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June 4, 2025
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Rutherford Arts
RAA Happenings, June Edition

In our June Happenings, our Exec Director Jeff Lysyczyn shares thoughts on his first year with the RAA (happy work anniversary, Jeff!). Plus we’ve got PLENTY of summer creative events for you and your friends and family!

RAA Happenings, June Edition
May 31, 2025
lit-news
Taffeta Chime
Literary Ways to Fill Summer Break!

If you’ve got kids this summer, here are some events and places to take them to keep them bookish this June! Plus other reading and writing events for all ages!

Literary Ways to Fill Summer Break!
May 26, 2025
arts-advocacy
Mai Hamric
What Is a Teaching Artist—And Why Should You ...

Learn more about the people doing the work at the intersection of creativity and community: teaching artists. How can we better support their work?

What Is a Teaching Artist—And Why Should You Know One?
May 19, 2025
arts-advocacy
Mai Hamric
Why the Arts Matter—And How to Make the Case to ...

When it comes to explaining why the arts matter—especially to those who may not immediately see their value—it can be challenging to find the right words. Here are some ideas to help!

Why the Arts Matter—And How to Make the Case to Others
May 12, 2025
arts-advocacy
Mai Hamric
What Does It Really Mean to Be an Arts Advocate?

Whether you’re a teacher, parent, artist, business owner, student, or simply someone who loves live music or murals—you already have tools that make you an advocate. The key is recognizing them, and then using them with intention.

What Does It Really Mean to Be an Arts Advocate?
Rutherford Arts
May 14, 2022
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Submit to ART IS, the exhibition, by June 17

Rutherford Arts
May 14, 2022
call-for-artists
Submit to ART IS, the exhibition, by June 17

From the Mundane to the Extraordinary, ART IS…the theme of this upcoming show! What is art to you? Submit by June 17.

Poem Bokoles
May 6, 2022
theatre-news

Theatre News, May 2022

Poem Bokoles
May 6, 2022
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Theatre News, May 2022

Poem Bokoles shares local May theatre news.

Kory Wells
April 28, 2022

Party of Twelve Featured on Murfreesboro City TV's Newsbreak

Kory Wells
April 28, 2022
Party of Twelve Featured on Murfreesboro City TV's Newsbreak

The engaging premiere of Party of Twelve by Mary Donnet Johnson is over, but our friends with the City of Murfreesboro are helping us remember this special event in this edition of the city’s program “Newsbreak.”

Tagged: Leading Ladies

Taylor Gentry
April 2, 2022
theatre-news

Theatre Blog: April 2022

Taylor Gentry
April 2, 2022
theatre-news
Theatre Blog: April 2022

Taylor Gentry shares local theatre news for April.

Rutherford Arts
March 14, 2022

New series on Murfreesboro City TV celebrates "leading ladies" of local history

Rutherford Arts
March 14, 2022
New series on Murfreesboro City TV celebrates "leading ladies" of local history

The Leading Ladies of Rutherford County History project has launched a new video series in partnership with Murfreesboro City TV.

Tagged: Leading Ladies

Taylor Gentry
March 4, 2022
theatre-news

Theatre Blog: March 2022

Taylor Gentry
March 4, 2022
theatre-news
Theatre Blog: March 2022

Taylor Gentry shares March local theatre news.

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