Poets and Authors at Pasaquan

Pasaquan 238 Eddie Martin Rd, Buena Vista, GA, 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.

Free

GCHE: Between the Spines – Remembering and Recreating Home: AANHPI Voices in Poetry

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.

Free

PRIME TIME Cartersville

Cartersville Public Library 429 W Main St, Cartersville, 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.

Free

PRIME TIME Cartersville

Cartersville Public Library 429 W Main St, Cartersville, 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.

Free

Explore: Lost Corner Sandy Springs

Lost Corner Preserve 7300 Brandon Mill Road, Sandy Springs, GA, 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.

Free

TEDxAtlanta 2023: We Rise

Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA, 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.

Free

Wade in the Water: Stories of Gullah-Geechee and African American Life and Culture on St. Simons Island, Georgia

Nalls Auditorium, Epworth-by-the-Sea 100 Arthur J. Moore Drive, Saint Simons Island, GA, 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

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.

Free

Beyond the Book: The Human Library Experience

The Arts Center of Moultrie 401 7th Avenue SW, Moultrie, GA, 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

Free

GCHE Between the Spines: Destiny of the Republic

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.

Free

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