Join us at the Center for an inspirational evening of poetry and jazz! The University of Mount Olive Jazz Band, directed by Dr. William Ford, will perform classic jazz standards.  Discover the essentials of jazz music improvisation and techniques combined … Read more

Playwright and poet Howard L. Craft discusses the impact of African American southern culture on his writing by sharing his work from genres of drama, poetry, and non-fiction. Craft’s work explores the crossroads between the New and Old South from … Read more

What role have Maya writers and their literatures played in the affirmation of indigenous cultural identity and the struggle for indigenous rights and self-determination in Guatemala since the 1960s? Please join us for a lunchtime discussion with Emilio del Valle … Read more