Author, educator and performer Javier Ávila will perform his one-man show “The Trouble with my Name” at 7 p.m., Sept. 24, in UTM’s Watkins Auditorium. Ávila’s performance is sponsored by the UTM Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, and there is no charge to attend. “The Trouble with… Continue reading Javier Ávila to perform one-man show
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Book censorship stifles creativity
Banned Books Week, a week-long event hosted by UTM, is dedicated to the freedom of reading controversial books and drawing attention to the dangers of censorship and will run through Sept. 23-28. Banned books are books that have been removed from libraries, bookstores and classrooms because of controversial content. However, before a book is banned,… Continue reading Book censorship stifles creativity
Creative Corner – Sept. 19
Daphne LaGrone is a sophomore Graphic Design major from Rutherford, Tennessee. LaGrone has always enjoyed art for a number of different reasons. “I’d say it’s the best form of self-expression and it makes the world a more open and expressive place. Plus, it’s one of the best ways of seeing how values have changed throughout… Continue reading Creative Corner – Sept. 19
Post Malone releases new album
Post Malone released his third studio album Hollywood’s Bleeding on Friday, Sept. 6. The album’s 17 songs include “Sunflower,” “Circles,” “Goodbyes,” and “Wow,” four singles previously released prior to the album. The album includes some of his softer, more heart-filled R&B styles highlighting his hardships in relationships and personal pain like his first studio album,… Continue reading Post Malone releases new album
It: Chapter 2 Review
It: Chapter 2 was released in theaters on Sept. 6, 2019. The film’s length is two hours and fifty minutes, and every minute is worth watching. The movie takes place twenty-seven years after the Losers’ Club defeats Pennywise, but the dancing clown has returned to Derry. The beginning of the movie introduces characters that you… Continue reading It: Chapter 2 Review
Iconic guitars celebrate Martin
The sixth annual Guitar as Art show, the traditional opening event of the Soybean Festival, was hosted in the Fine Arts Gallery Sunday, Sept. 1. The Guitar as Art exhibition allows creators to paint two-dimensional designs on acoustic guitars and be judged on them. The theme of this year’s Guitar as Art was “Icons of… Continue reading Iconic guitars celebrate Martin
Weakley Arts Can brings the arts to the Soybean Festival
Weakley Arts Can coordinated four events at this year’s Soybean festival: School of Rock, Magical Mural, Instrument Test Drive and Line Up & Dance. The events were hosted on Sept. 2, and altogether ran from 3 – 7 p.m. School of Rock and Line Up & Dance were hosted on the small stage by the… Continue reading Weakley Arts Can brings the arts to the Soybean Festival
Exhibit houses Appalachian children’s literature
Students and faculty can look forward to a new exhibit in the J. Houston Gordon Library, “Reading in Appalachia: Voices From Children’s Literature,” which will run through Nov. 22. The exhibit, produced by the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville, showcases scenes of folklore and everyday life in Appalachia captured through children’s stories. The exhibit… Continue reading Exhibit houses Appalachian children’s literature
Norman rocks well
Norman F—ing Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album, was released Aug. 30, 2019. NFR! has a total of 14 tracks and is deeply introspective and rather melancholic. “NFR!”, the title track, is, in Del Rey’s words, “about this guy who is such a genius artist but he thinks he’s the s— and he knows… Continue reading Norman rocks well
Music documentary comes to UTM
WUTM “The Hawk,” the campus-run radio station at UTM, and WLJT-TV, Northwest Tennessee’s local PBS affiliate, are partnering to bring a premiere preview of “Country Music,” a Ken Burns documentary on the roots, evolution and importance of the art form, to UTM’s Watkins Auditorium. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 12, and the… Continue reading Music documentary comes to UTM