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Arts, Culture & Music

Nashville Library Patrons Will Soon Be Able To Borrow Works Of Art

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

October 9, 2020

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Libraries around the country have been experimenting with lending art, even before the pandemic. But Nashville’s launch comes at a time when artists are struggling to find in-person audiences. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Metro Tagged With: Art

‘We Want You To Feel Seen’: A Clarksville Company That Sends Princesses To Parties Adds More Roles For Black Actresses

By Hanna Bullard

October 5, 2020

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The majority of the most famous cartoon princess characters are white, and that fact has never been comfortable for the actresses and leaders of a small company in Clarksville. So it’s shaking up how it casts.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity Tagged With: Arts and Culture, clarksville, Race

The Southern Festival Of Books, Now Virtual, Hopes To Attract Far-Flung Bookworms And More Students

By Nina Cardona

September 28, 2020

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Six months into the pandemic, the festival is betting that an audience now more comfortable than ever with seeking out online connections will show up for a virtual edition of meeting authors and enjoying the company of other bookworms.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

In North Nashville, Line Dancing Becomes A Lifeline Out Of Isolation For Senior Citizens

By David Condos

September 22, 2020

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Before the pandemic shut down activities at the Hadley Park Community Center, a free dance class would bring dozens of senior citizens to the gymnasium each Tuesday and Thursday morning.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: dance, Hadley Park, senior citizens

‘Our Lady Of Perpetual Hunger’ Is A Savory Memoir Of Food, Work And Love

By Maureen Corrigan

September 10, 2020

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Nashville pastry chef Lisa Donovan chronicles her messy, decades-long process of coming to own her worth in a smart and vulnerable new memoir.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

The Nashville Symphony Nearly Ran Off Rare Purple Martin Roost, But The Birds Are Still Pooping Everywhere

By Blake Farmer

August 27, 2020

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Biologists estimate more than 100,000 have chosen to roost on the plaza outside the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music Tagged With: Nashville Symphony, purple martins

Justin Townes Earle: Contrarian With A Gift For Lifting Up Musicians

By Jason Moon Wilkins

August 24, 2020

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Though he was the son of a roots-rock legend, Justin Townes Earle carved out a musical identity of his own. He had a reputation as a contrarian, a bandleader with an eye for talent, and a truth-teller through his music.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

Justin Townes Earle, 2nd-Generation Americana Star, Dies At 38

By Otis Hart

August 24, 2020

The son of singer Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle recorded eight albums, including 2019’s “The Saint of Lost Causes.” His death was announced on his Facebook page Sunday night.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

The Mavericks Are Back, This Time ‘En Español’

By jewly hight

August 21, 2020

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Bandleader Raul Malo and guitarist Eddie Perez both claim Latin American heritage, but their roots music-driven band had never ventured into creating an entirely Spanish album until now.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

Remembering The 19th Amendment: The Erasure Of Black Women’s Work And Voices

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 14, 2020

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Black women fought alongside white women for passage of the 19th Amendment, but their contributions have often been minimized or ignored. A historian at the Nashville Public Library sees parallels to today, as Black women continue to fight for equality.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, Race & Equity

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