New Savannah museum tells the storied history of Gretsch instruments
That Great Gretsch Sound! museum is a new destination where 快猫app短视 helps tell the story of a family-owned company that is still regarded as one of the music industry鈥檚 most influential and innovative instrument manufacturers. The permanent display of music memorabilia, highlighting more than 135 years of Gretsch instruments, is featured in District Live鈥檚 new lobby and performance space on the banks of the Savannah River. The museum is the latest addition to the Plant Riverside District.
American country music artist Steve Wariner is coming to Georgia Southern
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/storyteller and multi-instrumentalist Steve Wariner will perform live in concert on Friday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Savannah鈥檚 Armstrong Campus of 快猫app短视.聽
Georgia Southern Model Arab League takes home awards at National University Model Arab League conference
The 快猫app短视 Model Arab League (MAL), made up of 11 students and two faculty advisors, won two awards at the team鈥檚 inaugural appearance at the National University Model Arab League (NUMAL) conference in March. Head delegate Emily Zanieski took home the Distinguished Delegation Award for her work in the Summit of Arab Heads of State, and Claudia Hopper and Adam Sikes earned an Outstanding Delegation Award for their work in the Economic Affairs Committee.
Georgia Southern immunology expert to give presentation, hold Q&A on Coronavirus vaccines for 鈥楽cience on Tap鈥� series to build vaccine confidence
快猫app短视 professor of biology and immunology expert, Traci Ness, Ph.D., will host a presentation and virtual Q&A session titled, “COVID Vaccines Unmasked: Questions and Answers from an Immunologist,” on the coronavirus vaccines. The virtual event is part of the College of Science and Mathematics 鈥淪cience on Tap鈥� series and is free and open to the public.
Georgia Southern Theatre production about 1998 hate crime to stream April 8
The Masquers on the 快猫app短视 Armstrong Campus will stream a production of 鈥淭he Laramie Project鈥� from April 8 through 11.
Women in the Arts Symposium to feature students, faculty, best-selling author
Kaitlyn Anderson, a junior 3D studio art major, will be one of many students presenting their research at the Women in the Arts Symposium, presented by the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at 快猫app短视. The interdisciplinary symposium is on April 1 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Zoom and will feature presentations from students and faculty, as well as a panel discussion with academic, author and comedian Bertice Berry, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern Department of Writing and Linguistics will present poetry reading, Q&A
The 快猫app短视 Department of Writing and Linguistics and the Georgia Poetry Circuit will present poet David Kirby for a Q&A and reading on Thursday, April 8.
“David Kirby is a wildly funny, accessible and renowned poet who blends narrative storytelling with wry observation and dark humor,鈥� said associate professor of writing and linguistics, Christina Olson. 鈥淚f you’ve never been to a poetry reading, this one is a great place to start. And if you have, then you know how important it is to engage with the arts, even if it’s just an hour chat with one of the best poets currently working in America today.”
Kirby is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University. He has received many honors for his work, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and his work appears frequently in the Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize volumes.
The Q&A will take place at 2 p.m. and the reading at 6:30 p.m. Both events will be streamed via Zoom. For more information and to register for the events, visit cah.georgiasouthern.edu/writling/2021/03/22/georgia-poetry-circuit-presents-david-kirby/
Georgia Southern professor to host virtual program on ancient Jerusalem
快猫app短视 associate professor of religious studies Dan Pioske, Ph.D., will host an hourlong virtual learning experience that will retrace Jerusalem鈥檚 history from its earliest settlement until its destruction by the Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE.
快猫app短视 to promote sustainable practices during Southern Sustainability Week
Donovan Clayton, a senior civil engineering major and sustainability fellow through the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE) at 快猫app短视, knows that developing a long-term sustainable lifestyle may seem overwhelming. However, he鈥檚 looking forward to showing his peers, faculty and staff at the University just how easy it can be during Southern Sustainability Week, March 29 through April 2.
Georgia Southern senior art exhibition transports viewers to new reality
Four senior art students on the 快猫app短视 Armstrong Campus in Savannah will showcase their ability to transport viewers to a new reality in the exhibition 鈥淎nywhere but Here,鈥� which will be on display in the Fine Arts Gallery from March 22 to April 9.