Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries

Street Address: 300 S. Hull Street Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706.542.7123

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Free Outdoor Screening: "The Killer Shrews"

Something wicked has been awakened at the Special Collections Building, set loose from the Brown Media Archives for those brave enough to watch. Dr. Speculo is broadcasting through time and space to bring us the most spine-chilling B-movie from 1959: The Killer Shrews!

Join us on the dead center of the Special Collections front lawn as we recreate the late-night horror hosts of midnights' past. Popcorn is free, picnic blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged; doors open at 6:30PM! 

Mountain Food Myths and Memories: A Conversation with Erica Abrams Locklear

Please join us for a conversation with Erica Abrams Locklear, author of Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People (University of Georgia Press), and Josina Guess, assistant editor for Sojourners Magazine, to discuss Locklear's book and how long-held preconceptions about Appalachian foodways color our perception of the region and its people. 

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame: Percival Everett

Join the Hargrett Library for the induction of Percival Everett into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in room 285 of the UGA Special Collections Building. Everett will give a reading and participate in an audience Q&A; a light reception will follow. This free event is part of the University's Signature Lecture series; RSVP is required. Email LNessel@uga.edu to RSVP.

Exhibit Opening: House Party

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library for an evening of tours, drinks, and light snacks to celebrate the opening of "House Party: Digging Into House Show History in Athens". This event is free and open to the public; for more information contact Jess Grant at jess.grant@uga.edu.

Lecture with Dr. David Hurst Thomas, "Indigenous Georgia and Franciscan Survivance at Mission Santa Catalina de Guale (1570-1680)"

Indigenous Guale Indians first greeted Jesuit missionaries to the Georgia coast in 1566, but their missionary effort there was spectacularly unsuccessful. Franciscans arrived a decade later and worked with Guale leaders to establish Mission Santa Catalina as Spain’s northern outpost along the eastern seaboard. The mission was overrun and destroyed in 1680 by raiders from South Carolina.

Family Day: St. Catherines Island

Join the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library for an afternoon of family fun highlighting the new exhibit, Exploring St. Catherine's Island. Scott Jones from Media Prehistoria will display stone tools, hunting weapons, cordage, and bone tools, in addition to conducting a fire-making demonstration. Visitors can also conduct their own archaeology dig and create a pinch pot to take home! 

It Goes to The People: 75 Years of Free Inspiration at the Georgia Museum of Art

Since 1948, the Georgia Museum of Art has been serving the University of Georgia by providing inspiration without admission charges. Its collection has grown from an initial 100 American paintings to more than 17,000 objects. Its founder, Alfred Heber Holbrook, also served as its director for 21 years and set the tone for the museum’s mission.