Jenny Cruse-Sanders, director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, discusses the more-than-three-hundred acres of land maintained as a horticultural conservancy in Athens. Members, $12; nonmembers, $16. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due April 22.
Directed by Preston Sturges, this biographical film is based on the book Triumph over Pain, by René Fülöp-Miller, and tells the story of Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, a nineteenth-century Boston dentist who discovered the use of ether for general anesthesia. Filmed in 1942 but not released until two years later, it marked the end of a remarkable string of critical…
Musicians and music educators Robyn Macey and Anita G. Houser perform standards from the rich and immense George and Ira Gershwin catalog. FREE.
A frantically funny, satirical comedy-drama, this film was directed by Preston Sturges and stars Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, and William Demarest. Sturges was nominated for a 1945 Academy Award for his screenplay. The screening is followed by a discussion. Admission and refreshments are free.
Art historian and independent curator Jay Williams discusses the work and life of North Carolina painter Elliott Daingerfield. Members, $12; nonmembers, $16. Catered lunch included. Paid reservations due March 11.
