Posted on December 10th, 2010 by sperryahf
In honor of the holidays, AHF will explore contributions to literature, film, art and other humanities disciplines in the name of holiday spirit! Or, through the art of storytelling, we will tell you our favorite Christmas memories. Dolores Hydock’s one-woman performance of Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory is a Christmas tradition in Alabama. The young [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2010 by sperryahf
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! Our recent blog “assignment” was to write about a work of art or literature that made a significant impression on us at a [...]
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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 June 30th, 2010 by sperryahf
How do we, as civilians, understand war? Nathan Glick, a WWII veteran and combat artist, brought World War II to life for SUPER teachers June 11 with his portfolio of portraits of heroic WWII pilots and sketches of combat and soldiers at leisure. At 98 years old, Nathan Glick vividly remembers every location where he [...]
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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 February 26th, 2010 by sperryahf
As part of its commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the publishing of To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM), and to celebrate the book’s lasting significance for the state, country and the world, AHF has asked select local, statewide and national artists to create original works of art inspired by the book and its themes. The [...]
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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by sperryahf
Imagine driving 20 minutes outside of Birmingham into the quiet rural hills and discovering St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church with a traditional onion-shaped steeple. How did Slovak immigrants settle in Brookside?
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Posted on September 10th, 2009 by sperryahf
The Smithsonian exhibition “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” opened on August 29 in Fort Payne with over 100 people, including family members of Adas Johnson, whose 1925 fiddle is on display, and famous musicians James Bryan and Joe Underwood, featured in the local exhibition.
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Posted on August 11th, 2009 by sperryahf
How do elementary students in Mobile save a battleship? Schools for Our Ship (SOS) is a real-world learning experience about the USS Alabama Battleship, a National Historic Landmark and Alabama monument to veterans of WWII. Students and teachers at Dodge Elementary School have organized a campaign to raise awareness and funds to repair damage inflicted [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by sperryahf
Washington County celebrated the opening of “New Harmonies” with an amazing event at the Washington County Library in Chatom. People entered the library through a gigantic 10’ jute box, and the Smithsonian exhibition looks fantastic in the atrium of the library. The Sullivan Family and the Winky Hicks and Frontier Bluegrass Band played at the [...]
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