Monticello Crossroads Monticello 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 […]
Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Monticello Crossroads: 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 […]
Oral History Project Planning 101 Do 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 […]
Reading with Chelsea Rathburn Attendees 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. […]
1900 to 1940: Early Jazz In 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. Attendees will experience a sampling of music from the era and will be encouraged to engage in discussion […]
Georgia Agriculture I: Feeding Myself, Feeding my Community Georgia 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 […]
Threshold New Play Festival The 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 […]
Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Cuthbert Crossroads: 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 […]
Threshold New Play Festival The 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 […]
The 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts The 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. The keynote address on […]
