2014
JANUARY
Jan. 1-March 4, 2014Big Read events will be held throughout the region through March 4, 2014. We've included a handful in this calendar. This year's book is True Grit by Charles Portis. To view the complete calendar of regional Big Read events, visit GIAHA's page.
Jan. 11, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
"Sapelo Island School Reunion," with lecture by Jeanne Cyriaque, Historic Preservation Division of DNR. Theme: Sapelo Island's Rosenwald Legacy. This event is sponsored by Hog Hammock Public Library, and will be held at the Community Center, on Sapelo Island, Ga. Reservation required. Ferry is $5 roundtrip. Call (912) 230-5534.
Jan. 14, 2014 @ 7:30 p.m.
Play: Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till
Actor Mike Wiley portrays all of the characters in this true story of a Chicago youth lynched in the Mississippi Delta in 1955. The performance will be held at The Ritz in Brunswick, Ga. For more details about this program and other events, visit the Ritz online.
Jan. 16, 2014 @ 6 p.m.
Lecture: History of Harris Neck, presented by members of the Harris Neck Land Trust, in the Community
Room of the Ida Hilton Public Library, Darien, Ga. 
Film: Lee Daniels' The Butler, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, is loosely based on the story of White House butler, Eugene Allen. Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CCGA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Overboard Entertainment.
Jan. 18, 2014 @ 10 a.m.
MLK Parade: It begins at Blount Crossing, heads south on Hwy. 17, turns at Hwy 99, and ends at MLK Blvd., in Darien, Ga.
Jan. 22, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Film: The Tempest, starring Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones and Djimon Hounsou. College of Coastal Georgia presents a Shakespearean film, with discussion by Dr. Heather Murray. The films is part of the series "Timeless and Contemporary: 21st Century Adaptations of Shakespeare on Film." Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick.
FEBRUARY
Feb. 1-March 4, 2014Big Read events will be held throughout the region through March 4, 2014. We've included a handful in this calendar. This year's book is True Grit by Charles Portis. To view the complete calendar of regional Big Read events, visit GIAHA's page.
Feb. 1, 2014 @ 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Ritz Jazz Jamm presents Kirk Whalum. at the Ritz Theatre and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida. For details, visit the Ritz at www.ritzjacksonville.com.
Pin Point Heritage Museum presents An Evening with Jonathan Green. Hear the artist discuss his love of the Lowcountry. He'll also unveil a limited edition poster for the Savannah museum. Enjoy music, Gullah-Geechee cuisine and storytelling by Patt Gunn. Tickets are $100. Call (912) 651-6840, Ext. 301. Visit the museum's site at www.pinpointheritagemuseum.com.
Film: 42, the story of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, starring Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight and Harrison Ford. Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CCGA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Student Government Association.
Feb. 4, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Film: 4 Little Girls, a Spike Lee documentary about the notorious 1963 church bombing that took four innocent lives in Birmingham, Ala. Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by CCGA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Feb. 5, 2014 @ 6 p.m.
"Bilali Muhammad and Sapelo Island," a lecture by Dr. Joseph Beatty at the Casino Theater, St. Simons Island, Ga. Presented by the St. Simons Island African American Heritage Coalition. The talk is free for members; nonmembers $10. (Join the Coalition for $25.)
Join us for the Cultural Expressions art exhibit opening reception at Glynn Art, 529 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island, Ga. Call (912) 638-8770 for details.
Feb. 11, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Slam poet Gayle Danley performs at Stembler Theatre on the Brunswick campus of College of Coastal Georgia. The event is free and open to the public.
Feb. 12, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Film: Titus. College of Coastal Georgia presents a Shakespearean film, with discussion by Dr. Heather Murray. The films is part of the series "Timeless and Contemporary: 21st Century Adaptations of Shakespeare on Film." Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick.
Feb. 15, 2014 @ 7 p.m. The Sapelo Project comes to the stage at Emory University's Schwartz Theater in Atlanta. The program is part of the National Civil War Project and The Brave New Works Festival of new play readings and exploratory workshops. Tickets are free, but reservations are highly recommended. Call (404) 727-5050.
Feb. 20, 2014 @ 1 p.m.
Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance. Co-sponsored by MASDA and Student Government Association of College of Coastal Georgia. This event will be held in the Brunswick High School Auditorium.
MARCH
March 1-4, 2014Big Read events will be held throughout the region through March 4, 2014. We've included a handful in this calendar. This year's book is True Grit by Charles Portis. To view the complete calendar of regional Big Read events, visit GIAHA's page.
Musical: The Color Purple at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida. This musical is based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, and the film by Steven Spielberg which starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie. Visit www.alhambrajax.com for details, or call (904) 641-1212. Enjoy the performance along with a fine dining experience.
Film: Beasts of the Southern Wild (a Big Read "Girls with Grit Film Series" event) Oscar-nominated Quvenzhane' Wallis is Hushpuppy, a little girl who must face a devastating storm, and her father's mortality, with courage and determination. Historic Ritz Theatre in Brunswick, Ga. Free and open to the public. For more Big Read events, visit GIAHA's calendar.
March 6, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Film: Much Ado about Nothing
College of Coastal Georgia presents a Shakespearean film, with discussion by Dr. Heather Murray. The films is part of the series "Timeless and Contemporary: 21st Century Adaptations of Shakespeare on Film." Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick.
March 18, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Film: Enough, starring Jennifer Lopez on the run from an abusive husband. Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by CCGA's Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
March 20, 2014 @ 7 p.m.
Ain't I a Woman! Program will be held at Southeast Georgia Conference Center. Co-sponsored by MASDA and SGA, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick.
APRIL
April 1, 2014 @ 7 p.m.Film: Summer Wars (Japan)
Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public.
Film: Timecrimes (Spain). Stembler Theatre at College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick. Free and open to the public.
April 11, 2014 2 p.m.-7 p.m.
Festival: One World, Many Faces International Culture and Food
The festival will be held in front of the Student Activity Center on the Brunswick campus of College of Coastal Georgia. Free and open to the public.
SEPTEMBER
September 18-20, 2014Conference: The Slave Dwelling Project
The conference will feature three days of concurrent sessions, keynote speakers, a celebrity preservationist dinner gala and a city tour of Savannah’s extant slave dwellings. Coastal Georgia Center, Savannah Georgia. Learn more at: http://slavedwellingproject.org/slave-dwelling-conference/.
OCTOBER
The annual Cultural Day festival will be held on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The event is hosted by the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society Inc.
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