by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 17, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Kudos to filmmaker friend Jon Kent and The ARC of Davidson County. This short video says it all: "Hire Me" Arc of Davidson County Employment Video from Kent Creative on Vimeo.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 12, 2013 | Art, Nashville!
Looking forward to seeing Sensuous Steel, which promises to be a lush and brilliantly guest-curated exhibit of gorgeous period cars matching the Art Deco period old Post Office that is home to Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts. These people, this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 5, 2013 | Nashville!, Spirituality
Honestly, I never knew a whole-whole lot about Will Campbell who died yesterday–a life well- and long-lived in irreverence and in service of the just God in which he believed. I had friends who were friends of his, reporter colleague-friends who'd...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 31, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Do you know how important your voice is to the world? Every person has a story. Really….This is a repost with a slight revision or two as today, I'm, again–now for the third time–last was in Chattanooga–priviledged to join forces...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 29, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Spirituality
Descending down the long-tall escalator at one of our local cinemas the other night, my friend and I glided by the guragantuan movie posters. We chuckled at the silly characters, such as the one-eyed, green monster wearing braces who was so ugly he was cute. Passing...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 19, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!
About to turn 19, this girl/woman ~ graduated Metro Nashville Public School system yesterday. And she did so to the beat of a different drummer. The same drum beat into which she entered this world. A very different, odd, quirky, funky beat. And, in Classic...