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Sidney’s Salon Featuring Neesha Powell-Ingabire

Historic Macon Foundation 950 THIRD ST., Macon, Georgia

Join the Historic Macon Foundation for a presentation by Neesha Powell-Ingabire (she/they), a coastal Georgia-born-and-raised movement journalist, essayist, and community and cultural organizer. She reports on the justice movements of the Black, trans, queer, and Southern communities to which she belongs and writes essays to recover her own history and the histories of her ancestors […]

Free

Decatur Book Festival

Decatur, GA GA, United States

The Decatur Book Festival returns to Decatur Square October 4-5, 2024. The event will feature author talks, readings, panel discussions, children's sessions, a vendor fair, and a keynote presentation by Joyce Carol Oates. All sessions are free to the public. This event is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

Free

Screening of “Saving the Chattahoochee”

Tara Theatre 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta, GA

During the 1990s, the Chattahoochee River was named the most endangered urban river in North America by American Rivers, a key conservation group. "Saving the Chattahoochee," a new documentary by filmmaker Hal Jacobs, tells the story of the dedicated Atlanta women who fought to revive and protect the Chattahoochee River and its watershed. The screening […]

Free

American Soldiers during the Holocaust: Perception and Representation in Newspapers and Museums

Augusta University 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA, United States

August University professors Stacey Thompson, David Bulla, Hubert Van Tull, and James Garvey will discuss representations of the Holocaust in media and museums and the experiences of local veterans who liberated the concentration camps. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Free

Spring Place & Oochgeelogy: Moravian Missions Among the Cherokee

Funk Heritage Center 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia

Presented by Wanda Patterson, “Spring Place & Oochgeelogy” tells the dramatic story of the Moravians, the first missionary group to be permitted to establish schools and mission stations in the Cherokee Nation. The lecture will focus on the origins and development of Moravian missionary activity in the Cherokee Nation, highlighting the patterns of cross-cultural exchange […]

We Neighbors Would Meet Together: Oothcaloga Moravian Mission, Integration, and Cherokee Identity

Funk Heritage Center 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia

The Funk Heritage Center opens a new temporary exhibit, We Neighbors Would Meet Together, interpreting the history and influence of the Oothcaloga Moravian Mission (near present-day Calhoun) on Cherokee integration, nationalism, and sovereignty in the nineteenth century. The exhibit is also designed to raise public awareness and generate support for the Oothcaloga Mission God’s Acre […]

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Tubman Museum)

Tubman Museum 310 Cherry Street, Macon, GA, United States

A joint project between the Tubman Museum and Wesleyan College, this exhibit examines how the events at Igbo Landing have been preserved and mythologized in African-American folklore. It will analyze their influence on literature, art, and cultural expressions, including works by Beverly Buchanan. The exhibit is currently on display at Tubman Museum. This program is […]

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Wesleyan College Leadership Lab)

Wesleyan College Leadership Lab 522 Cherry Street, Macon, United States

A joint project between the Tubman Museum and Wesleyan College, this exhibit examines how the events at Igbo Landing have been preserved and mythologized in African-American folklore. It will analyze their influence on literature, art, and cultural expressions, including works by Beverly Buchanan. The exhibit is currently on display at Wesleyan College Leadership Lab. This […]

We Are Here: The Augusta Jewish Museum Comes to Life Lecture

Augusta Municipal Building, Linda W. Beazley Room 535 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA, United States

Members of the team that developed the displays for the Augusta Jewish Museum Education Center will present about the history of the museum and the importance of preserving these buildings for the entire community. Speakers include Dr. Jackie Cohen, Dr. Michael Cohen, and Dr. Judith Giri. They will give an overview of each of the […]

Lonnie King, Jr. Exhibition

Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, United States

Georgia State University Special Collections presents a traveling exhibit based on the Lonnie King, Jr. Papers. This exhibit covers the life of Lonnie King, Jr. the Atlanta Student Movement, and legacy. The exhibit will be on display at the Auburn Avenue Research Library from January 28 through February 28. Thereafter, the exhibit will be on […]

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