Recent Crossroads Clips
Arezzo’s Italian Restaurant
Winchester, TN
September 20, 2012
You know you'll find some of the most beautiful town squares in the country right here in Tennessee. They offer shopping, entertainment, and best of all, wonderful dining destinations. And, if you're looking for Italian, you don't need a passport or air fare to the old country. Just make your way to the historic town square in Winchester, TN.
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Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre
Nashville, TN
September 13, 2012
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.
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Belmont Mansion
Nashville, TN
September 13, 2012
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.
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The Middle Tennessee Model Railroaders
Nolensville, TN
August 23, 2012
America's fascination with model trains as a hobby dates back to the early 1930's. Primarily, the hobby focuses on the creative process of building and maintaining a train layout. For a group of guys in Nolensville TN their love of the hobby inspired them to build one of the largest layouts in the southeast. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about The Middle Tennessee Model Railroaders.
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Hockaday Handmade Brooms
Selmer, TN
August 23, 2012
In semi-celebration of our 25th anniversary, we've been dusting off stories from the Tennessee Crossroads archives to relive, and here's one Al Voecks put together back in 1988. It's all about a family in West Tennessee who gets swept away carrying on a century-old tradition of making old-fashioned brooms. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Hockaday Handmade Brooms.
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Sally Lane’s Candy Farm
Paris, TN
August 16, 2012
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.
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Thomas Maupin – Buck Dancer
Murfreesboro, TN
August 16, 2012
What defines the heritage of our state could be a building, a ballad or maybe a battlefield. Sometimes heritage is represented by a well-worn pair of dancing shoes. Tennessee Crossroads went to Murfreesboro, TN to meet the man who wears those shoes, Thomas Maupin, a world renown buck dancer and a true Tennessee treasure. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Artwork at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Memphis, TN
August 02, 2012
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.
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Tommy George Banjos
Somerville, TN
August 02, 2012
You know in our travels across the state we've met quite a few folks with passions for making guitars and fiddles and other musical instruments, but we haven't found a banjo maker until Tennessee Crossroads visited a craftsman in Sommerville, TN who not only makes them but is carrying on the art of banjo making with style. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Tommy George Banjos.
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Ace High Ballooning
Franklin, TN
July 19, 2012
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.