Archive for December, 2009

David Cheatham | The Unlikely Collector

David Cheatham | The Unlikely Collector

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…

12.31.2009 | SPOTLIGHT

Film & Television | Writing the Perfect Script

Film & Television | Writing the Perfect Script

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…

12.31.2009 | Film and TV

On the Horizon | Richard Greathouse

On the Horizon | Richard Greathouse

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…

12.31.2009 | PEOPLE, VISUAL ART

Grammy Nomination, Rick Vito

Grammy Nomination, Rick Vito

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…

12.31.2009 | NEWS, SPOTLIGHT

On The Town with Ted Clayton

On The Town with Ted Clayton

“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…

12.8.2009 | EVENTS

Soundcheck Nashville |

Soundcheck Nashville | “We’re Back” Letter

As you all know, in May of this year all of us here at Soundcheck Nashville suffered a great loss and our amazing city of Nashville suffered an even greater loss. Our building, along with the Grand Ole Opry…

12.8.2009 | NEWS

My Favorite Painting

My Favorite Painting

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…

12.7.2009 | PAINTING

Antiques | Appraise It

Antiques | Appraise It

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…

12.7.2009 | ANTIQUES

Anything Goes | Dennis Morgan

Anything Goes | Dennis Morgan

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.…

12.7.2009 | MUSIC, PEOPLE

Poetry | I Had a Dream

Poetry | I Had a Dream

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

12.7.2009 | POETRY