Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries

Georgia on My Mind: Finding Belonging in Music History explores the state’s music history through the genres, places, and performers that have helped to define music in Georgia over time. Curated by graduate student Maggie Neel, the show highlights moments in time with a focus on the intersection of music and community.  The exhibit displays an array of performance costumes, instruments, concert posters, and other ephemera that bring music history to life. 

Join us for a program with Robin Morris, associate professor of history at Agnes Scott College, for a discussion of her new book Goldwater Girls to Reagan Women: Gender, Georgia, and the Growth of the New Right (2022). Her work has appeared in Entering the Fray: Gender, Politics, and Culture in the New South.

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of John Lewis into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in room 285 of the UGA Special Collections Building.

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of Valerie Boyd into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday, September 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in room 285 of the UGA Special Collections Building. Following her induction, a panel of contributors to Boyd's last work, Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclamation in a Time of Pandemic, will hold a discussion followed by a Q&A.

Greg Bluestein is a political reporter and author who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He writes for the front-page of the AJC, contributes to the Political Insider blog and morning Jolt newsletter, hosts the Politically Georgia podcast and is a frequent guest on local and national TV and radio programs. He's an MSNBC and NBC News contributor and the author of Flipped, a book on Georgia's epic 2020 election. 

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Join us for a reading with Georgia Review Editor Emeritus Stephen Corey to celebrate the release of his new collection, As My Age Then Was, So I Understood Them: New & Selected Poems, 1981–2020, on Thursday, September 1^st from 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, Room 285.

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of Sue Monk Kidd into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. in room 271 of the UGA Special Collections Building. Kidd will give a book talk and participate in a Q&A discussion; a light reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required. Email LNessel@uga.edu to RSVP.

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Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library for an evening of tours, drinks, and hors d'oeuvres to celebrate the opening of "Georgia on my Mind: Finding Belonging in Music History." Dress in your favorite band merch and enjoy live musical performances in the gallery from jazz pianist James Weidman, guitarist Skip Taylor, guitarist John Culwell, and hip hop artist Cassie Chantel. This event is free and open to the public

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library for an afternoon of family fun highlighting the new exhibit Georgia on My Mind: Finding Belonging in Music History on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Enjoy music classes with Cathy Rumfelt of Allegro Athens that include singing, dancing, movement, and instrument play. Explore the exhibit with a scavenger hunt and immerse yourself in story time in the gallery. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available at the Hull Street Deck.

Join us for a screening of the HBO documentary King in the Wilderness directed by Peter Kunhardt (True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality (2019), John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (2018), Becoming Warren Buffett (2017), and Living with Lincoln (2015). Pizza lunch provided. RSVP recommended but not required for lunch count.

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