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SUMMARY:Premiere of "Monticello Crossroads" Documentary
DESCRIPTION:Monticello Crossroads \nMonticello 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 Rural America\, which will be on display in Monticello from December 7\, 2019 to January 11\, 2020. \nThe documentary premiere is free to attend\, but tickets are required. \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/premiere-of-monticello-crossroads-documentary/
LOCATION:Thomas Persons Hall\, 319 College Street\, Monticello\, GA\, 31064
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191207T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T014143Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Monticello
DESCRIPTION:Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Monticello \n \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America is the latest Museum on Main Street exhibition to travel across Georgia through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service and state humanities councils nationwide. The partnership provides small and rural communities access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions\, and local communities host the exhibitions and organize accompanying programs. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America debuts in Monticello on December 7 and will remain for six weeks at the Monticello-Jasper Chamber of Commerce. \nThe Monticello grand opening will include guest speakers\, musical performances\, and an agricultural panel discussion. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public to attend\, and the exhibition will be on display in Monticello through January 11\, 2020. \nLearn more about Crossroads in Georgia.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/crossroads-change-in-rural-america-grand-opening-2-2/
LOCATION:Monticello-Jasper Chamber of Commerce\, 119 West Washington Street\, Monticello\, GA\, 31064
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191207T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191207T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
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SUMMARY:Oral History Project Planning 101
DESCRIPTION:Oral History Project Planning 101  \nDo you have an idea for an oral history project but need help developing a plan? The Oral History Project Planning 101 workshop\, presented by Georgia State University Library’s Special Collections & Archives\, will guide participants through the steps to shape their ideas into viable projects. The archivists of Georgia State University will provide information about best practices\, the decision-making process for projects\, and help develop individual project plans. \nThe workshop will include small group breakout sessions\, hands-on interviewing practice\, personalized advice from Georgia State University archivists\, and more. The workshop is free to attend\, but registration is required. \nFor more information\, contact 404-413-2880 or archives@gsu.edu.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/oral-history-project-planning-101/
LOCATION:Georgia State University Library – Clarkston Campus\, 555 North Indian Creek Drive\, Clarkston\, GA\, 30021
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191209T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191209T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20190904T001307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T001307Z
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SUMMARY:Reading with Chelsea Rathburn
DESCRIPTION:Reading with Chelsea Rathburn \nAttendees 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.  \nThis reading is part of the Georgia Writers’ Project at the Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts and is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/reading-and-reception-with-melisa-cahnmann-taylor-2/
LOCATION:Monroe-Walton Center for the Arts\, 205 South Broad Street\, Monroe\, GA\, 30655
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191209T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191209T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20190909T235237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T000459Z
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SUMMARY:1900 to 1940: Early Jazz
DESCRIPTION:1900 to 1940: Early Jazz \nIn the lecture\, 1900 to 1940: Early Jazz\, attendees will learn how jazz music was on the rise as the Davenport House fell on hard times and into a state of neglect. \nAttendees 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\, Robert Gibson. \nThe lecture is free and open to the public\, and presented by the Savannah Music Festival in partnership with the Davenport House Museum. \nThis event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/1810-to-1860-the-world-of-the-davenports-2/
LOCATION:Davenport House Museum\, 324 E State Street\, Savannah\, GA\, 31401
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191219T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191211T002656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T002656Z
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SUMMARY:Georgia Agriculture I: Feeding Myself\, Feeding My Community
DESCRIPTION:Georgia Agriculture I: Feeding Myself\, Feeding my Community \nGeorgia Agriculture I: Feeding Myself\, Feeding My Community is the latest installment of the Capitol History Highlights educational programming series highlighting the many historical sites\, artifacts\, and portraits throughout the Georgia State Capitol\, presented by the Georgia Capitol Museum. In Capitol History Highlights’ newest program\, attendees will learn more about personal and community gardens that have provided cost-effective\, healthy food options\, in a celebration of Georgia’s agriculture. \nAttendees should check in at the Tour Desk within the Georgia State Capitol upon arrival. Visitors are required to present photo ID. \nThis educational programming series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities. \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/georgia-agriculture-i-feeding-myself-feeding-my-community/
LOCATION:Georgia State Capitol\, 206 Washington Street\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30334
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200119T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191211T013927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T014038Z
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SUMMARY:Threshold New Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:Threshold New Play Festival \nThe 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 fictional Border Motel are in search of a stone that could aid their escape from their hotel’s constant re-sanitation. \nEach reading of the Threshold New Play Festival is free and open to the public\, but pre-registration is advised. \nThe Threshold New Play Festival is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/threshold-new-play-festival/
LOCATION:Actor’s Express\, 887 West Marietta Street NW\, Suite J-107\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30318
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200125T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200125T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200124T223611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200124T223611Z
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SUMMARY:Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Cuthbert
DESCRIPTION:Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Cuthbert \n \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America is the latest Museum on Main Street exhibition to travel across Georgia through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service and state humanities councils nationwide. The partnership provides small and rural communities access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions\, and local communities host the exhibitions and organize accompanying programs. \nCrossroads: Change in Rural America debuts in Cuthbert on January 18 and will remain for six weeks at Andrew on the Square in downtown Cuthbert. \nThe Cuthbert grand opening will include guest speakers and musical performances. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public to attend\, and will be on display in Cuthbert through February 29\, 2020. \nLearn more about Crossroads in Georgia.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/crossroads-change-in-rural-america-grand-opening-cuthbert/
LOCATION:Andrew on the Square\, 72 Dawson Street\, Cuthbert\, Georgia\, 39840
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200126T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200126T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191211T014348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T014638Z
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SUMMARY:Threshold New Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:Threshold New Play Festival \nThe 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 silent film star Sessue Hayakawa as he navigates cultural differences between America and his native Japan. \nEach reading of the Threshold New Play Festival is free and open to the public\, but pre-registration is advised. \nThe Threshold New Play Festival is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/threshold-new-play-festival-2/
LOCATION:Actor’s Express\, 887 West Marietta Street NW\, Suite J-107\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30318
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200130T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191017T214222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T214222Z
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SUMMARY:The 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts
DESCRIPTION:The 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts \nThe theme of the 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts is “Georgia Matters: Celebrating Two Decades of Scholarship\,” to be held January 30–February 1\, 2020\, at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel in Athens. \nThe keynote address on Thursday\, January 30\, will feature Daniel Ackermann\, and will be followed by a reception at the Georgia Museum of Art\, host of the accompanying exhibition Material Georgia 1733–1900: Two Decades of Scholarship.  \nThe symposium\, held on Friday\, January 31\, and Saturday\, February 1\, will include presentations on Georgia portraiture\, colonial Georgia silver\, Masonic symbolism in Georgia\, porcelain decoration\, and historic preservation on the University of Georgia campus\, among others. \nThe 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.  \nClick here for registration information.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/the-10th-henry-d-green-symposium-of-the-decorative-arts/
LOCATION:University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel\, 1197 South Lumpkin Street\, Athens\, GA\, 30602
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200130T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200130T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200125T004325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T004325Z
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SUMMARY:Changes in Government and Community
DESCRIPTION:Changes in Government and Community \nChanges in Government and Community is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition\, Crossroads: Change in Rural America\,  sponsored by the Cuthbert community. Held on the campus of Andrew College\, the event will feature speakers Dr. Cully Clark\, author and retired dean of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication\, and Dr. Charles Roberts\, author and professor at Andrew College. Local elected officials will participate in a forum following the lecture. \nThis event is free and open to the public. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/changes-in-government-and-community/
LOCATION:Liddy Murphy Theatre\, Old Main\, Andrew College\, 501 College Street\, Cuthbert\, Georgia\, 39840
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200203T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200203T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200130T192607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T192607Z
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SUMMARY:1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook
DESCRIPTION:1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook \nIn 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 who has spent the last thirteen years working in music in Tampa Bay\, Florida. \nThe lecture is free and open to the public\, and presented by the Savannah Music Festival in partnership with the Davenport House Museum. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/broadway-and-the-american-songbook/
LOCATION:Davenport House Museum\, 324 E State Street\, Savannah\, GA\, 31401
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200207T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200206T230316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T230316Z
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SUMMARY:Georgia Humanities Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Georgia Humanities Symposium \nThe Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia will host the second Georgia Humanities Symposium\, a national conversation on the public humanities\, in the Columbus Museum in Columbus\, Georgia. \nThe event is free and open to the public. \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/georgia-humanities-symposium/
LOCATION:Columbus Museum\, 1251 Wynnton Road\, Columbus\, 31906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200208T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200125T010553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T010553Z
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SUMMARY:The Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia
DESCRIPTION:The Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia \nThe Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition\, Crossroads: Change in Rural America\,  sponsored by the Randolph County community. Held at the Railroad Depot in Shellman\, the event will include breakfast and remarks from Dr. David Bridges\, president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and interim director of Georgia’s Rural Center. The accompanying forum discussion will include local farmers and foresters as participants. \nThis event is free and open to the public. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/agriculture-timber-cuthbert/
LOCATION:Railroad Depot\, 58 Park Avenue\, Shellman\, Georgia\, 39886
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200210T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200227T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200130T201255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T201255Z
UID:6253-1581321600-1582822800@www.georgiahumanities.org
SUMMARY:The 2020 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival \nCelebrating its twentieth year\, the 2020 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival includes forty-eight feature films\, sixteen short films\, three world premieres\, five North American premieres\, and two U.S. premieres from seventeen countries around the world. \nScreenings will be presented at venues across metro-Atlanta\, including the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre\, the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center\, Regal Perimeter Pointe\, UA Tara Cinemas\, Landmark Theatres Midtown Art Cinema\, the Plaza Theatre\, and the Woodruff Arts Center. \nThe annual festival will also offer compelling guest speakers and visiting filmmakers who provide unique perspectives to the film line-ups. \nSee the festival line-up and screening locations here.  \nThe Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/the-2020-atlanta-jewish-film-festival/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200219T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200130T194046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T194046Z
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SUMMARY:Planet Deep South: ATL 2020
DESCRIPTION:Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 \nPlanet Deep South: ATL 2020 is an interdisciplinary conference open to all scholars\, artists\, and students that explores the intellectual and creative expression of African people. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions\, the conference is designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital\, historical and speculative lens. \nPlanet Deep South: ATL 2020 is hosted by the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library\, Clark Atlanta University\, the Georgia Institute of Technology\, and Spelman College. \nLearn more about the conference.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/planet-deep-south-atl-2020/
LOCATION:Woodruff Library\, Atlanta University Center\, 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200220T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200125T005813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200125T005905Z
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SUMMARY:Sounds from Randolph County
DESCRIPTION:Sounds from Randolph County \nSounds 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 and pop music songwriter Boudleaux Bryant\, born in Shellman. \nThis event is free and open to the public. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/sounds-from-randolph-county/
LOCATION:Randolph County Historic Courthouse/Welcome Center\, 51 Court Street\, Cuthbert\, Georgia\, 39840
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200221T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200130T194822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T194822Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote Lecture with Ytasha Womack\, Planet Deep South: ATL 2020
DESCRIPTION:Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 \nPlanet Deep South: ATL 2020 is an interdisciplinary conference open to all scholars\, artists\, and students that explores the intellectual and creative expression of African people. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions\, the conference is designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital\, historical and speculative lens. \nPlanet Deep South: ATL 2020 is hosted by the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library\, Clark Atlanta University\, the Georgia Institute of Technology\, and Spelman College. \nYtasha Womack will deliver the conference’s keynote lecture. Womack is an award-winning author\, filmmaker\, scholar\, and dance therapist\, and the leading expert on Afrofuturism. Womack is the author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture (Chicago Review Press). \nPlanet Deep South: ATL 2020’s keynote lecture with Ytasha Womack is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.  \nLearn more about the conference.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/planet-deep-south-atl-2020-2/
LOCATION:Woodruff Library\, Atlanta University Center\, 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200301
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191211T005319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T005319Z
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:4th Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival \nThe Ogeechee International History Film Festival is the only open submission\, juried\, international cinema program of its kind. Now in its fourth year\, the annual festival continues to promote and celebrate history presented through motion pictures. The theme of the 4th Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival is “War and Conflict.” \nThe 4th Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival is presented by the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau and Georgia Southern University. \nView the festival schedule here. \nThe festival supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.  \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/4th-annual-ogeechee-international-history-film-festival/
LOCATION:Georgia Southern University\, Statesboro\, GA
CATEGORIES:Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200229T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200229T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20191203T012856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T012856Z
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia \nMelissa Cooper\, author of Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders\, Race\, and the American Imagination will deliver the keynote lecture for “Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia.” Cooper will address the context from which Geechee women emerged\, and three “trailblazers” will be highlighted by additional speakers: Saint Anna Alexander (presented by Dwala Nobles)\, Elizabeth Elaine Lemon (presented by Michele Nicole Johnson)\, and Susie King Taylor (presented by Hermina Glass-Hill). This event is free and open to the public. \n“Trailblazing African American Women of Coastal Georgia” is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/trailblazing-african-american-women-of-coastal-georgia/
LOCATION:St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church and Parish Hall\, 401 Fort King Georgia Drive\, Darien\, GA\, 31305
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200309T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200309T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200224T214915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T214915Z
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SUMMARY:Women\, Sex\, and Violence in Georgia: The 75th Commemoration of the Execution of Lena Mae Baker
DESCRIPTION:Women\, Sex\, and Violence in Georgia: The 75th Commemoration of the Execution of Lena Mae Baker \nThis one-day symposium will highlight contemporary issues in the age of the “Me Too” movement. Through a series of panel discussions\, topics including the law\, activism and advocacy\, the response of the faith-based community\, and student perspectives. The symposium\, held March 9\, in the Davage Auditorium of Haven-Warren Hall at Clark Atlanta University. \nThe symposium is free and open to the public\, and supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/women-sex-and-violence-in-georgia-the-75th-commemoration-of-the-execution-of-lena-mae-baker/
LOCATION:Clark Atlanta University\, Haven Warren Hall\, 223 James P. Brawley Dr. S.W.\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30314
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200811T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200811T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200807T193755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200807T194811Z
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SUMMARY:Bare Essentials Play Reading: "The Sunrise from the Moon" by Hannah Manikowski
DESCRIPTION:Bare Essentials Play Reading: “The Sunrise from the Moon” by Hannah Manikowski \nThe 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 that is kept under confinement when she returns to Earth. The young woman is under the care of a female scientist who begins to have feelings for her. \nThe play\, directed by Peter Hardy\, will be followed by a conversation with the director\, cast\, and playwright. \nLearn more and register for this virtual event at the link below. \nThe online Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/bare-essentials-play-reading-the-sunrise-from-the-moon-by-hannah-manikowski/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online,Reading/Performance/Showing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200813T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200813T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200807T200836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200807T201616Z
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SUMMARY:Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence Documentary Q&A Session
DESCRIPTION:Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence Documentary Q&A Session \nJoin the Columbus Museum for an online Q&A session on the documentary film Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence. The discussion will feature filmmakers Hal and Henry Jacobs; Nick Norwood\, Director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians; and Patricia Bell-Scott\, a women’s studies scholar and the 2017 recipient of the Lillian Smith Book Award.  The discussion will be moderated by Rebecca Bush\, Curator of History\, at the Columbus Museum. \nLillian Smith (1897–1966) gained national recognition as the author of Strange Fruit (1944) and Killers of the Dream (1949). Smith was one of the first prominent white southerners to denounce racial segregation openly and to work actively against the entrenched and brutally enforced world of Jim Crow. (Read more about Smith in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.) \nThe Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence documentary will be available for online screening from August 8–15\, 2020\, prior to and following the Q&A discussion of the film. Once attendees register for the event (registration is available at the link below)\, each registrant will receive an e-mail with instructions for accessing the online screening of the documentary. The live Q&A session will be held on August 13\, 2020\, from 4:00p.m.–5:00p.m. More information is available at the link below.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/lillian-smith-breaking-the-silence-documentary-qa-session/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online,Reading/Performance/Showing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200902T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200902T164500
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200831T231403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200831T231403Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Political Protest and the 2020 Elections
DESCRIPTION:Political Protest and the 2020 Elections \nThis online panel discussion\, “Political Protest and the 2020 Elections\,” is the first of the fall 2020 series\, “Ethics and the 2020 Elections\,” presented by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University. \nThis discussion of the ethics of political protest will feature scholars Candice Delmas\, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Northeastern University; Natasha Lennard\, author and journalist\, New School for Social Research; and Akinyele Umoja\, Professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A. This online event is free to attend\, but registration is required. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-political-protest-and-the-2020-elections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200904T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200906T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200831T234732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200831T234732Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Decatur Short Docs Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Decatur Short Docs Film Festival\, presented by the Georgia Center for the Book \nThe Decatur Short Docs Film Festival is a Decatur/Atlanta-based festival series showcase of short documentaries about people and places primarily in the South. The festival provides a platform for filmmakers to showcase their work\, and provides a forum for fresh perspectives and insights in the community. The 2020 theme is “Art Happens\,” which celebrates the visual\, performing\, and literary arts. \nThe 2020 Short Docs Film Festival will be hosted online in September. Each screening will be accompanied by a “talkback” session with the creators and contributors of the documentaries. \nA 2020 featured documentary\, Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence\, directed by Hal and Henry Jacobs\, will be screened online the first weekend of the festival\, and will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers on September 6 at 7:00p.m. The screenings and talkback are free to participate\, but registration is required. The production of Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence was supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities. \nThe online Decatur Short Docs Film Festival\, presented by the Georgia Center for the Book\, is part of the 2020 virtual Decatur Book Festival\, of which Georgia Humanities is proud to be a sponsor. See the full festival line-up at www.decaturbookfestival.com.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-decatur-short-docs-film-festival/
LOCATION:Georgia Center for the Book
CATEGORIES:Festival,Online,Reading/Performance/Showing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200904T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200904T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200901T000139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T000139Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Jericho Brown\, Keynote\, Decatur Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Jericho Brown\, Keynote\, Decatur Book Festival \nPulitzer Prize–winner Jericho Brown is the keynote speaker for the 2020 virtual Atlanta-Journal Constitution Decatur Book Festival. \nIn conversation with book festival board president\, Mathwon Howard\, Brown will discuss his most recent book\, The Tradition\, that details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the past and the personal. Registration for this event is required. \nGeorgia Humanities is a proud sponsor of the 2020 Decatur Book Festival.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-jericho-brown-keynote-decatur-book-festival/
LOCATION:Georgia
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200906T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200906T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200901T003215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T003215Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—The 2020 Lillian Smith Book Awards
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Lillian Smith Book Awards \nThe Lillian Smith Book Awards are sponsored by the Southern Regional Council\, University of Georgia Libraries\, DeKalb County Public Library/The Georgia Center for the Book\, and Piedmont College. The awards are presented annually at the Decatur Book Festival. \nSelected by a panel of judges\, nominated books represent outstanding creative achievements worthy of recognition because of their literary merit\, moral vision\, and honest representation of the South\, its people\, problems\, and promises. The Lillian Smith Book Awards honors those authors who\, through their writing\, carry on Smith’s legacy of elucidating the condition of racial and social inequity and proposing a vision of justice and human understanding that represents the ideals of a racially just society. \nThe 2020 recipients of the Lillian Smith Book Award are Jelani M. Favors\, for Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism\, published by the University of North Carolina Press\, and Brandon K. Winford\, for John Hervey Wheeler\, Black Banking\, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights\, published by the University Press of Kentucky. \nThe virtual award ceremony is free to attend\, but registration is required.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-the-2020-lillian-smith-book-awards/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200909T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200901T002110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T002110Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars\, Decatur Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars: The Life and Work of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III \nIn memory of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III\, the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript\, Archives\, and Rare Book Library at Emory University will host a virtual discussion of Dr. McDaniels’s life and work as part of the Rosemary Magee Creativity Conversation series\, in partnership with the Decatur Book Festival. \nThe virtual event will begin with an overview of Dr. McDaniels’s life and work as the curator of African American collections at the Rose Library at Emory\, followed by a video remembrance that lyrically touches on his many talents and gifts. A discussion of his legacy and impact on multiple communities with current and former members of the Emory community who worked closely with Dr. McDaniels will follow. Jennifer Gunter King\, Director of the Rose Library\, will moderate. Registration for the event is required. \nGeorgia Humanities is a proud sponsor of the 2020 Decatur Book Festival.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-pellom-mcdaniels/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Online,Reading/Performance/Showing
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200909T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200909T164500
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200831T232440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200831T232440Z
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT—Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections
DESCRIPTION:Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections \nThis online panel discussion\, “Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections\,” is the second of the fall 2020 series\, “Ethics and the 2020 Elections\,” presented by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University. \nThis discussion will consider how health care affects\, and should affect\, election policy and decisions. The event will feature scholars Seema Mohapatra\, Associate Professor of Law and Dean’s Fellow\, Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law; Yolonda Wilson\, Associate Professor of Philosophy\, Howard University; Ruqaiijah Yearby\, Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law; and Rodney Lyn\, Interim Dean of Georgia State University’s School of Public Health. \nThe panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A. This online event is free to attend\, but registration is required. \nThis event is supported in part by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/virtual-event-health-care-access-and-the-2020-elections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200916
DTSTAMP:20260403T133243
CREATED:20200821T190943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T190943Z
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SUMMARY:Nomination Deadline - The Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities
DESCRIPTION:Nomination Deadline – The Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities \nThe Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities—a partnership with the Office of the Governor\, the Georgia Council for the Arts\, and Georgia Humanities—recognize and honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the civic and cultural vitality of our state. Read the nomination guidelines here. The awards ceremony will be held virtually later in the fall. \nAll nominations must be submitted online at www.georgiahumanities.org/nominate by September 15\, 2020\, at 5:00p.m. EDT.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/nomination-deadline-the-governors-awards-for-the-arts-and-humanities/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Online
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