Humanities in Nashville
The RPW Center is lucky to call Nashville home, a city teeming with opportunities for humanities scholars to engage with their community. Below is a selection of local events that we suggest you check out!
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FREE EVENTS:
Thursday, February 29: An Evening of Poetry and Prose with Lisa Dordal & Julie Marie Wade
The Porch. 7 pm. Free; registration required.
Thursday, February 29: A Peek Behind the Curtain: The Making of Monuments and Myths
Frist Art Museum. 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Free; first come, first seated.
Thursday, March 13: The Industry is Playing the People Cheap: Race & the Country Museum Business: A Talk by Dr. Amanda Martinez
Tennessee Historical Society (Zoom). 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Free; registration required.
Saturday, March 16: Tennessee Writers Series: Dr. Mark Cheathem, “Who Is James K. Polk? The Presidential Election of 1844”
Tennessee State Museum. 10:30 am – 12 pm. Free; registration required.
Sunday, March 17: Jazz on the Move: Nancy Wilson
Frist Art Museum. 3 – 4:30 pm. Free; first come, first seated.
Thursday, March 21: Artist Talk: Jonathan Adams, 2023-24 CECA Tennessee Fellow
Frist Art Museum. 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Free; first come, first seated.
Friday, March 22: The Visiting Writers Book Club: Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s “The American Daughters”
The Porch (2811 Dogwood Pl.). 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Free; registration required.
Thursday, March 28: Publishing with Small Houses: A Panel
The Porch (Zoom). 5:30 – 7 pm. Free; registration required.
Friday, March 29: Author Event: Jeanne Hardt
Global Education Center. 7:30 – 8:30 pm. Registration required.
EVENTS $30 AND UNDER:
Sunday, March 24: Frist Arts Fest
Frist Art Museum. 1 – 5:30 pm. $15.
RECURRING EVENTS
Museum Highlight Tours at the Tennessee State Museum. Every Tuesday – Saturday at 2 pm. Free – no registration required.
Architecture Tours at the Frist Art Museum. Every Saturday, 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Free – no reservation necessary.
Downtown Art Crawl in Franklin, TN. First Friday of every month, 6 – 9 pm. Free – no registration required.