Forché and Valverde’s highly anticipated visit coincided with Ada Limón’s reading on Feb. 11, as part of the annual Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series.
From film screenings to concerts, theater productions to a jazz festival, February brings a wide range of arts-inspired programs to campus including a performance by Harlem-based hip hop duo ManKind Music Academy.
When Charmaine Minniefield found herself quarantined in Gambia because of the pandemic, she decided to use her time in the West African country researching what she calls her “ancestral memory.”Her research led her to create seven self portraits that reflect a tradition whose cultural origins, she said, predate North American slavery and which took many forms some practiced by enslaved people
February is filled with concerts across multiple genres, including Emory Jazz Fest featuring Raul Midón. The Carlos Museum hosts multiple events related to its exhibits and the Woodruff Library unveils an exhibit spotlighting graphic novels.
Peruse museum exhibits, attend a concert, listen to an author reading or watch Emory Dance Company perform during the next few weeks. Arts enthusiasts can enjoy these events and more across campus in November.