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Atlanta History Center
Veterans Day Virtual Ceremony
History After Hours
VIRTUAL TALK | HEATHER LENDE, OF BEARS AND BALLOTS IN CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA HANDLER
VIRTUAL TALK | HEATHER LENDE, OF BEARS AND BALLOTS IN CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA HANDLER
Virtual Talk: Annette Joseph in conversation with Besty Riley, "Italy is my Boyfriend"
Virtual Talk: Stacy Abrams, "Our Time is Now" in Conversation with WABE's Denis O'Hayer
Poetry Out Loud Metro Atlanta Regional #2 Competition
An Evening with Adrian Miller
Where We Find Ourselves: The Photographs of Hugh Magnum
Poetry Out Loud Metro Atlanta Regional #1 Competition
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Atlanta History Center
PETER STARK, YOUNG WASHINGTON: HOW WILDERNESS AND WAR FORGED AMERICA’S FOUNDING FATHER
S.C. GWYNNE, HYMNS OF THE REPUBLIC: THE STORY OF THE FINAL YEAR OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
AMERICAN HYDRANGEA SOCIETY: SARAH ROBERTS, GOIZUETA GARDENS: A TRANSFORMATION
DAY OF THE DEAD (DIA DE MUERTOS)
FULTON COUNTY 4-H FILM CLUB MONTHLY MEETING
GEORGIA PERENNIAL PLANT ASSOCIATION: CAROL REESE
FULTON COUNTY 4-H CLUB MONTHLY MEETING
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
MEMBERS PERK: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN PREVIEW
CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY LECTURE: DEBORAH NEVINS, GROUNDBREAKING DESIGN: WHERE BEAUTY AND SUSTAINABILITY MEET
ERIC FONER, THE SECOND FOUNDING: HOW THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION REMADE THE CONSTITUTION
AN EVENING WITH JOJO MOYES IN CONVERSATION WITH ALISON LAW, THE GIVER OF STARS
MAGIC MONDAY: BOO-WEEN!
PRIDE PARADE PARTY
Alex Hitz: The Art of the Host: Recipes and Rules for Flawless Entertaining
Homeschool Day: Tracks to Runways
Fulton County 4-H Film Club Monthly Meeting
Barbecue Nation Closing Celebration Ft. Stan Hays of Operation Barbecue
Fulton County 4-H STEM Club Monthly Meeting
Georgia Perennial Plant Association w/ Shannon Currey
Fulton County 4-H Club Monthly Meeting
Educator Open House
Meet our education team and learn about our school tours, outreach programs and educator resources.
During this special event:
Get a sneak peek at our new The Battle of Atlanta cyclorama school tour, Stories After the Battle: The Cyclor...Kevin M. Levin: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth
Party with the Past: Clarkston Community Center
ATL Collective Relive's R.E.M.’S "Automatic For the People”
SAM JONES, WHOLE HOG BBQ: THE GOSPEL OF CAROLINA BARBECUE WITH RECIPES FROM SKYLIGHT INN AND SAM JONES BBQ
Fulton County 4-H Club Open House
Colson Whitehead In Conversation With Gail O'Neill, The Nickel Boys
Peachtree Road Race Watch Party
Join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peachtree Road Race—come cheer on the runners and relax after the race.
Atlanta History Center|The History Makers
Find out how you can make a difference and spend a week celebrating dedicated changemakers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Develop leadership skills, participate in a service project, find inspiration, challenge the odds, and explore life through action and purpose.
History comes to life...SIDNEY ISENBERG LECTURE | ELLIOT ACKERMAN, PLACES AND NAMES: ON WAR, REVOLUTION, AND RETURNING
Summer History Camp|The History Makers
Find out how you can make a difference and spend a week celebrating dedicated changemakers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Develop leadership skills, participate in a service project, find inspiration, challenge the odds, and explore life through action and purpose.
History comes to life...Summer History Camp|The History Makers
Find out how you can make a difference and spend a week celebrating dedicated changemakers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Develop leadership skills, participate in a service project, find inspiration, challenge the odds, and explore life through action and purpose.
History comes to life...Dan Abrams, Theodore Roosevelt For The Defense: The Courtroom Battle To Save His Legacy
Summer History Camp|The History Makers
Find out how you can make a difference and spend a week celebrating dedicated changemakers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Develop leadership skills, participate in a service project, find inspiration, challenge the odds, and explore life through action and purpose.
History comes to life...Summer History Camp|The History Makers
Find out how you can make a difference and spend a week celebrating dedicated changemakers of the 20 and 21 centuries. Develop leadership skills, participate in a service project, find inspiration, challenge the odds, and explore life through action and purpose.
History comes to life...Summer History Camp|Warriors of History
Brenda Wineapple, The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation
Summer History Camp|Warriors of History Center
Summer History Camp|Warriors of History
Catherine Cusset, Life of David Hockney: A Novel
Summer History Camp|Warriors of History
Summer History Camp|Warriors of History
SUMMER WRITING CAMP | SHARED WORLDS: FANTASY CREATION
JIM AUCHMUTEY, SMOKELORE: A SHORT HISTORY OF BARBECUE IN AMERICA
D-DAY COMMEMORATION FEATURING RICK ATKINSON
CASEY CEP, FURIOUS HOURS
LOUIS BAYARD, COURTING MR. LINCOLN - May 14, 2019
NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS WEEK
MAGIC MONDAY: PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
MARIE BENEDICT, THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM
JESSICA HANDLER, THE MAGNETIC GIRL
MARY KAY ANDREWS, SUNSET BEACH LAUNCH PARTY
POP-UP BREAKFAST FEATURING BOMB BISCUITS AND B’S CRACKLIN BBQ
AUSTIN KLEON, KEEP GOING: 10 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE IN GOOD TIMES AND BAD
J.D. DICKEY, RISING IN FLAMES: SHERMAN’S MARCH AND THE FIGHT FOR A NEW NATION
OLMSTED PLEIN AIR INVITATIONAL DAY
HELEN ELLIS, IN CONVERSATION WITH KATE WHITMAN SOUTHERN LADY CODE: ESSAYS
GENEALOGY PROGRAM: YOUR FAMILY HISTORY ROAD TRIP: ARE WE THERE YET?
MARTHA HALL KELLY, LOST ROSES
HOMESCHOOL DAY: GARDENING, HARVESTING, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING
CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY: ASHLEY WRIGHT MCINTYRE LECTURE SERIES: VICTORIA JOHNSON, AMERICAN EDEN: DAVID HOSACK, BOTANY, AND MEDICINE IN THE GARDEN OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Sheep to Shawl
RUTH REICHL, IN CONVERSATION WITH KIM SEVERSON, SAVE ME THE PLUMS
FULTON COUNTY 4-H CLUB MONTHLY MEETING
POETRY OUT LOUD | STATE FINAL COMPETITION
Southbound BBQ Revival
VIP tickets: $75, includes reserved seating in the first 10 rows and a dinner voucher. Non-reserved seats: $40.
Food will be available to purchase by Jim 'N Nick’s.
Set List Allman Bros Band Songs Revival Whipping Post Blue Sky Midnight Rider Southbound Statesboro Blues Stand Back
Ramblin Man...LYNNE OLSON, MADAME FOURCADE’S SECRET WAR: THE DARING YOUNG WOMAN WHO LED FRANCE'S LARGEST SPY NETWORK AGAINST HITLER
MAGIC MONDAY: MIXED EMOTIONS
Bill Charlap Trio - Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival opens its 10th annual festival with the Grammy award winning Bill Charlap Trio.
One of the world’s premier jazz pianists, BILL CHARLAP has performed and recorded with many leading artists of our time, ranging from jazz masters Phil Woods and Wynton ...CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY PROGRAM: THE WELL-PLACED WEED: THE BOUNTIFUL LIFE OF RYAN GAINEY, A FILM BY STEVE BRANSFORD AND COOPER SANCHEZ
Steve Luxenberg, Seperate: The story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's journey from slavery to segregation
CYCLORAMA: THE BIG PICTURE OPENING WEEKEND
ADVANCE TICKETS
Due to capacity and the timed audio-visual presentation on the viewing platform, we highly recommend securing advance tickets to view the painting. Reserved tickets are valid for the date and time selected, but visitors are encouraged to spend time in the exhibition before and ...Poetry Out Loud, Metro Atlanta #2 Regional Competition
Homeschool Day: Atlanta and Civil Rights Movement
Poetry Out Loud, Metro Atlanta Regional Competition
Keith Dunnavant, Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, The U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
Martin Luther King JR. Day: Free Admission at Atlanta History Center and Atlanta History Center Midtown
Brad Meltzer, The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
Candlelight Nights - December 21, 2018
Candlelight Nights
Candlelight Nights - December 14, 2018
Magic Monday: Happy Holidays
Party with the Past: Global Mall
Homeschool Day: Home for the Holidays
History on the Rocks
Todd Richards, Soul: A Chef's Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes
Anne Byrn, American Cookie
Opening Day? Locomotion: Railroads and the Making of Atlanta
Atlanta Cyclorama at Atlanta History Center Business
Atlanta History Center Gardens Business
Margaret Mitchell House Business
Swan House at Atlanta History Center Business
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