The 26th annual Audubon Pilgrimage of the West Feliciana Historical Society will be staged March 14-16, 1997, in St. Francisville, Louisiana. This pilgrimage to historic homes and gardens celebrates the decade of the 1820s when John James Audubon lived and taught in West Feliciana while painting many of his famous Birds of America.

Historic homes chosen this year are Greenwood, Robb House, Spring Grove, and Oakley. Gardens featured include Afton Villa, Hemingbough, and three small gardens in the National Register Historic District. Three historic churches are also open for visits. At the Rural Homestead volunteers recreate scenes of rural life with skill demonstrations, period music and dance, and authentic costumes of the 1820s.

For information and brochures contact the West Feliciana Historical Society, P.O. Box 338, St. Francisville, LA 70775; telephone 504-635-6330.

The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival takes place March 20-23. The four-day celebration showcases the talents of local and regional scholars, writers, and performing artists. Programs include panel discussions, theatrical performances, a one-act play competition, public lectures, literary walking tours, musical performances, and a book fair.

Tickets to any one of the 12 theater events range from $10 to $15. In addition, at least two dozen literary panels will be open to purchasers of the $35 Literary Panel Pass (also available as a $15 single-day ticket). A full program of performances, appearances, and participants is available by calling 504-581-1144. To reserve tickets call 800-326-0511.

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?, a 13-hour radio documentary on the civil rights movement, debuts nationwide on Public Radio International the first week of April. The program takes listeners into the homes, schools, streets, and courtrooms of Atlanta, Georgia; Little Rock, Arkansas; Jackson, Mississippi; Montgomery, Alabama; and Columbia, South Carolina. The series is comprised of first-person accounts from more than 250 people, unknown and well-known, black and white, who took part in the movement toward racial integration.

With the debut of Will the Circle Be Unbroken? on public radio, the Southern Regional Council will launch a site on the World Wide Web. As a forum for ongoing discussion, the site will serve as a way for civil rights organizations, radio listeners, and public radio stations to share, interact, and learn about issues relating to civil rights.

The South By Its Photographers, a juried exhibition of contemporary photography, will be on view at the Columbia Museum of Art until April 6, 1997. Forty-seven artists are represented, and a full-color catalog is available from the museum shop. Contact the Columbia Museum of Art, 1112 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201-3703.

Valdosta State University will conduct its first annual writers conference on April 11-13. Panel presentations, book signings, and readings will feature authors Bailey White, Terry Kay, Mary Hood, Connie Mae Fowler, Janice Daugharty, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, Jim Kilgo, Ann Hyman, Cynthia Shearer, Augusta Trobaugh, and many others. For more information contact Suzanne Ewing, VSU Continuing Education, Valdosta, GA 31698; telephone 912-245-6484.

Fiddlers and other musicians from across the South will meet in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on April 26, 1997, for the annual Fiddler's Jamboree. The Jamboree will be held in conjunction with the 27th annual Natchez Trace Festival. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., followed by jamming and competitions. For more information telephone the Kosciusko/Attala Chamber of Commerce at 601-289-2981; fax 601-289-2986; e-mail chamber@kopower.com.

The Georgia Museum of Art is hosting the exhibit Turn-of-the-Century Views of Athens, Oconee County, and Northeast Georgia: Photographs by Dr. W. E. White Printed by Dr. Roy Ward April 5-May 4, 1997. For more information contact Wendy Cooper at 706-542-4662.

Walker Percy is the subject of a one-credit course offered through the 1997 Summer Institute of Christian Spirituality (Session II: June 8-12). The instructor is Fr. Patrick Samway, S.J., literary editor of America and the author of books on Walker Percy and William Faulkner. For registration information contact Graduate Studies/SICS, Spring Hill College, 4000 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36608-1791; telephone 334-380-3094; e-mail Grad.@shc.edu.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has granted $24,356 to the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. Titled "WITNESS TO AN ERA (1891-1960): The Work of Zora Neale Hurston as a Voice of Southern Life and Culture," the grant is designed to provide secondary school personnel, primarily from Orange County, Florida, with the opportunity to explore in depth the work of the 20th-century writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. The course of study is scheduled to begin in the spring of 1997, with a concentration of classes in the summer and a follow-up session in the fall. Enrollment is limited. Participants will receive a modest stipend and free course materials.

For more information contact N. Y. Nathiri at the Preserve Eatonville Community headquarters, 227 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, FL 32751; telephone 407-647-3307.