The Legacy of General James Longstreet The Longstreet Society presents a festive celebration of General James Longstreet at the Historic Piedmont Hotel Museum. Activities will include guided tours, musicians in costume, storytelling from civil war veterans, and a program about Longstreet created for teens and young adults. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open […]
Ray City School Days The Ray City Community Library will host Ray City School Days, an all-day exhibit open house. The event will include story sharing; Ray City School alumni and former staff members are invited to share their oral history for archival audio recording. This event is free and open to the public. This […]
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 […]
Armistice Day Commemoration: British Poets of the Great War Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day with a reading of World War I poetry by Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and others. For British poets searching for a means to express the horror and heroism of the Great War, the shared cultural heritage of […]
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, […]
World War I: A Look Back 100 Years The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center will host a symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI on November 11, 1918. The program will feature local and regional historians, including a keynote address from Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin, President Emeritus of Georgia Humanities. A reception will immediately […]
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 […]
