
“Freedom Seekers” Exhibit
When: The exhibit runs through March 22. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Where: Tubman African American Museum, 310 Cherry St., Macon Details: In collaboration with the museum, Mercer Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies Dr. Matt Harper and students in his African American history course researched and curated an exhibit that features advertisements for runaway slaves published in the Macon Telegraph from 1823-1865. Museum admission is free for museum members and Mercer students and $5 for all others.
View EventInformatics Day 2025
Atlanta Administration and Conference Center Saturday, March 22, 2025, 10-1 pm, Room #190 2930 Flowers Rd S, Atlanta, GA 30341 INFORMATICS DAY 2025 Generative AI and Large Language Models For more information, email baskaran_v@mercer.edu or hasan_sm@mercer.edu.
View EventAtlanta Science Festival Exploration Expo
Mercer University and Mercer Health Sciences Center are sponsors of the annual Atlanta Science Festival (ASF) — the city’s ultimate celebration of all things science and one of the largest of its kind in the country. The ASF culminates in the Exploration Expo, a giant science bash held March 22 at Piedmont Park from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
View EventKandy Lopez: Vaivén
The McEachern Art Center, in collaboration with ACA Gallery in New York, presents Vaivén, featuring the work of Afro-Caribbean figurative artist Kandy Lopez. Lopez’s work explores constructed identities, telling stories of people of color. Her current series is centered around large, yarn-based portraits on plastic canvas. Initially designed to be walked on like a rug, these pieces symbolize the marginalization of people of color in this country. In this exhibition, the portraits are elevated on gallery walls and suspended —…
View EventMercer University Opera Presents ‘Rinaldo’ by G. F. Handel
Mercer University Opera is proud to present Handel’s Rinaldo, a masterpiece widely regarded as the best of his 40 Italian operas, a tale of love amid war waged against the powers of evil. The emotions of the innocent betrothed couple, the virtuous warrior, the villainous sorceress – all are brought to life vividly in aching melodies of longing, vengeful fusillades of running notes, or sparkling duets, emerging organically from the drama. Spectacle and magic abound, and it is Handel’s glorious…
View EventMercer University Opera Presents ‘Rinaldo’ by G. F. Handel
Mercer University Opera is proud to present Handel’s Rinaldo, a masterpiece widely regarded as the best of his 40 Italian operas, a tale of love amid war waged against the powers of evil. The emotions of the innocent betrothed couple, the virtuous warrior, the villainous sorceress – all are brought to life vividly in aching melodies of longing, vengeful fusillades of running notes, or sparkling duets, emerging organically from the drama. Spectacle and magic abound, and it is Handel’s glorious…
View EventMercer Jazz Combo Presents “Agua de Beber (Water to Drink)”
Mercer Jazz Combo presents an evening of Latin jazz
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