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Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee to Hold First Meeting

ATLANTA – The Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee, co-chaired by State Representative Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) and State Senator Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga), will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Capricorn Recording Studio in Macon.

Established by Senate Resolution 477 during the 2022 legislative session, the Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee will examine the economic impact of the state’s music industry and ways to measure, expand and promote the music economy statewide. It will also identify initiatives that foster integration with other creative industries, including film, digital media and gaming. Further, it will explore legislative solutions that support Georgia’s music tourism sector, musical tour and theatrical productions, as well as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame as an economic development tool.

WHO:             Members of the Joint Georgia Music Heritage Study Committee

WHAT:          Study Committee Meeting

WHEN:          Wednesday, September 7, 2022

                        10:30 a.m.

WHERE:       Capricorn Recording Studio

540 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd,

 Macon, Georgia 31201

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Rep. Jasmine Clark to Host Virtual Town Hall Tomorrow on Monkeypox in Gwinnett County Public Schools

ATLANTA – State Representative Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn) will host a virtual town hall on the impact of monkeypox in Gwinnett County Public Schools TOMORROW, Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. via Facebook Live and Zoom. To participate via Facebook Live, please contact jasmine.clark@house.ga.gov. Zoom access is reserved for members of the press; to register for Zoom access, please click here.

Rep. Clark will be joined by Dr. Audrey Arona, district health director of the Georgia Department of Public Health for the Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale (GNR) Health District.

“On Monday of this week, it was reported that there was a case of monkeypox in a Gwinnett County school, and close contact letters were sent home by the school,” said Rep. Clark. “This undoubtedly left the community with many questions. I am looking forward to hosting this event with Dr. Arona to discuss what this news means and answer questions that community members may have about the virus.”

WHO:            Rep. Jasmine Clark (D-Lilburn)

WHAT:          Town Hall on Monkeypox in Gwinnett County Public Schools

WHEN:          Thursday, September 1, 2022

                        7 p.m.

WHERE:       Facebook Live (residents): jasmine.clark@house.ga.gov

                        Zoom Registration (media only): https://bit.ly/3pSVRAv

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Rep. Gilliard to Serve as Keynote Speaker of Greene County African American Museum’s “Expelled Because of Color” Tribute Dinner

ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) will serve as the keynote speaker for the Greene County African American Museum’s “Expelled Because of Color” exhibition tribute dinner on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

This tribute dinner will honor the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly and the counties they were elected to represent. The event will include a catered dinner, music and several guest speakers. Tickets are not required for members of the press to attend this event; public ticket sales for this event are closed. The “Expelled Because of Color” exhibition is sponsored by Georgia Humanities and is open to the public for the remainder of 2022.

In 2020, Rep. Carl Gilliard authored legislation to repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law. During the 2021 legislative session, Rep. Carl Gilliard co-sponsored House Bill 479, an updated version of his legislation, which was passed and signed into law. Rep. Gilliard has also introduced legislation to honor the “Original 33.”

To learn more about this event, please click here.

WHO:             Rep. Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah)

WHAT:          “Expelled Because of Color” Tribute Dinner

WHEN:        Saturday, September 3, 2022

                        3 p.m.

WHERE:       Festival Hall

201 N Main St.

Greensboro, GA 30642