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Tennessee Crossroads

January 03, 2019

Season 32 | Episode 27

On Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads, tour the new Tennessee State Museum. Danielle Allen introduces us to a man in Hamphsire who salvages old wood and re-imagines them as art pieces. Ken Wilshire travels to a restaurant in Hickman County that serves up healthy comfort food, and Rob Wilds heads to Joelton to meet the artist who's been documenting doomed buildings since the 1950s.

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The New Tennessee State Museum on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

The New Tennessee State Museum

Nashville, TN

For far too long, many of the most important artifacts in our state's history have been in the basement of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, but hose days are long gone, since the Tennessee State Museum moved into a beautiful new home of its own, just a stones throw from the Capitol in Nashville, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.


Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio

Hampshire, TN

Nowadays, there's a deepening appreciation for old stuff, and that especially holds true for artists and craftsmen. It's called creative re-use, or up-cycling. Tennessee Crossroads introduces us to a place in Hamphsire, TN called Copperhead Creek Carpentry & Studio where old pieces of wood and furniture are re-imagined and made into one of a kind art pieces. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.


Pinewood Kitchen & Mercantile on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Pinewood Kitchen & Mercantile

Nunnelly, TN

Tennessee Crossroads found an old country store in the middle of Hickman County Tennessee where there’s a fresh, new approach to serving up some good old country cooking. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.


Raymond Proctor - Artist on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Raymond Proctor – Artist

Joelton, TN

Construction crews are working overtime all over Tennessee as new buildings change the skylines of our cities and the landscapes of our countryside. Sometimes this progress destroys irreplaceable pieces of history made of bricks and steel. Raymond Proctor decided he would do something about that by drawing pictures of buildings threatened with demolition. Tennessee Crossroads went to Joelton, TN to meet the artist who has been documenting doomed buildings since the 1950's. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.