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Fall 2012 Events

September

6Music on the Porch with Sally Spring, Joe Newberry, and M. C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, moderated by Freddy Jenkins of WUNC-FM. 5:30 pm, Love House and Hutchins Forum.

7 – Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian, “In This Timeless Time: Living and Dying on Death Row in America,” documentary photography on view through the Fall 2012 semester, Love House and Hutchins Forum.

12 – (Co-sponsored event) Stuart Rockoff, “Southern Jews in the Crucible of Civil Rights,” 7:30 pm, William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Ed. For more information, please contact the Center for Jewish Studies.

13Charleston Lecture: “The South and the 2012 Presidential Election,” with Earl Black, Herbert S. Autrey Emeritus Professor, Political Science, Rice University, introduced by Harry Watson, Atlanta Alumni Distinguished Professor of History. 5:00 pm, Hyde Hall, UNC campus.

15 & 16 – (Supported event) Special performances of the one-act original play, Nina Simone…What More Can I Say?, at 7pm and 2pm, respectively, Stone Center Auditorium. From September 13 through November 30, the Stone Center will also exhibit rare photographs, personal letters, and other documents of the acclaimed singer’s life in the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Stone Center.

18 – (Co-sponsored event) Blues and R&B superstar Bobby Rush in a rare solo performance! 11 am–12 pm, Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CSAS, the Southern Folklife Collection, Department of History, Department of American Studies, and College of Arts & Sciences.

20 – (Supported event) 3rd Annual Carolina Piedmont Blues Benefit, featuring live performances by John Dee Holeman and Lightnin’ Wells. 5:00–7:00 pm, Love House and Hutchins Forum. Free and open to the public.

The benefit is sponsored by Sustaining Roots Music (SOOTS), a community project of the Raleigh Charter High School, which seeks to foster an appreciation of traditional southern music and support the musicians who make it. For more information, please visit http://www.sootsblues.org/.

27Hutchins Lecture: “Law and Politics on the Edge: North Carolina’s Latest Chapter in Redistricting,” with Kareem U. Crayton, JD PhD, Associate Professor, UNC School of Law, introduced by Daniel Gitterman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, UNC. 4:30 pm, Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, 039 Graham Memorial Hall, UNC campus.

October

2 – (Co-sponsored event) Bluegrass! Tommy Edwards with Stan Brown, Michael Aldridge, and Dewey Brown. 11 am–12 pm, Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CSAS, the Southern Folklife Collection, Department of History, Department of American Studies, and College of Arts & Sciences.

4 – Southern Research Circlea poster session of graduate student research featuring the recipients of the CSAS Summer Research Grants, covering the fields of history, anthropology, folklore, religious studies, and geography. 4 pm, Love House and Hutchins Forum. Free and open to the public.

11Music on the Porch with Brett Harris, John Harrison, and Anna Rose Beck. Moderated by Alex Maiolo.

11 & 12 – New Voyages to Carolina: Defining the Contours of the Old North State. 2-day symposium taking a fresh look at NC history, hosted by UNC & NCCU. Former Center director Harry Watson will introduce keynote speaker and SOHP alumna Glenda Gilmore on October 11, 7 pm. Co-sponsored by CSAS, NC Dept. of Cultural Resources, NC Literary and Historical Association, UNC College of Arts & Sciences, UNC Dept. of History, and the Historical Society of North Carolina. For the full schedule, please click here.

25 – Music on the Porch with Mark D. Sanders, moderated by Jocelyn Neal. Co-sponsored by the Department of Music.

25 – (Co-sponsored event) Special fundraiser and preview of Aviva Kempner’s film-in-progress, The Rosenwald Schools (scheduled for completion in late 2012), 7:00 pm, Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC campus.

The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office has documented a number of Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina. More than 800 were built in the state, more than any other state in the country, and Kempner’s film promises to provide even greater understanding of their legacy. This event, which will feature Kempner’s work-in-progress, seeks to raise additional funding for the film. For more information, please contact the Stone Center.

November

1Hutchins Lecture with photographer Jim Wallace in conjunction with the exhibit, “Photographic Angles: News Photography in the North Carolina Collection.” 5 p.m. – Exhibit viewing and reception; 5:30 p.m. – Lecture, Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library, UNC campus. In partnership with the UNC Library and Friends of the LibraryThe following day, November 2, Wallace will also participate in the Southern Oral History Program’s Civil Rights programming at the Jackson Center for Saving and Making History. Details TBA.

8 – (Co-sponsored event) New Orleans Rhythm & Blues with percussionist Uganda Roberts (Profesor Longhair) and pianist JoJo Herman (Widespread Panic). 11 am–12 pm, Hill Hall 107. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CSAS, the Southern Folklife Collection, Department of History, Department of American Studies, and College of Arts & Sciences.

28Reception for Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian’s photography exhibit. Time TBA, Love House and Hutchins Forum.

29Hutchins Lecture with Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian. 4:30 pm, Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, 039 Graham Memorial Hall, UNC campus.