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Banned Books: Rainbow Boys
Often challenged for its honest dealings with sexual orientation and gay-positive themes, Rainbow Boys addresses issues that gay teens deal with regularly.
Banned Books: Draw Me A Star
“In drawing, (Carle) discovers not only his art, but his life. Holding on to his star, he creates a world of light and possibility. With his brilliant collage, poignant and powerful in its simplicity, Eric Carle creates an unforgettable story that celebrates imagination and the artist in us all.”
Matt Lamb exhibit premieres in Nashville
Nashville Ballet is pleased to announce the Nashville premiere of internationally known artist Matt Lamb at the Martin Center for Dance, home of Nashville Ballet, in the Frist Gallery September 18.
Banned Books: The Face on the Milk Carton
Biology alone does not make a family. The question at the crux of this story though is what constitutes family: blood or love? Or can it be both?
First Thursday Art Walk brings new exhibits
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk presents new exhibits leading to the city’s annual arts and music festival, Riverfest. The Downtown Gallery and the Downtown Artists Cooperative hosts new artwork that dazzles and bedazzles. A fantastic show of drawing, painting and sculpture by Paul Fry and Brad Reagan is the featured showcase at the Downtown Gallery, [...]
Banned Books: Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice”" lays out tough, graphic realities of drug use and the lifestyle that surrounds it. It is not surprising that the book has been challenged on multiple levels, from its author to its purported reality.
Todd Hill Orchestra opens Community Concert Series
The Clarksville Community Concert Association will present a pre-season celebratory concert featuring Todd Hill and his Orchestra on Tuesday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. at APSU’s Music and Mass Communications Building. “We love coming to Clarksville. The concert hall at APSU is pure perfection for a big band, and the crowds are always so receptive. [...]
Banned Books: R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series
R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps books contain no offensive language or disturbing marital problems, and his protagonists never die. Nevertheless, they have been subjected to censorship challenges across the country.
Going the Distance
The major problem with “Going the Distance” remains the lead actors themselves. There is no magic. We don’t really care if they find a way to be together.
Banned Books: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” covers topics common to autobiographies written by Black American women in the years following the civil rights movement: a celebration of Black motherhood; a critique of racism; the importance of family; and the quest for independence, personal dignity, and self-definition.
Machete
Utterly racist, completely outlandish, and wholly depraved, this movie sticks its very sharp knives into the gut of every moviegoer — and we love (or hate) the movie for it.
The American
Far too quiet and slow-paced for most audiences, The American delivers a simple story of an assassin who, while on the run, works one last job…
Banned Books: Snow Falling On Cedars
“Snow Falling on Cedars” is a stunning story that probes into a difficult period of American history — lingering racism after World War II — one in which we must reflect on truths about our compassion and humanity.
Student Art League to open U.C. Gallery
The U.C. Student Gallery’s first exhibit, “Abstract Painting: Student Work from the Topics in Studio Arts Course,” runs through Sept. 30, with paintings by students who took APSU assistant professor of art Warren Greene’s abstract painting class this summer.
Banned Books: A Wrinkle in Time
“A Wrinkle In Time” was rejected by at least 26 publishers, because it was, in L’Engle’s words, “too different”, and “because it deals overtly with the problem of evil, and it was too difficult for children, and was it a children’s or an adults’ book, anyhow?”
Banned Books: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called ‘Huckleberry Finn’ … it’s the best book we’ve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” — Ernest Hemingway
“Birth of Impressionism” to open at the Frist
The Frist Center is one of only three venues worldwide to host this magnificent exhibition from the Musée’ d’Orsay in Paris, which is dedicated to the art of the early modern period (1840s through the early 20th century).
Knowledge is power: Read a banned book today!
Beginning September 1, and running through the end of Banned Books Week (October 2), Business & Heritage Clarksville will run commentary on at least one of the Top 100 Banned Books of the period 2000-2010.
1st Thursday ArtWalk features DAC membership exhibition
The APSU Downtown Gallery will open the appropriately titled, “A Fantastic Show of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture” by Paul Fly and Brad Reagan.
Belcourt Theatre to host “THE EnD” fashion, film and music festival
THE EnD Fashion Show at the Belcourt Theatre will feature regional fashion houses Alabama Chanin, Billy Reid, and Imogene + Williee regional fashion houses
Avatar: Special Edition 3D
With just under 9 minutes of new footage, Avatar: Special Edition 3D is strengthened, giving the story a much-needed lift — making it a deserving trip back to the multiplex.
The Last Exorcism
Long on buildup and short on payoff, The Last Exoricsm is another entry into the already overpopulated realm of mediocre documentary-style horror genre films.
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