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Wofford’s Blood: The Odyssey of a Cherokee Family
📍 Roberts Library
Presented by award-winning Georgia author Donna Coffey Little, “Wofford’s Blood: The Odyssey of a Cherokee Family” tell the true story behind her new book, which focuses on the life of James Daugherty Wofford- a mixed-race Cherokee boy who is caught up in the mounting tensions between Cherokee and Anglo-American worlds in early nineteenth-century north Georgia. Wofford must come to grips with where his loyalties lie and the challenges of growing up in a society where racial slavery and its cultural consequences have increasingly become an established part of everyday life. Dr. Donna Coffey Little is a Professor of English at Reinhardt University and founded Reinhardt’s Etowah Valley Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing. Her historical novel Wofford's Blood was published by Mercer University Press in 2024. It was named Book of the Year by the Southern Literary Review and Best Historical Novel of 2024 by the national Independent Press Association. Her other publications include the poetry chapbook Fire Street as well as creative nonfiction essays, poems and scholarly articles in StorySouth, Tiferet, Georgia Backroads, Calyx, The Atlanta Review, The Florida Review, Women’s Studies, Modern Fiction Studies, and Contemporary Women’s Writing. This event is free and open to the public.
Little Black Dress Event
📍 The Rincon Venue
The ULTIMATE ladies night! A night you won’t forget-full of dancing, music, food, laughter, women, raffles, drinks, vendors, and MORE. Tickets are ON SALE NOW. *Early Bird Tickets until July 10th, 2026* Grab your gals, and have the BEST GNO
Page Turners Book Club — Adults (Spanish interpreter present)
📍 Northwest Georgia Regional Library
Open to adults 18 and older. Recommend your favorite titles, vote for the group's pick on Bookclubs, and join us for a heartfelt discussion at the next meeting. Dig Beneath the Surface – Not every story tells the truth upfront. This month, we’re digging beneath the surface to uncover unreliable narrators, hidden motives, and stories that shift the ground beneath your feet with Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Dig Through Time – From ancient pasts to imagined futures, this month we’re digging through time, exploring stories that bend timelines and uncover how the past refuses to stay buried with [book]. Thursday, August 6 @ 5:30 p.m. — National Sisters Day – This months book club celebrates the powerful bonds between sisters and chosen sisters. These stories explore loyalty, rivalry, sacrifice and the complicated love that ties women together. " Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. Disclaimer: All aspects of in-person programming are subject to change based on health crisis guidelines and procedures.
Women's Coffee
A Chamber of Commerce networking gathering for women in the Dalton business community.