Recent Crossroads Clips
Wayne Harris – Woodworker
Russellville, KY
November 10, 2011
Some of us are lucky enough to find something we really enjoy doing when we're children, something we can do throughout our lives. Wayne Harris is one of those lucky people who has worked with wood all of his life. Now that he's retired, he has even more time to create. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Wayne Harris - Woodworker.
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Chris Mosey – Glass Blower
Chattanooga, TN
November 03, 2011
Man has been making glass for about 3500 years but natural glass has been around forever. But, it takes talent and creativity to transform it into beautiful works of art.Tennessee Crossroads found a man in Chattanooga, TN who’s accepted the challenge and shares his glassblowing process with others.
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Murfreesboro Art League
Murfreesboro, TN
October 27, 2011
In the mid 60s, Clarice Nelson wanted to make friends. She figured the best way to do it was to start a club for artists and ask folks to join, and that club became the Murfreesboro Art League in Murfreesboro, TN and it is still going strong today. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
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The Fontanel Mansion
Nashville, TN
October 27, 2011
It's not a good idea to simply drop in on your favorite star, but Tennessee Crossroads visited a place where all of us have an invitation to come by and take a look. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the one-time home of country music star Barbara Mandrell in White's Creek, TN, just outside Nashville called The Fontanel Mansion.
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The Jerky Man
Dickson, TN
October 20, 2011
If you live any where around Dickson, TN you might go in search of the Jerky Man. Tennessee Crossroads found him selling his homemade Jerky on the side of the road. Kenny Benttley makes life enjoyable for people he not only provides Jerky for, but also entertains them with a few good stories along the way. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Cyclemo’s Motorcycle Museum
Red Boiling Springs, TN
September 29, 2011
The image of motorcyclists in America has ranged from danger-seeking outlaws to weekend recreational riders. But the history of American motorcycles is more intriguing than ever., especially to a rider, history buff, and proud owner of Cyclemo's in Red Boiling Springs, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Cyclemo's Motorcycle Museum.
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Slack Jack Guitars
Jonesborough, TN
September 29, 2011
Some great musicians learned to make music on instruments they made themselves. If you look around, you can find lots of things which can be made to make music: washboards, cans, boxes. Which brings me to Travis Woodall of Jonesborough, TN who makes his guitars out of material you don't find at a music store, and still turns out instruments that sound good enough to be prized by professionals. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Slack Jack Guitars.
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Judi Moenck – Bead Weaver
Fairfield Glade, TN
September 22, 2011
What do you plan to do with your time once you retire? Sometime we make a plan and it goes in a slightly different direction that's what happened to Judi Moenck. Judi's big ideas ended being tiny ideas. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Judi Moenck - Bead Weaver.
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David Rivers Neon Art
Bon Aqua, TN
September 01, 2011
The neon sign was one of the best visual objects in our country’s history for giving us a sense of finding that special place on the road. Today, High Def TV and huge electronic billboards have pulled the plug on neon signs but as Tennessee Crossroads discovered, there’s a family in Dickson, TN who’s not going to let anyone turn off the switch to this nostalgic art form.