KURDS IN NASHVILLE PROTEST THE TURKISH INVASION OF IRAQI KURDISTAN

By Will Pedigo
Photos by Erin McInnis
Nashville’s Kurds are a significant part of the Kurdish Diaspora, and for some, the community here represents the Kurdish capital of North America. Several events in the past week have kept these Nashvillians riveted to television and internet news reports (nearly everyone in Nashville’s Kurdish community has satellite TV and [...]

Won’t You Wear a Sweater Day

In honor of what would have been Mister Rogers’ 80th birthday on March 20, 2008, Mr. McFeely – aka David Newell, the public relations director for Family Communications, Inc. (the nonprofit company founded in 1971 by Fred Rogers) — has a special request.
“We’re asking everyone (including members of the media) everywhere [...]

THE POWER OF PETE SEEGER TONIGHT ON NPT

In Todd Haynes’ wildy inventive 2007 film I’m Not There (winner of the inaugural Robert Altman Award at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards), a character based on Pete Seeger attempts to take an axe to the sound cables at the Newport Folk Festival during the loud, distorted electric performance of a character based on Bob [...]

SHARE YOUR STORY WITH HISTORY DETECTIVES

History Detectives is beginning production on its sixth season, set to premiere this June, and the producers are eager to hear from you. They want to know about mysterious objects or family legends you’d like the team to investigate.
Contact them if you think you have an object that may have played a staring role, or [...]

PETER AND THE WOLF COMES TO NPT

There was much to be excited about at last night’s Academy Awards, with several thrilling and surprising wins, including Tilda Swinton’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar and Marion Cottilard’s nod for Best Actress. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s win for Best Original Song (“Falling Slowly” from the beautiful film Once) was particularly moving. If you [...]

R.E.M. TO TAPE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

R.E.M. will make its first-ever appearance on the acclaimed long-running PBS show AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, which airs Saturday nights at 10:00 CT on NPT. The concert taping will take place on March 13 during this year’s annual SXSW Music Conference. It will also be the first taping of the 34th season of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, [...]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AT BELMONT

Been enjoying THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN on NPT? Why not take in a new theatrical adaptation of one of Austen’s most beloved novels? The Belmont University Theatre and Dance Department presents “Pride and Prejudice,” a new adaptation by Jim Jory in the Troutt Theatre. According to the play’s description, “all of the wit and [...]

IMAGINE HAVING TO WORK WITH HIM

I remember vividly, about a year ago, going into the kitchen during a pledge night, and Miguel Otero was in a frenzy (a calm frenzy, if there’s such a thing), getting ready for the phone bank volunteers, setting food out on the table and baking cookies. The smell of fresh-baked cookies is irresistible, of course, [...]

TONIGHT! WATCH AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE WITH JULIANNE HOUGH AND DR. MING WANG

If you’re a fan of “Dancing with the Stars” and love ballroom dancing, Nashville’s Dr. Ming Wang is inviting you to join him and “Dancing” star Julianne Hough for a viewing party of the new PBS program AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE, airing on NPT-Channel 8 beginning tonight at 7:00 p.m. and continuing for the next four [...]

OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AT THE SALAHADEEN CENTER

By Will Pedigo
On January 31st 2008, Vanderbilt University hosted a panel discussion led by trial judges from the Iraqi High Tribunal. It was a big deal for Nashville. The Iraqi High Tribunal was created by the Iraqi Governing Council in 2003 to provide justice for the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein’s regime. [...]