Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence is a 50-minute documentary about the life and work of Georgia writer and activist Lillian Smith (1887 - 1966). This screening will be held at the Atlanta Friends Meeting House during the AJC Decatur Book Festival. The documentary, created by Hal and Henry Jacobs, explores […]
The Battlefield Memorial March The 2019 Battlefield Memorial March, hosted by Coastal Heritage Society, will honor the 1779 Battle of Savannah, one of the most significant conflicts during Savannah's Revolutionary War history and one of the war's pivotal battles. The Battlefield Memorial March event will lead guests through the footsteps of soldiers on that historic […]
Reading and Reception with Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor Attendees will hear a reading from Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor, a professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education and program coordinator of TESOL and World Language Education Programs at the University of Georgia. The evening will also include a short performance by the students of the Georgia Writers' Project. […]
Monticello Crossroads Monticello Crossroads, a documentary exploring the history and challenges of Jasper County, Georgia, will debut on November 21, 2019, at Thomas Persons Hall in Monticello, Ga. The documentary was created by students at Jasper County High School and was developed to accompany the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition, Crossroads: Change in […]
Reading with Chelsea Rathburn Attendees will hear a reading from Chelsea Rathburn, the 2019 Georgia Poet Laureate. Rathburn serves as assistant professor of English and creative writing in Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts. Rathburn is the author of three poetry collections, including The Shifting Line, A Raft of Grief, and Still Life with Mother and Knife. […]
Threshold New Play Festival The Threshold New Play Festival is a lineup of new play readings by Georgia writers poised to make a mark on the national scene. In the first reading of the series, Actor's Express will present "Borderstone" by Natasha Patel. "Borderstone" is a thriller, set in the future, where employees of the […]
Threshold New Play Festival The Threshold New Play Festival is a lineup of new play readings by Georgia writers poised to make a mark on the national scene. In the final reading of the series, Actor's Express will present "Man from the East" by Skype Passmore. "Man from the East" follows the real-life story of […]
1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook In the lecture, 1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook, attendees will experience a sampling of music from the era and will be encouraged to engage in discussion with the presenting artists and the presenting scholar, Justin Havard. Havard is an accomplished director, pianist, and singer […]
Sounds from Randolph County Sounds from Randolph County is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, sponsored by the Cuthbert community. Held in Randolph County's historic courthouse, the event will feature music from the late jazz musician Fletcher Henderson Jr., born and raised in Cuthbert, and the late country […]
Bare Essentials Play Reading: "The Sunrise from the Moon" by Hannah Manikowski The first online Bare Essentials play reading, "The Sunrise from the Moon," is written by Hannah Manikowski and presented by Essential Theatre. The play is set in the future and features a young woman who is the only survivor of a failed lunarcolony […]
