“Pek” Gunn, Tennessee Poet Laureate

Contents“Pek” Gunn, Tennessee Poet Laureate and More“Pek” Gunn and His Memberships“Pek” Gunn – Writer“Pek” Gunn, Tennessee Poet Laureate and More Richard M Gunn was more popularly known as “Pek” Gunn. He was a folklorist and humorist, as well as the lyricist and composer of the Tennessee State Bicentennial March. “Pek” Gunn actually...

Tennessee Bicentennial Rap – State Song

ContentsA Tennessee Bicentennial RapState Bicentennial Rap – State SongTennessee State ResolutionA Tennessee Bicentennial Rap State Bicentennial Rap – State Song By Joan Hill Hanks Adopted on May 8, 1996 by the 99th General Assembly Tennessee State Resolution to designate a Tennessee Bicentennial Rap – State Song Download the RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE A Tennessee Bicentennial Rap The Tennessee...

Celebrate Cowboy Traditions in Big Bear, California

ContentsCOWBOY TRADITIONS ARE ALIVE IN BIG BEARCowboys in Big Bear LakeTalent at the Cowboy Poetry & Music GatheringThursday’s Kickoff to the EventFriday’s FestivitiesSitting under the Stars on SaturdayCOWBOY TRADITIONS ARE ALIVE IN BIG BEAR Big Bear’s Annual Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering, Celebrates Life on the Ranch Cowboys in Big Bear Lake Big Bear Lake was once a prominent cattle...

ClassBrain’s UncleSam Search

ContentsUncleSam SearchUncleSam Search For Your Site ClassBrain’s UncleSam Search is customized to only search federal government, official state sites, and education sites; along with a few customized add-ins, such as state historical societies and official state tourism sites. For those of you familiar with the old Google.com/unclesam search that was discontinued, I’ve spent hours coding a search...

The Best of Seattle Architecture

ContentsThe Experience Music Project Seattle Center Smith TowerKing Street StationChapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University – Virtual TourSeattle Central Library5th Avenue TheatreRainier TowerSeattle is home to some truly unique architecture. Whether you are interested in historic buildings that date back to the early days of the city, or modern examples built by renown architects, such as Frank Gehry,...

American History Landmarks in Massachusetts

ContentsHampton American History Landmarks in MassachusettsInteresting Items Related to MA HistoryPage Citations and Related ArticlesHampton American History Landmarks in Massachusetts Discover some of the more interesting American history landmarks in the state of Massachusetts, such as The African Meeting House, the oldest Black church edifice in the United States; the first email ever sent, the Emancipation...

List of California Film Festivals

ContentsA List of the Film Festivals throughout the state of CaliforniaA List of the Film Festivals throughout the state of California American Black Film Festival American Film Institute Film Festival – AFI Fest American Film Market American Indian Film Festival – San Francisco Beverly Hills Film Festival Burbank International Film Festival California Independent Film Festival Cinequest –...

First Major Motion Picture Filmed in Ohio

The Green Grass of Wyoming was based on the book by the same name, by Mary O’Hara. It was the third book in the series of horse books which followed the well-known My Friend Flicka and the lesser known Thunderhead. The film was directed by Louis King and produced by Robert Bassler. The Green Grass of Wyoming starred: Peggy Cummins as Carey Greenway Charles Coburn as Beaver Greenway Robert Arthur as Ken...

Sculpture Key West Art Festival

Art comes to the Florida Keys each year as sculpture arrives at the beginning of the year for Sculpture Key West. The line-up of sculpture is jury selected by a panel led in 2011 by Lilly Wei, an acclaimed New York-based independent curator and art critic. Each year, since 1995, approximately 20 pieces are highlighted in this unique art festival. The contemporary sculptures and performances are displayed in an...

Washington State Folk Dance

Square Dancing was adopted as the Official Washington State Folk Dance on April 17, 1979. This dance form was brought with French immigrants in the form of the Quadrille, which means “square” in French. Pioneers adopted the simpler “Square” Dance as its official name, added their own form of music, and adapted the step patterns, and a new American form of dance was formed. Cite this…...