• David Bottoms: A Life in Poetry

    Cypress Room, John Lewis Student Center, Georgia Tech 351 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    A celebration of the life and work of David Bottoms—Georgia poet laureate, teacher, and mentor—featuring readings by Edward Hirsch, Ernest Suarez, Chelsea Rathburn, Katie Chaple, James Davis May, Travis Denton, Tom Key, Lauren K. Watel, Mike Mattison, Louis Corrigan, David Yoke, and Alice Rachel Ashe. Presented by Poetry@TECH in partnership with Georgia Humanities and the […]

    Free
  • Sacred Threads Storytelling Series

    Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum 306 Bradley St, STE C, Carrollton, GA

    Join the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum for an evening of storytelling and community connection, exploring themes from the "Sacred Threads" exhibit. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

    Free
  • Sacred Threads Storytelling Series

    Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum 306 Bradley St, STE C, Carrollton, GA

    Join the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum for an evening of storytelling and community connection, exploring themes from the "Sacred Threads" exhibit. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

    Free
  • Sacred Threads Storytelling Series

    Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum 306 Bradley St, STE C, Carrollton, GA

    Join the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum for an evening of storytelling and community connection, exploring themes from the "Sacred Threads" exhibit. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

    Free
  • Playback & FastFORWARD

    Martin Centre 109 E Ashley St., Douglas, GA

    The Coffee County Memory Project presents "Playback & FastFORWARD" at the Martin Centre in Douglas. Celebrating the voices of local oral history contributors who shared their firsthand experiences of school desegregation, the event features dramatic renditions, short documentaries, and a special performance by the Coffee High School Choir featuring anthems from schools closed during the […]

    Free
  • “The Wash”

    Synchronicity Theatre 1545 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia

    A new play by Kelundra Smith explores the untold story of Atlanta’s Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881, one of the largest interracial labor strikes of the era. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

  • Constitution Movie Night: “My Name is Pauli Murray”

    Mildred L. Terry Public Library 640 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, Georgia

    Join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries to learn about Pauli Murray, a non-binary lawyer, advocate, poet, and priest who contributed to the Civil Rights and gender equality movements, as part of their "Constitution and Me" program series. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 

    Free
  • The Constitution and Hollywood: “Selma”

    North Columbus Public Library 5689 Armour Road, Columbus, Georgia

    As part of their "Constitution and Me" program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of Ava DuVernay's Selma, the dramatization of the dramatic confrontation and march for civil rights in Alabama in 1965. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 

    Free
  • Teen Takeover: “National Treasure” and Scavenger Hunt

    Columbus Public Library 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia

    As part of their "Constitution and Me" program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of the film National Treasure followed by a search for clues throughout the library. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 

    Free
  • Ocmulgee Rising: A Celebration of Muscogee Creativity with Joy Harjo

    Middle Georgia State University 5098 Romeiser Dr, Macon, Georgia

    Georgia Humanities invites you to join us for Ocmulgee Rising: A Celebration of Muscogee Creativity featuring Joy Harjo—acclaimed poet, musician, and the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate. This event is presented in partnership with Middle Georgia State University, the Ocmulgee Mounds Association, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the National Humanities Center.

    Free