National History Day regional competition: Clayton State University

Clayton State University 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow, GA, United States

National History Day regional competition: Clayton State University National History Day students will gather at Clayton State University/National Archives of Atlanta for the regional contest. National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University.  Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the […]

Dahlonega Literary Festival

Dahlonega Literary Festival Featuring local and regional authors, the annual Dahlonega Literary Festival takes place in historic downtown Dahlonega. Featured authors for 2018 include Sonny Seals and George Hart, authors of Historic Rural Churches of Georgia (a copublication of Georgia Humanities and University of Georgia Press), and Valerie Boyd, author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The […]

Celebrating Archival Record-Keeping: The Georgia Archives at 100

Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA, United States

Celebrating Archival Record-Keeping: The Georgia Archives at 100 A symposium sponsored by the Georgia Archives and Friends of Georgia Archives and History. Presentation topics include genealogy, the desegregation of Georgia universities, and archives and World War I, and more. Event is free. Register online at https://goo.gl/kZQppk or by calling Caroline Crowell at 678-364-3796. This is […]

Lunch and Learn: Documenting John Henry (Doc) Holliday in Griffin, Georgia

Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA, United States

Lunch and Learn: Documenting John Henry (Doc) Holliday in Griffin, Georgia Archivist Cindy Barton, of the Griffin Spalding Archive, will give a lunchtime lecture on "Documenting John Henry (Doc) Holliday in Griffin, Georgia" at the Georgia Archives. (Read about Doc Holliday in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.) Bring your lunch to this free event. This is […]

National History Day state competition

Mercer University 1501 Mercer University Dr., Macon, GA, United States

National History Day state competition National History Day students from across Georgia will gather at Mercer University in Macon for the state competition. National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University.  Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, […]

True South: No Single Story

True South: No Single Story The 17th Annual Wesleyan Storytelling Festival takes place on the campus of Wesleyan College in Macon on Saturday, April 21. Featured performers include storyteller and humorist Andy Offutt Irwin and singer/songwriter Caroline Herring. The event is free and open to the public. This is a community event.  

Poetry Atlanta Presents: Jennifer Holley Lux, Karen Paul Holmes, and Amy Pence

DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur Branch 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, United States

Poetry Atlanta Presents: Jennifer Holley Lux, Karen Paul Holmes, and Amy Pence Poetry Atlanta returns to the Georgia Center for the Book for an evening of poetry, featuring Jennifer Holley Lux, Karen Paul Holmes, and Amy Pence. This is a community event.

Meet Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Bragg

Meet Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Bragg The Gwinnett County Public Library presents an evening with Rick Bragg, the best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin', whose latest book, The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table, is a blend of memoir and cookbook. A wine bar, silent auction, and free recipe sampling […]

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