Bare Essentials Play Reading Series

West End Performing Arts Center 945 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia

Bare Essentials Play Reading Series  The Bare Essentials Play Reading Series, presented by Essential Theatre, Inc., presents previously unproduced plays by Georgia playwrights in public readings by professional actors in front of a live audience. Readings are followed by a curated conversation that includes the audience, cast, director, and playwright. The final play of the […]

A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District

104 North Center Street Thomaston, GA

A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District  In A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District, presenters Dale Jaeger, Principal Landscape Architect & Preservation Planner at WLA Studio, and Chris Jackson, Historic Preservation Specialist at WLA Specialist, will discuss the National Register nomination process for Silvertown. They will also answer […]

Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County

104 North Center Street Thomaston, GA

Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County, will be presented by Wesley Brown, a local barber and historian. The program is free and open to the public to attend. This program accompanies the Crossroads: Change in Rural America Smithsonian Museum […]

Buried History: Savannah’s African American Legacy

Davenport House Museum 324 E State Street, Savannah, GA

Buried History: Savannah's African American Legacy  Buried History: Savannah's African American Legacy is a free digital walking or driving tour developed by the Savannah Archaeological Alliance. At this launch event, Savannah Archaeological Alliance Executive Director, Laura Seifert, will discuss the development of the app and recent developments in African American historical research in Savannah. Seifert […]

The Human Library Project

Decatur Library 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA

The Human Library Project The Human Library Project, presented by the DeKalb County Public Library and the DeKalb Library Foundation, provides a safe space for readers to "check out" a "living book" and engage in conversations that explore the stereotypes and prejudices that separate us, as well as the similarities that connect us. The event […]

Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas is an interdisciplinary seminar held during Native American Heritage Month that seeks to bring together scholars, cultural preservationists, and community members to discuss the intersections and […]

Changes in Government and Community

Liddy Murphy Theatre, Old Main, Andrew College 501 College Street, Cuthbert, Georgia

Changes in Government and Community Changes in Government and Community is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America,  sponsored by the Cuthbert community. Held on the campus of Andrew College, the event will feature speakers Dr. Cully Clark, author and retired dean of the University of Georgia's Grady College […]

The Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia

Railroad Depot 58 Park Avenue, Shellman, Georgia

The Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia The Influence of the Agriculture and Timber Industries in Randolph County and Southwest Georgia is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America,  sponsored by the Randolph County community. Held at the Railroad Depot in Shellman, the […]

Sounds from Randolph County

Randolph County Historic Courthouse/Welcome Center 51 Court Street, Cuthbert, Georgia

Sounds from Randolph County Sounds from Randolph County is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America,  sponsored by the Cuthbert community. Held in Randolph County's historic courthouse, the event will feature music from the late jazz musician Fletcher Henderson Jr., born and raised in Cuthbert, and the late country […]

Bare Essentials Play Reading: “The Sunrise from the Moon” by Hannah Manikowski

Online

Bare Essentials Play Reading: "The Sunrise from the Moon" by Hannah Manikowski The first online Bare Essentials play reading, "The Sunrise from the Moon," is written by Hannah Manikowski and presented by Essential Theatre. The play is set in the future and features a young woman who is the only survivor of a failed lunarcolony […]

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