Lecture Series: Views from the Pacific Front
2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, 31906, United States
Learn more at this free lunchtime lecture about the wartime experiences of the artists featured in the exhibition Views from the Pacific Front at the Columbus Museum. Drawing on the men’s original letters, Columbus State University professor Dan Crosswell will focus on Jon Craig’s and Norman Rothschild’s participation in military campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines. If you are interested in purchasing a $10 lunch, please contact the Education Dept. at edu@columbusmuseum.com by April 8.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Humanistic Perspectives on Moral Injury
2019-04-11 - 2019-04-12
Humanistic Perspectives on Moral Injury Conference

The Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University (GSU) presents a conference on moral injury, featuring original research by leading experts and scholars who will draw on the tools of the humanities to theorize moral injury. The event will be held on the campus of GSU in downtown Atlanta. See the website for schedule information.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Ethics, Resilience, and Recovery: Learning from Moral Injury
2019-04-11 17:30 - 19:30
Ethics, Resilience, and Recovery: Learning from Moral Injury Symposium

The Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University presents a public symposium on moral injury, intended for those in the armed forces, mental health students and clinicians, journalists, first responders, students and scholars in the ethics of trauma, and those with interests in trauma and recovery. The event will take place at the Rialto Center for the Arts in downtown Atlanta.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Brewton-Parker College Historic Village Exhibit and Tour
2019-04-12 10:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Brewton-Parker College Historic Village, 201 David-Eliza Fountain Cir., Mount Vernon, GA, 30445, United States
Walking Through 19th Century Southeast Georgia: Brewton-Parker College Historic Village Exhibit and Tour
Brewton-Parker College will host exhibit tours of the Historic Village on its significance in history throughout the 19th century. Tours will be held every 30 minutes (drop-in or scheduled). Tours are free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Dr. Amanda Allen at 912-583-3117 or aallen@bpc.edu.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Revival: Lost Southern Voices
2019-04-12 12:30 - 18:00 | DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur Branch, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
Revival: Lost Southern Voices
This third annual literature and arts festival is organized and hosted by Perimeter College at Georgia State University, with the Friday event taking place at the Georgia Center for the Book auditorium in the Decatur Public Library. Writers, scholars, and artists will discuss the work of southern writers and other artists whose work either is not well recognized or has fallen out of recognition.
The festival is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

National History Day Georgia—State Contest
2019-04-13 | LaGrange College, 601 Broad St., LaGrange, GA, 30240, United States
National History Day Georgia—State Contest

National History Day students from across Georgia will gather at LaGrange College in LaGrange for the all-day statewide competition.
National History Day Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College. The state contest host for 2019 is LaGrange College. Regional competition sponsors include Augusta University; Bibb County School District and Houston County Board of Education; Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta; Coastal Georgia Historical Society; Georgia College; Georgia Southwestern State University; Kennesaw State University; Thomas County Schools; Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College; and the University of Georgia.

Revival: Lost Southern Voices
2019-04-13 09:30 - 17:30
Revival: Lost Southern Voices
This third annual literature and arts festival is organized and hosted by Perimeter College at Georgia State University. Writers, scholars, and artists will discuss the work of southern writers and other artists whose work either is not well recognized or has fallen out of recognition.
The festival is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Views from the Pacific Front Public Reception
2019-04-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Columbus Museum, 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, 31906, United States
Enjoy a patriotic evening, inspired by the 1940s, at the Columbus Museum for the Views from the Pacific Front public reception. The Columbus Cavaliers will play big band favorites from World War II, and Curator of History Rebecca Bush will give a tour of exhibition highlights.
This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is encouraged. To RSVP, contact Liliana Harrell at 706.748.2562, ext. 2124, or at lharrell@columbusmuseum.com by April 12.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The History of Our Regional Music: An Evening with George Reynolds
2019-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Nichols Center at Blue Ridge Music Academy, 629 Duggan Hill Road, Clayton, GA, 30525, United States
The History of Our Regional Music: An Evening with George Reynolds
Author, folklorist, historian, and music instructor George Reynolds will give a talk on North Georgia music. Members of the Foxfire Boys Bluegrass Band will also perform.
Sponsored by the Southern Highland Music Foundation, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tom Nixon at 706-490-0539 or via email at blueridgemusicacademy[at]gmail.com.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence Premiere
2019-05-16 19:30 - 20:30 | DeKalb County Public Library, Auditorium, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
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), premiering at the Decatur Library in Decatur, GA. The documentary, created by Hal and Henry Jacobs, explores Smith’s life as one of the first prominent white southerners openly denouncing racial segregation and actively working against Jim Crow. While free to attend, seating is limited and tickets require reservation. This project is supported by Georgia Humanities.

Image: Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries

Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence
2019-05-17 19:15 - 20:15 | DeKalb County Public Library, Auditorium, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
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 is an encore screening following the film’s premiere at the Decatur Library in Decatur, GA on May 16. The documentary, created by Hal and Henry Jacobs, explores Smith’s life as one of the first prominent white southerners openly denouncing racial segregation and actively working against Jim Crow. While free to attend, seating is limited and tickets require reservation. This project is supported by Georgia Humanities.

Image: Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries

This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia
2019-05-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Historic Harrington School Cultural Center, 291 S. Harrington Rd., St. Simons Island, GA, 31522
This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia
This Is My Dirt: Stories of St. Simons Island and Coastal Georgia is a public presentation showcasing Mercer University students’ research of the slave cemetery at the former Retreat Plantation on St. Simons Island, Georgia. Students will present digital stories they produced using information collected from interviews with the descendants of those buried at Retreat’s slave cemetery. The students will also present a registry of all individuals now known to be buried on the grounds. Dr. Diana Ramey Berry, Oliver H. Radkey Regents Fellow in History at the University of Texas at Austin, an expert in the history of gender and slavery in the United States, will lecture and meet with students and local residents. This project is part of a larger, multi-year effort to document and preserve the history of African-Americans on St. Simons Island and throughout coastal Georgia. This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: The Harrington School, Saint Simons African American Heritage Coalition

Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence
2019-05-19 14:00 - 15:00 | DeKalb County Public Library, Auditorium, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA, 30030
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 is an encore screening following the premiere at the Decatur Library in Decatur, GA on May 16. The documentary, created by Hal and Henry Jacobs, explores Smith’s life as one of the first prominent white southerners openly denouncing racial segregation and actively working against Jim Crow. While free to attend, seating is limited and tickets require reservation. This project is supported by Georgia Humanities.

Image: Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries

Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
2019-05-23 19:00 - 20:00 | National Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, GA, 31901
Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series brings regional historians with expertise in the Civil War to Columbus, GA, at the National Civil War Naval Museum for a presentation and question-and-answer session with the audience. All lectures in this speaker series are free and open to the public.
The lecturer for this event is Dr. Evan Kutzler, professor at Georgia Southwestern and author of Prison Pens, a memoir of a captured Confederate Soldier in northern Virginia, featuring letters he exchanged with his fiancée during the Civil War.
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: National Civil War Naval Museum

Capitol History Highlights
2019-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Georgia State Capitol – South Wing, 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30334
Capitol History Highlights
Capitol History Highlights is the newest educational programming series highlighting the many historical sites, artifacts, and portraits throughout the Georgia State Capitol and the Georgia Capitol Museum. Attendees of this opening event will hear from several speakers including Laura McCarty, President of Georgia Humanities; Sheryl Vogt, Director of the Richard B. Russell Library at the University of Georgia; Dr. Ashton Ellot, Politics and Public Policy Archivist of the Richard B. Russell Library at the University of Georgia; and Kayla Adams, Tour Manager and Museum Educator of the Georgia Capitol Museum. This educational programming series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

How Journalists and the Public Shape Our Democracy
2019-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Simons Casino Building, 550 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island, GA, 31522
“How Journalists and the Public Shape Our Democracy,” presented by Georgia Humanities and the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island, explores current media issues and engages the public in discussions with respected journalists and scholars about reliable and unreliable sources of information. The program is part of the Democracy and the Informed Citizen initiative.
Event panelists include Eric Denty of The Press-Sentinel of Jesup and The Telfair Enterprise of McRae; Michele Johnson of the College of Coastal Georgia; Orlando Montoya of WRUU-107.5 Savannah and Connect Savannah; and Robert Williams Jr. of The Blackshear Times and Southfire Newspaper Group. Laura McCarty, president of Georgia Humanities, will moderate the panel.

How Journalists and the Public Share Our Democracy: From Social Media and “Fake News” to Reporting Just the Facts, the media literacy guide published by Georgia Humanities in collaboration with the Atlanta Press Club and created in partnership with the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism, will inform the evening’s discussion program.
This event is free and open to the public, but spaces are limited.
We thank The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.

BookFest Gwinnett
2019-06-15 10:00 - 18:00 | Norcross Cultural Arts Center, 10 College St NW, Norcross, GA, 30071, United States
BookFest Gwinnett

Sponsored by the Atlanta Writers Club, the inaugural BookFest Gwinnett will be a one-day event at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center showcasing the theme of diversity in literature. Festivities will include a keynote address by Kenny Leon; panels including Tayari Jones, Anjali Enjeti, Susan Puckett, and Soniah Kamal; sessions for children, and much more.
For more information, see the BookFest website: http://bookfestgwinnett.org/
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

SlowExposures Submission Deadline
2019-06-16
SlowExposures, the annual juried exhibition showcasing photography of the rural American South, returns Pike County for its 17th year. The images of each exhibition capture the complexity of the rural American South.
The deadline to submit works is midnight on Sunday, June 16, 2019 for consideration for the main exhibition and satellite exhibitions in September 2019. More information about contest requirements is available from SlowExposures.
Image: Humans of Pike exhibit, courtesy of Donna Rosser.

Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
2019-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 | National Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, GA, 31901
Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series brings regional historians with expertise in the Civil War to Columbus, GA, at the National Civil War Naval Museum for a presentation and question-and-answer session with the audience. All lectures in this speaker series are free and open to the public.
The lecturer for this event is Dr. Brian Wills, Director of the Center for the Study of the Civil War Era at Kennesaw State University. As the author of Gone with the Glory: The Civil War in Cinema, Wills will relate what Hollywood has gotten right and wrong about the Civil War and how the movies reflect America’s changing understandings of the Civil War and of the nation.
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: National Civil War Naval Museum

Cumberland Island: A Fragile Beauty
2019-06-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Cumberland Island: A Fragile Beauty
Cumberland Island: A Fragile Beauty, presented by the Cumberland Island Museum and the Fernbank Science Center, will feature photographs of Cumberland Island taken by photographer Diane Kirkland and illustrations and notes by Cumberland Island resident Carol Ruckdeschel. The exhibit will combine artwork celebrating the beauty of the island with informative panels that address issues affecting the health of the island’s ecology.
In her book The Natural History of Cumberland Island, Carol Ruckdeschel documented more than 50 years of her research as a resident of Cumberland Island. In the exhibition’s opening program, Ruckdeschel will discuss her life and work as a biologist, author, artist, and protector of Cumberland Island. A book signing opportunity will follow Ruckdeschel’s author-talk. This project is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: Cumberland Island Museum

Capitol Ideas: Georgia's Capital Cities
2019-07-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Georgia State Capitol, 206 Washington Street, Atlanta, GA, 30334
Capitol Ideas: Georgia’s Capital Cities
Capitol Ideas: Georgia’s Capital Cities 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 how Atlanta became Georgia’s fifth capital city, in addition to learning the different qualities that make for an effective capital city.
Attendees should check in at the Tour Desk within the Georgia State Capitol upon arrival. Visitors are required to present photo ID.
This educational programming series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Alice Walker 75
2019-07-13 10:00 - 21:30
Alice Walker 75
Alice Walker 75 celebrates Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker’s 75th birthday. The Georgia Writers Museum is hosting a day’s worth of activities in Eatonton, GA, to honor Walker’s life and achievements. Walker will attend the festivities and will participate in a public conversation with Valerie Boyd, the editor of Alice Walker’s forthcoming journals, at the Plaza Arts Center to conclude the day’s events in An Evening with Alice Walker. Ticket options are available for the day’s events.

This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Capital Ideas: Georgia's Capital Cities
2019-07-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Georgia State Capitol, 206 Washington Street, Atlanta, GA, 30334
Capital Ideas: Georgia’s Capital Cities
Capitol Ideas: Georgia’s Capital Cities 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 how Atlanta became Georgia’s fifth capital city, in addition to learning the different qualities that make for an effective capital city.
Attendees should check in at the Tour Desk within the Georgia State Capitol upon arrival. Visitors are required to present photo ID.
This educational programming series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
2019-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | National Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, GA, 31901
Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series brings regional historians with expertise in the Civil War to Columbus, GA, at the National Civil War Naval Museum for a presentation and question-and-answer session with the audience. All lectures in this speaker series are free and open to the public.
The lecturer for this event is Michael Shaffer, instructor at Kennesaw State University and Civil War historian. Shaffer will discuss the life of Thomas W. Colley, a soldier in the 1st Virginian Calvary regiment, and will also feature this famous regiment that fought in most of the major battles in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War.
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: National Civil War Naval Museum

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
2019-08-03 14:00 - 15:30 | West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310
Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series, presented by Essential Theatre, Inc., presents previously unproduced plays by Georgia playwrights in public readings by professional actors in front of a live audience. Readings are followed by a curated conversation that includes the audience, cast, director, and playwright. The first play of the Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is Day of Saturn, written by Leviticus Jelks III, and directed by Najah Ali. The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is curated by Essential Theatre, Inc. Founding Artistic Director Peter Hardy.
This series is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
2019-08-06 19:30 - 21:00 | West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310
Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series, presented by Essential Theatre, Inc., presents previously unproduced plays by Georgia playwrights in public readings by professional actors in front of a live audience. Readings are followed by a curated conversation that includes the audience, cast, director, and playwright. The second play of the Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is Henry Darger Takes a Walk, written by Rosalind Sullivan-Lovett, and directed by Natalie Fox. The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is curated by Essential Theatre, Inc. Founding Artistic Director Peter Hardy.
This series is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
2019-08-12 19:30 - 21:00 | West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia, 30310
Bare Essentials Play Reading Series
The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series, presented by Essential Theatre, Inc., presents previously unproduced plays by Georgia playwrights in public readings by professional actors in front of a live audience. Readings are followed by a curated conversation that includes the audience, cast, director, and playwright. The third play of the Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is Waiting for Big Stuff, written by Allan Dodson, and directed by Kati Grace Brown. The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series is curated by Essential Theatre, Inc. Founding Artistic Director Peter Hardy.
This series is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Capitol History Highlights: What a Rush!
2019-08-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Georgia State Capitol, 206 Washington Street, Atlanta, GA, 30334
Capitol History Highlights: What a Rush!
Capitol History Highlights: What a Rush! is the latest installment of the Capitol History Highlights educational programming series focusing on 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 about the American gold rushes, with the assistance of a few science activities, and will also explore the process of gilding a building.
Attendees should check in at the Tour Desk within the Georgia State Capitol upon arrival. Visitors are required to present photo ID.
This educational programming series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Image courtesy of the Georgia Capitol Museum.

Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
2019-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | National Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, GA, 31901
Cool History: Summer Lecture Series
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series brings regional historians with expertise in the Civil War to Columbus, GA, at the National Civil War Naval Museum for a presentation and question-and-answer session with the audience. All lectures in this speaker series are free and open to the public.
The lecturer for this event is Michael Jordan, a historian and documentary filmmaker, who will discuss his latest production on the CSS Georgia, the ironclad gunboat built for the Confederacy in Savannah in 1862, including the CSS Georgia’s ongoing recovery from the Savannah River.
The Cool History: Summer Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Image: National Civil War Naval Museum
