Margaret Mitchell House
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(404) 249-7015
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www.atlantahistorycenter.com
The house where much of Gone with the Wind was written beckons to tourists and native Atlantans alike who want to understand more about the author of the most popular novel of all time. The house also plays an important part in keeping Atlanta's literary scene alive through regular events with local and national authors. Tours available every half hour.
Civic Season Kikckoff Party
Sunday June 12, 2022 02:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free,
Juneteenth to July 4th: Two big holidays, one inspiring season. Oh, and a huge party. The launch of Civic Season, a brand new tradition!
It’s the launch of Civic Season, a brand new tradition to celebrate what you stand for, and we’re partying. Come out to the Kickoff Party at the Atlanta History ...
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Jelani Favors: Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism
Wednesday September 25, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
Favors chronicles the development and significance of HBCUs through stories from institutions such as Cheyney State University, Tougaloo College, Bennett College, Alabama State University, Jackson State University, Southern University, and North Carolina A&T. He demonstrates how HBCUs became...
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Atlanta Authors Spotlight ft. Anissa Gray, Jessica Handler, and Gail O'Neill
Tuesday September 17, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10 ,
Join us in Midtown as we welcome local writers Anissa Gray and Jessica Handler to discuss their debut fiction titles The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls and The Magnetic Girl.
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Joan Cashin: War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War
Thursday September 12, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
In this path-breaking work on the American Civil War, Joan E. Cashin explores the struggle between armies and civilians over the human and material resources necessary to wage war. This war ‘stuff’ included the skills of white Southern civilians as well as such material resources as food, timber, an...
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Lynn Cullen Book Launch: The Sister of Summit Avenue
Monday September 9, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10 ,
Taking place in the throes of the Great Depression when jobs were scarce, farms were failing, and families suffered privation, hunger, and worse,The Sisters of Summit Avenue creates an emotional journey of inner strength, redemption, and the ties that bind families together under the best, and worst...
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Jonathan Putnam, A House Divided: A Lincoln And Speed Mystery
Thursday July 18, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
In the winter of 1839, a sensational disappearance rocks Springfield, Illinois. Not one to pass up an opportunity, Abraham Lincoln takes up the case of the accused with the assistance of his best friend Joshua Speed. But just as soon as they begin, Lincoln and Speed find their friendship at grave ri...
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Peachtree Road Race Watch Party
Thursday July 4, 2019 06:30 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free,
Atlanta History Center Midtown invites you to come party on our front lawn right at 10th & Peachtree Street.
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peachtree Road Race. Cheer on the runners and relax after the race! Grab some patriotic swag, get your face painted, and celebrate history in the ...
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SUMMER WRITING CAMP | MYSTERY IN THE CITY: DYSTOPIA: A CITY IN CRISIS
Monday June 17, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $325 - $375,
AGES 9-14 YEARS
Using Atlanta landmarks as a guide to explore dystopian themes, let your imagination soar as you examine challenges facing impacted communities. Journey around the city and craft a storyline that asks “How would Atlanta look and feel in a dystopian future?”, “What resources wou...
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SUMMER WRITING CAMP | SPILLING INK
Monday June 10, 2019 09:30 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $325 - $375,
AGES 9-14 YEARS
Up your writing game by writing pocket-sized stories with lots to say! Explore mini sagas, flash fiction, and vignettes and challenge yourself to communicate an idea with only 100-1000 words.
Margaret Mitchell House writing camps provide an opportunity for youth to discover t... [click here for more]LOUIS BAYARD, COURTING MR. LINCOLN
Tuesday May 14, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in winter 1840, he is on no one's shortlist to be president. Rough and reticent, he’s a country lawyer lacking money and manners, living above a dry goods shop, but with a gift for oratory. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with a tireless in...
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TENA CLARK, IN CONVERSATION WITH NATALIE ALLEN | SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT: A MEMOIR
Tuesday April 9, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
Tena Clark was born in 1953 in a tiny Mississippi town close to the Alabama border, where the legacy of slavery and racial injustice still permeated every aspect of life. On the outside, Tena’s childhood looked like a fairy tale. Her father was one of the state’s richest men; her mother was a regal ...
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An Evening With Randall Kenan (In Conversation With James A. Crank), Understanding Randall Kenan
Thursday March 14, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
Presented by Atlanta History Center
Please join us for a night celebrating the life and work of North Carolina author Randall Kenan — a writer best known for his novel A Visitation of Spirits (1989) and his collection of stories Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (1992), which was a finalist for the Nat...
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B.A. SHAPIRO AND TIM JOHNSTON IN CONVERSATION WITH ALISON LAW, THE COLLECTOR’S APPRENTICE AND THE CURRENT
Wednesday February 27, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
Join us in Midtown for an evening with fast paced thriller authors B.A. Shapiro and Tim Johnston as they talk about their craft and how they keep their readers guessing until the very last chapter. B.A. and Tim will be interviewed onstage by Alison Law, host of the podcast Literary Atlanta.
Abou...
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Steve Luxenberg, Seperate: The Story of Plessy vs. Ferguson and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation
Monday February 25, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
Atlanta History Center
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Ayesha Harruna Attah, the Hundred Wells of Salaga
Wednesday February 13, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
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Tara Conklin, The Last Romantics
Thursday February 7, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
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Kristina McMorris
Tuesday February 5, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
2 Children for Sale. The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices.
For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene ev...
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Local Event for Mesha Maren, Author of Sugar Run
Thursday January 24, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free,
Mesha Maren's short stories and essays have appeared in Tin House, Oxford American, Hobart, The Barcelona Review, Fiorty Stories: New Writing from Harper Perennial, and other literary journals. She was chosen by Lee Smith as winner of the 2015 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Pricze and is the recipient of a 20...
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Mesha Maren, Sugar Run
Thursday January 24, 2019 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free - $10,
Margaret Mitchell House, Atlanta History Center
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J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, SAINTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Tuesday August 14, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10,
Join author J. Courtney Sullivan for a meet & greet, as well as the chance to hear her discuss her new book; Saints for All Occasions
J. Courtney Sullivan is The New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Engagements, Maine, and Commencement. Maine was named a 2011 Time Magazine Best Boo...
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J. Courtney Sullivan, saints for all occasions
Tuesday August 14, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10,
Join author J. Courtney Sulivan for a meet & greet and chance to hear her discuss her new book, Saints for All Occasions. J. Courtney Sullivan is The New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Engagements, Maine, and Commencement. Maine was named a 2011 Time Magazine Best Book of the Year a...
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Julie Hedgepeth Williams, Three Not-So-Ordinary-Joes: A Plantation Newspaperman, a Printer's Devil, an English Wit, and the Founding of Southern Literature
Tuesday July 24, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10-$15,
One of the more eccentric figures in the antebellum South was Joseph Addison Turner, born to the plantation and trained to run one. All he really wanted to do, though, was to be a famous writer- and to be the founder of Southern literature.
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Speaking of Making: Louisiana Bendolph in Conversation with Virginia Prescott, joined by Matt Arnett and Lonnie Holley
Wednesday July 18, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $7-$10,
Presented by AIR Serenbe, in partnership with Atlanta History Center and Grocery on Home. Join On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott in conversation with Louisiana Bendolph, Matt Arnett, and Lonnie Holley, as they discuss Bendolph’s dynamic art, Southern African American artmaking traditions, and...
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Aiken Lecture: Ethan Kytle and Blain Roberts, Denmark Vesey's Garden
Tuesday June 26, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10-$15,
A book that strikes at the heart of the recent flaure-ups over Confederate symbols in Charlottesville, New Orleans, and elsewhere, Denmark Vesey's Garden reveals the deep roots of these controversies and traces them to the heart of slavery in the United States: Charleston, South Carolina.
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Hannah Pittard, Visible Empire
Tuesday June 5, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10-$15,
An epic novel-based on true events- of love, grief, race, and wealth, charting a single sweltering summer in Atlanta that left no one unchanged.
On a humid summer day, the phones began to ring: disaster has struck. Chateau de Sully, a Boeing 707 chartered to ferry home more than one hundred of At...
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Pamela Druckerman, There Are No Grown-Ups: A Midlife Coming of Age Story
Sunday June 3, 2018 05:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10-$15,
The bestselling author of BRINGING UP BEBE investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face.
When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame," and she detects a new message in mens' gazes. Yet forty isn't even technically middle-age...
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Paula McLain, Love and Ruin
Wednesday May 16, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
The bestselling author of The Paris Wife returns to the subject of Ernest Hemingway in a novel about his passionate, stormy marriage to Martha Gellhorn- a fiercely independent, ambitious young woman who would become one of the greatest war correspondents of the twentieth century.
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An Evening with Eve Ewing, Sarah Kay, Amanda Torres & Mahogany L. Browne
Sunday April 29, 2018 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $15-$25,
AIR Serenbe presents, in partnership with Atlanta History Center, four of the nation's top spoken word poets for ONE NIGHT ONLY in Atlanta. Sarah Kay, Mahogany L. Browne, Eve Ewing, and Amanda Torres will be in Georgia as part of the SWACC! Focus Fellowship at AIR Serenbe. SWACC! is an award residen...
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The South in Color
Sunday November 26, 2017 12:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday November 25, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday November 24, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday November 22, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday November 21, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday November 20, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday November 19, 2017 12:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday November 18, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday November 17, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday November 16, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday November 15, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday November 14, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday November 13, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday November 12, 2017 12:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday November 11, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday November 10, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday November 9, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday November 8, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday November 7, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday November 6, 2017 10:00 AM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday November 5, 2017 12:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday November 4, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday November 3, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday November 2, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday November 1, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday October 31, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday October 30, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday October 29, 2017 12:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday October 28, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday October 27, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday October 26, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday October 25, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday October 24, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday October 23, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday October 22, 2017 12:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday October 21, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday October 20, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday October 19, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Wednesday October 18, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday October 17, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday October 16, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Sunday October 15, 2017 12:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Saturday October 14, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Friday October 13, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Thursday October 12, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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Daren Wang: 'The Hidden Light of Northern Fires'
Wednesday October 11, 2017 07:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Decatur Book Festival founder Darren Wang presents his story of rebellion and hope against the backdrop of the Civil War.
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The South in Color
Wednesday October 11, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Tuesday October 10, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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The South in Color
Monday October 9, 2017 10:00 AM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Over the course of his career as a folklorist, University of North Carolina history professor William Ferris has documented famous and not-so-famous Southerners. In his first exhibition of color photography, Ferris captures the everyday moments of Southern people, depicting the likes of prisoners, q...
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Hidden Midtown: Out & About
Thursday October 5, 2017 06:30 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10-$15,
Your eyes may open, but are you actually seeing what’s there? Hidden Midtown: Out & About shows Midtown in a never before seen way with a scavenger hunt that explores the layers of the neighborhood’s history.
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The South in Color
Sunday September 17, 2017 04:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$23,
Mississippi native and Professor, William Ferris, captures the South through his photography of the landscapes, buildings, and people grappling with themes of comfort, unease, and race. His exhibit serves as an extension to his book, doting the same title. Oct. 10, 7 p.m.Ferris will host a lecture o...
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Flashback: Atlanta in the 70s, The Photography of Boyd Lewis
Sunday January 15, 2017 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $8.50-$13,
Photojournalist Boyd Lewis captured some of Atlanta most incredible moments, all during the transformative era of the '70s. Relive protests for LGBT rights, Hank Aaron's 715th home run, the rise of African American political groups, and the Atlanta Child Murders era.
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Meet the Past Festival: Margaret Mitchell
Friday August 19, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$5,
See Margaret Mitchell as she was so many year ago, a strong and inquisitive reporter, philanthropist and novelist. Discover pieces of the past and hear experts talk about the national sensation, Gone with the Wind.
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Joshilyn Jackson
Monday June 20, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
New York Times best-selling author Joshilyn Jackson will discuss her novel The Opposite of Everything. The book follows a a young, strong woman who must face a mysterious journey with her free-spirited mother. Reservations are required for this event.
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Artist Talk: Martha Hall Kelly
Wednesday April 27, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Martha Hall Kelly discusses her book Lilac Girls, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Lee Smith
Wednesday April 20, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Lee Smith discusses her book Dimestore: A Writer’s Life, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Jessica Knoll
Sunday April 17, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Jessica Knoll discusses her book Luckiest Girl Alive, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: J. Aaron Sanders
Wednesday April 13, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author J. Aaron Sanders discusses his book Speakers of the Dead: A Walt Whitman Mystery, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Jacquelyn Mitchard
Sunday March 27, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Jacquelyn Mitchard discusses her book Two If By Sea, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Lauren Weedman
Thursday March 24, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Lauren Weedman discusses her book Miss Fortune, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Patricia Bell-Scott
Wednesday March 23, 2016 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Patricia Bell-Scott discusses her book The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice, followed by a book signing.
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Artist Talk: Ariel Lawhon
Monday February 29, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $5-$10,
Presented by the Atlanta History Center, author Ariel Lawhon discusses her book Flight of Dreams, followed by a book signing.
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Gail Buckley: The Black Calhouns
Wednesday February 24, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: ,
In In The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley — daughter of performer Lena Horne — delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights. Beginning with her great-great-grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who...
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Ross Howell, Jr.
Monday February 8, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10 ,
Ross Howell Jr.’s stunning debut novel Forsaken presents the chilling true story of Virginia Christian, an uneducated African American girl who was tried and convicted of murdering her white employer in 1912. Charlie Mears, a white man, covered the case as a rookie reporter. The book chronicles th...
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Melanie Benjamin: The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Tuesday February 2, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: ,
Melanie Benjamin is the New York Times bestselling author of titles like The Aviator’s Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, and Alice I Have Been. Benjamin presents a lecture based on her historical work, The Swans of Fifth Avenue.
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Susan Meissener, Stars Over Sunset Boulevard
Wednesday January 27, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10.00 ,
Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister’s vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie.
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Janice Y.K. Lee
Thursday January 14, 2016 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10 ,
In 2009, Janice Y. K. Lee burst onto the literary scene with her New York Times bestselling debut, The Piano Teacher. Now, Lee returns with The Expatriates, a stunning novel that explores the emotions, identities, and relationships of three American women living in the same small expat community in ...
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James A. Crank
Monday December 14, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: $10 ,
Since its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind has held a unique position in American cultural memory, both for its particular vision of the American South in the age of the Civil War and for its often controversial portrayals of race, gender, and class. New Approaches to Gone With the Wind offer...
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Peter Guralnick
Wednesday November 11, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
Sam Phillips was a visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. With extensive interviews and firsthand personal observations extending over a 25-year period with Phillips, along with wide-ranging interviews with nearly all the legendary Sun Records artists, Gur...
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Barbara Shapiro
Sunday November 8, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
Entwining the lives of both historical and fictional characters, and moving between the past and the present, The Muralist plunges readers into the divisiveness of prewar politics and the largely forgotten plight of European refugees refused entrance to the United States. It captures both the inner ...
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Charlie Lovett
Wednesday November 4, 2015 07:00 PM EST
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free-$10,
​It’s been twenty years since Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve, and since that fateful day, his mission has been to spread Christmas cheer far and wide. Much to the annoyance of his acquaintances and London’s general population, Scrooge insists on greeting everyon...
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Joseph Skibell, My Father's Guitar & Other Imaginary Things: True Stories
Monday October 26, 2015 08:00 PM EDT
Margaret Mitchell House
Cost: Free,
From the author of A Blessing on the Moon and A Curable Romantic, Skibell shares these funny and thought-provoking essays to demonstrate life’s small but amazing moments.
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