

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tales on the Porch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Tales On the Porch 2026 introduces Nature Center folks to the story of Harriet Powers, Athens' internationally famous African American quilter of the nineteenth century. Jackie Elsner, storyteller, will share all the known Athens locations where Harriet Powers lived, worked, quilted, and raised her family with her husband Armstead Powers. Her quilts are exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and the Boston (MA) Museum of Fine Arts. We will share the afternoon together at the Nature Center just spitting distance from their farm on Old Commerce Road! We are thrilled to share her story with you!
Date: January 17
Time: 3-4:30pm
Ages: 13 years and up
Fee: $3, pre-registration required.
https://accgovga.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29873
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/athens/tales-on-the-porch/200029479883725
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 48

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://accgovga.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29873&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=athens-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Athens
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Sandy Creek Nature Center
- **lat**: 33.986852285275
- **long**: -83.3828773057
- **full address**: Sandy Creek Nature Center, 205 Old Commerce Rd, Athens, GA 30607-1011, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Sandy Creek Nature Center (https://allevents.in/org/sandy-creek-nature-center/26302972)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Tales+on+the+Porch&date=17+Jan

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sandy Creek Nature Center, 205 Old Commerce Rd, Athens, GA 30607-1011, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Sandy Creek Nature Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tales on the Porch ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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