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Colin Cutler and Hot Pepper Jam, of GCSU’s Music Department, Sally Jaye, and special guest Rob Sumowski played throughout the day on the stage set up in front of Andalusia Farm’s Interpretive Center. Attendees brought tents, blankets, and chairs to enjoy the day's festivities. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Colin Cutler and Hot Pepper Jam, of GCSU’s Music Department, Sally Jaye, and special guest Rob Sumowski played throughout the day on the stage set up in front of Andalusia Farm’s Interpretive Center. Attendees brought tents, blankets, and chairs to enjoy the day's festivities. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

GCSU hosts celebration of O’Connor’s 100th birthday

Georgia College & State University celebrated Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday March 26-29 with various events.Flannery O’Connor was an American novelist, born on March 25, 1925, most famous for her work in short stories. Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville, GA, served as her home from 1951-1964.
An oil painting by Flannery O’Connor of an unidentified woman featured in Andalusia’s gallery. CONTRIBUTED

An oil painting by Flannery O’Connor of an unidentified woman featured in Andalusia’s gallery. CONTRIBUTED

O’Connor’s unseen visual art revealed on 100th birthday

One hundred years after her birth, over 60 largely unknown pieces of art by Flannery O’Connor were revealed at the opening reception of a new art gallery exhibit, “Flannery at 100: Hidden Treasures.”