Community Calendar

Zoë Charlton (Baltimore, MD) creates figure drawings, collages, installations, and animations that depict her subject’s relationship to culturally loaded objects and landscapes.  Charlton received her MFA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and participated in residencies at Artpace (TX), McColl Center for Art + Innovation (NC), Ucross Foundation (WY), the Skowhegan School of Painting (ME), and the Patterson Residency at the Creative Alliance (MD). 

Join us at the Museum of Fine Arts on October 16th from 5:30-6:30pm to hear Zoë Charlton talk about her work and her first solo show, Akimbo. Reception to follow, refreshments will be provided. Free parking will be available in Call Street Garage. We hope to see you there!

Historian Matthew Storey with the State Archives of Florida will share an overview of the history of photography, its technical evolution, and how the Archives preserves images for future generations. The talk will be held during American Archives Month and in conjunction with the State Archives’ photography exhibit on the 22nd floor of The Capitol.

In honor of the US Navy's 250th birthday, this program, presented by Pebble Hill's Curator, Lori Curtis, will highlight two particular members of the Hanna family who served in the U.S. Navy, Howard Melville Hanna, Sr. (American Civil War) and his grandson, Robert Livingston “Liv” Ireland, Jr. (First World War). In addition, we will recognize several later generations of Hanna and Ireland family members who continued that commitment to service.

Original documents that refer to prominent historical figures and events will be on view.

Tickets are $10 FREE for all Veterans

Link to purchase or tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/pebble-hill-plantation

Contact Lori Curtis at 229-226-2344 or lcurtis@pebblehill.com

An informative program presented by Dr. Christine A. Rizzi, Assistant Teaching Professor, Florida State University, Department of History, on the subject of "Ball Games in Apalachee and Muscogee Country"

This talk will explore the importance of "stickball" and "ball game" to the Indigenous societies of southwest Georgia. Just like today, sporting events involved not just recreation but important social functions as well. Learn more about the Apalachee and Muscogee people through their sports!

About the presenter:
Christine Rizzi was raised in Gainesville, FL. She attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, earning B.A. degrees in both History and Philosophy in 2010. She enrolled at the University of Mississippi for her graduate studies, earning her M.A. in 2012 and her Ph.D. in April of 2019, specializing in the history of the U.S. South, Native American history, African American history, and the creation of race and gender in Western Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Tickets are $10 and go on sale September 2nd. NO REFUNDS

Link to purchase tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/pebble-hill-plantation