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  • In Plain View: African American Women Entrepreneurs of Morgan County, panel discussion

    Morgan County Public Library 1131 East Avenue, Madison, GA, United States

    In Plain View: African American Women Entrepreneurs of Morgan County, Georgia panel discussion Through complicated histories and narratives, documentary photographs, memorabilia, and dialogue, the exhibition In Plain View: African American Women Entrepreneurs of Morgan County, Georgia examines entrepreneurial women of the Plainview community: landowners Anna Charleston, Jessie Andrews, and Katie Lowe. This project is a collaborative […]

  • Hometown Teams in Jefferson

    Jefferson High School Arena Jefferson, GA, United States

    Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America exhibition This Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition explores what sports and “hometown teams” mean to Americans, Georgians, and local communities. Hometown Teams is on view in Jefferson from January 14, 2017, through February 25, 2017.

  • “Still Raising Hell”: Camille Billops and James V. Hatch Exhibition

    Schatten Gallery Woodruff Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch exhibition

    This exhibition explores Billops and Hatch’s commitment to speaking truth to power and exploring the meaning and purpose of African American art.

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  • Southern Writers Onstage: Women Black and White

    Balzer Theater at Herren's 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Southern Writers Onstage: Women - Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the story of the Southern American woman – black and white – through the writings of Southern American women. Actors Brenda Bynum and Eric Moore present Eudora Welty's "Powerhouse," the story of a great jazzman playing at a white dance in Alligator, […]

  • “Carson McCullers and the Southern Gothic”

    Columbus Public Library 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia

    "Carson McCullers and the Southern Gothic" lecture Did Carson McCullers "invent" Southern Gothic? Southern literature expert and former McCullers Center director Dr. Courtney George will place McCullers in the context of her contemporaries and examine how modern authors continue to draw inspiration from her work. This lecture is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

  • Carson McCullers 100th Birthday Celebration with Karen Allen

    RiverCenter for the Performing Arts 900 Broadway, Columbus, GA, United States

    Carson McCullers 100th Birthday Celebration with Karen Allen Film actress Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Perfect Storm) will debut her new short film, A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud., based on the Carson McCullers story of the same name. A concert of McCullers's favorite classical music and readings from her work will accompany […]

  • Jackie Robinson: Baseball and Civil Rights Pioneer

    Ingram Library, University of West Georgia 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA, United States

    Jackie Robinson: Baseball and Civil Rights Pioneer exhibition, February 20 - March 17, 2017 This exhibition focuses on Jackie Robinson's life, courage, and triumphs, both on the baseball field and in his civil rights work. This exhibition is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

  • Hometown Teams in Jefferson

    Jefferson High School Arena Jefferson, GA, United States

    Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America exhibition This Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition explores what sports and “hometown teams” mean to Americans, Georgians, and local communities. Hometown Teams is on view in Jefferson from January 14, 2017, through February 25, 2017.

  • “Still Raising Hell”: Camille Billops and James V. Hatch Exhibition

    Schatten Gallery Woodruff Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch exhibition

    This exhibition explores Billops and Hatch’s commitment to speaking truth to power and exploring the meaning and purpose of African American art.

    More info »

  • Southern Writers Onstage: Women Black and White

    Balzer Theater at Herren's 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Southern Writers Onstage: Women Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the story of the Southern American woman – black and white – through the writings of Southern American women. University of Georgia professor Valerie Boyd presents Alice Walker's story "Nineteen Fifty-Five," which imagines what might have occurred after Elvis Presley's manager bought out […]