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Review: Big Freedia at the Cannery Ballroom
Sep. 30, 2019—Certain cultural artifacts help to define the customs of a community — language, painting, cooking, song, and dance. But of all these emblems, music is perhaps the most accessible. An artform that bypasses physical boundary and communicates through sound. They say the best way to get familiar with a culture is to immerse yourself in...
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.
International Lens Film Series
Sep. 30, 2019—It only took me until my third year at Vanderbilt to finally take advantage of the Cinema & Media Arts departments International Lens Film Series. Every month throughout the school year iLENS presents weekly films with a global perspective in Vanderbilt’s Sarratt Cinema at 7:30 p.m. I had the distinct pleasure of watching “The Last Black...
Global Climate Strike in Nashville, TN
Sep. 30, 2019—Last Friday, some 250 Nashvillians, including students from Vanderbilt and local high schools, joined an estimated 4 million people from 163 countries across the world for the Global Climate Strike. They gathered on the steps of the Tennessee Capitol and in the Public Square to call for more urgent government action and policy change on...
Food: The Great Unifier by Sam Stollenwerck
Sep. 17, 2018—I have always been fascinated by other cultures, religions, and political beliefs, as each of these human constructs play a fundamental role in our day to day lives. Often times, we segregate ourselves based upon the groups we identify with, yet even through this separation, we are able to join together amicably through unifying practices...
CURB SCHOLARS 2018 FALL RETREAT | FIRST MEETING
Sep. 3, 2018—Riddle me this: Who’s learning project building skills, gaining techniques for community and personal development, and embracing their roles as student leaders? Why, it’s the Curb Scholars! A new year has begun, and so has work on developing a project based on this year’s theme of Activist WorldBuilding. But first, the Opening Retreat! During the...
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.