Join GPB and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) as we continue our series of virtual events breaking down Georgia’s opioid crisis. We will discuss the health disparities that exist, the work happening and resources available here in Georgia.
Tuesday, June 22nd at 8pm ET: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with David Nicholls, discussing the forthcoming adaptation of his bestselling 2014 novel Us on PBS’s MASTERPIECE, produced by GBH. This exciting event will trace the process of placing words into pictures and making a clever story about family dynamics come alive on screen. As Nicholls showcases in his own distinct style, dramas can be complex, charming, and honest. In the conversation, Nicholls will explore the real-life lessons one can gleam from this fictional story, at once a journey far away and an experience close to home. This event can be streamed on Facebook in addition to the site pbsbooks.org/davidnicholls .
Monday, June 21 at 10 a.m. TO Friday, June 25, 2021 at 11 a.m.
Join us for a series of fun and interactive virtual workshops for young friends this summer, geared toward kids ages 4-8. This series of five workshop will feature friends from HERO ELEMENTARY, ELINOR WONDERS WHY, READY JET GO!, THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT, & PEG+CAT and will reinforce STEM learning concepts.
Inspired by “Decolonizing Mental Health,” a new digital series from WORLD Channel and PBS, a wide-ranging panel of industry experts and advocates will come together to discuss the unique mental healthcare challenges faced by underrepresented communities and those that have been historically marginalized. This virtual event will be moderated by Tina Martin, Host of WORLD Channel's "Local, USA" series and Associate Professor of Journalism at Boston University.
Tuesday, June 15th at 8pm ET: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski discussing the important lessons we can continue to gleam from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Join GPB and the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for the first in a series of virtual events over the course of which we will break down Georgia’s opioid crisis and discuss the health disparities that exist, the work happening and resources available here in Georgia.
Join us for a series of fun and interactive virtual workshops for young friends this summer, geared toward kids ages 4-8. This series of five workshop will feature friends from MOLLY OF DENALI and DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD and will reinforce literacy and social emotional learning concepts.
Thursday, June 3rd at 8pm ET: PBS Books, in partnership with The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and the Keiga Foundation, presents this Author Talk with Ishmael Reed about his book The Complete Muhammad Ali.
