Category: Arts & Culture

  • A Cello Walks Out on a Country Music Stage

    A Cello Walks Out on a Country Music Stage

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    Jim Garrett
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    I recently attended a performance at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, the newer venue built on the former Opryland park site and opened on March 16, 1974. That date marked the first Grand Ole Opry show held outside the Ryman Auditorium; the final Opry performance at the Ryman had taken place just…

  • Looking Down Monet’s Road

    Looking Down Monet’s Road

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    Jim Garrett
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    In my retirement as I have continued to allow the horizons of my interest to expand, the opportunity to visit an exhibit of Impressionist art is always welcomed and if possible pursued. Recently an Impressionist exhibit from the Dallas Museum of Art was showing at the Frist Art Museum here in Nashville. TN. So, with…

  • You Already Know How to Write a Poem

    You Already Know How to Write a Poem

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    Jim Garrett
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    Think about the last time something stopped you. A sky that went orange at the edges. A song that found you at exactly the wrong — or right — moment. The way a room feels after someone leaves it. You noticed. You felt something shift. That’s where poems begin. I decided at the start of…

  • Shakshuka as Art & Culture

    Shakshuka as Art & Culture

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    Jim Garrett
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    Shakshuka — Shakshouka — when we hear that word, many of us may awkwardly reply, “Bless you.” The word may be neither familiar or comprehensible to many of us, yet it carries a very warm and welcoming experience when invited to table. The word Shakshuka originated in North Africa and literally means “all mixed up”…