The story of orphan Annie has captured hearts for generations, and the version at TPAC through Saturday is a homecoming of sorts for one of the featured actors: Julia Nicole Hunter, who plays Grace Farrell.
‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’ immerses audiences in the stage play — and cooking a meal to eat later
Immersive theater directly engages the audience with the performers, the set and the story. Add to that the ingredients of preparing and cooking a celebratory meal as part of the play and you have the premise of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,” which runs this week at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
As you like it: Improvised Shakespeare comes to TPAC this weekend
Friends, Nashvillians, countrymen, lend me your ears: The Improvised Shakespeare Company will be at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for two performances on Nov. 10 and 11. It’s improvised theater — unscripted, unpredictable and funny — using the language and rhymes of Shakespeare.
Guests on This Is Nashville discuss what they want to see in the next Nashville mayor
In the next few hours, we’ll learn who will be Nashville’s next mayor. And even before today, more than 68,000 people cast early ballots. Whoever wins between Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli will face clear demands from local citizens after recent challenges that put Nashville in the national spotlight and at odds with the Republican-controlled […]
72 is her age, not her jersey number. This Shelbyville grandmother is winning on and off the basketball court.
Age is just a number, and one local woman is proving that point in a national basketball competition this week. Jeweline Segroves, age 72 and a great-grandmother, will compete at the Senior Olympics this week in Pittsburgh.
Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks dies at age 83
Dr. Catherine Burks-Brooks, a member of the Freedom Riders with a Nashville connection, has died at age 83. Burks-Brooks was among the Nashville students who joined the original 13 Freedom Riders in May 1961, after violent attacks by white mobs in Alabama.
First Lady Jill Biden drops by Pride festival to show support for LGBTQ community
Nashville Pride festivities kicked off Saturday with dozens of musical acts, vendors, food trucks and one special guest: First Lady Jill Biden.
Dr. Bobby Lovett, noted historian, author and former TSU dean, has died
Dr. Bobby L. Lovett, a noted historian, author and former dean of Tennessee State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has died at the age of 79. His passing was announced on Saturday by R.H. Boyd Publishing.
On this World Aids Day, we look at the legacy of a Nashville advocate for those living with HIV
Much has changed about the prevention and treatment of AIDS, but there’s still work to do. That’s why local artist and health educator Cynthia Harris wrote the play, “The Calling is in the Body.”
Buying a home? Trying to hang onto your home? Here are some resources for you.
For many Americans, buying a home is the biggest financial investment they’ll ever make. And more than half of Americans are homeowners — about 65% in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. But many wannabe homeowners feel that goal is increasingly out of reach.