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The Frist Art Museum’s latest exhibit features the work of 33 Davidson County art teachers, three of whom teach in Metro Nashville schools. “Nashville Art Teachers: Beyond the Classroom” starts March 4 and runs through Aug. 28, saluting the “heroic efforts” of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 300 artistic pieces were submitted to the jurors from 80 teachers in the county; 33 works were chosen for the exhibit.
On Saturday, May 28, a slew of artists are set to join in on a massive tribute to Neil Young. The timing is appropriate, as 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Harvest, the career-highlight LP he made in Nashville.
Fisk University’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice announced a new fellowship program in honor of its late alumni’s lifelong fight for justice last Wednesday. The three Fellowships are focused on policy, arts, and S.T.E.M. and were made possible with the support of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, Nunsense is the perfect blithe comedy to get you back “in the habit” of live theatre, per a press release.
Georgia Tech transfer Wesley Walker, a defensive back from Nashville, TN, committed to Tennessee on Sunday.
Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State, but that slogan isn’t just for Tennessee residents, it’s for fans of Tennessee teams. Like, the Tennessee Titans. A group of fans are nowhere near the Volunteer State but are fully embodying the spirit of the nickname.
Debuting to three sold-out performances in 2019, this cross-disciplinary tour de force features on-stage narration by renowned writer and poet Caroline Randall Williams, live music by GRAMMY award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens, and original choreography by Nashville Ballet Artistic Director Paul Vasterling.
he 2022 Tennessee Poetry Out Loud (POL) champion is Kendall Grimes, a senior at Battle Ground Academy (BGA) in Franklin, TN. The competition was held on Saturday, March 5, at the Tennessee State Museum.
The pandemic has thrown several curveballs at Nashville’s restaurant industry. But one thing has remained true through COVID-19’s reign of terror: People want coffee.