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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180106
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SUMMARY:L'Chaim Sandy Springs! A Toast to Jewish Participation in Our City
DESCRIPTION:L’Chaim Sandy Springs! A Toast to Jewish Participation in Our City \nHeritage Sandy Springs is partnering with local Jewish organizations and the Breman Museum to collect\, archive\, and preserve the Jewish history of Sandy Springs. A traveling exhibition explores the community’s founding and the growth of Jewish life and culture in the city. The exhibition is on display at Temple Sinai through January 5\, 2018. \nThis event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/lchaim-sandy-springs-a-toast-to-jewish-participation-in-our-city/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171104
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SUMMARY:Documenting the Present: Archival Conscience and Proactive Archives
DESCRIPTION:Documenting the Present: Archival Conscience and Proactive Archives \nThe 2017 Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting will reflect on the particular challenges archives face with contemporary material\, and how archivists preserve our present cultural environment for future generations. \nAnne Gilliland\, of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California Los Angeles\, will deliver the keynote lecture and Morna Gerrard\, of Georgia State University\, will deliver the plenary lecture. \nClick here to register. \nThis is a community event.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/documenting-the-present-archival-conscience-and-proactive-archives/
LOCATION:Brasstown Valley Resort\, 6321 U.S. 76\, Young Harris\, GA\, 30582\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrea%20Richardson":MAILTO:localarrangements@soga.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171121
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LAST-MODIFIED:20171005T005613Z
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SUMMARY:26th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA
DESCRIPTION:26th Edition of the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta \nFor more than 25 years\, the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has offered a two-week literary extravaganza featuring an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors. Each year\, thousands of book lovers come together to listen\, meet\, and interact with their favorite authors in a variety of forums\, including panel discussions\, author meet-and-greets\, a community read\, children’s activities\, and much more. \nKeynote authors include Justice Stephen Breyer (The Court and the World); Walter Isaacson (Leonardo da Vinci); Jeff Rossen (Rossen to the Rescue); Reza Aslan (God: A Human History); Joy Mangano (Inventing Joy); Dave Barry\, Adam Mansbach\, and Alan Zweibel (For This We Left Egypt?); Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush (Sisters First); Dan Rather (What Unites Us); and Al Franken (Giant of the Senate). \nThis event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/26th-edition-of-the-book-festival-of-the-mjcca/
LOCATION:Marcus Jewish Community Center\, 5342 Tilly Mill Road\, Dunwoody\, GA\, 30338\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
ORGANIZER;CN="Pam%20Morton":MAILTO:Pam.Morton@atlantajcc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171105T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171105T160000
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SUMMARY:King Cotton in the Georgia Piedmont
DESCRIPTION:King Cotton in the Georgia Piedmont \nThe cotton industry dictated the present-day Morgan County as we know now\, from the landscape to commercial downtown businesses\, the historic homes\, culture\, and pace of life. This symposium will present the history and importance of the cotton industry in Morgan County and discuss the place of the industry in a wider southern context. Historian Brad Rice will present a local history\, and keynote speaker Dr. Scott Nesbit will speak on the transition to sharecropping. The afternoon will also include the premier of the Morgan County Landmarks Society’s Voices from the Fields\, a short film in which cotton field workers discuss how the work shaped their lives and families. A panel discussion will focus on the present and future of the industry. A light reception will follow. \nThis project is supported by a Georgia Humanities grant.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/king-cotton-in-the-georgia-piedmont/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171106T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171106T144500
DTSTAMP:20260610T040656
CREATED:20171106T205030Z
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SUMMARY:War Is Hell; Coming Home Can Be Harder
DESCRIPTION:War Is Hell; Coming Home Can Be Harder \nAuthor and veteran Nick Irving will lead a panel discussion about the ethics of reintegrating people returning from war. Panelists will include Sue Verhoef of the Atlanta History Center and Mark Eister\, director of military outreach at Georgia State University and Perimeter College at Georgia State. Event is free and open to the public. \nThe event is sponsored by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/war-is-hell-coming-home-can-be-harder/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171106T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171106T200000
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SUMMARY:World War I and the Movies
DESCRIPTION:World War I and the Movies \nAs part of its World War I: Lessons from 100 Years Ago initiative\, Thomas County Public Library will host a screening of The Road to Glory\, a 1936 film depicting the realities of trench warfare in France during World War I. A discussion will follow the screening. \nThis event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/world-war-i-and-the-movies/
LOCATION:Thomas County Public Library\, 201 N. Madison St.\, Thomasville\, GA\, 31792\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171106T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040656
CREATED:20171106T210623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T210623Z
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SUMMARY:Almost Sunrise film screening
DESCRIPTION:Almost Sunrise film screening \nThis 2016 documentary shows the struggles of two Iraq combat veterans who walked across the USA to come to terms with their combat experiences. A panel discussion will follow\, featuring Nick Irving\, a veteran and author of the autobiography The Reaper; Sarah Cook\, associate dean of Georgia State University’s honors college; and Major General Maria Britt. Event is free and open to the public. \nThis event is sponsored by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University.
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/almost-sunrise-film-screening/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew%20Cohen":MAILTO:aicohen[at]gsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171109T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171109T190000
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CREATED:20170925T212440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170925T212451Z
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SUMMARY:Courage to Dissent:  Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement
DESCRIPTION:Courage to Dissent:  Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement author talk and signing \nTomiko Brown-Nagin\, of Harvard University\, will discuss her book\, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement. 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/courage-to-dissent-atlanta-and-the-long-history-of-civil-rights-movement/
LOCATION:Woodruff Library\, Atlanta University Center\, 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30314\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171109T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171109T193000
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SUMMARY:The United States and World War I
DESCRIPTION:The United States and World War I \nAs part of its World War I: Lessons from 100 Years Ago initiative\, the Thomas County Library will present a lecture by Professor Gale Whitehurst\, of Thomas University\, about how Germany’s geography influenced World War I and why the United States’s entrance into the war became so crucial. \nThis event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/the-united-states-and-world-war-i/
LOCATION:Thomas County Public Library\, 201 N. Madison St.\, Thomasville\, GA\, 31792\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171109T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171109T210000
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CREATED:20171005T010053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171026T213615Z
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SUMMARY:Rome International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Rome International Film Festival \nIn partnership with Georgia Humanities and the Chieftains Museum\, the Rome International Film Festival will host a performance by Cherokee musician Tommy Wildcat\, followed by a screening of Mankiller\, a documentary exploring the legacy of Wilma Mankiller\, the Cherokee Nation’s first woman principal chief. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/rome-international-film-festival/
LOCATION:Georgia
CATEGORIES:Reading/Performance/Showing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171117T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040656
CREATED:20171115T005020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T005020Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records
DESCRIPTION:Lunch and Learn: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records \nChristine Garrett\, Electronic Records Manager at the Georgia Archives\, will present “Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records.” She will discuss identifying essential records – records of historical and sentimental value to families.  She will also discuss records needed to recover from a disaster and how to protect records from a disaster before one happens. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.georgiahumanities.org/event/lunch-and-learn-emergency-preparedness-and-disaster-planning-for-personal-records/
LOCATION:Georgia Archives\, 5800 Jonesboro Road\, Morrow\, GA\, 30260\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Penny%20Cliff":MAILTO:penelope.cliff@georgiaarchives.org
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