Previous Events

Apr 14
UGA Fashion Design Student Association Spring 2022 Runway Show

Join the UGA Fashion Design Student Association on Thursday, April 14th at the Special Collections Building for "Prints and Power: a Frankie Welch-inspired Fashion Show." Doors open at 6:00 PM, runway show begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are required and available for purchase here: https://linktr.ee/fdsauga 

This event is co-sponsored by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 2nd Floor Exhibition Hallway
Apr 13
Congress Week 2022: A Conversation with Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Congressman Kinzinger will be unable to join us in-person for our upcoming Congress Week 2022 conversation. Instead, he will engage in a virtual conversation with attendees present at the Special Collections Libraries. Attendees present will still have the opportunity to hear directly from Congressman Kinzinger on the issues of the day live and to ask him questions. The lunch reception will still be provided following the event. 

 

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Auditorium (271)
Apr 12
The Georgia Review Presents a Reading with Arthur Sze, Ilya Kaminsky, and Winners of Loraine Williams Poetry Prize

On Tuesday, April 12th, The Georgia Review will host an evening of poetry, featuring Arthur Sze and Ilya Kaminsky reading with the 2020 and 2021 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize winners, Hannah Perrin King and Mathew Weitman. Open to the public and free of charge, this event will take place in the Ciné Lab from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., with a book signing during intermission at 6:30.


Cine
Apr 12
Congress Week 2022: Checks in the Balance

As part of its annual Congress Week celebration, the Russell Library along with co-sponsors the Department of Political Science and the Applied Politics Certificate program are hosting Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower to discuss their new book Checks in the Balance: Legislative Capacity and the Dynamics of Executive Power. 

Alexander Bolton is assistant professor of political science at Emory University. Twitter @alexbolton

Sharece Thrower is associate professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. Twitter @ShareceThrower

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Baldwin Hall , Pinnacle Room
Apr 05
Gallery Tour, Frankie Welch's Americana

What do patterned scarves have to do with politics? Find out when you join us for a guided tour of the new exhibit Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck.
For more information, contact Jan Hebbard at jhebbard@uga.edu, 706-583-0213.
 

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 2nd Floor, Hargrett Library Gallery
Apr 05
Panel: Kudzu and the Boll Weevil in Modern Georgia

Join the Russell Library for a panel featuring Drs. James C. Giesen, Associate Professor of History and Grisham Master Teacher, Mississippi State University, and Derek Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee. Discussion will include the social, cultural, and economic impact of notorious pests such as the boll weevil and kudzu in modern Georgia. Dr. Brian Drake, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, University of Georgia, will moderate the event. 

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5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 2nd Floor, Auditorium (Room 271)
Apr 04
POSTPONED - Labor Trafficking in the United States: A Conversation with Attorney Kent Felty 

POSTPONED due to unforeseeable circumstances. Event will be rescheduled, please check back.

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 271 (Auditorium)
Mar 29
Women's History Month Keynote Address

"BLACK WOMEN’S #HISTORICALWELLNESS: Traditions of Connecting Self-Care to Social Justice" presented by Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, Georgia State University.

4:00 pm
Online
Mar 28
IWS Virtual Film Screening for Women's History Month: "Feed the Green - Feminist Voices for the Earth"

FEED THE GREEN: FEMINIST VOICES FOR THE EARTH challenges the cultural imagination surrounding the destruction of the environment and its impact on femicide and genocide. This informative documentary, by Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies professor and scholar Jane Caputi, highlights an active global resistance movement and an alternative imagery communicating resistant green consciousness.

- 10:00 am to 11:59 am
Online
Mar 26
Family Day at Hargrett Library

Join us for an afternoon of family fun highlighting the new exhibit Frankie Welch’s Americana: Fashion, Scarves, and Politics on Saturday, March 26th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Explore the exhibit with gallery games and activities. Get crafty and make your own scarf design! This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for off-campus visitors is available in the Hull Street Deck. For more information, contact Jan Hebbard at jhebbard@uga.edu, 706-583-0213.
 

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries