MEMORIAL SERVICE for Lillian E. Smith

MEMORIAL SERVICE for Lillian E. Smith

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lillian  e Smith’s death. To commemorate the life of this great humanitarian, Piedmont College is hosting a memorial service Join us at the Lillian E. Smith Center in Clayton, Georgia, at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, at the author’s gravesite next to the rock chimney for a brief service and reception to commemorate her remarkable life and work.

Two days later Piedmont College is hosting “Lillian Smith Day” on its main campus in Demorest, Georgia. Festivities will include scholarly presentations, book signings, an art exhibition, remembrances of Lillian Smith from family and friends, and much more. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the life and work of a fine writer and a champion of social justice.

http://www.piedmont.edu/LESday