No other city in the world celebrates the six-string like Nashville, Tennessee. On every street corner, dive bar stage or Music Row writers’ room, somebody is plunking out a tune. Because of its sound, size, and portability, the guitar has inspired both professional musicians and casual players. Here in Music City, we have access…
Stephen O. Sumney’s
A Deeper Understanding of Nothing Tastes Like Everything Else
by John Scarpati, Photographer
Pretty early on, I was hitting lots of openings around Southern California. I always enjoyed being part of that scene, and it was a great source of inspiration. But the idea of actually owning any of the work…
What characteristic do you most like about yourself?
My ability to focus on a goal and go for it.
And what do you like least?
I’m not very patient, but I am getting better. I worry a lot too. I worry about everything.
What was the last book you read?…
I wear many hats at Nashville Arts Magazine…so many you might say I collect them. My many jobs include getting to help with editorial decisions, subscriptions, distribution, writing, advertising, and all web-related aspects of the magazine. I find myself thriving in this atmosphere that allows me to have a creative outlet as…
Bill Steber clearly remembers the pivotal moment in 1992 that fueled his obsession with documenting the disappearing culture of the Delta and northeast Mississippi’s hill country.
Steber, then a photojournalist, was assigned to shoot a travel story in Mississippi. On the return home via Highway 61, he visited James “Son” Thomas, a blues musician…
Students Share Larger-than-Life Aspirations
At Ensworth High School, the arts curriculum is based on a foundation of understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment. An environment of open creativity and respect for the arts, students say, allows Ensworth students to find their passions and provides an atmosphere where students feel comfortable pursuing their dreams.
Musician Calvin Settles II,…
03.1.2010 | MUSIC, NEWS, PEOPLE, PERFORMING, PHOTOGRAPHY, THEATER, VISUAL ART
What a class act—Giuseppe Verdi’s famed Italian opera Rigoletto was the theme of this year’s La Bella Notte, Nashville Opera’s most popular fundraiser. The black-tie event was held at Loew’s Vanderbilt Hotel, which set the mood for a beautiful evening with lovely patrons, including the chairs Laura Bearden and Laura Niewold.
The highlight of…
Marshall Chapman
What characteristic do you most like about yourself?
My honesty. My attraction to things that scare me. You know…like getting up in front of people and doing anything! (laughs)
And what do you like least?
My impatience. Sometimes I forget why time exists—so everything doesn’t happen at once!
What was…
Stacey Irvin likes to be right in the middle of the action. Like most professional photographers, Irvin is a keen observer, but she also “wants to be more of a participant.” The Texas native and Vanderbilt graduate has been infatuated with photography since she was just 14 years old. Irvin claims that her eye…
America’s back roads, littered with colorful characters and towns that the poet of the common man Merle Haggard once deemed “the forgotten” people and places, have served as a seedbed of inspiration for artist Marty Stuart on many a heartland journey. With the breakneck speed at which the world is changing,…
