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Kristine Anderson will be the featured “Meet the Author” presenter for Georgia Writers Museum at the Grove Event Center, 252 Swint Avenue SE, in Milledgeville on June 11, 2022, at 10 a.m. She will be presenting her new book, “Crooked Truth.” Following the book talk, Visit Milledgeville has arranged a Trolley Tour of the Central State Hospital campus at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Read more"Barbecue, Beer, Books, and Band” will be the Georgia Writers Museum “Meet the Author” event featuring Jim Auchmutey, to be held on Saturday, May 7, at 6 p.m. at The Edgewater on Lake Sinclair, the newest addition to Oconee Springs Park, located at 109 S. Spring Rd, Eatonton.
Read moreAbout 150 people got to visit with Alice Walker as she launched her new book during an event at the Plaza Arts Center on April 12.
Read moreThe late, great food critic Anthony Bourdain once said, “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” Georgia foodies are lucky to have one of the country’s leading experts on barbecue—Jim Auchmutey.
Read moreThe special Georgia Writers Museum “Meet the Author” event on April 12, featuring Alice Walker appearing on Zoom, will involve two other superstars. Alice will be debuting her newest book, “Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker,” edited by the late Valerie Boyd. She will be interviewed by Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall. The event will be held at the Plaza Arts Center at 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge for this event. Donations are appreciated to help support Georgia Writers Museum.
Read moreI’ve been working in Eatonton for about 18 months now, and while time flies, I am still meeting new people and deepening friendships with others. In my role, I frequently hear stories about people’s connections with Alice Walker.
Read moreFor more than five decades, internationally celebrated author Alice Walker has touched the world with her artistic talent and activism. Georgia Writers Museum announces a special “Meet the Author” appearance of Alice Walker via Zoom to be held at the Plaza Arts Center on April 12 at 7 p.m. Walker will be discussing her just-released book, “Gathering Blossoms Under Fire.” The book offers a rare insight into the interior life of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, this book is a compilation of 50 years of journals, spanning Walker’s life and her development as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual.
Read moreGeorgia Writers Museum announces the appointment of Michael Homeier to the Board of Directors. Michael brings both experience and a long-time passion for the arts. A recent transplant from Los Angeles with his wife Diana Homeier, M.D., and their yellow lab Flynn, Michael and family share the famous Panola Hall with Sylvia the Ghost. Panola Hall on North Madison Street was a part of last Halloween’s highly successful GWM Ghost Hunting Experience.
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