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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2008 Humanities Events…Events featured are open to the public and are funded or conducted by the Georgia Humanities Council. Times, dates and locations are subject to change. Please call the project director listed at the end of each event description to confirm the program information. These humanities listings are usually updated at the beginning of each month. These events will be updated next on May 13, 2008. 2008
May 1, 2008 Red Clay, White Water and Blues Organization: Columbus State University Location and Time: Phenix City Community Center(The Old Central High School)- 7PM Contact: Dr. Virginia Causey, 706-565-3633; http://history.colstate.edu/Program.asp Ace Atkins speaks on Phenix City and divides fact from fiction. (Part of a series on local Columbus history) Admission is free. May 3, 2008 Red Clay, White Water and Blues Organization: Columbus State University Location and Time: Phenix City, AL- 10AM- Noon Contact: Dr. Virginia Causey, 706-565-3633; http://history.colstate.edu/Program.asp Participants meet at the Columbus Public Library to embark on a tour of Phenix City. Admission is free. May 6, 2008 Musical Trip Around the World by Elise Witt Organization: Better Hometown Task Force Location and Time: Main Street Theater and Cultural Arts Center, Dawson, 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Contact: Rhonda Gordon, 229-995-4444 or rhondagordon@yahoo.com This is the final program in the series of community enrichment events. This one is offered to first grade students in Terrell, Randolph and Webster Counties. June 8-12, 2008 From Plains to Pennsylvania Avenue:"Georgia People and Places and the Making of President" Organization: Georgia Humanities Council, the Jimmy Carter Educational Program and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Location and Time: Plains and Atlanta Contact: Ms. Laura McCarty, (404)523-6220 ext. 11 or ltmc@georgiahumanities.org 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th grade teachers and media specialists learn more about American history in the 20th Century through exploring the places and people associated with the lives of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter. Participants will earn 3 PLU's. July 13-18, 2008 Slaves, Slavery and the Individual in America's Past Organization:Georgia Humanities Council and National History Day Location and Time: Atlanta Contact: Ms. Ann Claunch, ann@nhd.org Middle and high school teachers and media specialists learn more about American history in the 18th and 19th centuries through tracing the institution of slavery and its social, political and economic impact. 10 Georgia teachers will be selected to participate. Participants will earn 3 PLUS. |
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