Walker (Becoming a Couple of Destiny) and Eddie and Tamara George Married for Real. The power couples will share about their lives in and out of the spotlight. This fundraiser will benefit "Lighting The Path For Girls", a mentoring program for tweens and teens.	Les Gemmes, Inc.	02/25/12	Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, Franklin
NJW at Parnassus NJW at Parnassus Presented by Nashville Jazz Workshop at Parnassus Books February 25, 2012 Nashville Jazz Workshop is teaming up with Nashville's exciting NEW independant bookstore, Parnassus Books, for a monthly concert series! We're very excited about Parnassus and their philosophy about a real bookstore, with real books! The first in the series will be February 25, from 4:00pm-5:00pm, with NJW's own Harry Warren vocal repertoire class, featuring vocalists Byron Hill,...	Nashville Jazz Workshop	02/25/12	Parnassus Books, Nashville
The Acting Company's Julius Caesar The Acting Company's Julius Caesar Presented by Great Performances at Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt University - Langford Auditorium February 29, 2012 Julius Caesar is a classic story of pride and envy, arrogance and honor, opportunity and tragic strategic errors. Blending historical events of the reign of this iconic Roman emperor with tragic elements and compelling language, Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. The rhetorical verse is some of the finest in the Shakespearean canon. Julius Caesar is seen by some as a highly ambitious political leader in Rome with dangerous aspiriations- by others as a...	Great Performances at Vanderbilt	02/29/12	Vanderbilt University - Langford Auditorium, Nashville
Author event with Rohan Quinby Author event with Rohan Quinby Presented by Parnassus Books at Parnassus Books March 1, 2012 Local author Rohan Quinby will be discussing his new book, Time and the Suburbs, in which he argues that the spaces in which we live are being transformed by technologies and landscapes of surveillance, consumption, and security that have completely reconfigured the spatial and political order of North America.	Parnassus Books	03/01/12	Parnassus Books, Nashville
Three Stories of Youth Ministry Three Stories of Youth Ministry Presented by Lipscomb University at Lipscomb University March 1, 2012 Mark your calendars for an exciting event that Lipscomb University’s College of Bible & Ministry is hosting, March 1, 2012 Titled, “The Three Stories of Youth Ministry.” We will have three nationally-recognized speakers in for this tremendous event: Teaching THE Story of God: Michael Novelli, author of Shaped by the Story, an expert in teaching the Bible narratively. He will give you tools that you will be able to use to teach your students the Biblical...	Lipscomb University	03/01/12	Lipscomb University, Nashville
Shakespeare Allowed: Henry VI Part III Shakespeare Allowed: Henry VI Part III Presented by The Nashville Shakespeare Festival at Nashville Public Library - Main Library March 3, 2012 *The Nashville Shakespeare Festival invites you to read Shakespeare's play, Henry VI* part 3 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 read...	The Nashville Shakespeare Festival	03/03/12	Nashville Public Library - Main Library, Nashville
Connecting Cultures Celebrates Kurdistan Connecting Cultures Celebrates Kurdistan Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Nashville Public Library - Edmondson Pike Branch March 3, 2012 The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will facilitate an art-making activity at the Edmondson Pike Area Library highlighting the artwork and story of the Kurdish community at the Kurdish American Youth Organization in conjunction with the Frist Center’s Connecting Cultures: Children’s Stories from Across the World exhibition. In the Kurdish tradition,...	Frist Center for the Visual Arts	03/03/12	Nashville Public Library - Edmondson Pike Branch, Nashville
InvestiDate: How to Investigate Your Date InvestiDate: How to Investigate Your Date Presented by InvestiDate at Bongo After Hours Theatre March 8, 2012 FREE workshop! A former reporter teaches you how to search free public records, analyze online dating profiles, and gauge body language to stay safe on your next date; as seen on The TODAY Show! Book signing to follow.	InvestiDate	03/08/12	Bongo After Hours Theatre, Nashville
Book Signing with Michael Lasser: American Songs Book Signing with Michael Lasser: American Songs Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts March 9, 2012 After his lecture “The Art of Songwriting: American Songwriting in the Twentieth Century,” meet Michael Lasser in the gift shop. There, he will be signing copies of his book American Songs: Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley, which is co-written with Phil Furia. The book explores how creative skills and artistry work together to create lasting songs and invites...	Frist Center for the Visual Arts	03/09/12	Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville
Poetry + Comedy= Cometry Poetry + Comedy= Cometry Presented by HAPPY PEOPLE NETWORK at The Listening Room Cafe March 9, 2012 HappyPeopleNetwork presents Nashville's first-eva Cometry show! Laugh your a** off with some of the best comedians the city has to offer. Stimulate your mind with the BEST Spoken Word artists on the scene. Come and kick it with Nashville's favorite talent Renard Hirsch, Cashville's De'Mun Oakley and the infamous host KAY JAY!!! As if that's not enough, snap your fingers and clap your hands as you experience Spoken Word's erotic sensation, Karma Eve and Mic-dynamite Nova Supreme. Get there...	HAPPY PEOPLE NETWORK	03/09/12	The Listening Room Cafe, Nashville
2nd Saturday Book Sale 2nd Saturday Book Sale Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch March 10, 2012 Join the folks “in the know” at this longstanding booksale, where thousands of new titles are added each month-at a price that’s unbeatable!	Nashville Public Library	03/10/12	Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch, Nashville
Artful tales: "Kawa the Blacksmith" Artful tales: "Kawa the Blacksmith" Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts March 18, 2012 Artful Tales is a monthly interactive family program that combines the oral tradition of storytelling with hands-on, art-making activities to explore stories and cultures from around the world. This program is part of the Connecting Cultures: Children’s Stories from Across the World exhibition and is funded in part by the Nissan Foundation and Publix Super...	Frist Center for the Visual Arts	03/18/12	Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville
Rick Steves - Travel as a Political Act Rick Steves - Travel as a Political Act Presented by Vanderbilt University at Vanderbilt University - Student Life Center Ballroom March 19, 2012 Rick Steves–author of over 50 European travel guidebooks and host of the public television series, Rick Steves’ Europe–believes that thoughtful travel expands our world view and shapes how we address the challenges confronting our nation politically. Having spent four months a year overseas for the last 30 years, Rick feels that travel helps us “challenge truths we were raised to think were self-evident and God-given." Rick shares how the other 96...	Vanderbilt University	03/19/12	Vanderbilt University - Student Life Center Ballroom, Nashville
Southern Literary Festival master class with Tina Howe Southern Literary Festival master class with Tina Howe Presented by Lipscomb University at Lipscomb University March 31, 2012 On Saturday, March 31, from 9:00am-12:00pm, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Tina Howe will host a master class as part of the Southern Literary Festival. This event is free and open to the public. Location TBA. Howe, author of “Pride’s Crossing” and “Painting Churches,” will discuss six, 10-minute plays selected from works submitted by Lipscomb University students. Lipscomb actors will read the six plays, and Howe will give feedback on each.	Lipscomb University	03/31/12	Lipscomb University, Nashville
Shakespeare Allowed: Richard III Shakespeare Allowed: Richard III Presented by The Nashville Shakespeare Festival at Nashville Public Library - Main Library April 7, 2012 *The Nashville Shakespeare Festival invites you to read Shakespeare's play, Richard III* 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	04/07/12	Nashville Public Library - Main Library, Nashville
MTAC Omega MTAC Omega Presented by Middle Tennessee Anime Convention at Nashville Convention Center April 6-April 8, 2012 MTAC Omega is themed around surviving the end of the world and how post-apocalyptic settings are prevalent in anime, manga and Japanese popular culture. Not to mention all the great guests, music, events, panels, cosplay and contests you've come to expect. If 2012 really is the end of the world, then MTAC is going out with a bang at MTAC Omega! Based in Nashville, Tennessee, MTAC is a non-profit corporation currently producing its twelfth annual convention. The Middle Tennessee...	Middle Tennessee Anime Convention	04/06/12 - 04/08/12	Nashville Convention Center, Nashville
2nd Saturday Book Sale 2nd Saturday Book Sale Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch April 14, 2012 Join the folks “in the know” at this longstanding booksale, where thousands of new titles are added each month-at a price that’s unbeatable!	Nashville Public Library	04/14/12	Nashville Public Library - Donelson Branch, Nashville
WPLN Public Radio presents A Prairie Home Companion WPLN Public Radio presents A Prairie Home Companion Presented by Ryman Auditorium at Ryman Auditorium April 21, 2012 A Prairie Home Companion – Live from Nashville TWICE This Spring! As part of its 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Nashville Public Radio is delighted to announce that Garrison Keillor and crew are coming back to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for two live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion on April 21 and April 28, 2012. We are offering a limited number of special packages that include a pair of tickets for great seats, plus a Hatch Show Print...	Ryman Auditorium	04/21/12	Ryman Auditorium, Nashville

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