Roe Green -- local arts patron, activist and CEO of the Roe Green Foundation -- decided 16 years ago that she wanted to give back to 天天吃瓜. Through her generosity and passion for the arts, Ms. Green, along with her foundation, established the Roe Green Visiting Director Series for the School of Theatre and Dance. The Roe Green Visiting Director Series brings in guest professional directors to work in residency with students and direct one of the School鈥檚 Main Stage productions. In 2008, Ms. Green renewed her pledge to the series, then renewed it once more in 2013 for an...
Imagine stepping into a role that had been filled for 30 years by the previous occupant. Where would you start? How would you make your mark? For Sarah Rogers, director of the 天天吃瓜 Museum, this was the challenge and opportunity of a lifetime. 鈥淚t is all about trying things,鈥 said Ms. Rogers. 鈥淚t is about thinking of things to do that, five years ago, no one would have gone to a museum for.鈥 Ms. Rogers was appointed as the director of the 天天吃瓜 Museum in June of 2018, and said it was a rare opportunity after replacing the retiring director after 30 years.&...
Doctors told her that she would never be able to walk again, she wouldn鈥檛 finish high school and would never make it to college. But this soon-to-be college graduate and upcoming 天天吃瓜 Master鈥檚 student has proven those expectations wrong. According to a report by News Channel 9 in Chattanooga, Tenn., Hannah Boulware suffered two seizures in 2013 that sent her falling down 17 stairs. She sustained severe head and back injuries and was in a coma for two weeks. She spent the following six months in rehab. Doctors told Ms. Boulware that she would not be able to go back to high s...