OXFORD, Ga. -- An associate professor of history at Oxford College will host a lecture on folk music and tradition.

David Leinweber's talk will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the college's Tarbutton Theater.

Leinweber, a musician, will speak of his lifelong love of history and literature, and how such elements shaped the folk tradition in some of his favorite music. He will also perform some original folk songs.

Topics covered in Leinweber's lecture include the Sioux Wars, Woodstock, Philip II of Spain, Beowulf and the television show "Dark Shadows."

COVINGTON, Ga. -- The city of Covington, better know as the Hollywood of the South, is about to unveil a project similar to Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

The Covington Walk of Stars will feature concrete pavers with the names of actors and productions filmed in Newton County. Over the years, the town and its picturesque square have been transformed into Hazzard County for the popular TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard"; Sparta, Miss., for "In the Heat of the Night"; and, most recently, Mystic Falls, Va., for "The Vampire Diaries."

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Dozens of major films also feature scenes shot in Covington, including My Cousin Vinny, Sweet Home Alabama, Remember the Titans, Madea's Family Reunion, the 2011 remake of Footloose and the new blockbuster Flight.

OXFORD, Ga. -- Award-winning author and lecturer Sister Helen Prejean will speak at Oxford College on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

The 73-year-old nun is a famous anti-death penalty advocate. She is best known for becoming spiritual adviser to Patrick Sonnier, a death row inmate at Louisiana's Angola Prison, in the 1980s. Sonnier was eventually executed for raping and murdering two teenagers with his brother.

After Sonnier's death, Prejean wrote a book about her experience, Dead Man Walking. That book was later turned into an opera, a play and a movie. Susan Sarandon played Prejean in the 1995 film; she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.

Oxford College will screen Dead Man Walking at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17. The movie will be shown in Williams Hall.

Prejean's lecture will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Memorial United Methodist Church.