Posted on October 1st, 2010 by bwhetstoneahf
This post is written in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month. We are highlighting different humanities topics that we are passionate about and hope you’ll share your passions with us too! I was in high school when Charlie Brown made his debut in America’s daily newspapers on October 2, 1950. I had long been [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2010 by sperryahf
“If exposure is essential, still more so is the reflection.” Eudora Welty, from Foreword, One Time, One Place With the exhibition “Eudora Welty: Exposures and Reflections” opening September 2 at the Museum of Mobile, I am reflecting on my memory of Eudora Welty’s visit to Agnes Scott College in 1977. She seemed elderly as she [...]
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Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
Thanks to Jake Reiss and his staff at Alabama Booksmith for helping raise more than $4,300 for AHF! Jake raffled and auctioned off two signed copies of To Kill a Mockingbird at his Homewood store on August 11. Customers donated $5 for every raffle ticket, totaling about $2,000, and the lucky auction winner took home [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
This has been a big year for Alabama’s beloved book, and now you have a chance to win a signed copy of your own! The Alabama Booksmith will hold a raffle and auction for two copies of To Kill a Mockingbird. Each book has a cloth slipcase, the original 1960 jacket design, ribbon marker, and [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2010 by sperryahf
Do you remember the joy of escaping into a book as a child? Saturday, April 17, the Alabama Book Festival (ABF) at Old Alabama Town in Montgomery reminded me why I love to read.
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Posted on May 11th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
The Montgomery Advertiser is asking the public to share personal stories about how To Kill a Mockingbird, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has touched lives. Read the full story here. Pieces should be no more than 150 words in length. Please include your full name, the city in which you live and daytime phone. [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
Dr. Don Noble and a crew from Alabama Public Television recently were on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus to film a segment for the Emmy-nominated series Bookmark. Noble serves as the host of the program and he was on campus to interview novelist Silas House, who was the featured speaker in NACC’s annual Arts [...]
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Posted on April 20th, 2010 by plawsonahf
My recent birthday was fairly normal as birthdays go. The family excused me for some of the day to take in a college basketball game, and the good guys won. The fun is in the winning, and that got the day off to a great start. The hoops game was followed by a nice birthday [...]
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Posted on April 16th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
The fifth-annual Alabama Book Festival will be held in historic downtown Montgomery at Old Alabama Town on April 17, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free public event is the state’s premier book festival—with more than 4,000 people from around the state converging in the capital to meet with and hear from their [...]
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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
Happy 50th anniversary, To Kill a Mockingbird! Check out our online art catalog, featuring works of art inspired by the novel and its themes. Opening show and silent auction this Friday in Birmingham at the Civil Rights Institute, 6 to 9 p.m., with a panel discussion on the novel and its themes at Sixteenth Street [...]
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