Archive for June 28th, 2010

Lauren Rolwing | Graphic Mischief

Lauren Rolwing | Graphic Mischief

In many ways, illustrator Lauren Rolwing embodies her art. Her uncluttered compositions hold an undercurrent of playfulness and whimsy beneath their intelligent designs. So it is with Rolwing: her enjoyable conversation is sprinkled with thoughtful references to the films she’s…

06.28.2010 | NEWS

Kimberly Williams-Paisley |  The Interview

Kimberly Williams-Paisley | The Interview

Famous for a smile that could light up any room, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s beauty is truly captivating in person. Down-to-earth, funny, and charismatic, she impresses with her quick wit and anecdotal stories of life on the big screen. But what…

06.28.2010 | Film and TV, PEOPLE, THEATER

Biel-Bienne | The Forgotten Master

Biel-Bienne | The Forgotten Master

Carefully tucked away on the shelves and in the darkened crannies of the international artist, Paul Harmon’s atelier lays the final estate of another artist. For over two decades Paul has been the sole caretaker and archivist of the…

06.28.2010 | PAINTING, VISUAL ART

Hidden Worlds | Metaphysical Materiality

Hidden Worlds | Metaphysical Materiality

Months ago, gallery owner Susan Tinney asked Pam Longobardi, a surfer, conservationist, and art professor, to guest-curate a multi-artist exhibition at her gallery—Metaphysical Materiality is the fruit of their labor. The show runs through the end of July and…

06.28.2010 | PAINTING, SCULPTURE, VISUAL ART

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

The Beverly Keel & Ronnie Steine Collection

Strolling the home of Beverly Keel and Ronnie Steine may not be the equivalent of reveling in the glory of the Louvre, but it is close. If ever a Nashville private residence…

06.28.2010 | DRAWING, PAINTING, PEOPLE, VISUAL ART

Nashville Children’s Theatre

Nashville Children’s Theatre

Did you know Nashville Children’s Theatre was formed in 1931 by the Junior League as an amateur theatre? Then, during the height of Nashville’s desegregation of schools, NCT was asked to consider programming during school hours so children would…

06.28.2010 | PERFORMING, THEATER

Beyond Words…

Beyond Words…

by Marshall Chapman

A week ago (June 6), I happened to be sitting in the back seat of a Ford Expedition barreling down a cobblestone highway in north central Mexico at speeds hovering around a hundred miles per hour. This…

06.28.2010 | LITERATURE, PEOPLE

So to Speak

So to Speak

by Debbie Mathis Watts

Throughout history, the beauty of words has been celebrated. From the writings of the Japanese haiku poets to the writings of Shakespeare to the popular lyrics of Lennon and McCartney, many who have expressed the beauty…

06.28.2010 | LITERATURE

Appraise It

Appraise It

American Lithographed Tin Wind-Up Character
Toy “Charlie McCarthy,” Louis Marx Toy Company, Circa 1930s

Master of innuendo and snappy comebacks, wisecracking ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy was the creation of Edgar Bergen. Slow-witted Mortimer Snerd, man-hungry spinster Effie Klinker, and Charlie…

06.28.2010 | ANTIQUES, PAINTING, VISUAL ART

Poetry | “Summer Thirst”

Poetry | “Summer Thirst”

by Gayle Hutchinson

Several times

I’ve gone to God

About our love

And what to make of it.

The response is always the same . . . let him love you!

Seems irreverently invalid,

For a…

06.28.2010 | LITERATURE, POETRY