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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
November 2009
The Home will be open for tours the regular hours and times-Fridays through Wednesdays, 1 - 4 p.m.-except for the 8th and 15th when there will be Lecture Series talks starting at 3 p.m. On those two Sundays the last tour will start at 2:30 p.m. And yes, we will be open the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Peacock Guild Members:
Writing Salons: The meetings will be held on the 10th and 24th.
Book Guild: Meets on the 17th.
All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.
Peacock Guild Members:
Writing Salons: The meetings will be held on the 10th and 24th.
Book Guild: Meets on the 17th.
All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.
2009 Fall Lecture Series: The Sunday Events
Attendees at both the 18th and 25th lectures were treated to outstanding presentations. Many thanks to Woody Belangia for his thought-provoking discussion on "Parker's Back." Those present on the 25th were enlighted by Pat West's review of James Alan McPherson's life and accomplishments.
The top photo is of, from left to right, Dr. Jim Smith and Woody and Grace Belangia. The bottom photo is of Pat West.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Fall Lecture Series begins Saturday Oct. 3 with acclaimed novelist A. Manette Ansay
FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME
FALL 2009 LECTURE SERIES
All lectures are FREE and take place at 3 p.m. in the parlor at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.
SATURDAY (all other dates are Sunday), October 3 – A. Manette Ansay on "Flannery and Facebook: The Influence of O'Connor in My Daily Writing Life"
Reading and talk by acclaimed author and University of Miami professor A. Manette Ansay (Vinegar Hill, Midnight Champagne, Blue Water). Her latest novel, Good Things I Wish You, melds the story of a modern-day relationship with the dramatic story of Clara Schumann, her husband composer Robert Schumann, and their good friend the composer Johannes Brahms. Good Things I Wish You will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.
Sunday, October 18 - Woody Belangia, Ph.D. on “Who Do You Think You Are? Idolatry and Identity in ‘Parker's Back’”
Discussion of the classic O’Connor story with Woody Belangia, Professor of Philosophy at August State University. We encourage all attendees to read the story before attending this lively and provocative lecture and discussion.
Sunday, October 25 - Pat West on “Roots, Rivers, and Rhetoric: The Homegrown Writings of Savannah's James Alan McPherson”
Pat West, Head of the English Dept., at Savannah Technical College, will address the cultural and place imprints of Georgia upon the fiction of the internationally known author – and Savannah native – who in 1978 became the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Sunday, Nov. 8: Mary Doll, Ph.D. on “O’Connor’s Hard Headed Women”
Doll, a Professor of English at the Savannah College of Art & Design, specializes in myth and modern literature and has written four books, including Beckett and Myth: An Archetypal Approach and To the Lighthouse and Back: Writings on Teaching and Living.
Sunday, November 15 – Randy Malamud, Ph.D. on “The Literary Tourist”
Randy Malamud, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Chair of Modern Literature, Ecocriticism and Cultural Studies at Georgia Southern University, discusses the curious reverence that readers pay to the sites where authors lived.
Sunday, December 13 - Bob Strozier reads Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”
One of the founding members of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and a retired professor of English from AASU, Bob Strozier returns for his traditional reading of “A Christmas Memory.” Don’t miss this much-loved annual holiday tradition!
FALL 2009 LECTURE SERIES
All lectures are FREE and take place at 3 p.m. in the parlor at the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, 207 E. Charlton Street.
SATURDAY (all other dates are Sunday), October 3 – A. Manette Ansay on "Flannery and Facebook: The Influence of O'Connor in My Daily Writing Life"
Reading and talk by acclaimed author and University of Miami professor A. Manette Ansay (Vinegar Hill, Midnight Champagne, Blue Water). Her latest novel, Good Things I Wish You, melds the story of a modern-day relationship with the dramatic story of Clara Schumann, her husband composer Robert Schumann, and their good friend the composer Johannes Brahms. Good Things I Wish You will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.
Sunday, October 18 - Woody Belangia, Ph.D. on “Who Do You Think You Are? Idolatry and Identity in ‘Parker's Back’”
Discussion of the classic O’Connor story with Woody Belangia, Professor of Philosophy at August State University. We encourage all attendees to read the story before attending this lively and provocative lecture and discussion.
Sunday, October 25 - Pat West on “Roots, Rivers, and Rhetoric: The Homegrown Writings of Savannah's James Alan McPherson”
Pat West, Head of the English Dept., at Savannah Technical College, will address the cultural and place imprints of Georgia upon the fiction of the internationally known author – and Savannah native – who in 1978 became the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Sunday, Nov. 8: Mary Doll, Ph.D. on “O’Connor’s Hard Headed Women”
Doll, a Professor of English at the Savannah College of Art & Design, specializes in myth and modern literature and has written four books, including Beckett and Myth: An Archetypal Approach and To the Lighthouse and Back: Writings on Teaching and Living.
Sunday, November 15 – Randy Malamud, Ph.D. on “The Literary Tourist”
Randy Malamud, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Chair of Modern Literature, Ecocriticism and Cultural Studies at Georgia Southern University, discusses the curious reverence that readers pay to the sites where authors lived.
Sunday, December 13 - Bob Strozier reads Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”
One of the founding members of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and a retired professor of English from AASU, Bob Strozier returns for his traditional reading of “A Christmas Memory.” Don’t miss this much-loved annual holiday tradition!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September hours and Guild meeting times
The Childhood Home will be closed from the 21st thru 25th this September. Please call 912.233.6014 if you would like to schedule a tour during that time frame or email billdawers@comcast.net.
The intial meetings for the Peacock Guild book club and writers salon were great successes. Please note the following schedule for September:
Writers salon - Fiction only: Meet on the 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Book club: Meet on the 15th at 7:30 p.m.
Writers salon - All other genre: Meet on the 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
Street parking only. No pets, please, unless it's a backward walking chicken, of course, and then only with prior approval . . . .
The intial meetings for the Peacock Guild book club and writers salon were great successes. Please note the following schedule for September:
Writers salon - Fiction only: Meet on the 8th at 7:30 p.m.
Book club: Meet on the 15th at 7:30 p.m.
Writers salon - All other genre: Meet on the 22nd at 7:30 p.m.
Street parking only. No pets, please, unless it's a backward walking chicken, of course, and then only with prior approval . . . .
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Peacock Guild Now Forming
We're pleased to announce the formation of a new literary guild aimed at fiction writers and book lovers throughout the Coastal Empire. There are two components to the Guild: a monthly book club and a bimonthly writers' salon. The Book Club's first meeting will be August 19th at 7:30 p.m. The initial meeting for the Writers' Salon will be August 26th, also at 7:30 p.m. Both events will be here at the Childhood Home. The cost is free, though the purchase of annual memberships to the Friends of Flannery are encouraged and start at $25.
The volunteer coordinator is Adrienn Mendonca, a former docent here at the Home. For additional information, please call 912.233.6014 or email peacockguild@gmail.com.
The volunteer coordinator is Adrienn Mendonca, a former docent here at the Home. For additional information, please call 912.233.6014 or email peacockguild@gmail.com.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Visitors: Georgia Humanities Council
On the 6th of June, members of the Georgia Humanities Council visited Flannery's Childhood Home. They were greeted by President Bill Dawers and led through the museum by resident manager Toby Aldrich. Our guests enjoyed hearing about her pet chickens and viewing her childhood books that are on display in the Bruckheimer Library.
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