DARKTOWN: Catching a Killer in 1948 Atlanta  The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a discussion with award-winning author Thomas Mullen and Dr. Jacqueline Royster, Georgia Institute of Technology's Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, will discuss how the ripples of segregation in Atlanta shaped the rising social movements of our time, as […]

Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series This year's Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series, by the Coastal Heritage Society, will investigate the impact of the Revolutionary War on women throughout the colonies, historical fashion and dress, and the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on the independence movement in Georgia. This event will begin with a reception […]

The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music - Its Past, Present, and Future This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Cabbagetown Music: Its Past, Present, and Future, will feature Dr. Erich Nunn, Auburn University, and Dr. Regina Bradley, Kennesaw State University, […]

Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day The Athens-Clarke County Library will host a screening of "Daughters of Dust," based on Gloria Naylor's book Mama Day. A panel discussion will immediately follow the film screening. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call Sarah List at 706-613-3650 ext. 340. This event is supported by […]

Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day The Athens-Clarke County Library will host Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee. This panel discussion will focus on the book Mama Day, The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee history. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call Sarah List at 706-613-3650 ext. […]

Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]

Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]

The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music - Its Past, Present, and Future This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Re-surfacing Cabbagetown: Mapping the Emergence of Waterways and Stories, will feature Rebecca Page, Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, and Brennan Collins from Georgia […]

Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]