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"It's a collection of short stories, mostly about all kinds of love — from romantic love to sibling love to passionate love to love between coworkers." Author Lily King discusses FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER w/host J.T. Ellison on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS. #keepreading
Learn more at: https://www.awordonwords.org/
Tonight on NPT: Another entertaining episode of Tennessee Crossroads airs at 7! And that's a great reason to #SupportNPT during The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's #BigPayback!
Donate to NPT and other nonprofits during this 24-hour online giving campaign to help us all continue our work in our community. https://www.thebigpayback.org/npt
Wow! So far The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's Big Payback has raised more than $1.5 million! Please continue to generously support Middle Tennessee's nonprofits, including NPT. #bigpayback
https://www.thebigpayback.org/npt
Friend of NPT Les Kerr is one of the performers at the Big Payback Kickoff event in Bellevue! #SupportNPT and other #MiddleTennessee nonprofits during the The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s annual online giving event.
https://www.thebigpayback.org/npt
Happy 130th anniversary, Ryman Auditorium! The first concert at the Mother Church took place on May 4, 1892. 🎙
Here's a 🎁 from our archive: A clip of country stars reminiscing about their experiences on the magical stage.
#Ryman130 #CountryMusicNPT
https://www.wnpt.org/country-music/places/ryman/
The Ryman is the definitive "Mother Church" of country music and American musical history.
May the 4th be with you...
as you reach deep, deep into your pockets
to #SupportNPT and other nonprofits
not long from now
in a galaxy close, close by –
in fact, right here in Middle Tennessee.
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee's The Big Payback starts today at 6 p.m. #bigpayback
https://www.thebigpayback.org/npt
Tonight on NPT: Dam! Flood in the Desert on American Experience | PBS at 8 p.m. covers the collapse of the St. Francis Dam in 1928.
https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-flood-desert/
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Need more drama in your life? Here it is. NPT's early access screening of Downton Abbey : A New Era! Join us May 19 at the AMC Bellevue 12.
Your 🎟 helps #SupportNPT and includes 🍿🥤!
Purchase at https://npt-downtonfilm.eventbrite.com/
Hey, neighbor! Well, Nashville Soccer Club, that was fun! ⚽️ 🥅 🏟
We were all saddened to hear of the loss of The Judds' Naomi Judd this weekend.
In this March 1994 NPT | A WORD ON WORDS interview, Naomi Judd discusses her book LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE with John Seigenthaler.
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
https://www.pbs.org/video/naomi-judd-cf2wfo/
Naomi Judd discusses her life and book LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS.
Just one more "Call the Midwife" episode left this season! Here's Vanderbilt School of Nursing midwife Kate Virostko's recap of #MidwifePBS Season 11, Episode 7.
Stream the whole season if you need to catch up. Watch the finale now with NPT Passport.
https://blogs.wnpt.org/mediaupdate/2022/05/02/ctm-11-7/
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing midwife Kate Virostko recaps "Call the Midwife" Season 11, Episode 7.
Tonight on NPT: the International Jazz Day concert airs at 9. Michael Douglas hosts, performers include Herbie Hancock, Andra Day, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves and Marcus Miller. #JazzDay
https://www.pbs.org/video/preview-grj09t/
Jazz stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music.
Did you see the GCA Publishing story about the Antiques Roadshow l PBS Nashville production tour stop at Cheekwood?
Tickets are still available for NPT's May 9 reception with #AntiquesRoadshow producers and appraisers at Center 615. https://www.wnpt.org/events/
https://www.gcanews.com/antiques-roadshow-visits-nashville-on-may-10/
“Shalini is looking for any clues she can find to the life of her mother, which always was mysterious to her even up to the end of her mother’s life. What she knows for a fact is that her mother was happiest when she was around this man who use to visit their home in Bangalore when Shalini was a child.” Novelist Madhuri Vijay about THE FAR FIELD with Alka Joshi on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS. #keepreading
Read the full transcript at https://awordonwords.org/the-far-field-madhuri-vijay/
NPT’s zine workshop yesterday with Hatch Show Print and Ms. Ovbiebo’s 5th grade social studies students at Metro Nashville Public Schools' Margaret Allen Middle School. The project was funded by our #BenjaminFranklinPBS grant and acknowledges Franklin’s start as a printer as well as Nashville’s history as a printing center. Fun times!
#ThinkWednesday on NPT: Portugal's Wild Side on Nature | PBS at 7.
https://www.pbs.org/video/about-portugal-wild-land-edge/
Discover the wildlife and landscapes of Portugal, from its forests to coasts.
What a gorgeous spring day! Perfect for entering NPT's A WORD ON WORDS spring giveaway of
HER DARK LIES by J.T. Ellison
THE HENNA ARTIST by Alka Joshi
I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK by Mary Laura Philpott
#keepreading and keep watching for new episodes!
https://www.wnpt.org/events/books/
Tonight on NPT – We Remember: Songs of Survivors airs at 7 p.m.
https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer-vpbc9h/
Learn the stories of Holocaust survivors as songwriters turn them into original songs.
NPT is hosting a free virtual screening of #AgingMatters: Disparities & Health Equity tomorrow (Weds.) at noon.
RSVP/join here: https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/l5jvy
NPT's Meet-and-Greet with #AntiquesRoadshow producers and appraisals is only two weeks away! Do you have your ticket? Join us Monday, May 9, at Center 615.
Enjoy two episodes of Antiques Roadshow l PBS tonight at 7 and 8!
Tickets: https://www.wnpt.org/events/
Here we go, another #MidwifePBS recap blog to start the week! Vanderbilt School of Nursing midwife Hannah Diaz recaps "Call the Midwife" Season 11, Episode 6.
https://blogs.wnpt.org/mediaupdate/2022/04/25/ctm-11-6/
Tonight on NPT: #MidwifePBS at 7, then The Season 2 finale of #SanditonPBS airs at 8.
Before We Die Season 1 concludes at 9 p.m. (watch Season 2 now with NPTPassport).
https://www.pbs.org/video/preview-3loqsp/
On the season finale, will any of our heroines get their happily ever after?
LeXander Bryant is a multimedia artist based in Nashville, Tenn., who tells stories of overlooked communities through photography, film, sculptures and mixed-media work. The themes of family, economic struggle, community, and religion are just a few of the many poignant messages woven into "Forget Me Nots," his first solo gallery show, on view at the Frist Art Museum. He discusses his work in this NPT #ArtsBreak.
Tonight on NPT: An 🌍 Day special. The Trick, a drama based on a 2009 climate science scandal, airs at 9 p.m. Or watch anytime through May 6.
https://www.pbs.org/video/trailer/
Explore the 2009 Climategate scandal, when media undermined the science of climate change.
"In this story I wanted a young descendant, a Black descendant of Monticello, and have her grappling with how she feels about her enslaved ancestors in the past. How she feels about her founding father great-great-great-great-grandfather; how she feels about that space." Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Author discusses MY MONTICELLO with host Alka Joshi on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS. #keepreading
Learn more at https://awordonwords.org/
The new – and recently improved – Tennessee Crossroads Map is back! Explore the eateries, meet the artisans, visit the sites featured on the show! Be sure to tag us when you have an adventure based on the map.
Watch Tennessee Crossroads tonight at 7 on NPT – or anytime online!
https://tennesseecrossroads.org/map/
Find your next Tennessee adventure with our Tennessee Crossroads travel map. Explore destinations and plan a road-trip or weekend getaway.
#ThinkWednesday on NPT: Shows in honor of 🌍 Day. Changing Planet at 7 p.m., Earth Emergency at 9. A Wild Idea, a documentary about the Adirondack Park, follows at 10.
http://ow.ly/V4nl50IO174
Join Dr. M. Sanjayan for an environmental health check of Earth’s vulnerable habitats.
Downton. Abbey. We are thrilled to announce an early access screening of DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA! Join us Thursday, May 19, at AMC Bellevue 12 to see the film before everyone else – and #SupportNPT.
Tickets: https://www.wnpt.org/events/
NPT's A WORD ON WORD Spring Giveaway starts today! Enter for a chance to win books by hosts Alka Joshi, J.T. Ellison and former host Mary Laura Philpott. The contest runs through May 16. #keepreading
THE HENNA ARTIST by Alka Joshi
HER DARK LIES by J.T. Ellison
I MISS YOU WHEN I BLINK by Mary Laura Philpott
https://www.wnpt.org/events/books/
Good morning, Sunshine! Enjoy the latest #MidwifePBS recap blog written by Vanderbilt School of Nursing midwife Kate Virostko.
https://blogs.wnpt.org/mediaupdate/2022/04/18/ctm-11-5/
Tonight on NPT: #MidwifePBS and #SanditonPBS at 7 and 8. Enjoy – and read the Vanderbilt School of Nursing midwives recap blog Monday morning!
"I decided to start making this list of happy-making things: things that I loved. It was everything from Eudora Welty's ONE WRITER'S BEGINNINGS, to a gray muzzled dog with kind eyes, to fat goldfish, or a really good burger — just things that ... brought me joy."
Todd Doughty discusses LITTLE PIECES OF HOPE with host J.T. Ellison on NPT's A WORD ON WORDS. #keepreading
Learn more at: https://awordonwords.org/
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