GPB: "A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia"
2023-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Georgia Public Broadcasting, GA, United States
Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a very special relationship with the State of Georgia. This compelling documentary spotlights the mutual benefits that the friendship provided to both the president and the people of Georgia. The film is based on the book A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia, published by the University of Georgia Press in partnership with Georgia Humanities.

Episodes in Excellence: Georgia's Influential Women
2023-04-12 15:00 - 16:00 | The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull Street, Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, presents an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. This session will feature Florida State University Professor Andrew Frank discussing “Mary Musgrove: Midwife to Colonial America.”
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

PRIME TIME Augusta
2023-04-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Augusta-Richmond County Library, 823 Telfair St, Augusta, GA, United States
PRIME TIME® Family Reading Time is a family literacy program that helps families bond around the act of reading and talking about books. The program demonstrates a humanities-based model of reading and discussion and includes a shared meal, interactive storytelling, and group discussion in one 90-minute session per week for six weeks.

PRIME TIME Fort Gaines
2023-04-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Clay County Library, 208 South Hancock Street, Fort Gaines, GA, 39851, United States

PRIME TIME Atlanta
2023-04-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Southeast Atlanta Library, 1463 Pryor Rd SW, Atlanta, GA, 30315, United States

PRIME TIME Cartersville
2023-04-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-25 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-05-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-05-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-05-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Cartersville Public Library, 429 W Main St, Cartersville, GA, 30120, United States

Fox Center Georgia Seminar: Atlanta's New Deal Housing
2023-04-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-04-25 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-05-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Emory University Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, 1635 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322
Presented by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and moderated by Dr. Christina A. Crawford, this seminar will drop into New Deal Atlanta to understand the economic, political, racial, and spatial context that made the city the birthplace of American public housing.
The Georgia Seminars are sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

Episodes in Excellence: Georgia's Influential Women
2023-04-19 15:00 - 16:00 | The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull Street, Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, is hosting an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. In this session, Jamie Credle, the director of the Isaiah Davenport House Museum, will present “Anna Colquitt Hunter: Author of Savannah Preservation.”
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

NHD Georgia Volunteer Mixer
2023-04-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Wild Leap, 308 Main St., LaGrange, GA, 30240, United States
National History Day Georgia volunteers are invited to join us for our first-ever volunteer mixer on Friday, April 21, at Wild Leap Brewery in LaGrange—the evening before the state contest.
Get to know your fellow judges, meet the staff of Georgia Humanities, and enjoy light appetizers and refreshments.
This event is free for volunteers, but registration is required.

Upson Historical Society: Preserving Family Records
2023-04-24 19:00 - 20:00
David Owings, head of archives and special collections at Columbus State University, will discuss the importance of preserving family records and how to get started. A preservation starter kit will be provided. Sponsored by the Upson Historical Society, this program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Episodes in Excellence: Georgia's Influential Women
2023-04-26 15:00 - 16:00 | The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc., 3025 Bull Street, Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, is hosting an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. In this session, Corey Rogers, chief historian at the Laney Museum of Black History, will present “Lucy Craft Laney: Educator for the Ages.”
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Poets and Authors at Pasaquan
2023-05-06 13:00 - 18:00 | Pasaquan, 238 Eddie Martin Rd, Buena Vista, GA, 31803, United States
Experience a day of poetry at Pasaquan, featuring readings from Nick Norwood, Kodak Harrison, Rupert Fike, Tom Patterson, Kevin Cantwell, Gordon Johnston, Jonathan Samuel Eddie, Jim White, Mamie Willoughby Pound, John Charles Griffin, Hinda-Jonathan, Daryn Beasley, and Oscar Houck.
This program is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

GCHE: Between the Spines – Remembering and Recreating Home: AANHPI Voices in Poetry
2023-05-07 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Program
May is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) month. In celebration, Georgia Council for History Education’s monthly book discussion series will explore AANHPI poetry in a discussion led by Ruth Yuon, writer and director of operations at Asian American Voices for Education.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Explore: Lost Corner Sandy Springs
2023-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Lost Corner Preserve, 7300 Brandon Mill Road, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328, United States
Join the Friends of Lost Corner Preserve in Sandy Springs for the launch of a new exhibit sharing the history of Lost Corner, a living time capsule of our state’s history that spans 3,000 years of human civilization.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise
2023-05-19 09:00 - 18:30 | Rialto Center for the Arts, 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
This year’s TedxAtlanta conference will feature 16 speakers exploring topics of human resilience, ingenuity, and interconnectedness. Georgia Humanities is a sponsor of the event.

Wade in the Water: Stories of Gullah-Geechee and African American Life and Culture on St. Simons Island, Georgia
2023-05-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Nalls Auditorium, Epworth-by-the-Sea, 100 Arthur J. Moore Drive, Saint Simons Island, GA, 31522, United States
Presented by Mercer University in partnership with St. Simons African American Heritage Coalition, “Wade in the Water” features a performance by the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices ensemble that will incorporate student-produced digital stories based on interviews with community elders. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Chipley Historical Center: Oral History 101 Workshop
2023-05-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, 16331 GA Highway 18, Pine Mountain, GA, United States
This three-hour workshop is designed for beginners who want to learn the techniques to successfully conduct oral interviews within their own communities and families. The workshop will include next steps on how to use the information collected.
This program is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

Beyond the Book: The Human Library Experience
2023-05-25 19:00 - 21:00 | The Arts Center of Moultrie, 401 7th Avenue SW, Moultrie, GA, 31768, United States
Do you have a story to share? Join the Arts Center of Moultrie for “Beyond the Book: The Human Library Experience.” Local community members will stand in as “open books” that readers can check out for conversation and connection.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities

GCHE Between the Spines: Destiny of the Republic
2023-06-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Program
Author Candice Millard will discuss her award-winning book “Destiny of the Republic” as part of the Georgia Council for History Education’s Between the Spines monthly discussion series. Supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, this virtual event is free and open to the public.

Fox Theatre Institute Grant Workshop
2023-06-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Hotel Indigo, 500 College Ave, Athens, GA, 30601, United States
In partnership with Georgia Council for the Arts, the Fox Theatre Institute will host an in-person workshop designed for organizations to learn more about their preservation grant program and application process.

Fox Theatre Institute Grant Workshop
2023-06-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, United States

Upson Historical Society: Weaving Workshop
2023-06-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Thomaston-Upson Archives, 301 S Center St., Thomaston, GA, 30286, United States
Cindy Bowden of the Chipley Historical Center in Pine Mountain will lead a weaving workshop that explores Thomaston’s role as a textile community. Participants will learn the basics of spinning thread and work on a weaving project they can take home at the end of the workshop. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
