CMD Center for the Arts and Humanities News

The public is invited to screen a new documentary on southern writer/activist Lillian Smith from July 21 to July 25 and participate in a live discussion with directors Hal and Henry Jacobs on Wednesday, July 22 from 3 to 4 PM via Zoom. 

Shari L. Williams will discuss Pebble Hill’s African-American family legacy through the story of Major Harper and Betsy Scott in a free, live broadcast at 10 AM on Thursday, April 30. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. 

Sylvia G. Stephens will discuss stories of human resilience told through quilts in a free, live broadcast at 2 PM on Tuesday, April 28. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. 

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities is pleased to announce that Daniel Cone is the 2020 recipient of the Bert Hitchcock Graduate Award in Southern Studies. 

Cone will discuss his work in a special presentation on Facebook Live on Tuesday, April 21 at 10 AM. Join the broadcast from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. The presentation will be archived on the Draughon Center Facebook page.

Ela Gandhi will discuss the life of Kasturba Gandhi in a free, live broadcast at 10 AM on Thursday, April 9. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. 

The Draughon Center and the Alabama Historical Association invite you to hear stories from the women's suffrage movement in Alabama in a free, live broadcast at 10 AM on Thursday, April 2. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. The broadcast will feature brief talks by Alex Colvin, Scotty Kirkland, and Hayden McDaniel.

Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.  will discuss stories of human resilience in the Civil Rights movement in a free, live broadcast at 2 PM on Tuesday, March 31. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline. 

Auburn University men’s head basketball coach Bruce Pearl will discuss stories of human resilience in coaching and life in a free, live broadcast at 11 AM on Wednesday, March 25. Join the broadcast live from Pebble Hill in Auburn from your computer or mobile device at aub.ie/pebblehillonline.