GULLAH/GEECHEE FILM SERIES

February 3, March 2, and April 13, 2008
    •     All films Sundays at 2 p.m.
    •     Free with Museum admission

This series will feature the films Daughters of the Dust, The Language You Cry In: Story of a Mende Song, and The Will to Survive: Story of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.

A GULLAH/GEECHEE GATHERING

Saturday, March 8, 2008
    •     11 a.m.-4 p.m.
    •     Free with Museum admission

 Join us to celebrate and experience the Gullah/Geechee culture. Enjoy storytelling, music, dance, and food from Amir Jamal Toure, The Darien Shouters, Sister Luckey, Greg Grant, Sistah Bithiah, Pat Bacote, Jim Bacote, and the Hiyiya Dance Group. See traditional tools and artifacts and try your hand at making artworks and crafts.

DRAWN & COLORED BY A LADY: FOUR CENTURIES OF ART

Thursday, April 10, 2008

• 11 a.m. 
• $15/members; $20/non-members
• Advanced registration required 

 A lecture by Alison Petretti, Director and Partner of the Arader Galleries in New York City, focuses on botanical works by women artists. Many female artists needed to paint to earn a living. As the field of botany grew, there was a demand for plant illustrations, detailing the minutiae of their structure. Flower painting thus became a respectable and ladylike pastime. The lecture will be followed by a boxed lunch.

 To register for the lecture, contact 478-477-3232 ext. 200 or <rsvp@masmacon.com>.

TEA WITH NEVA: MEMORIES OF MISS AMERICA

Friday, April 11, 2008

• 2 p.m.
• $20/members, $25/non-members, $10/students
• Advanced registration required

 A year of pageant activities, beautiful gowns, and glittering crowns, talent performances, meeting celebrities, travel to faraway places, and a year as Miss America – these are part of the memories of Macon’s Miss America, Neva Langley Fickling. Share those memories in a conversation with Neva hosted by the Museum.  Afternoon tea, prepared by the Fine Arts Committee, will be served at the reception that follows. 

 To register for the tea, contact 478-477-3232 ext. 200 or <rsvp@masmacon.com>.

FLORAL DESIGNS BY SYBIL SYLVESTER

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

• 10 a.m. 
•  $35/members; $40/non-members
  
• Advanced registration required

 Sybil Sylvester, owner of Wildflower Designs in Birmingham, Alabama, is an acclaimed floral designer who has been featured in Southern Accents, Southern Living, Coastal Living and other national publications. She and her prized team of floral designers have created the South's most talked about flower shop. Her clients include Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Birmingham, Saks Fifth Avenue, Southern Living and Regions Bank, among many others. She shares her expertise by teaching and giving floral demonstrations.

To register for the demonstration, contact (478) 477-3232 ext. 200 or <rsvp@masmacon.com>.