The documentary follows a year in the lives of siblings Luca and Ren as they navigate the struggles of school, puberty and gender transitioning. The Lil’ Miss Westie Pageant is coming up and 11-year-old Ren is busy preparing for the competition, as the first out transgender girl to compete in the pageant. Her older brother, […]
Mary Edwards Walker was the first female surgeon and the second female doctor in the U.S., as well as the only woman to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. She was assigned to the 52nd Ohio Infantry in 1864 based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and near the Union front lines after the Battle of Chickamauga. […]
Art Rosenbaum is a painter, muralist, illustrator, collector and performer of traditional American folk music. His work will be on display at ETSU’s Reece Museum Jan. 13 to Feb. 21, with his artist talk on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. at the museum. A reception will follow. Rosenbaum holds an MFA in painting from […]
For this special concert, Grammy and IBMA winner Becky Buller and her band will join voices with the legendary Fairfield Four for an evening of gospel and bluegrass. Buller is a graduate of ETSU, where she was involved in the Bluegrass, Old Time & County Music program. She has since written songs for artists and […]
The Leon Kiser Memorial Tribute Show is a 23 year show the benefits The Leon Kiser Scholarship and The Benny Sims Scholarship at East Tennessee State University in the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Department. 14 acts will grace the stage in a Grand Ole Opry style show with your Masters of Ceremonies Rick Dollar […]
Dates: February 14—April 30, 2019 The Volunteer State has been the birthplace of some of the most influential music in the world, illustrated by the Beale Street blues clubs in Memphis, the R&B scene on Nashville’s Jefferson Street, and Knoxville’s Gem Theater. I Have a Voice gives a snapshot of African American Tennesseans’ important contribution […]
Coming February 2019! Reading Appalachia: Voices From Children’s Literature, a new special exhibit coming to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! Walk through the pages of your favorite storybook in Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children’s Literature, a groundbreaking exhibit on Appalachian children’s books and stories. Sporting life-size characters from Appalachian children’s books, this exhibit looks […]
Join Rick Dollar for this week’s edition of The Pickin’ Porch Show Live on 96.3 with Special Guests The Magic City Polecat Playboys! East Tennessee PBS will also be on-hand filming an episode of “Tennessee Life!” to air soon! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.squareup.com/store/pickinporchshow. […]
Programming is part of the Museum’s Special Exhibit, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. On Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m., Thomas Bryant will discuss images of persons of color in comics, particularly the recent, growing trend of Afrocentric graphic novels focused on historical figures and events. […]
For All The World To See: Visual Culture and The Struggle for Civil Rights examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and historic artifacts, this exhibit traces […]
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