http://outandaboutnewspaper.comTennessee's Best GLBT Source for News in Print, on TV and on the Webenhttp://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5135http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5135Nashville-based performer offers a new album, 'Beautiful and Wild'. You may not know her name just yet, but you've likely heard the moving and evocative performances of Nashville singer-songwriter Amelia White.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5137http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5137Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church offers workshop, Sunday school classes for congregation. Even with GLBTIQ youth suicides and assault of people in the South making headline news, a number of community groups and services in Tennessee provide...http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4615http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4615Singer-songwriter Megan McCormick emerges as one of Nashville's most promising talents. A former student of East Tennessee State University's music program, Megan McCormick discusses her musical influences and career prospects with Out & About Newspaper..http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4914http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4914Singer-songwriter Anne E. Dechant heads south for her latest release. Anne E. Dechant, 5-time winner of Cleveland's Best Singer Songwriter award (Cleveland's Scene Magazine), recently released her sixth album. It's really a career first, though, for the...http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5258http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5258Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter continues to share her unique gifts. In an interview with Out & About Newspaper, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Janis Ian offers her perspectives on teen bullying and the music industry.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5282http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5282'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys' star Shane Stevens stands proud as an out gay man in the country-music industry. Shane Stevens, star in the hit Sundance Channel series Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, is one of the few out gay men in the...http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4423http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4423As Music City residents make New Year's resolutions, one workout studio gets ready for the rush. As motivated dieters make New Year's resolutions, one Music City workout studio gets ready for the rush.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5149http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5149Holy Trinity Community Church, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, reflects on the past and sets goals for the future. In a challenging conservative environment, a number of the South's houses of worship have set out to prove that homosexuality...http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5310http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5310Nashville Ballet fundraiser supports community outreach. Nashville Ballet announced today that its annual fundraising gala, Ballet Ball, will feature musical performances from Ben Folds and The Civil Wars.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5325http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5325Performances on Mar. 3-4 highlight classical, contemporary and modern works. Dance Theatre of Tennessee will present Latin Heat and other ballets, a celebration of dance, music and love, during the first weekend of March.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5306http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5306How the word 'gay' and other GLBT community monikers have moved into the mainstream. In eighth grade I learned there were people---good people---whom I admired, that would not think more or less of me if I were a lesbian.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5125http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5125Production features three contemporary pieces including 'Billy the Kid'. Nashville Ballet's winter series, scheduled for Feb. 10-12, features three popular pieces---Salsa Dreams, Billy the Kid and Cryin' Out.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5173http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5173'Gardens Past, Present & Future' serves as theme for Tennessee State Fairgrounds event. The timeless appeal and importance of gardens will be celebrated at the 23rd annual Nashville Lawn & Garden Show on Mar. 1-4 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds..http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5296http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5296With a hang gliding adventure on the horizon, I reflect on my adolescence. My minds made up. I will celebrate my 51st birthday in late April by going hang gliding for the first time.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5203http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5203Tony Award-winning musical to be featured Feb. 7-12. Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammersteins Pulitzer Prize-winning musical South Pacific makes its Nashville debut at the Tennessee Performing Arts Centers Andrew Jackson Hall Feb. 7-12.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5126http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5126Legendary comedian will visit Nashville Apr. 14. Legendary actress and comedian Lily Tomlin will showcase her talents at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center Saturday, Apr. 14.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5249http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5249A lighthearted take on the cheat sheets that married couples use. I remember the details of the day I met my partner, but I can never remember the actual date. How do straight couples do it?http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4971http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4971A Hermitage couple discovers the unique challenges of finding the perfect child. Scott Markley and John Bledsoe, partners for more than 10 years, are currently in the process of adopting a child after years of considering their different options.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5015http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5015Folk musician and minister Catie Curtis mixes professions with panache. Folk singer-songwriter Catie Curtis has recently embraced a brand-new role that further expresses her passion and purpose: ordained minister for same-sex couples.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5174http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5174All-lesbian comedy revue featuring Nashville comedian Barb Neligan performs nationwide. Nashville-based comedian Barb Neligan recently joined up with the Queer Queens of Comedy, the all-lesbian comedy revue that consistently gets rave reviews across the...http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5241http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5241'Wicked Divas', country star Kathy Mattea among key attractions. Nashville Symphony is offering a number of entertainment opportunities this winter, including the production Wicked Divas and country star Kathy Mattea.http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5169http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/5169Nashville in Harmony performs for charities, organizations in Metro area. In 2004, a group of people came together with a simple goal: To change the world, just a little bit. From that humble inception, Nashville in Harmony has grown into a great choral...