Andalusia

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Take a trip back in time and head over to Andalusia, once home to one of America's most famed authors, Flannery O'Connor, '45, to check out its new augmented reality grounds tour.Simply stop by the Interpretive Center to scan the QR code with your smart phone to begin the narrated, 3D tour. You'll get a feel for O'Connor's homestead the way it once was with panoramic views, videos and sound effects. Once you return home, your Andalusia...

The great Southern author Mary “Flannery” O’Connor, ’45, would’ve turned 99 on Monday, March 25. Georgia College & State University celebrates her birthday Saturday, March 23. The university will hold free tours at Andalusia from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and a cake cutting at noon. A new exhibit at the Andalusia Interpretive Center will also debut that day. As part of the birthday festivities, the folk group Colin Cutler & Hot Pepper Jam will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Andalusia’s...

Are you interested in oral history? Are you interested in starting your own oral history project? Join Dr. Stephanie Opperman at Andalusia: The Home of Flannery O’Connor as she leads a workshop on oral history and how to get started on your own project. This one-hour workshop will take place Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in Andalusia’s Interpretive Center. Please sign up for this workshop using the google link below if you are planning on coming. https://forms.gle/Ud2rngek4Xk5LjceA

Join us Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. for a day of foraging at Andalusia Farm: The Home of Flannery O’Connor. We'll explore the fields and fence lines of Andalusia Farm in search of edible treasures (and maybe see a peafowl or two). We will end the morning at the pond with a light snack of jams, jellies and honey locally foraged by our facilitators served atop homemade bread and washed down with teas prepared from items we collect along the way. Participants will leave...

Georgia College & State University Retiree Association’s Annual Spring Meeting will be Thursday, May 11, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the new Andalusia Interpretive Center on Highway 441.  The event will include time to socialize with food and door prizes. The meeting includes President Cathy Cox sharing updates and Dr. Bob Wilson (virtually) talking about his new book, "125 Years of Georgia College" (1889-2014) The History of Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University. The meeting location allows...