"Bar Mitzvahs, Blues & Barbecue:
It Ain't Nothin' But a Party"

Judith Peiser, executive director, Center for Southern Folklore
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
12:00 pm
Donovan Lounge, Greenlaw Hall
UNC Campus
Light refreshments served.

Co-sponsored by the Curriculum in Folklore, the Curriculum in American Studies, the Department of History, and the Manuscripts Department, Wilson Library.

The Center for Southern Folklore was founded in 1972 as a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting and presenting the people and traditions of the Memphis/Mid-South region. Under the leadership of co-founder and Executive Director Judy Peiser, the Center has developed award-winning media programs, events, publications and festivals that have reached worldwide audiences.

The Center and its work has been featured on national and international television, newspapers and magazines. As executive producer of Center events like the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, and of award-winning film projects such as “All Day and All Night: Memories of Beale Street Musicians,” Peiser has brought international acclaim to the Center. She has received numerous awards including the del Soul E Rhythm & Blues Award presented by the Sweet Soul Music Festival in Porretta Italy, recognition by Esquire Magazine for having changed America, and acknowledgement by Southern Living Magazine for having made a difference in the changing South. She also received the very first award for initiative from Women of Achievement.

Peiser has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and a Masters degree from the University of Memphis. She is an award-winning filmmaker and a noted lecturer. As a consultant to local, national and international media, Peiser has helped make the Center the first stop for visitors to learn about the culture, history, music, trials and triumphs of the entire region.

More information at: http://www.southernfolklore.com/