Events

  Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet - Mark Steinberg, violin, Serena Canin, violin, Misha Amory, viola, and Nina Maria Lee, cello - has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. The New York Times extols its “luxuriously warm sound yearning lyricism,” while the Los Angeles Times praises its playing as “brilliant” and “virtuosic.” […]

Dr. Brent Runnels plays and discusses the music of 19th-century American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk. The American composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk fused elements of music from nineteenth century Europe, America and the Caribbean into a unique musical mixture that laid the groundwork for ragtime and jazz. He drew inspiration from his Haitian heritage […]

Franco-Cuban twins Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz of hit duo Ibeyi bring their soulful voices and magnetic stage presence to Atlanta for a night of electrifying music. The 22-year-old sisters — who sing in English and Yoruba, the language of their Nigerian ancestors who arrived in Cuba as slaves — burst onto the music scene in […]

The Consul General of Mexico, Javier Díaz de León, the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University and the Institute of Mexican Culture cordially invite you to celebrate “Día de Muertos en México”. Join the Rialto Center for the Arts for a Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead with an Altar display, photo-exhibit, pan […]

Join the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta and the Alliance Française d'Atlanta on Friday, November 3, 2017, for the 19th Annual European Wine Tasting! Sample fine wines from Europe, paired with food tastings that perfectly complement. Tickets are on sale now .

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop raises questions about perception, culture, and history in “Project Diaspora,” a series of self-portraits in which he poses as notable Africans from 15th- to 19th-century European paintings, restaging the iconic works for the contemporary world. Select images from “Project Diaspora” are featured in the “Making Africa” exhibition at the High […]

Join the Africa's Children's Fund was they host its 16th Annual Taste of the World Gala at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Taste of the World is a spectacular display by Atlanta's premier Chefs and their culinary talents, featuring delicacies from different regions of the world. The Gala is Africa's Children's Fund major fundraising event to […]

Having a "fika" means to take a break, relax for a minute and enjoy each others company. Have a cup of coffee and try a Swedish pastry or an open-faced sandwich with the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce GA and Bufab. This casual networking opportunity is a great way to meet SACC-GA members and make new connections.

Born in Trinidad, Dr. J. Michael Dash is a professor in the Departments of French and Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University who has written extensively on Haitian and French Caribbean literature. His publications include Culture and Customs of Haiti (2001), The Other America: Caribbean Literature in a New World Context (1998), Haiti […]

This will be a fun, family-friendly day of cricket and socialization! There will be a children's cricket camp happening during the match, so bring the kids along! There will be a food tent with food for purchase during the match. BYOB and lawn chairs or blankets. A reception will take place after the match to […]

Please join Georgia State University as they celebrate International Education Week 2017 on Monday, November 13th from 1:00-2:30 for Georgia State University’s Middle East Studies Center's presentation, "The Middle East in 20 Years." Presented to you by professor Allen Fromherz, Department of History, professor Ian Campbell, Department of World Languages and Cultures, and professor Rashid […]

Join Georgia State University's International Student and Scholar Services celebrations of International Education Week featuring many interesting and special holidays celebrated around the world. Light refreshments will be provided. No RSVP required.

Want to improve your German skills in a fun way that also includes beer or wine? Join the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta on Friday, November 17, 2017 for Learn & Play Spieleabend! Play a selection of German games that will also help you learn new vocabulary, adjectives, verbal conjugation and much more! • Play a board game and […]

Haiti, 1964. Francois Papa Doc Duvalier’s repressive regime has forced once-successful artist Edwin into hiding, turning him into a walking ghost. When Edwin finds a young man building a boat to escape to America, and persuades him to pose for a painting, he finally feels alive again. But with cries for revolution resounding through the […]

The Center for International and Comparative Law presents Dr. Freer, Professor of Law at Emory Law, associated professor in the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, and senior fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion of Emory University. An internationally recognized scholar of Islam and human rights and human rights in […]

Cécile Accilien is Associate Professor of Haitian Studies and Director of the Institute of Haitian Studies in the Department of African and African-American Studies. Her primary areas of interest include Haitian Studies, Gender Studies and Film Studies. She is the author of Rethinking Marriage In Francophone African and Caribbean Literatures (Lexington Books, 2008). She has […]

Join the American Turkish Friendship Council (ATFC) as they host the fifth annual "Turkish Movie Night" featuring Eksi Elmalar/Sour Apples by BKM at Georgia institute of Technology. All proceeds from this event will be used to support the education of disadvantaged children and adolescent girls in Turkey and in the U.S. The movie will be […]