Nashville, TN
In the hands of Nashville artist Johnny Padgett, a rock can be a canvass on which messages of hope and joy are created. Tennessee Crossroads met Rock Artist - Johnny Padgett, a man who admits he has a thing for rocks as an art medium. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Knoxville, TN
When you pass by a fender-bender, chances are you take a look at the drivers sanding by the road talking to a police officer and think something like, "Sorry for those folks, but glad it's not me." What you almost certainly would not think is, "That's a work of art." Most people don't think that way, but then Raluca (ray-looka) Iancu (yan-koo) is not most people as Rob Wilds found out when he visited her art studio in Knoxville, TN.
Portland, TN
Maybe it's more of a guy thing, but for many kids, young and old, cars and car culture hold a special fascination. Tthat often includes the hot rod shops and old service stations associated with cars. Tennessee Crossroads met a craftsman in Portland, TN who never got over his obsession with recreating that car world in miniature proportions. Join us Nashville Public Television to find out more about Andy's Dioramas.
Dunlap, TN
Whole ways of life have disappeared without a trace they ever even existed. That might have happened in the town of Dunlap, TN near Chattanooga, TN if some of the people there hadn't gotten together to make sure a big part of their past was preserved. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about The Coke Museum in Dunlap.
Franklin, TN
Across the country, kids have been participating in this sport for years, you might have even tried it out, but Tennessee Crossroads showed us that for some kids this sport isn't just for the school yard. So we thought she should introduce us to the seemingly simple art of Rope Skipping. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Hot Shots Jump Rope Team in Franklin, TN.
Knoxville, TN
Laura Faber visits a deli that’s near and dear to the heart of many Tennessee Vols fans.
Chattanooga, TN
Laura Faber tours a Chattanooga park full of international art.
Nashville, TN
Laura Faber learns how a curious sport called curling came to Nashville.
Nashville, TN
Joe Elmore explores a 111-year-old family stringed instrument business
