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President Jimmy Carter - "The Paintings of Jimmy Carter" Exhibit Date Thu, 09 May, 2019 - 05:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 05/09/2019 - 17:00 Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & MuseumFree and Open to the Public with purchase of bookFormer President Jimmy Carter will be signing copies of his books “The Paintings of Jimmy Carter” or “The Craftsmanship of Jimmy Carter” . It’s very important that you review the guidelines for this special book signing event. Members of Friends of the Jimmy Carter Presidential …
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Ambassador Wendy Sherman - "Not for the Faint of Heart" Exhibit Date Mon, 03 Dec, 2018 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Mon, 12/03/2018 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the PublicDistinguished diplomat Ambassador Wendy Sherman brings readers inside the negotiating room to show how to put diplomatic values like courage, power, and persistence to work in their own lives. (In Conversation with Gail …
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Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts - "Holiday Concert" Exhibit Date Tue, 11 Dec, 2018 - 11:00 AM Exhibit Date Tue, 12/11/2018 - 11:00 Holiday Concert Carter Presidential Museum LobbyFree and Open to the PublicJoin us as we kick off the holiday season with our annual concert by the Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts Magnet Chorus . These students will knock your socks off with their singing. The concert is free and open to the public and will get you in the holiday …
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Reniqua Allen - "It Was All A Dream" Exhibit Date Thu, 10 Jan, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 01/10/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the PublicIn “It Was All a Dream” , Reniqua Allen tells the stories of Black millennials searching for a better future in spite of racist policies that have closed off traditional versions of success. Many watched their parents and grandparents play by the rules, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. They …
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Irshad Manji - "Don't Label Me" Exhibit Date Fri, 01 Mar, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Fri, 03/01/2019 - 19:00 Reading/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the PublicIrshad Manji, founder of the award-winning Moral Courage Project at the University of Southern California, New York Times bestselling author and the first winner of Oprah Winfrey’s “Chutzpah” prize for boldness, tackles the question of diversity. “Don’t Label Me” is a unique conversation about diversity, …
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Howard Schultz - "From the Ground Up" Exhibit Date Mon, 11 Mar, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Mon, 03/11/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Center Cecil B. Day ChapelThis is a Ticketed Event TICKETS SOLD OUT “From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today—as viewed through the intimate lens of one man’s life and work. What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive, …
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Ben Wynne - "The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis" Exhibit Date Wed, 30 Jan, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 01/30/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Free and Open to the PublicRegarded as one of the most vocal, well-traveled, and controversial statesmen of the 19th century, antebellum politician Henry Stuart Foote played a central role in a vast array of pivotal events. Despite Foote’s unique mark on history, until now no comprehensive biography existed. University of …
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Marlon James - "Black Leopard, Red Wolf" Exhibit Date Fri, 08 Feb, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Fri, 02/08/2019 - 19:00 Discussion/Booksigning Carter Center Cecil B. Day Chapel This is a Ticketed Event Tickets Available at https://www.freshtix.com/events/marlon-james-leopard-wolf James will be in conversation with Atlanta’s Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of “ Dear Martin ” and “ Odd One Out .” The authors will discuss James’s stunning first novel in the Dark Star trilogy “ Black Leopard, Red …
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Chris Wilson and Bret Witter - "The Master Plan" Exhibit Date Wed, 13 Feb, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 02/13/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Free and Open to the PublicCo-written with Decatur’s Bret Witter, “ The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose ” is Chris Wilson’s inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir. It’s the story of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second …
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William Taubman - "Gorbachev: His Life and Times" Exhibit Date Tue, 19 Feb, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 02/19/2019 - 19:00 Discussion/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & MuseumFree and Open to the PublicPulitzer Prize-winning author William Taubman discusses and signs copies of his book “ Gorbachev: His Life and Times ”, the first comprehensive biography of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet …
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Bridgett M. Davis - "The World According to Fannie Davis" Exhibit Date Sat, 23 Feb, 2019 - 01:00 PM Exhibit Date Sat, 02/23/2019 - 13:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Free and Open to the PublicIn “ The World According to Fannie Davis ”, Bridgett M. Davis shares a singular memoir that tells the story of one unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and the life they lead running the numbers in the Detroit of the 1960s and 1970s. Davis will be in conversation with Atlanta’s own …
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Mitchell Jackson - "Survival Math" Exhibit Date Thu, 07 Mar, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 03/07/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & MuseumFree and Open to the PublicIn a thrillingly alive, candid new work, award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson takes us inside the drug-ravaged neighborhood and struggling family of his youth, while examining the cultural forces—large and small—that led him and his family to this …
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Senator Doug Jones - "Bending Toward Justice" Exhibit Date Fri, 22 Mar, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Fri, 03/22/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Free and Open to the PublicThe story of the decades-long fight to bring justice to the victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, culminating in Sen. Doug Jones’ prosecution of the last living bombers. PLEASE NOTE : Although this event is FREE and open to the public, we anticipate that the demand will exceed available …
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Ed Young - "I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life" Exhibit Date Wed, 20 Mar, 2019 - 06:30 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 03/20/2019 - 18:30 Discussion/ 6:30pm - 9:30pm Carter Presidential Library & MuseumFree with advance reservation Reservations available at https://www.freshtix.com/events/science-on-stage-the-forgotten-organ The Carter Library and the Atlanta Science Festival present acclaimed writer Ed Yong and a panel of four nationally known playwrights discussing his book "I …
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Georgia Film Academy Presents - "Casting and Talent Agencies" Exhibit Date Wed, 27 Feb, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 02/27/2019 - 19:00 Lecture Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicThe Georgia Film Academy presents talent agencies and casting. The Georgia film industry has become #1 in the nation, in part due to the efforts of people like Rebecca Shrager (Pres of People Store talent agency) and Mark Fincannon, Owner of Fincannon and Associates Casting. You’ll find …
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Kerri Kennedy - "Indivisible: Global Leaders on Shared Security" Exhibit Date Tue, 02 Apr, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 04/02/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicMore than forty global leaders and activists reflect on the state of the world, and the indivisibility of lasting peace and security. Taken together these global citizens articulate a persuasive and powerful argument in favor of a new way of looking at a world where we …
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Justin Rose - "The Drum Major Instinct: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Theory of Political Service" Exhibit Date Wed, 03 Apr, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 04/03/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicIn “ The Drum Major Instinct ” , Justin Rose draws on Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermons, political speeches, and writings to construct and conceptualize King’s politics as a unified theory.Co-Sponsored by the Morehouse King …
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James Campbell - "Mississippi Witness" Exhibit Date Wed, 24 Apr, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Wed, 04/24/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the PublicPhotographer Florence Mars was shocked by the ferocity of white Mississippians’ reaction to the Supreme Court’s 1954 ruling against racial segregation so she bought a camera, built a homemade darkroom, and began to take pictures, determined to document a racial order she knew was dying. “ Mississippi …
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Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin - "How We Fight Supremacy" Exhibit Date Thu, 11 Apr, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Thu, 04/11/2019 - 19:00 Lecture/Booksigning Carter Presidential Library & MuseumFree and Open to the Public Featuring contributions from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tarana Burke, Harry Belafonte and others, “ How We Fight White Supremacy” is a celebration of the unique and varied ways that Black Americans across the country are speaking truth to power. Within its pages, 60-plus leading writers, …
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Valerie Jarrett "Finding My Voice" Exhibit Date Tue, 23 Apr, 2019 - 07:00 PM Exhibit Date Tue, 04/23/2019 - 19:00 Conversation/Booksigning Carter Center Cecil B. Day Chapel This is a Ticketed Event TICKETS SOLD OUT The Carter Library and Charis Books present Valerie Jarrett, the longest-serving senior adviser to President Obama, shares the story of her life and career in conversation with Stacey Abrams. TICKETS SOLD …