Recent Crossroads Clips
Jane Bius – Afro-Lachian Art
Morristown, TN
November 20, 2008
Jane Bius went to a yard sale a few years ago and it truly changed her life. She saw something there that brought out a side of her that she never knew existed: her artistic side. Tennessee Crossroads traveled to Morristown, TN to see what Jane can do with a gourd. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Afro-Lachian Art.
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Campbell Station Country Store & Restaurant
Culleoka, TN
November 20, 2008
There was a time when the general store was the center of every community, particularly in small towns or in the country. You'd go to the general store to get everything from blue jeans to parts for your plow to a hot meal. Most of those places have given way to chains and big-box stores, but Tennessee Crossroads visited a restaurant that started life as a general store and still has the feel of one called Campbell Station Country Store in Culleoka, TN.
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Silke’s Bakery and Cafe
Clarksville, TN
November 06, 2008
There's a cafe in Clarksville, TN that not only has art on the walls and shelves but on their plates as well. Tennessee Crossroads paid a visit to Silke's Bakery and Cafe and found true European fare and flare. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Silke's Bakery and Cafe.
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Rock Castle
Hendersonville, TN
October 30, 2008
You can learn a lot about people by visiting their homes. Tennessee Crossroads takes you on a tour of a Hendersonville, TN home, where a Samuel Donelson once resided. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Rock Castle.
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Gourd Lady at Pappy’s Picket Fence
Gainesboro, TN
October 30, 2008
Tennessee Crossroads' Tressa Bush meets a woman in Gainesboro, TN who makes everything from jewelry to pocketbooks to night lights out of gourds. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Gourd Lady at Pappy's Picket Fence.
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The Silver Caboose Restaurant
Collierville, TN
October 23, 2008
Collierville, TN is known as a "train town". Tennessee Crossroads found a restaurant that's carrying on this tradition. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about The Silver Caboose Restaurant & Soda Fountain.
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The Cotton Museum
Memphis, TN
October 23, 2008
Agriculture is still a thriving industry in Tennessee, and cotton is still a huge crop. In earlier times cotton wasn't just the livelihood of a farmer, but it was the reason Memphis, TN was on the map. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Cotton Museum.
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Thistle Farms – Magdelene House
Nashville, TN
October 16, 2008
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.