Behind the scenes

Are you interested in the behind the scenes details of the entertainment world?

"The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s consists of selected correspondence, financial records, contracts, and advertising materials from the theater's records found in the Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records at the Middle Georgia Archives, which document the amusements available to Macon's African American population, and the business dealings of this African American entrepreneur from 1912 to the 1930s. The bulk of these selected records feature the period between 1920 and 1929, and describe the sporting events, vaudeville, and films brought to the theater, as well as the efforts to ensure its financial success. Handbills and booking correspondence document Georgia-based fighters such as Tiger Flowers and Texas Tanner who sought to fight at the venue in 1927. Douglass and Ben Stein, a white businessman who assumed ownership of the theater between 1927 and 1929, were affiliated with the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), a vaudeville circuit. This gave them access to bring prominent acts to Macon's African American community, such as well-known blues musicians Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, comedians Butterbeans and Susie, as well as musicals, revues, and sacred theater. When not hosting live acts, the Douglass also exhibited a wide variety of sound and silent motion pictures. Selected records feature race films (movies made specifically for African American audiences) of producers such as the Norman Film Manufacturing Company and Oscar Micheaux. The selections highlight other Southern African American theaters, such as the Palace Theatre in Valdosta, Georgia, Liberty Theatre in Columbus, Georgia, and the Liberty Theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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.......Select The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

What do I take now?

Early registration for Spring Quarter is March 2.

Advisement for current students is Feb 20-Feb 23

• Appointments for advisement are being made this week
• Make the appointment
• Keep the appointment
  
  An advisor can help one figure out the courses to take to complete the program!

Lunch and Learn

Please mark your calendars to join us on

• February 22
• from 11:30am to 1:00pm
• in the Auditorium (100 building)
• at North Metro Technical College (5198 Ross Road, Acworth, GA 30102)

for an exciting and informative presentation on “Strategies for Starting Your Own Small Business”. So, whether you have an idea for a new business or you’re an existing business that wants to grow or are just interested in exploring more about what it takes to launch a new business, this presentation is for you.

Free Chick-fil-A sandwiches and drinks will be served from 11:30am to 12:00pm with the presentation to follow from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Everyone is welcome and dress is ‘come as you are’.

Sponsored by

• Chick-fil-A Dwarf House of Woodstock
• Bartow County Bank
• and the Rotary Club of Cartersville.
  
  For more information, please contact Mr. Patrick Blessinger, Marketing Instructor at 770-975-4012

Sweet Auburn

"Concentrated along a short mile and a half of Auburn Avenue, the Sweet Auburn Historic District reflects the history, heritage and achievements of Atlanta's African Americans. The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world." http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/aub.htm"

In GALILEO the "Auburn Avenue Research Library Finding Aids database consists of guides to archival and manuscript collections held by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History, a special library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. The library's primary source materials document the experiences of African-Americans in Atlanta, the Southeastern region, and throughout the nation."

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Hearts and Flowers

Cupid is rushing around today! Flowers, candy, cards, gifts are all being exchanged. Encyclopedia Britannica has two articles about Valentines Day- one in the Encyclopedia Britannica and one in the student edition of Encyclopedia Britannica.

GALILEO
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......Jump to E
........Encyclopedia Britannica

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.

Prize Available

The Student Success Center is running a Black History Month Quiz. The 10 question quiz is on the bulletin board next to the Business Office (Room 105) in the 100 building.

• Fill in the quiz
• Submit the quiz to the Student Success Center (Room 120)
• The drawing will be held the end of February
• The grand prize will be a $25 gift card

(HINT: most of the answers - not all - are on the bulletin board)