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Georgia Gets NEW National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Heather Neal - Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 7:39am
Georgia is getting a new civil rights museum that has just begun its construction phase and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2014. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will be a valuable nucleus for...
GA Historical Society Exceeds Industry Standards
Heather Neal - Monday, July 16, 2012 - 6:42am
We would like to offer earnest congratulations to the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) on their recent award of Charity Navigator’s 4-star rating. For those of you new to this particular rating system, Charity...
Charming, Historical, Famous Savannah
Heather Neal - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 9:38am
Travel and Leisure magazine recently ranked Savannah in the Top 10 World’s Best Cities. Savannah came in at number 8, beating out Quebec and Honolulu. As a native citizen of Georgia who grew up just two counties away...
Orchestras Across Georgia
Sarah Zaslaw - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 5:37am
It's not just football teams that gear up in September. All across Georgia, orchestras are moving from pre-season to season too. How many orchestras? Well, around 10. And that's not even counting youth orchestras,...
Your FREE Georgia State Parks Day 2012
Heather Neal - Friday, September 21, 2012 - 9:58am
This weekend is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy our beautiful state. Fall is breezing into Georgia. Our friends in north Georgia are beginning to see some fall colors already. It's the perfect time of year...
What's intimate, passionate and exciting to watch? Chamber music! (Of course.)
Sarah Zaslaw - Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 9:17am
Do you like your music up close and personal? Let's look at what's so great about live chamber music in general, and then let’s talk Georgia chamber music in particular. There’s a lot going on. Radio may be an intimate...
Your State Parks Day Reminds Us That Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites Provide Great Family Getaways
Mandy Wilson - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 12:37pm
Georgia is known for its incredible state park system, and recently GPB took part in “Your State Parks Day.” The statewide event was sponsored by the Friends of Georgia State Parks...
Desperate for Downton Lunches with Newnan Carnegie Foundation
Rosemary Jean-Louis - Monday, March 25, 2013 - 11:20am
Over the weekend I got to meet the amazing people who raise money to keep the doors of the Newnan Carnegie library open. The Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation was kind enough to invite me to be their speaker at their...
Georgia Teachers Win 2012 Teacher Innovator Awards
Rosemary Jean-Louis - Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 4:52am
Three Georgia teachers are among the winners of the 2012 Teacher Innovator Awards by PBS Teachers and the Henry Ford. Their entries were noticed because they are using digital media in new and unique ways to improve how...
Want to be a Famous Filmmaker
Nancy Zintak - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 6:38pm
Could You Be The Next Famous Filmmaker From Georgia? If you were a filmmaker and trying to capture Georgia, what would that look like? They say the only terrain Georgia doesn’t possess is desert – that’s why filmmakers...
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