Upcoming Events&nbsp;

Dr. Robert Halli

Dr Robert Halli

This is a rebroadcast of a 2004 program of Joey Brackner interviewing University of Alabama professor Robert Halli about his book, An Alabama Songbook: Ballads, Folksongs, and Spirituals. The book is based upon the research of Byron Arnold who collected folk songs throughout Alabama during the late 1940s. Actual field recordings made by Byron Arnold are featured during the program.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#hallire

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#3843

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 2:11 pm
Subject: Ala. Arts Radio: Kim Mitchell, Interim Director, Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur

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Kim Mitchell, Interim Director of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur

In this week's program Georgine Clarke interviews Kim Mitchell, Interim Director of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama. The discussion includes the exhibition schedule and description of classes for children. The Center has sponsored public art icons painted by artists and located throughout the community for the past three years. The images have included butterflies and dragon flies as well as roosters. Kim explains the popularity of this program and also discusses how the roosters have been done in conjunction with the Moulton Chicken and Egg Festival.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#cauthenretired

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#3844

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 2:51 pm
Subject: Alabama Humanities September 2011 Events

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September 2011

September 15
Cultural Evolution of Alabama
An Alabama Humanities Foundation Roads Scholar Speakers Bureau presentation with Bettina Byrd-Giles
Auburn University Student Center
Sponsored by Community and Civic Engagement Initiative - College of Liberal Arts
1:00 p.m.
Giovanna Summerfield: (334) 844-2890
AHF program

September 25
Juliette's Journey
Staged reading of the play by Julia Oliver based on the life and death of Juliette Hampton Morgan, the white Montgomery librarian who empathized publicly with the black bus boycott that sparked the civil rights era.
Smith Hall Auditorium at Huntingdon College (Montgomery)
Sponsored by The Cloverdale Playhouse and Huntingdon College
2:00 p.m.
For more information: (334) 263-7253
Grants project

September 26
AHF Awards Luncheon
Wynfrey Hotel
Birmingham, Alabama
For more information, please click here.
To purchase tickets, contact Paul Lawson at plawson@... or (205) 558-3992.

September 26
Alabama's Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt
The world premiere of a documentary film about the acclaimed storyteller/journalist/teacher/Pulitzer Prize winner. Directed by Alice Yeager and produced by Al Hammond, the film was funded by AHF.
Alabama Booksmith (Birmingham)
7:00 p.m.
For more information: www.alabamabooksmith.com
Grants project

Links

Our mailing address is:

Alabama Humanities Foundation

1100 Ireland Way

Suite 101

Birmingham, Alabama 35205

#3845

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 3:33 pm
Subject: Sept Humanities Events in Auburn

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March News and Events: Upcoming events and program highlights.

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Upcoming Events

September 8: [Gnu's Room Partnership] Celebration of A Ford in the River by Charles S. Rose. 7:00 pm, The Gnu's Room.

September 13: [Book Talk] Keeping the Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives by Wayne Flynt. 3:00 pm, Special Collections and Archives Department, RBD Library.

September 13: [Book Talk] An Intimate Conversation with Wayne Flynt. 7:00 pm, The Gnu’s Room.

September 16: [Gnu's Room Partnership] Sweetgrass. 7:00 pm, The Gnu's Room. This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent nonfiction film series on PBS. Co-sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and The Gnu's Room.

September 20: [Lecture] “John James Audubon’s Assistant, Maria Martin Bachman (1796- 1863),” by Debra Lindsay, Professor of History at the University of New Brunswick Saint John. 5:00 pm, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Co-sponsored by the Department of History, Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities, and Women’s Studies Program.

September 20: [Poetry] Poetry at Play: Readings Favorite and Original. 6:30 pm, Haley Center 3183.

For a complete list of events, please visit our website.

Auburn Writers Conference

The second annual Auburn Writers Conference will be held October 7-8, 2011 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The conference will feature small-group workshops, panel discussions, and readings. Want more information? Visit the website or find us Facebook.

Bookmark at Pebble Hill

This past year, we were happy to have Bookmark film interviews with poets Peter Campion and Richard Tillinghast at Pebble Hill. English professor and host Don Noble engages authors in a thoughtful discussion about their lives, creative influences, and of course, their literary works. Bookmark airs each Sunday at 11:00 am on Alabama Public Television. Both the Campion and Tillinghast video are available online here.

Copyright © 2011 Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts Humanities, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts Humanities

Pebble Hill

101 S. Debardeleben

Auburn, AL 36849

#3846

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 8:00 pm
Subject: ADAH: Events & Updates for September 2011

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - NOON

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ADAH 2011

Events & Updates

Closed

State Holiday

Monday, September 5

Research Room

Open

Second Saturday

September 10

8:30 - 4:30

Don't miss -

Museum in the Mornings

Family Activities

MUSEUM OPEN SATURDAYS

Museum of Alabama

Now Open Every

Saturday 8:30 - 4:30

Thanks to agrant from the Alabama Tourism Department and the Friends of the Archives, the Museum of Alabama will be open every Saturday starting September 3, 2011.

Bring your family and friends to tour the new exhibits, The Land of Alabama and The First Alabamians.

ARCHITREATS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Tecumseh at Tuckabatchee:

Fact and Fiction

Presented by Kathryn Braund

Join Today!

Friends of the Alabama Archives

Membership Form

Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Avenue

P O Box 300100
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100

#3847

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 8:00 pm
Subject: ADAH: 4th grade Alabama history notebook

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

4th Grade Alabama History Notebook CD and Booklet

Available in the Gift Shop this Saturday

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Does your 4th grade student need help with his or her Alabama History Notebook assignment? Stop in the Archives to purchase an assortment of Alabama maps, symbols of Alabama, and other commonly requested information about our state. The information is sold in booklet form and on CD.

Where: Gift Shop on the First Floor
Alabama Department of Archives and History

624 Washington Avenue

Montgomery, Alabama

When: Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:30-1:00pm

Cost: $10.00 per CD or $20.00 per booklet

Can't make it this Saturday?

Starting Monday, September 12, the notebook will be available in the gift shop Monday-Saturday.

Check out the other things you can do at the Archives this Saturday:

Make an Indian Gorget Bead Necklace during Museum in the Mornings Children's Activities 9-11am.

Take photographs in the new Land and First Alabamians Galleries and add them to your History Notebook.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

624 Washington Avenue

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100

#3848

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Wed Sep 7, 2011 8:00 pm
Subject: Auburn Writers Conf. Oct. 7-8 [hotel reg. deadline Sept. 9]

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The second annual Auburn Writers Conference is fast approaching--don't miss it!

This year’s theme, “Myth, Memory, and the Haunted Muse,” considers the ways that writers use the idea of "the haunted" in their work—either literally or figuratively, as in the memories, histories, people, and places that haunt, and hence propel, characters.

The 2011 conference will feature three New York Times bestselling authors: keynote speaker Joshilyn Jackson (Gods in Alabama, Backseat Saints), Arts and Humanities Distinguished Speaker Mark Kurlansky (What?, Edible Stories, The World Without Fish), and Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall, Demonglass).

Other visiting authors include young adult novelists Roger Reid (Longleaf, Space) and Victoria Schwab (The Near Witch), fiction writer Evelina Galang (Her Wild American Self, One Tribe), essayist Patricia Foster (All the Lost Girls: Confessions of a Southern Daughter), Richard Goodman, founder of the New York Writers Workshop (A New York Memoir, Soul of Creative Writing), Jeanie Thompson, director of the Alabama Writers’ Forum and acclaimed poet, and Wendy Reed, television and radio producer, and author of An Accidental Memoir: How I Killed Someone and Other Stories.

Visit o ur website to register.

Special Rates at The Hotel at Auburn University

The Hotel at Auburn University is offering a special nightly rate for conference participants. Click here for more information. Deadline for booking the special rate is September 9!

Phone: 334.844.4946
Website: www.auburn.edu/cah

Our mailing address is:

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts Humanities

Pebble Hill

101 S. Debardeleben

Auburn, AL 36849

#3849

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:01 pm
Subject: Ala. Arts Radio: AUM's Outdoor Sculpture Project

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Outdoor Sculpture Project at Auburn University, Montgomery

"Levee Break #1" by Gene Koss

Georgine Clarke discusses the Outdoor Sculpture Project at Auburn University Montgomery with project director Sue Jensen and participating artist Jamey Grimes. Jensen explains how the three artists were selected and describes their various approaches to sculpture.

"Rush" by Jamey Grimes

Grimes talks about the nature of his work, (center photo above) especially as it relates to his study of the environment. He also talks about teaching in the Prison Arts in Education program operated from Auburn University.

"Contemporary Couple" by Brad Morton

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#aumsculpture

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#3850

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:32 pm
Subject: ADAH: ArchiTreats Reminder September 2011

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REMINDER

ArchiTreats: Food for Thought

Tecumseh at Tuckabatchee:

Fact and Fiction

presented by Kathryn Braund

This ArchiTreats presentation is made possible by the

Friends of the Alabama Archives, with a grant from

the Alabama Humanities Foundation, a state program

of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

More Information

Thursday - Noon

September 15, 2011

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#3851

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:50 pm
Subject: Becoming Alabama Event Announcement Deadlines for Alabama Heritage (Winter Issue) -- OCTOBER 1, 2011

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-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Reynolds <reyno031@...>
To: becoming-alabama <becoming-alabama@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 19, 2011 10:12 am
Subject: [Becoming Alabama] Becoming Alabama Event Announcement Deadlines for Alabama Heritage (Winter Issue) -- OCTOBER 1, 2011

Hello, everyone. For all who want to announce Becoming Alabama events in the winter issue of Alabama Heritage, please take note of the following:

· The deadline for text for the winter issue is Oct. 1, 2011. Text should be sent to me at reyno031@....

· We are accepting announcements for events happening from Feb. 2012 -- June 2012.

We will publish all that can fit in the space we have reserved, beginning with the earliest. If we run out of text space, we will begin by cutting items that happen after mid-June (which can appear in our spring issue). But we will publish all, if possible.

· Events must have some relevance to the Becoming Alabama initiative or themes of the Creek War, Civil War, and civil rights movement.

· Each event must appear in the format and within the text limits presented here:

March 10, 7:00 p.m.

TITLE OF YOUR EVENT

Text describing your event should include contact information and any admission fees. The body of this text should be no more than 250 characters.

· We reserve the right to trim the announcements if absolutely necessary to fit our space requirements. We will take great care to see that nothing essential is cut.

The deadlines for upcoming issues will be October 1 (winter), January 1 (spring), April 1 (summer).

Thanks so much for your participation,

Susan Reynolds

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Susan Reynolds

Associate Editor, Alabama Heritage

The University of Alabama

205-348-6197

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For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/becoming-alabama?hl=en.

#3852

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:37 pm
Subject: ADAH: Family History Workshop/ Your Alabama Ancestors

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Untangling the Web:

Finding Your Alabama Ancestors in Cyberspace

Family History Workshop

October 31, 2011

When:
Monday October 31, 2011

Workshop:

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT

Tours following the workshop:

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Where:

Alabama Department of Archives & History
624 Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100

Driving Directions

Not a member? Join the Friends Now!

Are you lost in the web of too many family history sites? Spooked by cyberspace? Haunted by your ancestors' records that you know are there, but you just can't locate?

If so, plan to spend Halloween at the Alabama Department of Archives & History. Archivist Nancy Dupree will demonstrate the best websites and on-line resources and focus on the most effective search strategies. She will devote special attention to the new Ancestry.com format and Alabama records available at Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, the ADAH digital archives, and other on-line resouces.

Lunch is included in the cost of registration and optional tours of the Archives research room, storage areas, and new exhibits are available following the workshop.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Archives.

Register Now!

Discounted Registration fee available for

Friends of the Archives members

#3853

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:52 pm
Subject: Ala. Writers' Forum: Literary News September 2011

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AWF Newsletter

September 2011

Fannie Flagg named 2012 Harper Lee Award recipient

Fannie Flagg (photo by Suze Lanier)

Fannie Flagg, a Birmingham native, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year. Flagg will receive the award at the Alabama Writers Symposium in Monroeville on April 27, 2012, at the annual luncheon. The conference will meet April 26-28.

“I am absolutely thrilled and honored to receive this award—particularly this award named in honor of my idol Harper Lee,” said Flagg.

“This year we have the advantage of announcing the 2012 Harper Lee Award recipient very early,” said Jeanie Thompson, executive director of the Alabama Writers’ Forum. “Fannie’s fans will be happy to know they can register for the Symposium right away by contacting Alabama Southern Community College at mbmurphy@....”

The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, coordinates the selection of the Harper Lee Award recipient annually from nominations from the field. The honor is presented annually by Alabama Southern Community College at the Symposium. It is made possible through a generous grant from George F. Landegger, chairman, Parsons and Whittemore.

AHF to honor Dr. Elaine Hughes, Wells Fargo, & Alabama teachers

Dr. Elaine Hughes (photo by Matt Orton / University of Montevallo)

The Alabama Humanities Foundation (AHF) will honor University of Montevallo Professor Emeritus Elaine Hughes with the 2011 Alabama Humanities Award and Wells Fargo with the 2011 Charitable Organization in the Humanities Award at its annual luncheon. The Foundation will also present the 2011 Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarships to five elementary school teachers.

The luncheon will be held on September 26 in Birmingham at the Wynfrey Hotel from 12-1:30 p.m. New Birmingham-Southern president Gen. Charles C. Krulak will deliver the keynote address

All members of the public are invited to attend. Tickets are $50 for lunch only and $150 for patron tickets, which include a pre-lunch reception and patron gifts. Tickets may be purchased at 205-558-3992 or online at www.ahf.net/luncheon. Ticket order forms can be faxed upon request.

Publishing the best in contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction since 1974

Philip Levine named U.S. Poet Laureate

Philip Levine (photo by Frances Levine / The Poetry Foundation)

The Library of Congress recently named Philip Levine as the eighteenth U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant for Poetry for 2011-2012. He will assume his duties on October 17 with a reading at the library’s Coolidge Auditorium. Levine succeeds W.S. Merwin.

"Philip Levine is one of America’s great narrative poets," Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said in a press release issued by the library. "His plainspoken lyricism has, for half a century, championed the art of telling ‘The Simple Truth’—about working in a Detroit auto factory, as he has, and about the hard work we do to make sense of our lives."

The author of twenty collections of poems, Levine is professor emeritus in the English Department at California State University, Fresno.

Nominations open for Alabama Poet Laureate

Alabama Poet Laureate Sue Brannan Walker (photo by Dennis Holt)

Nominations are now open for the next Alabama Poet Laureate. The position was created by the state legislature (Code of Alabama- S 143 - Powell) on May 5, 1931. It recognizes and honors a citizen poet of exceptional talent and accomplishment and seeks to encourage appreciation of poetry and literary life in Alabama. Deadline for nominationsto the 2012-2016 term is December 31, 2011.

An honorific, four-year renewable term, the Alabama Poet Laureate is appointed by the President of the Alabama Writers’ Conclave at its annual July meeting after an extensive review of applicants by the Poet Laureate Nominations Committee. The Governor of the State of Alabama will then appoint the selected candidate in an official ceremony during the fall of 2012. The new appointee will succeed current Alabama Poet Laureate Sue Brannan Walker of Mobile.

In order to be eligible for the position, candidates must, among other requirements, be a current resident of Alabama with a history of ten years prior residence, must be the author of at least one book of poetry, and must exhibit exemplary professionalism, significant contribution, and excellence in the field of poetry.

“Kismet” is a delightful book, and K.T. Archer left me looking forward to her next adventure. —Marianne Moates Webber, First Draft Reviews Online

World film premiere of Alabama’s Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt scheduled for Birmingham

Rick Bragg (photo by Tom Mason)

On Monday, September 26, The Alabama Booksmith will host the world premiere screening of Alabama’s Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt. The producer, the director, and Rick Bragg will attend the screening at the Doubletree Hotel. The film will begin at 7 p.m., with refreshments served before the screening. Bragg will make comments after the show.

The film view of Bragg’s life, featuring interviews with his friends and family, pays tribute to the Harper Lee Award recipient.

Tickets are $29 and come with a hardback signed first edition of The Prince of Frogtown, the last volume of the Rick Bragg Family Trilogy. Copies of Bragg’s other books and DVDs of the movie will also be available. The event will benefit tornado victims.

Myth, Memory, and the Haunted Muse is coming to Auburn

The second annual Auburn Writers Conference: Myth, Memory, and the Haunted Muse will conveneon October 7-8 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The conference will feature small-group workshops, panel discussions, and readings.

Featured writers include Joshilyn Jackson, Peter Huggins, Wendy Reed, and many others.

The Auburn Writers Conference reaches a wide array of literary enthusiasts by cultivating an environment that welcomes writers, readers, and others. Joining the already vibrant arts community in Auburn, its goal is to work with area arts endeavors to further the arts as a whole.

Alabama Historical Association calls for nominations for the Clinton Jackson Coley Award

The Alabama Historical Association has called for nominations for the Clinton Jackson Coley Award for Books on Local History. This award goes to the best book or pamphlet focusing on local historical concerns, including but not limited to the history of an Alabama community, town, or county, or any institution therein (church, business, non-profit, etc.).

Works published since January 2010 are eligible, and those written by lay or amateur historians are welcome.

Nominations must be postmarked by December 31, 2011. The award will be given at the Alabama Historical Association's annual meeting in Huntsville in April 2012.

W.W. Norton announces the Norton Anthology Student Recitation Contest

As a part of its 50th anniversary celebration, W.W. Norton is happy to announce the first ever Norton Anthology Student Recitation Contest. Between September 15 and November 15, college and high school students worldwide are invited to submit an original video recitation of one of eight preselected works.

Top submissions will be featured on the W. W. Norton Web site, where Norton editors, students, and fans will vote on the winners. Winners will receive Barnes & Noble gift cards and will have their name included on the acknowledgments page of a Norton Anthology.

More readings, signings, & Bookmark…

Promoting public engagement in the arts and humanities

September reviews feature diverse books for every taste

What do lost rooms, the Tuskegee airmen, and crocodiles have in common? They are all subjects in books reviewed in the September issue of First Draft Reviews Online. Read reviews of these books and many others on our dynamic new Web site.

Each month First Draft Reviews Online features reviews of books by Alabama authors, books about our state, and books by local publishers. Each review offers a link to authors, publishers, and reviewers when available. The page also features a searchable archive to benefit readers, students, and scholars.

SEPTEMBER REVIEWS…

First Draft Newsroom and Blogs keep you informed

Noelle Matteson in First Draft Blogs-Young Voices (photo by Shauna Roux)

Noelle Matteson in First Draft Blogs-Young Voices (photo by Shauna Roux)

When it crosses our desks, we’ll post it in the First Draft Newsroom. Check the Newsroom often to learn of items of interest to Alabama’s literary community.

First Draft Blogs bring you a fresh outlook on the writing scene by one of our members or another notable or emerging writer with an Alabama connection. Recent contributors include Harper Lee Award recipient Carolyn Haines, renowned historian Wayne Flynt, and Bookmark host Don Noble. The Forum welcomes your contribution to First Draft Blogs. Query Danny Gamble at gambledanny@... with your ideas.

Upcoming Literary Events

The Grand Festival of Arts & Books, Oct. 7, 9 am-5 pm, Page & Palette, Fairhope

Sept. 23, 6-8 pm, My Favorite Poem, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham

Sept. 24, 9 am-5 pm, Chattahoochee Valley Writers Conference, Columbus Public Library, Columbus,Ga.

Sept. 24, 9:30 am-3 pm, Southern Magic presents: Law and Order for the Writer, Homewood Public Library

Sept. 25, 2 pm, Staged Reading of Juliette’s Journey, a play by Julia Oliver, Smith Hall Auditorium, Huntingdon College, Montgomery

Sept. 26, 7 pm, Film premier: Alabama’s Rick Bragg: Out of the Dirt, Doubletree Hotel, Birmingham

Oct 7, 9 am-5 pm, The Grand Festival of Arts & Books, Page & Palette, Fairhope

Oct. 7-8, Auburn Writers Conference, The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center

Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-noon, Wayne Flynt: Keeping the Faith, John L. Borom Center for Health and Natural Sciences, Faulkner State Community College, Fairhope

Oct. 9, 4:30-6 pm, Poetry Reading: Natasha Trethewey, Goodwyn Hall, Room 109, Auburn University-Montgomery

Oct. 13, 6-8 pm, Book Event: Fairhope Anthology, Page & Palette, Fairhope

Oct. 14-15, Writing and Illustrating for Kids 2011, Spain Park High School,Hoover

Oct. 19, noon, Book Event: Warren Trest, B. B. Comer Memorial Library, Sylacauga

Oct. 20, 6-8 pm, Book Event: Jule Moon, Page & Palette, Fairhope

Hear outstanding interviews with your favorite Alabama authors

Robert Halli (photo by Tom Mason)

Each week on the Alabama Arts Radio Series, staff members of the Alabama State Council on the Arts visit with writers, musicians, visual artists, and other individuals who contribute to our state’s rich artistic traditions. Recent literary interviews include Robert Halli, Virginia Gilbert, and Jake Adam York.

Listen Sundays 5-5:30 p.m. on WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery-Troy), WRWA 88.7 (Dothan), and WTJB 91.7 (Columbus-Phenix City). Those farther south may listen Saturdays 2:30-3 p.m. on WHIL 91.3 (Mobile-Biloxi-Pensacola). Broadcasts are also streamed live and archived on the Web.

LISTEN HERE…

Support the Arts, Support the Forum

Did you know that proceeds from the sale of the Alabama Support the Arts license plate help fund the Alabama Writers’ Forum? They do. Next time your car tag needs renewal, purchase one of these colorful plates to help support the Forum and other Alabama arts education projects.

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Got news?

Do you have news to spread? Submit your items to the AWF Literary News monthly e-newsletter. It’s easy. Simply e-mail: 1) two-five paragraphs in an editable format such as Word or Rich Text Format; 2) a digital graphic such as a photo or logo in JPEG or GIF format with an RGB color palette. (We can not accept CMYK or gray scale files) Please include photo credit; and 3) a Web link to your complete story or Web site. Send your information to gambledanny@... or phone 205-665-7986. Please include your name, e-mail address, and telephone number. Deadline: 20th of each month.

Friend the Forum on Facebook and Twitter

For late-breaking news, follow us on Twitter @ writersforum and Facebook @ Alabama Writers’ Forum Friends.

The Alabama Writers’ Forum

The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, promotes writers and writing in Alabama, with an emphasis on arts education programs for young writers.

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Montgomery, AL 36103-4777

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#3854

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:53 pm
Subject: Ala. Arts Radio: Mary Foshee & Charla Cochran/Children's Dance Foundation

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Mary Foshee and Charla Cochran of the Childrens' Dance Foundation

Arts in Education program manager Diana Green interviews Mary Foshee and Charla Cochran from the Childrens Dance Foundation, in Homewood, Alabama. The Childrens Dance Foundation offers classes in dance, drumming and dramatics for all ages, and tours performances and workshops to schools and community organizations. More detailed information about their programs and their contribution to arts education in our state is included in this interview.

Mary Foshee

Charla Cochran

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#fosheecochran

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@...

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#3855

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:02 pm
Subject: ADAH: Primary Sources Newsletter for Educators

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September 2011

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

We often receive messages from teachers who are struggling to provide their students with primary sources and other instructional resources due to recent budget constraints. All of the lesson plans that are available on our web site are FREE and each one uses primary sources that can engage students on a wide range of historical topics.

This month, we have lessons on Slave Codes in 1833, secession, convict leasing, and an Alabama connection to Texas. Remember to preview all of the lessons to make sure that they are age and grade appropriate for your students. Check out the names of the authors to see if they work in your school or school system!

We would like to get your comments and suggestions about the lesson plans. A Feedback button is located at the bottom of the lesson plan index for your convenience.

Alabama Slave Codes in 1833: What They Can Teach Us About Slaves Themselves (created by Mary Hubbard, Consultant for the Alabama History Education Initiative)
The Alabama Man Who Survived a Massacre in 1836 and Became a Texas Hero(created by Mary Hubbard, Consultant for the Alabama History Education Initiaitve)
Alabama's Secession in 1861: Embraced with Joy and Great Confidence. Why? (created by Mary Hubbard, Consultant for the Alabama History Education Initiative)
What Would the Ladies Think? An Alabama Secession Story (created by Lesa Roberts, Hampton Cove Middle School, Huntsville City Schools)
Cells for Sale-Convict Leasing in Alabama (created by April Miller, Jefferson County IB-Shades Valley High School, Jefferson County Schools)

Professional Development Opportunity for Alabama Teachers

The Anti-Defamation League and The Alabama Holocaust Commission

present

ECHOES and REFLECTIONS

A Multimedia Curriculum on the Holocaust

*Birmingham, October 26 *Florence, October 28

*Montgomery, November 1 (Held at the Alabama Department of Archives and History)

*Bay Minette, November 3

Receive six hours of CEU credit and FREE teaching resources while learning from expert facilitators from the Anti-Defamation League. Funding of up to $70.00 per day will be available to reimburse your school for substitute teachers.

Snacks and lunch will be provided.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 SPACE IS LIMITED! A registration fee of $25.00 will be refunded upon attendance.

Registration forms and further information are available online:

	What's New?

	The Museum of Alabama is now open EVERY SATURDAY! If you haven't been able to visit the museum recently, we are now open every Saturday, 8:30-4:30, thanks to a grant from Alabama Tourism Department. The Research Room is only open on the second Saturday of each month (8:30-4:30). Each second Saturday, a free hands-on activity is available for children from 9:00-11:00. Join us on October 8 to create an Indian bead necklace. Check out upcoming Museum in the Mornings activities. *Join the Social Studies Council of Alabama and Come to the Annual Conference!* Be a part of a professional organization that will address your needs as a social studies teacher! Dues are only $15.00 per year. Visit www.alsocialstudies.org for membership information. The annual conference will be held on October 17, in Birmingham. Registration and conference information are available on the web site: http://alsocialstudies.org/conference. *Register Now for the Alabama Stock Market Game* It is time to register your teams for the Stock Market Game (SMG) Fall Session! To register go to www.stockmarketgame.org. The Fall Session starts MONDAY, September 26 and ends Friday, December 2.

	About Us

	We tell the story of the people of Alabama by preserving records and artifacts of historical value and promoting a better understanding of Alabama history. Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100 334-242-4435

#3856

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:05 pm
Subject: AHA Pilgrimage to Tuskegee

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2011 AHA Pilgrimage ~ Tuskegee

The fall newsletter with full details for the October 22 pilgrimage is landing in mailboxes this week. Review your copy today for a preview of some terrific presentations and tours.

Plan to arrive on Friday evening for a reception at the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We'll have a substantial repast.

Also, the deadline for making room reservations at the Kellogg Center has been extended to September 30, so call 334-727-3000 today and request the AHA rate of $89.00 for a double room on Friday, October 21.

If you haven't yet received your newsletter, you can find an electronic version on the AHA web site at http://www.archives.state.al.us/aha/ahanews.html.

We'll see you in Tuskegee!

Alabama Historical Association
P.O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130
web: www.alabamahistory.net
email: alabamahistory@...

Alabama Historical Association | P.O. Box 300100 | Montgomery | AL | 36130

#3857

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:04 pm
Subject: Historical Events of Interest

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There's Still Time to Pre-register for the Fall Pilgrimage

The Fall Pilgrimage in Tuskegee on October 22 is fast approaching. Pre-registrations must be postmarked by October 11. Visit the AHA web site for details: http://www.archives.state.al.us/aha/ahanews.html

The deadline for the special rate at the Kellog Hotel Conference Center, on the campus of Tuskegee University, is September 30. Call 334-727-3000 and ask for the Alabama Historical Association rate of $89.00 (double room) for Friday, October 21.

The Fall 2011 newsletter highlights the terrific line-up of speakers and tours. It should have already landed in your mail box. If not, an electronic version is also available on the AHA web site.

Bench & Bar Historical Society Extends An Invitation

The Board of Director's of Alabama Bench & Bar Historical Society invite members of the Alabama Historical Association to register for ABBHS's Third Annual Meeting to be held in Birmingham at The Club on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 12:00 noon. William C. Davis, nationally-recognized historian and author, will speak about William Travis Barret, an Alabama attorney, featured in Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis. See invitation for details (PDF) .

Civil War Symposium on Mobile Campaign Planned

Historic Blakeley State Park is organizing a symposium on the Mobile Campaign, which closed out the American Civil War, for historians and the general public on March 2-4, 2012. Symposium chairman and coordinator is military historian James W. Williams, Ph.D. Potential panelists and presenters are invited to contact Dr. Williams at 1oldhistorian@....

Aspects of the Mobile Campaign selected as subjects of the symposium include: the strategic importance of Mobile, Confederate defenses of the Mobile area, the Battle of Mobile Bay, sieges of Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, advances of Union forces to Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, naval operations in Mobile Bay, the siege of Spanish Fort, the fall of Blakeley, and the final surrender of the Western division of the Army of the Confederacy in Mobile County in May 1865. Presentations on other aspects, including documentation of the campaign and participating units, and preservation and interpretation of related sites, are welcome.

The March 2012 symposium is thought to be the region's first and most comprehensive single conference on the Mobile Campaign. Covering the period of January 1864 through May 1865, the Mobile Campaign symposium is offered by Historic Blakeley State Park as part of the national historical studies of the Civil War that began this year and will continue through 2015.

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Montgomery, AL 36130
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#3858

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Oct 3, 2011 3:33 pm
Subject: ADAH Events & Updates for October 2011

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 - NOON

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ADAH 2011

Events & Updates

Closed

State Holiday

Monday, October 10

Open

Research Room

Second Saturday

October 8

8:30 - 4:30

Museum of Alabama

Every Saturday

8:30 - 4:30

Don't miss -

Museum in the Mornings

Family Activities

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31

WORKSHOP

Untangling the Web:

Finding your Alabama Ancestors

in Cyberspace

Monday, October 31, 2011

9:00 am - 2:00 p.m.

Presented by Archivist Nancy Dupree

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Carver Book

BOOK TALK & SIGNING

My Work Is That of Conservation:

An Environmental Biography of

George Washington Carver

Presented by Mark D. Hersey

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 - NOON

Flynt Book

BOOK TALK & SIGNING

Keeping the Faith:

Ordinary People,

Extraordinary Lives

Presented by Wayne Flynt

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 - NOON

ARCHITREATS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The Legacy of Alabama African American

Gospel Quartets

Presented by Doug Seroff

with a performance by

The Four Eagles Gospel Quartet

Four Eagles 2

Join Today!

Friends of the Alabama Archives

Membership Form

Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Avenue

P O Box 300100
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100

#3859

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Oct 3, 2011 3:40 pm
Subject: Ala. Arts Radio: Birmingham Sunlights [A Cappella Gospel Quartet]

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The Birmingham Sunlights, A Cappella Gospel Quartet

James Taylor, Wayne Williams, Bill Graves, Steve Taylor, Barry Taylor

This program is a repeat of Steve Grauberger interviewing James Alex Taylor and Barry Taylor, two of the six members of the gospel a cappella group the Birmingham Sunlights. In 2009 the Birmingham Sunlights received a National Heritage Fellowship for master folk and traditional artists in a ceremony in Washington D. C. from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In this interview James and Barry Taylor describe the history of their group, its members and the travels they have experienced singing and representing Alabama in Africa, France, Italy and the United States. Musical examples of their singing are included as well.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)
WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)
WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at: http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#sunlightsre

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to: barbara.reed@...

Listen first hand using the link below.

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#3860

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Oct 3, 2011 3:41 pm
Subject: Grand Festival of Art & Books [Fairhope, Oct. 8-9]

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The Range of Writing Today

At the Grand Festival of Art and Books

The Alabama Writers’ Forum invites readers and writers to take part in the Grand Festival of Art and Books, Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9, in Fairhope, Alabama. The 29-year-old festival of arts adds a book component this year on Saturday, thanks to the vision of Karin Wilson, proprietor of Page & Palette bookstore.

“We applaud Karin’s idea to introduce writers to the Festival this year!” said Jeanie Thompson, Executive Director of the Forum. “During a weekend when art lovers, bird watchers, and sports enthusiasts converge on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay, literature is invited to the party. From award-winning children’s authors to cookbook creators to innovative publishers and poets, this year’s new Festival of Books offers something for every reader. We are happy to take part and hope people will stop by the Alabama Writers’ Forum’s information table and plan to hear the Forum’s panel discussion,The Range of Writing Today, on Saturday at 2 p.m. We have a great line-up of Alabama writers and publishers.”

Kirk Curnutt, recently elected AWF board president and author of Dixie Noir, will serve as panel moderator. Panelists include Ashley Gordon, proprietor, Mockingbird Publishing, whose latest title is Year of Our Lord; Linda Busby Parker, proprietor, Excalibur Press, author of Seven Laurels, and editor of Christmas Is a Season!; and Sue Brannan Walker, Alabama State Poet Laureate and author of She Said.

The Alabama Writers' Forum is a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

The Grand Festival of Art and Books and The Range of Writing Today are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Page & Palette.

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#3861

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Oct 3, 2011 6:56 pm
Subject: Lectures at AU Draughon Library: Oct. 5 & 6

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From: owner-whatsnew-l@...
[mailto:owner-whatsnew-l@...] On Behalf Of Tim Dodge
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 1:06 PM
To: whatsnew-l@...
Subject: What's New Library Update: Announcements

October 6 LECTURE:  ALABAMA WOMEN DURING THE CIVIL WAR

Discover Auburn Lecture Series

STRUGGLES AND HARDSHIPS - DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT:  ALABAMA WOMEN'S
EXPERIENCES DURING THE CIVIL WAR

Dr. Jennifer Trevino of Troy University In Montgomery earned her Ph.D.
at Auburn University under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Noe, Draughon
Professor of History.  Dr. Noe will introduce Dr. Trevino.

DATE AND TIME:  Thursday, October 6 at 3 p.m.

LOCATION:   Special Collections and Archives Department, GROUND FLOOR,
Ralph Brown Draughon Library

A reception will follow the lecture and all are welcome to attend.
This event is part of the Discover Auburn Lecture series (
http://diglib.auburn.edu/ )

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and the Caroline Marshall
Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities in the College of Liberal
Arts.

OCTOBER 5 LECTURE

THE HAPPY TABLE OF EUGENE WALTER:  SOUTHERN SPIRITS IN FOOD AND DRINK

A presentation by the authors Donald Goodman and Thomas Head

DATE AND TIME:  Wednesday, October 5 at 3 p.m.

LOCATION:  Special Collections and Archives Department, GROUND FLOOR,
Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the reception
following the lecture.  All are welcome.

Sponsors:  Auburn University Libraries, the Auburn University
Bookstore, and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and
Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts.

    See the "What's New" link ( http://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/ ) as
of October 3 for more information.

Tim Dodge
What's New Web Manager and Whatsnew-L Listserv Moderator

Tim Dodge
Reference Dept.
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell St.
Auburn University, AL  36849-5606

Tel.  (334) 844-1729
Fax:  (334) 844-7751
E-mail:  dodgeti@...

#3862

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Oct 4, 2011 4:35 pm
Subject: ADAH: Book Talk & Signing Reminder Oct. 6, 2011

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Alabama Department of Archives and History Special Events

Carver Book

Books will be available for purchase.

Book Talk & Signing

Alabama Department of

Archives and History

Thursday, October 6, 2011
Noon

My Work Is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography

of George Washington Carver

Presented by Mark D. Hersey

Alabama Department of Archives and History

624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0100

www.archives.alabama.gov 334-242-4435

#3863

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Tue Oct 4, 2011 7:12 pm
Subject: October News & Events/Auburn

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March News and Events: Upcoming events and program highlights.

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Upcoming Events

October 4: [Engaged Scholar Speaker Series] Ric Smith presents the Chattahoochee Heritage Project. 5:30 pm, The Gnu's Room.

October 5: [Discover Auburn] Book talk and signing, The Happy Table of Eugene Walter: Southern Spirits in Food and Drink, edited by Donald Goodman and Thomas Head. 3:00 pm, Special Collections & Archives Department, RBD Library.

October 5: [Gnu's Room Partnership] Reception, The Happy Table of Eugene Walter: Southern Spirits in Food and Drink. Selected recipes will be prepared by chef Galen Haggerty. 7:00 pm, The Gnu's Room.

October 6: [Discover Auburn Lectures Series] Jennifer Trevino, “Struggles and Hardships - Dedication and Commitment: Alabama Women's Experiences During the Civil War.” 3:00 pm, Special Collections & Archives Department, RBD Library.

October 6: [A Celebration of Kathryn Tucker Windham] Join us for readings and remembrances of the beloved Alabama writer. 7:00 pm, The Gnu’s Room.

October 7-8: [Auburn Writers Conference: Myth, Memory and the Haunted Muse] The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center.

October 12: [Discover Auburn] Book talk by Conrad Ross, author of Perceptual Drawing, A Handbook for the Practitioner. 3:00 pm, Special Collections and Archives Department, RBD Library.

October 20: [Gnu's Room Partnership] Screening of Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music. 7:00 pm, The Gnu's Room. Following the film, a discussion will be led by Jim Ryan, professor in the Auburn University Department of English. This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent nonfiction film series on PBS. Co-sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and The Gnu's Room.

For a complete list of events, please visit our website.

October is Arts & Humanities Month

The College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University invites you to join its faculty, staff, and students in celebration of National Arts & Humanities Month.

The arts and humanities hold an abiding value to us as citizens and human beings. They help us understand ourselves as individuals and as people who see the world differently. They help us talk about fundamental values and tough issues.

The arts and humanities teach us to think creatively, critically, and independently; to communicate effectively, and to respect individual and cultural differences. They foster an understanding of the human condition and a desire for free exchange of ideas. They invoke social change. They uplift.

Throughout October, the College of Liberal Arts will host performances, lectures, exhibitions, and other special events that offer opportunities to learn about, experience, and participate in the arts and humanities.

Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts Humanities

Pebble Hill

101 S. Debardeleben

Auburn, AL 36849

#3864

From: Amos J Wright <ajwright@...>
Date: Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:49 pm
Subject: Bham: Tuskegee Airmen, Bham Noir tour

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