a DIALOGUES seminar Many Americans are familiar with our nation’s history of colonial settlement “from sea to shining sea,” but we often forget that expansion didn’t end at the West Coast. This seminar will look at 19th-century art and literature … Read more
Recitation & Reflection Sunday, April 16, 3:30 pm At the Chapel Hill Library (100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill) with Dr. William Sturkey (UNC). Join us for a reading of the full Letter from a Birmingham City Jail and a discussion … Read more
featuring Sarah E. Boyd, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The birth of detective fiction as a genre —Edgar Allan Poe introduced to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, inspiring the creation of countless … Read more
Letter from Poetry Slam Wednesday, April 19, 7 - 8:30 pm Hosted by Dasan Ahanu (2023 Piedmont Laureate) at the Eno Arts Mill (437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Suite 17, Hillsborough). This concluding program, presented by the Orange County Community Remembrance … Read more
In this engaging and interactive presentation, scholar and playwright Dr. Sonny Kelly will use the tools of storytelling, lecture, poetry, and dramatic interpretation to grapple with the painful and persistent legacies of racism and oppression in American history. Drawing a … Read more
a HALF-DAY DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR seminar featuring Max Owre Why did France, with the largest and most well-equipped army in Western Europe in 1939, fall to Nazi Germany in little over a month in the spring of 1940? To answer this, we will … Read more
Spelling fun for grownups is back! There will be a Grand Prize for on-stage contestants and plenty of chances for all to test their orthographical skills. Featuring celebrity judges and special guests. Want to compete? This event is free and … Read more
Book reading and conversation featuring New York Times Bestselling author S. C. Gwynne and historian Greg Seltzer. Date: Wednesday, May 3 Time: 5:30 pm signing line; talk begins at 6 pm Location: Flyleaf Books This event is free and open … Read more
Book reading and conversation featuring author Eric L. Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law. Date: Thursday, May 4 Time: 5:30 pm signing line; talk begins at 6 pm Location: Flyleaf Books This event is free and open to … Read more
Albion Tourgée (1838-1905) was a leading civil rights advocate, a former Union soldier and attorney who came to North Carolina during Reconstruction. In 1868, he was elected superior court judge for the 7th Judicial District, which included Orange County. Tourgée’s career … Read more
