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Schedule of Events

Tuesday, March 14- Sunday, May 28
William O. Golding and Robert Gwathmey Art Exhibits Telfair Museum of Art (121 Barnard St.) [exhibits are free to the public on Sundays. Mon.-Sat. rates are $6 for adults; $5 for seniors & AAA members; $2 for students, $1 for children 6-12; free for children under 6]
Tuesday, March 21
7:00 p.m.
"Robert Gwathmey: The Life and Art of a Passionate Observer" (Lecture by Dr. Michael Kammen) Telfair Museum of Art (121 Barnard St.)
Wednesday, March 22
12:30 p.m.
"The Art of William O. Golding: A Black Seaman Remembers" (Lecture by Harry DeLorme) Telfair Museum of Art (121 Barnard St.)
Wednesday, March 22 Visiting lecture to college campuses and Savannah-Chatham County public schools  (Traveling Lecturer Edgar Sorrells-Adewale) Time and place TBA: call 912-356-2248 for more info
Friday, March 24
10:00 a.m.
"The African American Artist" (Lecture by Dr. Walter Evans) Savannah Country Day School (824 Stillwood Dr.)
Friday, March 24 Visiting lecture to college campuses and Savannah-Chatham County public schools (Traveling Lecturers Dr. David Driskell, Richard Hunt, Ron Bechet, John T. Scott & Larry Walker) Time and place TBA: call 912-356-2248 for more info
Friday, March 24
6:00 p.m.
Opening Reception for Outdoor Sculpture and Two and Three Dimensional Art Exhibits (with Richard Hunt, Jerome Meadows, Ayokunle Odeleye & John T. Scott) Asa Gordon Library, Savannah State University (Reception starts outdoors at 6:00 p.m. and moves indoors at app. 7:00 p.m.)
Friday, March 24- Monday, April 10 Two and Three Dimensional Art Exhibition (featuring the works of Edgar Sorrells-Adewale, Sammie Nicely, Malaika Favorite, Adrienne Hoard, Dr. Peggy Blood, Zoe Briscoe, Tosha Grantham, Larry Walker, Ron Bechet, Dr. David Driskell, Richard Hunt & Suzanne Jackson) Asa Gordon Library, African-American Reading Room (2nd Floor), Savannah State University
Friday, March 24-Summer Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit (featuring the works of Jerome Meadows, Ayokunle Odeleye, John Scott and Richard Hunt) Front of Asa Gordon Library, Savannah State University
Saturday, March 25
10:00 a.m.
Stick Furniture Workshop (Led by Willis S. Jones Sr.) Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Room 200, Savannah State University (*Open to teens and adults. You must pre-register. Call Harry DeLorme at the Telfair Museum at 912-232-1177 ext. 20 to register)
Saturday, March 25
Noon
Sidewalk Expressions(A day on the lawn, with food & music. Families will 'Express Their Reflections and Illuminate Their Futures' through sidewalk chalk drawings. Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University
Saturday, March 25
1:00 p.m.
"Collecting African American Art" (Lecture by Dr. David Driskell and Dr. Walter Evans) Jordan Business Building, Savannah State University
Saturday, March 25
2:00 p.m.
Book signing  (with Dr. Walter Evans) Jordan Business Building, Savannah State University
Saturday, March 25
2:30 p.m.
"African American Art: Reflecting on the Past to Illuminate the Future" (Panel discussion moderated by Dr. David Driskell; panelists include Leslie King Hammond, Richard Hunt, Edgar Sorrells-Adewale, Jerome Meadows & Ayokule Odeleye) Jordan Business Building, Savannah State University
Saturday, March 25
7:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Night Savannah Arts Academy (500 Washington Ave.)
Monday, March 27
10:00 a.m.
Mask Making Workshop (Led by Sammie Nicely) Kennedy Fine Arts Building, Savannah State University
Monday, March 27
5:00 p.m.
College and University Exhibition Opening Reception (featuring Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah State University and the Savannah College of Art & Design) Chatham County Public Library - Main Branch (2002 Bull Street)
Tuesday, March 28
11:30 a.m.
African-American Spirituals (Lecture by Karen Bell; musical accompaniment by the Claxton High School chorus) King-Frazier Student Center, Savannah Room, Savannah State University
Wednesday, March 29 Visiting lecture to college campuses and Savannah-Chatham County public schools  (Traveling Lecturer Tosha Grantham) Time and place TBA: call 912-356-2248 for more info
Wednesday, March 29
7:00 p.m.
Lecture featuring Dr. Wade Nobles (professor of Black studies and the founder and executive director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family, Life and Culture, Inc., at San Francisco State University) First Bryan Baptist Church (575 W. Bryan St.)
Thursday, March 30
7:00 p.m.
Lecture featuring Dr. Asa Hilliard (Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Urban Education, Georgia State University) Second African Baptist Church (123 Houston St.)
Friday, March 31
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Claude Rhea Quartet, New York Unit & Melvin Taylor Historic Roundhouse (601 W. Harris St.)
Saturday, April 1
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Earl Williams Band, Laura Mivens, Spelman College Jazz Ensemble, The Bethune-Cookman Steel Orchestra, The Teddy Adams Sextet and Big Youth and the Leroy Sibels Reggae Band Historic Roundhouse (601 W. Harris St.)
Sunday, April 2
5:00-9:30 p.m.
The Savannah State University Wesleyan Gospel Choir, E. Larry McDuffie and the Savannah Community Choir, Inner Faith and The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain St. John Baptist Church (522-28 Hartridge St.)

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