Georgia Museum of Art | Calendar
THE BIG READ:
The UGA Libraries in conjunction with the Georgia Museum of Art, the Lyndon House Arts Center, and the Athens-Clarke County Public Library have received a grant to fund a Big Read in Athens. Members of the public are invited to come together and read Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima."
This community-wide book club will kick off on Saturday, September 13, at the Lyndon House Arts Center with a ¡Fiesta! Big Read events will continue throughout the community through October 26 and will include the art exhibits, book clubs, films, and other special events listed in the calendar below.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endownment for the Arts, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture using innovative reading programs, major events devoted specifically to the selected book, events using the book as a point of departure (exhibitions, family activities, films, theather, etc.) and book discussions in diverse locations and aimed at a wide range of audiences. Please call the museum for more information or visit www.neabigread.org, UGA Library, Athens Clarke County Library, Lyndon House Arts Center
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
July 19–October 26, 2008
Everett Gee Jackson/San Diego Modern 1920-1955
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
The first comprehensive look at Jackson's artistic output since his death in 1995. Jackson, a pioneer of progressive art in southern California, held a lifelong interest in vanguard aesthetics and formalist compositions. The exhibition chronicles his career, from his youth in east Texas to his extended Mexican sojourn, where he encountered the influential work of the Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco. Learn more >>>
From the Collection: The Authority of the Mexican Muralists
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Works from the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art inspired by the aesthetics and philosophies of Rivera and the other Mexican muralists. Learn more >>>
September 2–October 4, 2008
Casa de la Cultura Pottery
Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA 30601
A display of selected handcrafted pottery by members of Casa de la Cultura, a local group of Spanish speakers who meet weekly at Lyndon House Arts Center and join efforts to create functional clay objects in beautiful shapes and bright colors in a blend of aesthetics and techniques learned from Latin-American and US Southeastern pottery traditions.
EVENTS
Saturday, September 13
Kickoff Event: ¡Fiesta!
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt Street, Athens, GA 30606
¡Fiesta! is the community-wide kickoff event for The Big Read. The day’s activities include musical performance by Incatepec, games, and pottery demonstrations by local Hispanic women’s group. In the children’s studio, families will use fabric, paper, and feathers to create owl collages based on the owl from the community’s chosen book “Bless Me, Ultima,” or participants can choose to cut shapes out of tissue paper to create beautiful Papel Picado decorations. County Commissioner Alice Kinman and other dignitaries will be present to promote the Big Read. Refreshments and copies of the book, "Bless Me, Ultima" will be distributed.
Tuesday, September 16
Homeschool Teens Read & Review
10:30 a.m.
Young Adult Area, Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Homeschool teens will receive a copy of "Bless Me, Ultima" and the Reader's Guide at the first meeting and we'll begin reading aloud round robin. At subsequent meetings we will listen to some of the Audio Guide and discuss themes from the book as outlined in the Teacher's Guide. We'll end with a party and talk about continuing the book club throughout the year.
Wednesday, September 17
Athens-Clarke County Public Library's Talk About Books Book Club
10:30 a.m.
Small conference room, Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Participants will focus on "Bless Me, Ultima." The club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Newcomers are always welcome. Call 706-613-3650 ext. 324 for more information.
Story Time @ the Winterville Library
10:30 a.m.
Winterville Public Library, 115 Marigold Lane, Winterville, GA 30683
Librarian Lizz Bernstein will add Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors, shapes and animals into her usual story time.
Film: "Intimidad"
7:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art, M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Shot over the course of four years, this is the story of a young couple struggling to make ends meet in Reynosa, Mexico. Their dream is to buy land and build a house so their 2-year-old daughter can live with them, but conflict threatens to transform the course of their lives and suspend efforts to improve their living conditions. "Intimidad" challenges viewers to understand and interpret the couple's complex lives through a simple story. Directed by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin. (72 minutes)
Thursday, September 18
Guided Tour: "From the Collection: The Authority of the Mexican Muralists"
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Guided tour of the exhibition. Free and open to the public.
UGA Libraries Hispanic Film Series
7:00 p.m.
Student Learning Center Room 142, Athens, GA 30602
Two films will be shown this evening: "From Curandera to Chupacabra: The Stories of Rudolfo Anaya" (26 minutes) which is a documentary about Rudolfo Anaya and the creative process. The second film is "Curandero" (27 mins.), which is about the role healers have in traditional cultures and is a 1975 Peabody Awards entry.
Saturday, September 20
Family Day: Symbols of Mexico
10:00 a.m.–noon
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Come to the Georgia Museum of Art to see the exhibitions "Everett Gee Jackson: San Diego Modern, 1920–1955" and "From the Collection: The Authority of the Mexican Muralists" and make your own piñatas inspired by symbols in author Rudolfo Anaya's books and in the works of art in the galleries. Some of Anaya's children's books will be on hand to read. Be sure to visit the café for some Mexican treats.
Sunday, September 21
Performance: "The Line in the Sand," by Athens Theater Group La Compañia
4:00 p.m.
Town and Gown Theater, 115 Grady Avenue, Athens, GA 30605
Staged reading of "The Line in The Sand: Stories from the US/Mexico Border." The play, created by Catholic Relief Services, is a collection of monologues based on interviews conducted in the Arizona/Mexico border in 2006. The play presents several points of view on the controversial issue of illegal immigration to the United States. The presentation is accompanied by images that illustrate the story. A Q&A session follows the one hour presentation.
Monday, September 22
Bulldog Book Club
11:00 a.m.
UGA Campus - Student Learning Center - Jittery Joe's, Athens, GA 30602
Join a UGA librarian and English Professor Fran Teague to discuss themes and symbols in "Bless Me, Ultima." Mexican-themed desserts will be served.
Tuesday, September 23
Homeschool Teens Read & Review
10:30 a.m.
Young Adult Area, Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Homeschool teens will receive a copy of "Bless Me, Ultima" and the Reader's Guide at the first meeting and we'll begin reading aloud round robin. At subsequent meetings we will listen to some of the Audio Guide and discuss themes from the book as outlined in the Teacher's Guide. We'll end with a party and talk about continuing the book club throughout the year.
Thursday, September 25
Film: "Orozco: Man of Fire"
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
A visually arresting and whimsical documentary portrait of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), whose dramatic life and dynamic paintings changed the way we see art and politics. Visitors are invited to the galleries to tour exhibitions and see Orozco's work in "From the Collection: The Authority of the Mexican Muralists."
UGA Libraries Hispanic Film Series
7:00 p.m.
Student Learning Center Room 142, Athens, GA 30602
Tonight's feature is "The Milagro Beanfield War" (118 mins.) from 1988, Rated R. Directed by Robert Redford.
Monday, September 29
Bulldog Book Club
3:30 p.m.
University of Georgia - Student Learning Center - Jittery Joe's, Athens, GA 30602
Join a UGA librarian and English Professor Fran Teague to discuss themes and symbols in "Bless Me, Ultima." Mexican-themed desserts will be served.
Tuesday, September 30
Homeschool Teens Read & Review
10:30 a.m.
Young Adult Area, Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Homeschool teens will receive a copy of "Bless Me, Ultima" and the Reader's Guide at the first meeting and we'll begin reading aloud round robin. At subsequent meetings we will listen to some of the Audio Guide and discuss themes from the book as outlined in the Teacher's Guide. We'll end with a party and talk about continuing the book club throughout the year.
Wednesday, October 1
Story Time @ the Winterville Library
10:30 a.m.
Winterville Public Library, 115 Marigold Lane, Winterville, GA 30683
Librarian Lizz Bernstein will add Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors, shapes and animals into her usual story time.
Film: "I am Cuba"; “Soy Cuba”; “Ya Kuba”
7:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art, M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Four vignettes, dancing through the sensuous decadence of Havana to the poverty and oppression of the Cuban people, illustrate the need for change in Battista’s Cuba. Shot with a wide-angle lens, this film’s breathtaking shots make it a cinematic experience you won’t want to miss. “I Am Cuba,” a Soviet/Cuban film, was produced in 1964 by director Mikhail Kalatozov. Not well received in either Russia or Cuba, the film was rediscovered 30 years later and promoted by directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. It received universal acclaim as a true classic of world cinema. Spanish and Russian with English subtitles. (141 minutes, not rated)
Thursday, October 2
UGA Libraries Hispanic Film Series
7:00 p.m.
Student Learning Center Room 142, Athens, GA 30602
Tonight's film is "Quinceanera" (90 mins.), the 2005 Winner of Sundance Award - Rated R.
Saturday, October 4
Guided Tour: UGA's Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden
10:00 a.m.
Corner of Baldwin Street and Thomas Street, UGA Campus, Athens, GA 30602
This unique space is dedicated to culturally important Latin American and Caribbean plants. First conceived in 1995 and formally inaugurated in 2000, the garden contains medicinal plants traditionally used by the highland Maya of Chiapas, Mexico. Curated by the UGA Latin American & Caribbean Studies Institute, the garden holdings now include approximately 200 perennial species of plants native to Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. This tour will focus on the history and future of the garden and highlight a sample of ethnobotanically important plants. Tour leader Paul Duncan is LACSI's associate director and oversees the garden's maintenance/development.
Monday, October 6
Bulldog Book Club
11:00 a.m.
University of Georgia - Student Learning Center - Jittery Joe's, Athens, GA 30602
Join a UGA librarian and English Professor Fran Teague to discuss themes and symbols in "Bless Me, Ultima." Mexican-themed desserts will be served.
Tuesday, October 7
Homeschool Teens Read & Review
10:30 a.m.
Young Adult Area, Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Homeschool teens will receive a copy of "Bless Me, Ultima" and the Reader's Guide at the first meeting and we'll begin reading aloud round robin. At subsequent meetings we will listen to some of the Audio Guide and discuss themes from the book as outlined in the Teacher's Guide. We'll end with a party and talk about continuing the book club throughout the year.
Thursday, October 9
Guided Tour: "Everett Gee Jackson/San Diego Modern, 1920–1955"
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art , 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Guided tour of the exhibition. Free and open to the public.
UGA Libraries Hispanic Film Series
7:00 p.m.
Student Learning Center Room 142, Athens, GA 30602
Tonight's film is "The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood" (2 hours), a 2002 documentary about the history of Latinos in film.
Monday, October 13
Bulldog Book Club
3:30 pm
University of Georgia - Student Learning Center - Jittery Joe's, Athens, GA 30602
Join a UGA librarian and English Professor Fran Teague to discuss themes and symbols in "Bless Me, Ultima." Mexican-themed desserts will be served.
Wednesday, October 15
Story Time @ the Winterville Library
10:30 a.m.
Winterville Public Library, 115 Marigold Lane, Winterville, GA 30683
Librarian Lizz Bernstein will add Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors, shapes and animals into her usual story time.
Film: "Lili’s Apron"
7:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art, M. Smith Griffith Auditorium, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
When an abrupt economic crisis dramatically impacts the lives of Ramón and his wife Lili, an alternative source of income must be found. Out of a sense of panic and responsibility, Ramón poses as Lili – in both name and clothing – to take a job serving as a maid for a wealthy family. "Lili’s Apron," a touching and darkly comic love story, was directed by Mariano Galperin. (2004, 90 minutes, not rated)
Thursday, October 16
Guided Tour: "From the Collection: The Authority of the Mexican Muralists"
2:00 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
Guided tour of the exhibition. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday, October 21
Reading: Judith Ortiz Cofer
University of Georgia Student Learning Center, room 150, Athens, GA 30602
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing, is the author of "A Love Story Beginning in Spanish: Poems" (2005); "Call Me Maria" (2006), a young adult novel; "The Meaning of Consuelo" (2003), a novel; "Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a Writer" (2000), a collection of essays; "An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio" (1995), a collection of short stories; "The Line of the Sun" (1989), a novel; "Silent Dancing" (1990), a collection of essays and poetry; two books of poetry, "Terms of Survival" (1987) and "Reaching for the Mainland" (1987); and "The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry" (1993). She will give a reading from her works.
Wednesday, October 22
Story Time @ the Winterville Library
10:30 a.m.
Winterville Public Library, 115 Marigold Lane, Winterville, GA 30683
Librarian Lizz Bernstein will add Spanish vocabulary for numbers, colors, shapes and animals into her usual story time.
Sunday, October 26
Lecture: Margarite Fernandez Olmos, “Magic and Cultural Identity in the Works of Rudolfo Anaya”
7:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library, 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, GA
Myth and magic are abiding and constant companions in Rudolfo Anaya’s literary world, and also in the New Mexican cultural landscape he brings to life in his brilliant first novel "Bless Me, Ultima" and the numerous works that follow. This talk by Margarite Fernandez Olmos, Professor of Spanish at Brooklyn College, will explore the important roles of magic and myth in Anaya’s writing, in the Nuevo Mexicano worldview and in many U.S. Latino cultures for which magical realism is a part of everyday life.
