Atlanta Press Club Hall of Fame Dinner The Atlanta Press Club will celebrate new Hall of Fame inductees and the impact good journalism has made in Georgia and throughout the nation. Inductees include Fred Kalil, a long-time sports anchor; Aubrey Morris, the first news director of WSB Radio; Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for […]
Revolutionary Perspectives As part of the Coastal Heritage Society's Revolutionary Perspectives lecture series, the Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters will perform a ring shout, an African American religious ritual involving dance, call-and-response singing, and percussion. First performed by enslaved Africans, the ring shout affirms oneness with the Spirit and with ancestors as well as community cohesiveness. […]
Race and Understanding: A Conversation with Patrick Phillips Augusta University will host Patrick Phillips, author of Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America, for a reading and reception as part of the Sand Hills Writers Series. This event is supported by a Georgia Humanities grant.
World War I and the Movies As 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. This event […]
Almost Sunrise film screening This 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; […]
Rome International Film Festival In 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.
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy tells stories from her book Growing Up […]
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Atlanta actress Diany Rodriguez presents excerpts from Judith Ortiz Cofer's memoir The Cruel […]
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Atlanta actor Ryan Vo presents excerpts from John Jung's memoir Southern Fried Rice: […]
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Author Craig Womack, a Muscogee Creek-Cherokee, reads from his novel Drowning in Fire. […]
