Nashville, TN
In show business, something may be popular today and forgotten tomorrow. One Nashville, TN theater has bucked that trend since it opened its doors back in 1967. Tennessee Crossroads went to find out why Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theater is still going strong, and who better to ask than the man who founded the place and his son who now runs it. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Belmont Mansion is the largest ‘House Museum in Tennessee”. It’s in the heart of Nashville, TN and has seen a prestigious university grow up around it. While the University stays on the cutting edge of academia, the home is staying true to its roots of the 1800’s. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Belmont Mansion.
Paris, TN
You know Tennessee Crossroads has traveled throughout the state for years now and we've discovered an abundance of traditional farms everywhere. We've been from dairy, horse, and poultry to cotton, corn, tobacco, beans and so much more. Well, that is, until Tennessee Crossroads found a farm in Paris, TN where they are growing a sweet family business that's guaranteed to satisfy our sweet tooth. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Sally Lane's Candy Farm.
Memphis, TN
No one ever looks forward to going to the hospital, but if you're a kid that experience is even more frightening. At Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, TN, they're using artwork, not only to calm fears but to promote healing. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Franklin, TN
The first manned balloon flight took place in France in November, 1783. Now, more than two centuries later the fascination for floating quietly over the landscape, propelled by the wind, still has a special lure. Tennessee Crossroads met up with a Williamson County, TN balloonist who's fascination is sharing that bit of hot air heaven. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Ace High Ballooning.
McMinnville, TN
If one picture is worth a thousand words, then a long-ago McMinnville, TN man spoke volumes. In the early 1900's, W.S. Lively was one of the best-known photographers in the country. His work can be seen at the George Eastman House in New York, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and at a very special museum closer to home. Tennessee Crossroads visited the Southern Museum and Gallery which celebrates the history of Lively's hometown of McMinnville. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
