Recent Crossroads Clips
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.
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Joe Brown – Blacksmith 2009
Readyville, TN
October 09, 2008
In the 1700's and 1800's there were hundreds of thousands of blacksmiths throughout the country. Tennessee Crossroads traveled the back roads of Readyville, TN and found a bit of the past with a modern day twist. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Joe Brown - Blacksmith.
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Guitar Mill
Murfreesboro, TN
October 02, 2008
We talk a lot about folks who have a plan for their life, but what do you do when that plan may not work out. That's exactly what happened to Mario Martin. He lived many years with just one goal, but lucky for him and a lot of other folks like him the plan that found him is music to the ears. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Guitar Mill in Murfreesboro, TN.
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Bead Maker
Oak Ridge, TN
October 02, 2008
Oak Ridge Tennessee is a place of creation. In fact, the whole city was built to create ways to harness the heat of atomic energy. So, it's a bit ironic that an artist who is fascinated by flame lives and works in the atomic city. Tennessee Crossroads met Teresa Brittain and watched her use heat and flame to create works of art and beauty. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Teresa Brittain - Bead Maker.
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College Grove Grocery
College Grove, TN
October 02, 2008
Tennessee Crossroads' Susan Watson travels to College Grove, TN to find out what its like to retire from the corporate world and then run a small town grocery. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about College Grove Grocery.
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Foglight Food House
Walling, TN
September 25, 2008
Rock Island State Park is one of Tennessee's most pristine, natural playgrounds. A great place to go for the weekend. There's hiking, camping and communing with nature. But when dinnertime comes around there's an out-of-the-way jewel of a place that was so good. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Foglight Food House.
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Ken Gaidos – Wood Turner
Nolensville, TN
September 25, 2008
They say the best way to stay young at heart is to try new things. The man you're about to meet has found his own fountain of youth in his own backyard. Tennessee Crossroads' Susan Watson traveled to Nolensville, TN to see how ordinary wood becomes extraordinary art in the hands of Ken Gaidos.
