To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of acclaimed Georgia author Flannery O'Connor, the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation and Museum will sponsor a series of talks and a panel discussion focused on race, religion, and disability in O'Connor's work and in the modern South. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia […]
Heritage Works will facilitate a two-day event that utilizes the StoryCorps mobile app and will provide members of the Darien community the opportunity to share their memories with trained interviewers. Renderings will be archived and stored in the Library of Congress, with access granted to community members. A community World Cafe will follow, highlighting issues […]
Since Hay House opened as a museum in 1964, there has been research done but no interpretation of the lives of African Americans who worked at the house from the time of enslavement through the Civil Rights movement. The exhibit titled, "So They Might Be Known," will tell their stories and fill a much-needed gap […]
Join the Georgia Asian American Community Archives Initiative for a panel featuring three local Atlanta area community advocates who will share their experiences and reflections on the role of Asian American businesses in fostering a sense of community and belonging. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Join our partners at the Chipley Historical Center for a statewide gathering of grassroots organizations, preservationists, historians, educators, archivists, and citizens coming together to launch the Georgia Black History Trail Initiative. This community session marks the inaugural effort to connect and preserve Black heritage sites, stories, and legacies across the state.
Join the Atlanta Department of City Planning for an evening of conversation with Emmy-nominated spoken-word poet and author Jon Goode. Goode, known for his thoughtful and intentional lyricism, will delve into the inspirations behind his works and his journey as a writer and performer. He will be interviewed by Brennen Collins, Associate Director and Academic […]
Join Synchronicity Theatre for three pre-show talks that explore where science meets the stage, and the complex moral history of the U.S. space program. Each discussion connects with Synchronicity’s production of Crystal Skillman’s The Rocket Men. The first discussion panel, led by University of Alabama–Huntsville history professor Molly Wilkinson, will examine the history of the […]
Join Synchronicity Theatre for three pre-show talks that explore where science meets the stage, and the complex moral history of the U.S. space program. Each discussion connects with Synchronicity’s production of Crystal Skillman’s The Rocket Men. The second panel will explore the Jewish experience and history in the South, with a focus on how personal […]
Join poet Laura Davenport and The Learning Center's founding director Roger Smith for five guided reading sessions that delve into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe—magazine editor and critic, accomplished poet and storyteller, trailblazer in science fiction, and the inventor of detective fiction. Though his life was brief, Poe’s influence on American literature […]
Join Synchronicity Theatre for three pre-show talks that explore where science meets the stage, and the complex moral history of the U.S. space program. Each discussion connects with Synchronicity’s production of Crystal Skillman’s The Rocket Men. The third and final program, Ethics, Complicity, and History, will feature Paul Root Wolpe, Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research […]
