Power to the People: Celebrating 80 Years of Rural Electricity Witness a reenactment of FDR’s speech on the grounds of Gordon Military College in Barnesville 80 years ago for the dedication of the first rural electric membership cooperative. This event opens an exhibition on rural electrification in Georgia. Special guests include Wayne Clough, former secretary […]
Join us at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country, for the Humanities track, sponsored by Georgia Humanities, and more. On Friday evening, Broadway actor/director and Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon will deliver the keynote, kicking off this year's festival. On Saturday and Sunday, authors will discuss their books at […]
Georgia Archives, 100 Years: Where We Are Now A behind-the-scenes tour of the archives, "Flattening the Counties of Georgia: Creating Access to Court Records," will allow visitors to see 18th- and 19th-century court records currently undergoing preservation in the Conservation Lab. Tour is free; no registration needed. Please wear comfortable shoes. This is a community […]
Lecture, "Found: The Empty Freckle Cream Jar of Amelia Earhart" The poet Nikky Finney will give a lecture sponsored by Georgia State University's Humanities Research Center and held at the GSU Law School auditorium. Finney is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of Head Off & Split, winner of the […]
Avondale Towne Cinema Short Docs Screening Eight indie documentaries and trailers will be shown, along with a filmmakers' q&a. Short films include Graven Image, about the racist history of Stone Mountain, More Than Good Coffee, about the Refuge Coffee Company in Clarkston, and Sriracha, about the hot sauce with a cult following. This is a […]
co:CREATE Arts Innovation Conference Presented by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, this educator conference aims to answer the following questions: What is the state of arts education? What’s new, relevant, valuable, possible, and next in creative fields? How can all teachers prepare students for a world with increasing creative demands and expectations? Jessica Booth, Fine Arts […]
Georgia Art and Criminal Justice Forum Join elected representatives, justice reform advocates, artists and arts organizations, and corrections officials in discussion of the role of art in the criminal justice reform in Georgia. Panels and workshops will highlight the work of Georgia arts organizations and artists, provide technical knowledge on how to engage the arts […]
WWI Otranto Centennial Memorial The city of Nashville, in Berrien County, will pay tribute to the families of the young men who lost their lives in the sinking of the troop ship HMS Otranto, in the stormy seas off the coast of Islay, Scotland. The memorial will begin with a parade up Davis Street, followed […]
The Legacy of General James Longstreet The Longstreet Society presents a festive celebration of General James Longstreet at the Historic Piedmont Hotel Museum. Activities will include guided tours, musicians in costume, storytelling from civil war veterans, and a program about Longstreet created for teens and young adults. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open […]
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, […]
