This weekend, Studio Tenn and TPAC will present the Elton John and Tim Rice musical AIDA at the James K. Polk Theater for a two-night run. It brings together local actors and Broadway stars to perform the Tony and Grammy Award winning pop opera.
Nashville’s songwriter Luke Dick on making his way in Music City
Khalil Ekulona, host of This Is Nashville, takes a ride with songwriter and producer Luke Dick.
Behind the scenes at Nashville’s 34th annual Shakespeare Festival
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with one (or two) of our fellow Middle Tennesseans. It’s time for the 34th annual Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Let’s get a behind the scenes look at rehearsal with actors Brian Russell and Tamiko […]
It’s August in Nashville, so let’s shop for school supplies, science teacher style
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, I hop out of my host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with one of our fellow Middle Tennesseans. The school year is about to begin for Metro Nashville Public Schools (and has already begun for other districts). That means it’s time for some school supplies!
A summertime tagalong with Antioch’s Ice Cream Man
Every other Friday for This Is Nashville, Khalil Ekulona hops out of the host chair and into the passenger seat to ride shotgun with one of our fellow Middle Tennesseans. It’s summer, so what better time to take a ride with the ice cream man?
Bass Street was home to Nashville’s first post-Emancipation Black neighborhood. Descendants want to keep its memory alive
The Bass Street neighborhood was first settled by some of the formerly enslaved people who had helped build Fort Negley and defend it against the Confederacy. Today, Bass Street is barely a street at all, a stretch of just a thousand feet or so.
What’s new about Tennessee’s proposed school funding formula? The ‘main character’ is now the student.
The proposed legislation still has a long way to go as it makes its way through both chambers and onto the governor’s desk. But, WPLN Education Reporter Juliana Kim tells This Is Nashville, the $9 billion funding formula stands to redirect the way schools are currently supporting students.
Behind the scenes: Dear listeners, it’s me, your This Is Nashville host, Khalil Ekulona
For our upcoming daily show, This Is Nashville, transparency is important. So, we want to take you behind the scenes as we build this show from the ground up. This is the sixth in a series of blog posts introducing our team and letting you in on the process.
Nashville’s first post-emancipation free Black neighborhood honored with ceremony and new research
The original inhabitants of Bass Street built their all-Black neighborhood in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, but the history has been largely lost and erased.
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