September 16 - December 31, 20166-8 pm FREE Opening Reception, Friday, September 16, 2016

The American South is a distinctive region that is identified by its rich

culture and natural beauty. Photographers, Tamara Reynolds and Jerry

Siegel’s exhibition explore the often overlooked aspects of the region with

reverence. What is unveiled is a people tenaciously holding on to its uncon-

ventional and colorful traditions in the face of inevitable progress. Both art-

ists have work included in the highly acclaimed Do Good Fund collection.

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Each performance takes place in the Center’s original 1895 school auditorium and lasts approximately one hour. Individual general admission tickets may be purchased for all Students Series shows. Please call (706) 342- 4743 for details.

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performing arts

Friday and Saturday, March 24 - 25, 2017 Join us for our 5th annual festival with nationally-acclaimed tellers and hand crafted stories. Donald Davis tells some of the best stories about growing up in the South; Bil Lepp is known across the nation for his tall tales, and Andy Offut Irwin’s humorous outlook on life is contagious. Join us for all festival sessions or pick and choose your favorites.Featured tellers: Donald Davis, Bil Lepp, Andy Offut Irwin & Regi Carpenter.All sessions take place in MMCC Auditorium & feature all 4 tellers.Session 1: Friday evening 7-9PMSession 2: Saturday FAMILY SHOW 10AM - NoonSession 3: Saturday afternoon 2:30 -4:30PMSession 4: Grand Finale Saturday 7-9PM

Do Tell! Stories under the Bell TowerStorytelling FeStival

Pete the Cat (grades PreK-3)Monday, October 31, 2016, 9:30 am and 11:30 am

Jigsaw Jones & the Class Clown (grades K-4)Thursday, December 8, 2016, 9:30 am and 11:30 Am

The Lightning Thief (grades 2-6)Tuesday Jan 10, 9:30AM & 11:30AM

Wednesday Jan 11, 9:30AM

Laura Ingalls Wilder (grades 2-6)Thursday, February 2, 2017, 9:30 am and 11:30 Am

MEMBERSHIP LEVELSSTUDENT $20INDIVIDUAL $35FAMILY $50CRYSTAL $100SILVER $250GOLD $500PLATINUM $1,000AMETHYST $1,500RUBY $2,500EMERALD GUILD $5,000SAPPHIRE $7,500PLATINUM SOCIETY $10,000

Joining the Cultural Center allows you to enjoy the following benefits of membership: * Advance discounted ticket sales for the ‘16-’17 season * Discounted season tickets sold only to MMCC members * Free admission to tour the Center * Quarterly newsletters * Mailings and invitations to membership events * 10% discount in the museum shop

MEMBERSHIPS are available online at WWW.MMCC-ARTS.ORG

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OLLI lectures

visual artsThe Bond of the South

All classes take place in MMCC Auditorium, 2:30 -3:45PM. Class fee: $10. Membership in OLLI@UGA is encouraged; Single class tickets available.

Mon. Sept. 12 Light in the Earth’s Dark Places: Three Georgia Stories

Jamil Zainaldin, GA Humanities President

Tues. Oct.4 Athens and the Siege of Syracuse

Steve Huggins

Thurs. Oct. 20 75 Years of the Peabody Awards

Mary Miller

Study guides available on the Center’s website.

15th Anniversary Season Madison Chamber Music Festival

May - June 2017

The Madison Chamber Music Festival has built a strong reputation over the past years for hosting world-class performances by internationally-acclaimed musicians in a variety of intimate venues ranging from historic homes to art galleries to the Center’s historic auditorium. This unique Festival, under the inspiration and guiding hand of Artistic Director Christopher Rex (Principal Cellist of the Atlanta Sym-phony), offers memorable concert experiences year after year.

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CMF Kick-off Concert: Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn Saturday March 4, 2017 7:30 PM

Jelly, Rags & Monk:Turtle Island Quartet with jazz pianist, Cyrus Chestnut Friday May 5, 2017 8:00 PM

More concerts to be announced!

Celebrate MMCC - 40th Anniversary

april 28 - august 27, 20176-8 pm FREE Opening Reception, Friday, April 28, 2017

This season, the Madison Morgan Cultural Center celebrates its

40th year. The “40 Years: Madison-Morgan Cultural Center” ex-

hibit celebrates and examines the creation, history and evolution

of the MMCC with photographs, artifacts and text. “40 Years” de-

tails the role that the arts, humanities, performances, education, community, individuals

and the buildings have played in the identity of the MMCC from 1976 until today.

AFLAT A Funky Little Art ThingFebruary 9 - 11, 2017

3:30-6 pm FREE Opening Reception, Thursday, February 9, 2017

Enjoy live music and great art by talented Morgan County

students! This annual art show features selected student

works from grades K-12 in the Morgan County Charter

School system and has been a family favorite for years.

Due to changes in credit card law, we cannot accept credit cards through the mail. Please order online or by calling the Center, Tue. - Fri. 10AM - 5PM.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 8:00 pm

An annual favorite for 40 years! The Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Sym-phony Orchestra performs a program of holiday and classical favorites, includ-ing a sing-along of familiar holiday tunes.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert

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Sunday, May 7, 2017 4:00 pm

A special tribute to 40 years! Join the ASO making a special second visit to Madison in our anniversary season. Travel with the ASO on a musical journey through three capitols of Europe: Vienna, Paris, and London with Mozart’s “A Little Night Music,” Couperin’s “Pièces en Concert’ with cel-list Daniel Laufer, and Haydn’s grandest symphony of all, the London Sym-phony. This is an afternoon designed to carry you away with great music from great cites played by the most celebrated symphony orchestra of the entire southern USA.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 40th Anniversary Concert

January 20 - april 9, 20176-8 pm FREE Opening Performance in the Auditorium, followed by Reception, Friday, January 20, 2017

Emissaries of Peace: 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations

This travelling exhibit, on loan from the Museum of the

Cherokee Indian, presents the story of Lt. Henry Timber-

lake and Cherokee leader Ostenaco as they journeyed to

each other’s countries in 1762, as Emissaries of Peace. The

contrast between their cultures is shown in this exhibit.

The exhibit is based on Timberlake’s Memoirs, along with

period artwork, artifacts from archeology and historical

collections, and other 18th century accounts. Sponsored by: Paulette & Lloyd Long

Cherokee Indian Exhibit

This exhibit looks at Cherokee and British societies in 1762, when Lieutenant Henry Timberlake spent three months in the Cherokee Overhill country. He then traveled with three Cherokee leaders — Ostenaco, Stalking Turkey, and Pigeon — to London and met with King George III.

The British and Americans valued the Cherokees as allies and feared them as adversaries, but their culture was still not understood. Throughout 18th century treaty meetings, the Cherokees kept asking where the English women were, since any agreements concluded without Cherokee women were invalid. In turn, the British ridiculed the Cherokee’s “petticoat government.”

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Cherokee-Anglo war begins MarchTimberlake and Cherokees

travel to WilliamsburgMay 15

Timberlake and Cherokees depart for England

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arrive in PlymouthJuly 8

King George III meets with the Cherokees

August 25Cherokees leave England

King George signs Proclamation of 1763

French and Indian War ends

Memoirs are publishedTimberlake dies in England

Henry Timberlake volunteered to visit the Cherokees. He lived with Ostenaco for three months. Then Timberlake, Ostenaco, and two other Cherokees went to see King George in England.

ortrait of Ostenaco inspired by Copley’s portrait of Montgomery. This painting shows a more accurate view of the battle of June 27, 1760, when Cherokee warriors routed the British Army led by Colonel Archibald Montgomery. Collection of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian

P ortrait of Hugh Montgomery by John Singleton Copley c. 1780. He was the cousin of Col. Archibald Montgomery. In the background British soldiers are shown overpowering Cherokee warriors. This did occur in 1761 when Colonel James Grant’s expedition prevailed near the site of the 1760 battle, but Montgomery was not present.Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Symposiums

Saturday,August 13, 2016 Sustainability Symposium in partnership with Madison Morgan Conservancy

10AM-NOON, FREE & Open to the publicAttend two lectures to learn more about historic preservation and sustainable development. Gather information about energy effi-cient building design, historic preservation, and utility savings.

Lectures by Bourke Reeve, Southface Institute & Luis Imery, The Imery Group

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The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is pleased to continue a successful partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Georgia. OLLI offers adult education courses to adults

ages 50 and up, the courses have no prerequisites, no exams, no grades – all you need is a love of learning, the desire to keep your mind active, and an interest in making new friends.Membership in OLLI is encouraged to attend these lectures. To join OLLI for a special $25 Madison rate and to order tickets, call 706-542-7715 or email: olli@uga.edu

Friday,February 10, 2017 An Evening with Coleman Barks 7PM American poet Coleman Barks has, since 1977, collaborated with various scholars of the Persian language (most notably, John Moyne) to bring over into American free verse the poetry of the

13th Century mystic, Jelaluddin Rumi. This work has resulted in twenty-one volumes, including the bestselling Essential Rumi in 1995, two appearances on Bill Moyers’ PBS specials, and inclusion in the prestigious Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. In partnership with the Morgan County Middle School Writers’ Workshop.

Sponsored by: Law firm of O. Elizabeth Bell & Knox Foundation

MAINSTAGE SEASON PACKAGE $125 ($135 Value) (A special discount for members only! Package includes ASO Holiday Concert, Do Tell! Storytelling weekend & ASO 40th Anniversary)

ASO Holiday Concert (Dec.7) $55 $65 $35

Do Tell! Storytelling Festival (Mar. 24-25)

Friday Evening $10 $10 $5

Saturday Family Show $10 $10 $5

Saturday 2:30PM $10 $10 $5

Grand Finale $10 $10 $5

Storytelling Weekend $35 Full Pkg. (all 4 sessions, $5 discount)

ASO 40th Anniversary (May 7) $40 $35 $25

Béla Fleck & Abigal Washburn (Mar.4) $45 $45 $35

Jelly, Rags & Monk: Turtle Island Quartet (May 5) $35 $35 $20

FUN AT THE CENTERPost Monroe (Oct.8) $30 $30 $30Taps & Tapas (Oct.8) $25 $25 $25Tapas ONLY (Oct.8) $15 $15 $15 Antiques Show & Sale Preview Party (Feb. 23) $50 $50 Madison in May Spring Tour of Homes Circle Date(s): May 5 May 6 Price through Apr. 30 Single Day $25 $25 Multi Day $35 $35 Price beginning May 1 Single Day $30 $30 Multi Day $40 $40 (children 12+ welcome at adult ticket price)

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The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center proudly announces the 2nd an-nual “Lotto Love for the Arts” Raffle, a fundraiser that puts the “FUN” back in FUNdrais-ing! Lotto Love for the Arts is a year-long, weekly raffle that has 52 amaz-ing prizes, each valued at $300 or more, PLUS a fabulous grand prize! Each ticket costs just $50.00 - less than a $1.00 per week! All ticket numbers remain in the raffle all 52 weeks…every ticket has multiple chances of winning! When you purchase a “Lotto Love” ticket you are eligible to purchase an additional $10.00 ticket for our exclusive GRAND PRIZE: a 4 night stay at a mountain getaway in beautiful Lonesome Valley located in Ca-shiers, North Carolina.

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about the centerThe Madison-Morgan Cultural Center occupies an elegantly restored 1895 Romanesque Revival building and is located in the heart of Madison’s National Register Historic District. As one of the first graded public schools in the Southeast, it operated as a school until 1957. Following an extensive renovation, the building reopened in 1976 as the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. Since that time, the Center has been recognized for its restoration and adaptive reuse of the award-winning structure as well as its reputation for excellence in arts and humanities programming. The original school bell still rings for many visitors who enjoy the Center’s programs.

Today the Center is a non-profit, multidisciplinary performing, and visual arts facility. Inside its walls, the Center houses several permanent collections: a history exhibit highlighting the Piedmont region of Georgia in the 19th century, a restored c. 1895 classroom, a permanent installation of period furniture dating from 1850 in the Boxwood Parlor, and an Arts and Crafts gallery that showcases original furnishings from the Arts and Crafts Period. The original school auditorium is part of the main building and today is the site of the Center’s annual Mainstage productions.

The mission of the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is to enhance education and enjoyment of the arts and humanities by offering high quality permanent exhibits, temporary exhibitions, and performances while preserv-ing the historic building.

Support for the Center comes solely through memberships, donations, sponsorships, and grants. We invite you to join today and begin enjoying the many benefits of membership: advance and discounted series and performance ticket sales, free admission to tour the Center, the quarterly newsletter, invitations to special events, and a 10% discount on purchases in the museum shop! Contact the Center to join today!

The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is handicap accessible. Large print programs and audio headsets are available upon request.

community events

Friday & Saturday, May 5-6, 2017 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Come celebrate Southern history, architecture, and art in historic Madison, one of Georgia’s largest designated National Register Historic Districts! Experience the living history of Madison while strolling through a selection of architecturally significant private homes. Bring in the 2017 Spring Season in grand style – experience the region’s most popular tour event! The Tour is self-guided, featuring homes and gardens within walking distance of the Cultural Center.

Antiques Show & SalePreview Party - Thursday, February 23, 2017

6:00 -9:00 pm

Show & Sale Friday & Saturday, February 24-25, 2017

10:00 am - 5:00 pm, $10 at the door

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Madison-Morgan Cultural Center434 South Main StreetMadison, Georgia 30650

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HOURSTuesday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pmSunday 2pm - 5pmClosed Mondays and HolidaysNominal admission for non-members

LOCATION55 miles east of Atlanta on I-2070 miles west of Augusta on I-2030 miles south of Athens on 441

MEMBERS - Season Packages on sale September 1!Individual Tickets on sale September 8, 2016

Open Art DaySaturday, September 24, 2016

12 noon - 4:00 pm

Open your heart to local art! The public is cordially invited to a FREE tour of FIVE Madison art museums: Steffen Thomas Museum, Madison Museum of Fine Art, Madison Artists Guild, Morgan County African-American Museum, and the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. Light refreshments will be served at each location. Madison in May

Spring Tour of Homes & Gardens

Community Holiday ConcertSunday, December 4, 20163:00 pmThe community comes together for an annual holiday con-cert on the Center’s stage. Join us for an evening of song and dance showcasing Madison talent. No admission charge, but tickets must be picked up in advance from the Cultural Center. The donation of canned goods for the Caring Place is encouraged. Tickets available for pick-up starting Nov.17. Sponsored by: United Bank

Known as the “Best Little Antiques Show in America,” the Madison Antiques Show & Sale showcases American antiques and accessories, as well as many Southern pieces. The Show & Sale attracts nationally recognized dealers from around the country. Come see the best in American antiques including furniture, pottery, art, silver, textiles, and more. Join us for this popular annual event that features a Preview Party Thursday evening and free lectures at 9:00 am before the Show and Sale on Friday and Saturday.

Sponsored by: Don & Rosie Becker

Independence Day Concert & PicnicMonday, July 3, 2017

7:00 pm

Celebrate our nation’s independence in the heart of Madison! Join us on the front lawn of the Cultural Center for this old-fashioned, festive event. Bring your picnic baskets, tables and/or chairs and join Uncle Sam, family and friends for a FREE concert of traditional patriotic music.

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Post MonroeSaturday, October 8, 2016 7:30PMPost Monroe is an up-and-coming country music trio composed of Ashlee Hewitt, Whitney Duncan, and Madison’s own Shelby McLeod. In May 2016, they released their self-titled EP, including the hit “Red Hot American Summer.” Rolling Stone magazine counts them among “Ten Country Artists You Need to Know” and, in June, they made their Grand Ole Opry debut.Sponsored by: Carol & Jim Jones, Babs & Hiram Johnston, George & Nancy Launis/Thrifty Mac, Celia & Paul Visscher/McGinnis Realty

Taps & Tapas 5:00PMCome enjoy live entertainment while sampling tasty tapas & craft brews before the show! Tapas only ticket available.