April 20, 1997 was not a good day for David Cheatham. That was the day his house burned to the ground. He remembers it like it was yesterday. Dropping his two boys, Duncan, 1, and Cameron, 4, from the second-story window into the arms of their mother and then taking the leap himself are…
What makes a good screenplay? A lot of books have been written by a lot of very good writers and producers trying to define exactly the formula for a good screenplay. Workshops and university writing programs around the world endeavor to teach their screenwriting students the secret that will make their every screenplay not…
Richard Greathouse is a 24-year-old Nashville native. Currently, he resides in Florence, Italy, where he is enrolled at the Florence Academy of Art. Studying in Italy has been an enlightening experience for Greathouse both personally and professionally. The young artist traveled to the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance to further his art education. His…
Early December sees the announcement of Grammy nominees each year. This month, The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band featuring Nashville guitarist Rick Vito received a Grammy nod for Blue Again in the category of Best Traditional Blues Album. Rick Vito’s recording and performing résumé is as good as it gets. He has done session work with…
“If you build it they will come.” This must have been the idea that Jeanie Nelson of the Land Trust for Tennessee had when she asked Beth Alexander and Brooks Mathews to chair the 9th Annual Blue Moon event. What a crowd, what a night! The setting was the Farm at Glen Leven on Franklin…
Elizabeth Brandon’s
Heirloom Peonies and Yellow Rose
by Carolyn Kendall, owner of Alcott Interiors
In my 20 years working as an interior designer, I’ve often been in search of special artwork for my clients. Recently I have been able to place a very special piece by Elizabeth Brandon, which passes the test of time.…
Steelcraft Pressed-steel Toy Milk Truck, circa 1930
The Murray Ohio Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in 1919 to supply fenders, gas tanks, running boards and other parts for America’s fast-growing automobile industry. In 1923, Murray expanded its product line to include Steelcraft Wheel Goods, a line of pressed-steel toy cars for children.…
What characteristic do you most like about yourself?
Consistency, the routines that I have been able to establish in my life, with the help of others, of course.
And what do you like least?
That I can’t become invisible.
What was the last book you read?
The Last Night of the Earth Poems by…
I Had a Dream
By Nevin Compton Trammell
I had a dream
that some force picked me up
and
put me down
in some new
and different town
that I had never seen before
with small shops
and church towers with clocks
that told different times
and bells
that all chimed in rhymes
And
…
An interview with BRT founding artistic director Jamey Green
You hear about it all the time. The shy, reserved, almost invisible artist climbs from his lair, hungry and propelled by new relationships, to launch himself, suddenly and undeniably, upon an eager world. When Jamey Green got together in the ‘90s with Joe Correl and…
