Elyse Luray of PBS’s History Detectives will give a presentation on collecting art and antiques on Wed., Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Belmont University’s Massey Concert Hall. Luray’s visit comes in conjunction with the opening reception for The American Experience: Art and Decorative Arts from the Collections of Belmont University Alumni, a collection that [...]
Belmont University has announced that three-time Grammy Award winner and Belmont alumna Trisha Yearwood will serve as host for the 2009 Christmas at Belmont performance at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The program will air on Nashville Public Television and PBS stations nationwide, on December 23 (check local listings). Christmas at Belmont, a production of NPT [...]
Updated at 3:47 p.m. with panelist info. Tuesday night’s Town Hall Debate at Belmont University is providing us plenty of opportunities to bring you great election-issue special programming. As previously posted, John Seigenthaler hosts THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENT at 7:00 p.m. before our broadcast of the debate. After the debate at 11:00 p.m., we’ll [...]
Celebrated documentarian Ken Burns appeared at Jack C. Massey Hall at Belmont University on Monday night, but he didn’t come alone. He brought with him Abraham Lincoln (his bet for the nation’s greatest president), Mark Twain (“he never wrote a bad word”), Walt Whitman and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Joining him on the stage were the [...]
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 romance [...]
Finally out of the post-Thanksgiving stupor enough to get back to posting. So we’re all up to speed, here’s a quick rundown of what’s coming up TV and event-wise through the end of the year. This Sunday, December 2 at 7:00 p.m. is the broadcast premiere of our new documentary NASHVILLE WWII STORIES. Produced by [...]
The eyes of the nation will soon be on Nashville, its stunning Symphony Center, its world-class school of music and one of its favorite daughters. In case you missed the announcement last week, Belmont University graduate (’99) and American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle will host the 2007 Christmas at Belmont concert, a production of Nashville [...]