News & Events
Radiohead Gets Jazz Treatment at UNC Asheville as Part of International Musical Collaboration
October 14, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Jazz Big Band will perform five pieces by Radiohead, and the Studio 18 Vocal Jazz Ensemble will sing a mix of jazz, pop, and Broadway tunes, in a joint concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, in Lipinsky Auditorium on the campus.
Theatre UNCA to Perform Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”
October 13, 2011
Theatre UNCA will stage Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Our Town,” with seven performances from October 20-29. This family-friendly 1938 drama uses the daily life of a mythical small New England town to present a vision of love and marriage, death and eternity. All productions by Theatre UNCA are open to the public.
Soumitra Lahiri to Perform Indian Classical Music at UNC Asheville
October 5, 2011
Award-winning sitar player Soumitra Lahiri and tabla player Samir Chatterjee will perform together in concert, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. The concert offers a rare opportunity in Western North Carolina to hear top-level Indian musicians. The duo will perform Indian classical music blended with modern influences.
October “Writers at Home” Features Poetry Readings
October 3, 2011
Poets who have honed and developed their work in UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program will be featured in the next installment of Writers at Home. The reading, featuring five area poets, will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 16, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
“Pierced” – Photo Exhibit of Facial Adornment Opens at UNC Asheville
October 3, 2011
“Pierced,” an exhibit of portraits by photographer Leigh Svenson, is now on display and has an opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 in the Blowers Gallery at UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library. Svenson’s black-and-white photos, using the gelatin silver process, express his fascination with piercings.
Varied and Busy Concert Season for UNC Asheville Music Department
September 28, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Music Department will present a varied program of concerts on the campus this fall by student musicians with faculty and other special guests. Six performances are scheduled in October, three in November, and the series will conclude with the annual Holiday Concert in December. Admission is $5 at the door for each performance, with students and children free.
UNC Asheville Hosts 2nd Annual Invitational Art Exhibition
September 23, 2011
UNC Asheville’s 2nd Annual Invitational Art Exhibition, featuring 18 artists invited to exhibit by the Art Department faculty, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery on the campus. The show will remain on display through October 25 and includes works in the six concentrations offered in the Art Department: ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Include Talk by Fidel Castro’s Daughter
September 21, 2011
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, UNC Asheville will host a series of special events, including appearances by writers Stephanie Elizondo Griest and Gabriela Garcia Medina, and a talk by Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro.
Faculty Performances at UNC Asheville Feature Flutist Judi Lampert, Asheville Baroque Trio
September 14, 2011
Two upcoming concerts at UNC Asheville will feature members of the music faculty.
Writers at Home Fall Series Begins Sunday
September 14, 2011
Poet Susan Lefler and nonfiction writer Jennifer McGaha will kick off the Writers at Home fall series with a reading at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Writers at Home series, sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program, is free and open to the public.
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