The University of West Alabama will conclude its “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” tour with Southern humorist Nan Graham as she presents “Your Roots Are Showing: Personal Stories about Folksingers from Sumter County,” on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Callaway Schoolhouse. “New Harmonies” is part of Museum on Main Street, a [...]
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From discussions at our AHF Humanities Leadership Summit in the fall of 2008, I gained a sense that cultural organizations are a community with collective concerns and impact on Alabama. We realized the collaborative power of technology as a tool and resource for marketing, communication and education. Participants said that coming together on an annual [...]
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The Alabama Humanities Foundation is pleased to announce the seventh annual Jenice Riley Memorial Scholarship, benefiting kindergarten through sixth-grade Social Studies teachers. This is a professional development opportunity for teachers to receive a $1,000 scholarship to enhance their teaching abilities. It is named for the late daughter of Bob and Patsy Riley as a means [...]
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“New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” had a fabulous opening last Tuesday at the University of West Alabama in Livingston! Ted Whisenhunt, a musician as well as an artist, performed with the Kudzu String Band. Children danced to the music and everyone enjoyed the festivity. The Smithsonian exhibition looks great in the galleries in the [...]
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