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.
Nashville, TN
Hurricane Katrina caused hundreds of people to flee New Orleans, LA and the gulf coast. Many of those displaced settled in Tennessee. One woman who fled the storm decided Nashville would be a wonderful place to continue her artwork. Tennessee Crossroads shows us this artist is starting over in Music City with her husband, her son and her shoes. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Melanie Guion - Shoe Artist.
Nashville, TN
When you where growing up did you think math & science were fun? Even if you did, you might have hidden that fact from your friends, afraid of being though of as not hip or cool. Things have changed, and now nerds can be as popular on campus as any sports star. On Tennessee Crossroads we found out when he met members of the "first" team of Nashville's Stratford Magnet Stem High School Sparta Bots. Join us Nashville Public Television to find out more.
Nashville, TN
One of the things you probably had to have when you first started school was a brand new package of crayons. Maybe you remember the vivid colors, the feel, even the smell of those crayons when you opened the box. Herb Williams certainly does and he's reminded of those things every day. Tennessee Crossroads visited this Nashville artist uses crayons in an unusual way to create equally unusual pieces. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Pay a visit to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN. Tennessee Crossroads did just that and he found out there is more than one way to design a car. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about rare European cars.
Nashville, TN
When I mention the songs "California Dreamin", "Suspicious Minds" or Stand by Your Man", you can probably spout off the singer's name. But do you know who "played" on those songs? The musicians are often the unsung heroes of the music industry yet we wouldn't have music if it wasn't for those who play the instruments. Tammi Arender discovered a museum in downtown Nashville, TN which pays homage to those who've recorded some of the most famous songs in history, at a time when it was more about talent than technology. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Joe Elmore visits the famous Hatch Show Print in downtown Nashville in 1998. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Nashville, TN
Tennessee Crossroads met a lady who has cooked up a fun way to teach art to kids. It's messy, but you get to eat your mistakes. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Enchanted Gingerbread, in Nashville, TN..
Nashville, TN
When you plant a seed, you sometimes get more than you thought you would. That's what happened to the Nashvillians who decided to help women who had had very hard lives. They started with five women in Nashville, TN. Now their efforts have extended to the other side of the world. Rob Wilds recently met the women of Nashville's Magdelene House.
Nashville, TN
Lots of restaurants have good food, but for a restaurant to have generations of loyal customers who keep coming back, it has to have something more. For more than five decades, Wendell Smith's restaurant in Nashville, TN has been packed with people who love the food and the place. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Wendell Smith's Restaurant.
Franklin, TN
The Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville, TN showcases some talented Tennessee artists in their galleries year round. Tennessee Crossroads paid a visit there and discovered you don't need a traditional canvas to create some amazing, award-winning works of art. Join Nashville Public Television to find out more.
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