2017-2018 AY
Review: Todrick Hall
Nov. 14, 2019—Whether you know him from his star-making turn on American idol, his viral YouTube musicals, any number of his Broadway productions, or his role as one of the head choreographers on Drag Race, Todrick Hall, is a consummate performer. And his high-kicking theatrics were on full display last night at The Cowan, where Hall and a...
Nashville Review & Third Man Books Poetry Reading
Nov. 14, 2019—Looking for some words to ward off this spell of early winter? This Sunday, Third Man Books and Nashville Review will be co-hosting a joint poetry reading at the Nashville Third Man Records shop on 7th Ave. The collaboration between NR, which is run by the writers at Vanderbilt’s MFA program, and the literary arm...
Review: Salon@615 featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nov. 7, 2019—It was a meeting of the minds yesterday in Nashville, thanks to the Salon@615 author series. Internationally acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat down with Nashville Native and Vanderbilt alumna Tiana Clark, to discuss his latest book, and first novel, The Water Dancer. It was a packed crowd at TPAC’s James K. Polk theater as audience members looked on with...
Don’t Miss the “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism,” Exhibit Up through Sept. 2.
Sep. 30, 2019—This weekend marks your last chance to see the Frist’s comprehensive exhibition “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism,” up through Sept. 2. The exhibition, which includes more than 150 works by Frida, Diego, and their contemporaries and followers from the private collection of Jacques and Natasha Gelman, presents a unique opportunity in the U.S.,...
Review: North Nashville Murals Exhibit at the Frist
Sep. 30, 2019— Nashville’s myriad murals often tell pieces of the story of the city’s rapid transformation—tourists wait in line to snap selfies within the angel wings in the Gulch, and the “I Believe in Nashville” mural in 12 South has become an icon of the new development in that area. Meanwhile, artists in historically black North...
Introduction to the 2019-2020 Curb Writing Fellows
Sep. 30, 2019—In addition to pursuing their projects at the Curb Center, our Creative Writing Fellows are active in Nashville’s arts community.
Nuance Comes Slowly by Jackson Mejia
Oct. 2, 2017—It seems that whenever I chance a footfall in nature, I need an acclimation period. This probably holds true for many urban residents, but I know that I cannot simply saunter into one of the earth’s few remaining sanctuaries for the natural and expect to maintain the same attitudes and assumptions as my cosmopolitan self....
Curb Scholars 2017 Fall Retreat
Sep. 6, 2017—A new year has arrived, and to kick it off the Curb Scholars came together for the opening retreat. It was week filled with exploring, writing, hiking, improvising, and, most importantly, getting to know one another. On Tuesday, the new Scholars honed their improv skills with Heather Lefkowitz, wrote poems and creative bios with Minton...
Austin Channell: Summer Internship at Evamere Entertainment in NYC
Aug. 3, 2017—Since Memorial Day weekend, I have been interning with Evamere Entertainment, a film and theater production company in New York City.