“Ain’t Gon’ Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round”: Black & White Women and the Underground Railroad
Fort Negley Visitor Center 1100 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, United StatesJoin the Friends of Fort Negley in welcoming Dr. Margaret Washington, professor of American History at Cornell, who will deliver the Path to Freedom lecture. Her presentation will be followed…
How We Got that Story: Erbil
VirtualJoin Nashville Public Radio for a webinar that will dive into reporting on Nashville’s growing Kurdish community. International correspondent Rose Gilbert will join online live from Erbil, the Kurdish capital of Iraq, to…
Storytelling as Liberation: A Conversation with Andrea Morales & Michela Watts
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, United StatesJoin the Brooks Museum for a panel in conjunction with the exhibition Andrea Morales: Roll down Like Water. Photographer Andrea Morales’s portrayal of our region is deeply rooted in the…
Gather, film screening & discussion
Global Education Center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TNJoin the Global Ed Center for a screening of Gather, a film exploring a growing movement among Native American to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty. …
National Trail of Tears Association: 27th Annual Conference
Embassey Suites 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, United StatesHumanities Tennessee’s Shared Futures Lab (SFL) is pleased to announce our partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association (ToTA) and Tennessee Chapter to offer scholarships to attend the National Trail of Tears…
Introduction to Autistic Culture
Operation Stand Down Tennessee 1125 12th Ave S., Nashville, United StatesJoin AutismTN for a Spectrum Chat: "Introduction to Autistic Culture." This hybrid panel discussion is part of the Exploring Autistic Life and Culture project, funded, in part, by Humanities Tennessee. Autistic culture is…
Festival Fundraiser: An Evening with Erik Larson
Paschall Theater at Montgomery Bell Academy 4001 Harding Pike, Nashville, TNAs part of Southern Festival of Books, Humanities Tennessee, Parnassus Books, and Montgomery Bell Academy are thrilled to present an evening with Erik Larson, as he discusses his new book, The…
Writers’ Workshops: a Festival collaboration with The Porch
Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208, USAWe are proud to welcome our literary friends from Nashville's The Porch back to the Southern Festival of Books with four facilitated writing workshops before the Festival officially begins. For…
Authors in the Round 2024
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United StatesWe hope you will join us for Authors in the Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the dinner…
The 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books
This fall, Humanities Tennessee will welcome more than 175 authors and 25,000 visitors to Nashville for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. The family-friendly weekend festival will be held…