Tuesday, July 6, 2010 – Sunday, September 19, 2010
Heritage Education Center Gallery ● 4th Floor
Art Exhibition
Scenes From Liberia - The Art of Naplah E. Naplah
The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with artist Naplah E. Naplah, a founder of the New Breed Arts Association, hosts Scenes From Liberia - The Art of Naplah E. Naplah. Naplah is a self taught painter whose work, inspired by his life in Liberia, draws forth feelings of love and family. In his work, Naplah offers an uplifting, beautiful alternative to the images of strife and war commonly associated with his native country.


Thursday, September 2, 2010 - Sunday, September 5, 2010
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ● 4th Floor
Literary Festival
Alien Encounters: Speculative and Imaginative Fiction by Writers of Color
The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, in collaboration with Written Magazine, Black Science Fiction Society, Hammonds House Museum and other community partners, will present a multi-genre event that will explore speculative and imaginative fiction in multiple formats, including literary works, comic books, graphic novels, anime and visual arts by African American writers and artists. The program will include a film screening, panel discussion, book-signings, feature speakers, workshops and displays.

To view the event schedule, click here.


Thursday, September 09, 2010 – Friday, October 15, 2010
Cary-McPheeters Gallery ● 1st Floor
Exhibit
In the Midnight Hour: The Life and Legacy of Wilson Pickett
In collaboration with the family of Wilson Pickett, and curator Kenneth Green, of Spelman College, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the exhibit, In the Midnight Hour: The Life and Legacy of Wilson Pickett. This exhibit will celebrate the life and legacy of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wilson Pickett and his contributions to American popular music.
Exhibit Opening Event ● Thursday, September 9, 2010 ● 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 11, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Author’s Discussion and Book Signing
Perfect Peace
Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black, of Clark Atlanta University, will discuss his latest publication Perfect Peace, the heartbreaking portrait of a Southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's (Emma Jean Peace) desperate decision to raise her newborn son as the daughter she will never have. Perfect Peace is a nuanced exploration of sexual identity, gender conventions, and unconditional love.

Monday, September 13, 2010 – Friday, December 3, 2010
Heritage Education Center Auditorium Gallery ● 4th Floor
Exhibit
La Presencia Africana en Mexico y América Latina
African Legacy in Mexico and Latin America
In collaboration with Spelman College, and in recognition of Latino Heritage Month, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will present, La Presencia Africana en Mexico y América Latina: African Legacy in Mexico and Latin America, an exhibition which explores Africana culture in Latin America. This exhibit features the photography of Tony Gleaton from the Spelman College Archives.

Saturday, September 18, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
Legacy on the Land: A Black Couple Discovers Our National Inheritance
and Tells Why Every American Should Care
In recognition of National Public Lands Day, the Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with Earthwise Productions, Inc., will host authors Audrey and Frank Peterman, who will discuss their latest publication Legacy on the Land. As Pioneers in the conservation and green movement since 1995, the Petermans are among the leading experts on America’s publicly-owned lands system, and advocate for the integration of these natural treasures as a means to appreciate our collective history for a truly democratic society.

Monday, September 20, 2010 – Friday, December 30, 2010
Small Gallery ● 1st Floor
Photographic Exhibit
My Mic Sounds Nice: Images of the Emcee
In collaboration with Photographer Sheree Swann, and Lens of Life Photography, the Auburn Avenue Research Library presents My Mic Sounds Nice: Images of the Emcee, a nuanced photographic examination of Hip Hop culture at its roots, capturing the temporal intimacy of the onstage Emcee in the moment of creation and delivery.

Saturday, September 25, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
Marianas in Combat Teté Puebla and the Mariana Grajales Women’s Platoon in Cuba’s Revolutionary War 1956 – 1958
In collaboration with Pathfinders Press Atlanta, and in recognition of Latino Heritage Month, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host a discussion on the book, Marianas in Combat Teté Puebla and the Mariana Grajales Women’s Platoon in Cuba’s Revolutionary War 1956 –1958.
 

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 ● 7:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
Dr. Timothy Askew, Associate Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, will discuss his latest publication, Cultural Hegemony and African American Patriotism: An Analysis of the Song Lift Every Voice and Sing. Askew’s work provides a literary, musical, and cultural study of the song, and challenges readers to understand and revisit the significance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in twentieth century American cultural history and in contemporary American life.

Saturday, October 2, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
The Blacksmith's Daughter by Minnette Coleman
Minnette Coleman of the Harlem Writers Guild, and daughter of George Coleman (former city editor of the Atlanta Daily World), will discuss her latest novel, The Blacksmith’s Daughter, an authentic portrayal of the emerging black middle class in 1920s Georgia, that echoes Jane Austin in its precise dissection of the societal mores of a community.
 

Saturday, October 9, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Author and Playwright Calvin A. Ramsey will discuss his children’s book, Ruth and the Green Book, the story of an African American family’s journey through the segregated South before the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
 

Friday, October 15, 2010 ● 7:00 p.m.
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ● 4th Floor
2010 Atlanta Queer Literary Festival
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host 2010 Atlanta Queer Literary Festival, featuring Cary Alan Johnson, executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and editor of Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers, and Dr. Jennifer Finney Boylan of Colby College and author of ten books, including She's Not There: a Life in Two Genders.
 

Sunday, October 17, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
An Afternoon with a Soap Opera Diva
New York Times Bestselling author, Victoria Rowell will discuss her books Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva: A Novel, and The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir.
 

Monday, October 18, 2010 - Sunday, January 2, 2011
Cary-McPheeters Gallery ● 1st Floor
Exhibit
Sheltering Justice: Images and Art of the Peachtree-Pine Homeless Shelter
In collaboration with Georgia State University and the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host Sheltering Justice: Images and Art of the Peachtree-Pine Homeless Shelter. This mixed media exhibit features the documentary photography of Dr. Charles Steffen of Georgia State University, and artwork created by residents.

Saturday, October 23, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
Authors' Discussion and Book Signing
The Spirit and the Word: A Theory of Spirituality in Africana Literary Criticism
Dr. Georgene Bess Montgomery of Clark Atlanta University will discuss her book The Spirit and the Word: A Theory of Spirituality in Africana Literary Criticism.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 ● 7:00 p.m.
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ● 4th Floor
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University Center for the Study of the Civil War Era and Georgia State University, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the Oral History Association’s Soul of a People: Writing America’s Story. This is a unique program, combining a screening of clips from the documentary film Soul of a People, a panel featuring the author of The Jim Crow Guide and The Klan Unmasked, Stetson Kennedy, and a live performance of depression-era songs by the 198 String Band.

Saturday, November 20, 2010 ● Time TBA
International Black Man Festival
Heritage Education Center Auditorium ● 4th Floor
Film Festival
The Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the 2010 International Black Man Film Festival, a cinematic celebration of black masculinity in the Diaspora.