All Entries in the "Nashville" Category

NaFF to showcase 70 feature films, world premieres

NASHVILLE, TN: The Southeast premiere of director Shane Dax Taylor’s “Provinces of Night,” starring Kris Kristofferson, Val Kilmer, Dwight Yoakam, Hilary Duff and Reece Thompson, is one of the highlights of the more than 70 feature films — among them nine World Premieres — that will screen at the 2010 Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) as [...]

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 [...]

Tennessee in “top 3″ states for economic development

NASHVILLE, TN: Tennessee has again been ranked among the top states in the nation in Site Selection magazine’s annual Governor’s Cup rankings for its economic development performance in 2009. The economic development publication put the Volunteer State at No. 5, the highest ranking of any Southeastern state.  The Governor’s Cup award recognizes states [...]

John Lennon bio-pic “Nowhere Boy” to open Nashville Film Festival

Biopic about a young John Lennon will kick off 41st edition of longest-running film festival in the South
NASHVILLE, TN: Nowhere Boy, a biopic exploring the childhood of a creative, spirited and curious John Lennon growing up in post-war Liverpool, will officially kick off the Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) when it takes place April 15-22 [...]

March Listings for Tennessee Art League

Noriko Register – TAL’s March/April featured artist

Premiere Gallery –Color Through Time is the featured exhibit by Tennessee Art League’s own Noriko Register for the months of March and April.  The 23  vibrant  works in oil and acrylic are on display from Tuesday, March 2nd. A  reception to meet the artist is scheduled [...]

BSA celebrates 100 years of scouting

Interactive scouting experience begins nationwide tour
For the Boy Scouts of America, 2010 is a year-long celebration and an invitation to the nation to experience Scouting like never before.
“This is an incredibly exciting and important time for our organization,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA. “The methods of Scouting continue to evolve to [...]

LBL field trip grants available

Tennessee and Kentucky public school systems can enhance their science, social studies, art, and humanities curriculum through LBL educational events.
Are you an educator interested in planning a field trip to experience the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) ‘outdoor classroom’?  If so, don’t miss out on LBL’s Educational Field Trip Grant for the 2010-2011 school [...]

APSU to host economic forum

The Austin Peay State University College of Business, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Nashville Branch, will hold a presentation and discussion about the local economy next week.
Billed as the Economic Forum with the Fed, the event will feature Lee Jones, regional executive of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. [...]

Nashville Film Fest announce filmmakers competition

‘Hipsters,’ ‘New Low,’ ‘One Too Many Mornings’ and World Premiere of ‘Art House’ among highlights

NASHVILLE, TN:  Art House, a film starring Greta Gerwig (Hannah Takes the Stairs, Baghead, Greenberg) and punk-rock icon Iggy Pop will world premiere as part of the Narrative Features Competition at the 2010 Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), which [...]

APSU Spring 2010 Library speaker series kickoff

The Spring 2010 Library Athenaeum speaker series kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, on the 3rd floor of the Felix G. Woodward Library.  Library Athenaeum events are free and open to the public, and all Woodward Library Society members are cordially invited to attend.
“The Colors of Charpentier” will be presented [...]