Zach S. Henderson Library Hosts New Series on America’s Music
Zach S. Henderson Library Hosts New Series on America’s Music
The Zach S. Henderson Library is gearing up to host “America’s Music: A Film of
History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway,” a six-week series
focused on uniquely American musical traditions.
The program features documentary film screenings and discussions of twentieth-century American popular music led by Dr. Michael Braz and knowledgeable community members. The sessions will highlight blues and gospel, Broadway, jazz, bluegrass and country, rock ’n’ roll, mambo and hip hop.
Free and open to the public, each of the programs with the exception of the Oct. 4 performance will be held at 7 p.m. in downtown Statesboro’s Emma Kelly Theater, Averitt Center for the Arts, 33 East Main St. on the following dates:
- July 30: Rock & Roll: Dylan Plugs In Film Showing/Discussion
- Aug. 2: Pladd Dot School of Rock Concert
- Aug. 22: Broadway & Tin Pan Alley: Roaring Twenties Film Showing/Discussion
- Aug. 27: Blues & Gospel: “Goin’ Home to Mississippi” (1983) Film Showing/Discussion
- Sept. 6: The Chris Mitchell Band? “Nothin’ but the Blues” Concert
- Sept. 24: Swing Jazz: Count Basie & The Sweethearts of Rhythm Film Showing/Discussion
- Sept. 26: Country & Blue Grass: Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys Film Showing/Discussion
- Oct. 8: Latin Rhythms “From Mambo to Hip Hop in the South Bronx” (PG13) Film Showing/Discussion
For more information, contact Dr. Bede Mitchell at
912-478-5115 or email wbmitch@georgiasouthern.edu.
In addition, you can visit the Zach S. Henderson Library website.
Zach S. Henderson Library is one of 50 sites selected nationwide to host this program series, which is a project by the Tribeca Film Institute in collaboration with the American Library Association, Tribeca Flashpoint, and the Society for American Music. “America’s Music” has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. “America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway” uses a mixture of films and scholar-led discussions to illuminate the audience’s understanding of American culture.
To learn more about each specific program and the grant that funds them, visit the Tribeca Film Institute website.
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