Author Archive for Turner McCullough, Jr.
Retired US Army, disabled veteran, interests include -photography, jazz, beachfront ocean exposures, sharing good foods with friends, wine tasting, political advocacy, people watching, theatre, arts, works of Wm Shakespeare/James Patterson/Maya Angelo/Alice Walker/Brian Lumley, Cornel West, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Pres. Lyndon B.Johnson, movies, books, writing, parliamentary procedure.
TAL offers coach trip to Chattanooga
Guests will spend a day in May among art exhibits in Chattanooga. The tour highlight will be the opening reception of the Tennessee Watercolor Society’s Biennial Exhibition.
The Tennessee Art League is sponsoring a day of art in Chattanooga on May 22. The galleries of permanent and special exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art [...]
APSU cheerleaders host “pizza” fundraiser
The Austin Peay State University Cheerleaders are seeking support for their upcoming trip to the national competition. The university’s cheer squad seeks support for their trip to national competition.
The APSU cheerleaders invite everyone to join them for pizza on Wednesday, March 3, from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M., outside the UC (by the doors [...]
“Form is Content”exhibition closes
Although harsh winter weather forced the cancellation of Form is Content opening reception, Trahern Gallery hosted a lively closing reception for the Ken Shipley exhibition. Attendance was brisk as guests moved about the exhibit space to view the individual pieces. A pleasant chatter dominated the room as the evening progressed. A wonderful artwork entitled, Lighthouse, [...]
‘Stories from da Dirt’ joins National Underground Railroad to Freedom program
Stories From Da Dirt, a living history dramatization, has been recognized as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The program was created by Dr. Nancy Dawson, professor of African-American Studies, following years of research of African-Americans in the Civil War in Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky.
Dawson researched pension records of both [...]
TAL exhibits mark Women’s History Month
The Tennessee Art League (TAL) exhibits the works of women artists in the Poston 3 Gallery for the month of March. The show, curated by Tennessee Art League President, Terri Jordan, features the work of women from across the state, and of all ages.
Jordan coordinated the exhibit in conjunction with her larger installation, Modern Girls, [...]
Green economy newsbits on the Biofuel Front
News tidbits on biofuel industry happenings.
Biofuels facility saved from bankruptcy in Wisconsin
From South Wisconsin comes news of Valero Renewable Fuels acquiring a biofuels plant facility for $72 million dollars. The facility is an ethanol plant located in Jefferson. The plant had been in business for six years and had a production [...]
Kentucky’s Cherokee State Resort Park completes first phase of renovation
Kentucky Dept. of State Parks commits funds to renovation of state’s only resort park for African Americans in 1950s. Citizen town hall meetings scheduled to gauge interest on future mission of the park.
The Friends of Cherokee State Resort Park along with local and state government officials and Kentucky State Tourism and Parks officials marked the [...]
Dazzling intensity of textures, layers and color at TAL February showing
Nashville’s Tennessee Art League, a participating member of Nashville’s Gallery Crawl, offered a new selection of art during its February reception for new exhibits. The mediums of choice for this month’s galleries vary greatly but all have the common thread of being used to great effect. Texturing, layering and skillful application of color including dynamic [...]
The Brand New China King Restaurant joins University Drive’s business hub
The University Drive business hub is gaining a new business partner with the opening of the Brand New China King Restaurant at 132 University Drive near the APSU campus in downtown Clarksville; the move brings yet another new face to our business community. The restaurant’s name is a play on the fact that this is [...]
I-40 in Tennessee ranked “best road in nation”
NASHVILLE, TN: At 455 miles in length, Tennessee is home to the longest stretch of Interstate 40 in nation and, for the fourth straight year, the nation’s truckers have rated it the best stretch of roadway in America. In addition, truck drivers rated Tennessee’s overall roadway system third best in the country for the [...]
