{"id":2406,"date":"2009-09-01T11:17:21","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T17:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npt08.wordpress.com\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2009-09-01T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T17:17:21","slug":"rafts-set-sail-on-citywide-twain-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2009\/09\/01\/rafts-set-sail-on-citywide-twain-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafts Set Sail on Citywide Mark Twain Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_pointing_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_pointing1.jpg\" alt=\"raft_pointing\" title=\"raft_pointing\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_pointing1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_pointing1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>It was a beautiful final day of August yesterday as the rafts set sail in the fountains at the Public Square at Metro Courthouse to kickoff <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twainandtwang.org\/\">Nashville&#8217;s Citywide Celebration of Mark Twain<\/a><\/strong>. Following words by Twain himself &#8212; expertly and humorously conjured by Nashville actor <strong>Brian Russell<\/strong> &#8212; and Nashville Mayor <strong>Karl Dean<\/strong>, handmade rafts created by children from several elementary schools in the Nashville area, in conjunction with YMCA artEMBRACE (Empowering Many By Rendering After school Enrichment) and local artist <strong>Kaaren Engle<\/strong>, were placed in the fountains to ceremoniously begin the celebration, which will last until May 2010 and incorporate dozens of events and organizations.<\/p>\n<p>NPT is proud to be a part of the celebration, and one of the first scheduled events is our broadcast, this Thursday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. of part one of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/marktwain\/\">MARK TWAIN: A FILM BY KEN BURNS<\/a>. Drawing from 63 hours of material, thousands of archival photographs and nearly 20 interviews with top writers and scholars, this two-part, four-hour documentary is the story of Twain&#8217;s extraordinary life, full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and almost unbearable tragedy. The documentary conclude the following Thursday, September 10, at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For a full list of organizations and events, visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twainandtwang.org\/\">twainandtwang.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2416\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_closeup_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_closeup1.jpg\" alt=\"Laidye Askew, a volunteer at St. Ann&#39;s School, and her daughter. Sherelle Sims created this raft, complete with pet dog!\" title=\"raft_closeup\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_closeup1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/raft_closeup1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laidye Askew, a volunteer at St. Ann's School, and her daughter, Sherelle Sims, created this raft, complete with pet dog!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/rafts_set_sail_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/rafts_set_sail.jpg\" alt=\"rafts_set_sail\" title=\"rafts_set_sail\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/rafts_set_sail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/rafts_set_sail-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/twain1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/twain1.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Russell as Mark Twain. He even got Mayor Dean laughing with a couple of lawyer jokes.\" title=\"twain\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/twain1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/twain1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Russell as Mark Twain. He even got Mayor Dean laughing with a couple of lawyer jokes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/poster.jpg\" alt=\"Children decorated posters to hang up around Nashville.\" title=\"poster\" width=\"350\" height=\"507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/poster.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/poster-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children decorated posters to hang up around Nashville.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Photos 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