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 […]
Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg A film historian and professor of culture and media at the New School in New York, Noah Isenberg will discuss his recent book, We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie. The event will take place on the Georgia State University campus, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940 In partnership with the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority, the Etowah Valley Historical Society will host a presentation on the project Digital Walking Tour of Downtown Cartersville: African American Business Districts, 1870-1940. Presenters will discuss the project's origin, a timeline of the cultural history for African Americans in […]
Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts - Panel Discussion Wesleyan College will host a panel discussion with four Georgia artists, lead by Jeffrey Bruce, Director of Exhibitions and Collections for the Tubman African American Museum. The artists' work includes historical American quilting techniques and African designs based around themes of gender, identity, beauty, wealth, and […]
