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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas
DESCRIPTION:View this email in your browser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nON SALE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVIJAY GUPTA\nETSU’s 2026 Festival of Ideas\nSponsored by The Bob Owens Community Leadership Fund\nFebruary 24\, 2026 • 7:00 pmInternationally celebrated musician\, speaker and author Vijay Gupta will headline East Tennessee State University’s 2026 Festival of Ideas with a public presentation combining music and conversation titled “Why Music Education is Essential.” \nGupta is the founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony\, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit that has presented thousands of musical workshops and performances in shelters\, county jails\, state hospitals and prisons. \nThrough this work\, he has forged spaces of dignity and belonging for individuals recovering from homelessness\, addiction and incarceration. \nGupta’s forthcoming book\, “Restrung” — now available for pre-order—examines the role of the arts to heal\, inspire and create spaces of shared dialogue. His work has been featured by the American Medical Association\, American Psychiatric Congress\, Hallmark\, and the Richmond Forum\, among many others. \nA member of the first violin section of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 12 years\, Gupta has appeared around the world as a soloist\, recitalist and chamber musician. He is a founding member of the Darshan Piano Trio and Tesserae Baroque\, and his recordings span repertoire from Bach to contemporary works. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE VIJAY GUPTA TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but tickets must be reserved.\nThere is a four (4) ticket limit.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOHN GREEN\nETSU’s 2026 Festival of Ideas\nSponsored by The Bob Owens Community Leadership Fund\nFebruary 26\, 2026 • 7:00 pmJohn Green is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed\, Looking for Alaska\, An Abundance of Katherines\, Paper Towns\, The Fault in Our Stars\, Turtles All the Way Down\, and Everything is Tuberculosis. His books have been published in over 55 languages\, with more than 24 million copies in print. His latest release\, Everything is Tuberculosis\, was an instant No. 1 bestseller and a critically acclaimed call to action on global health inequities. \nJohn and his brother\, Hank\, launched the educational YouTube Channel Crash Course in 2011. This popular educational channel offers engaging courses in subjects like history\, literature\, and science. With over 10 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views\, Crash Course has become a leading platform for accessible\, high-quality learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE JOHN GREEN TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but tickets must be reserved.\nThere is a two (2) ticket limit.
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/festival-of-ideas/2026-02-26/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,General
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SUMMARY:Festival of Ideas
DESCRIPTION:View this email in your browser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nON SALE NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVIJAY GUPTA\nETSU’s 2026 Festival of Ideas\nSponsored by The Bob Owens Community Leadership Fund\nFebruary 24\, 2026 • 7:00 pmInternationally celebrated musician\, speaker and author Vijay Gupta will headline East Tennessee State University’s 2026 Festival of Ideas with a public presentation combining music and conversation titled “Why Music Education is Essential.” \nGupta is the founder and Artistic Director of Street Symphony\, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit that has presented thousands of musical workshops and performances in shelters\, county jails\, state hospitals and prisons. \nThrough this work\, he has forged spaces of dignity and belonging for individuals recovering from homelessness\, addiction and incarceration. \nGupta’s forthcoming book\, “Restrung” — now available for pre-order—examines the role of the arts to heal\, inspire and create spaces of shared dialogue. His work has been featured by the American Medical Association\, American Psychiatric Congress\, Hallmark\, and the Richmond Forum\, among many others. \nA member of the first violin section of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 12 years\, Gupta has appeared around the world as a soloist\, recitalist and chamber musician. He is a founding member of the Darshan Piano Trio and Tesserae Baroque\, and his recordings span repertoire from Bach to contemporary works. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE VIJAY GUPTA TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but tickets must be reserved.\nThere is a four (4) ticket limit.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOHN GREEN\nETSU’s 2026 Festival of Ideas\nSponsored by The Bob Owens Community Leadership Fund\nFebruary 26\, 2026 • 7:00 pmJohn Green is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed\, Looking for Alaska\, An Abundance of Katherines\, Paper Towns\, The Fault in Our Stars\, Turtles All the Way Down\, and Everything is Tuberculosis. His books have been published in over 55 languages\, with more than 24 million copies in print. His latest release\, Everything is Tuberculosis\, was an instant No. 1 bestseller and a critically acclaimed call to action on global health inequities. \nJohn and his brother\, Hank\, launched the educational YouTube Channel Crash Course in 2011. This popular educational channel offers engaging courses in subjects like history\, literature\, and science. With over 10 million subscribers and 1.2 billion views\, Crash Course has become a leading platform for accessible\, high-quality learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO RESERVE JOHN GREEN TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public\, but tickets must be reserved.\nThere is a two (2) ticket limit.
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/festival-of-ideas/2026-02-24/
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