Armistice Day Commemoration: British Poets of the Great War Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day with a reading of World War I poetry by Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, and others. For British poets searching for a means to express the horror and heroism of the Great War, the shared cultural heritage of […]
Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day The Athens-Clarke County Library will host Magical Language: Gloria Naylor's Mama Day, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee. This panel discussion will focus on the book Mama Day, The Tempest, and the Gullah-Geechee history. This event is free and open to the public. For more information call Sarah List at 706-613-3650 ext. […]
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]
Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg A film historian and professor of culture and media at the New School in New York, Noah Isenberg will discuss his recent book, We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie. The event will take place on the Georgia State University campus, […]
World War I: A Look Back 100 Years The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center will host a symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI on November 11, 1918. The program will feature local and regional historians, including a keynote address from Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin, President Emeritus of Georgia Humanities. A reception will immediately […]
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]
The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music - Its Past, Present, and Future This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Re-surfacing Cabbagetown: Mapping the Emergence of Waterways and Stories, will feature Rebecca Page, Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, and Brennan Collins from Georgia […]
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of "short docs" on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the […]
Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940 In partnership with the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority, the Etowah Valley Historical Society will host a presentation on the project Digital Walking Tour of Downtown Cartersville: African American Business Districts, 1870-1940. Presenters will discuss the project's origin, a timeline of the cultural history for African Americans in […]
