Joyous Sounds: A Demonstration of America's Gospel Music Tradition

As part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, New Harmonies, the Oconee County Library Presents
Joyous Sounds: A Demonstration of America's Gospel Music Tradition
Saturday, October 15th Walhalla High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.
FREE Admission
Dr. James Goff, author of Close Harmony: a history of Southern gospel (UNC Press, 2002) and professor of history at Appalachian State University, will emcee and lecture on the history of religious music in the United States. Choirs and music groups from the Oconee County area will perform different genres of religious music to illustrate Dr. Goff's remarks.

For more information, visit the OCPL web site.

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.