News & Events
Greek Art and Archeology Expert to Lecture on Development of Western Greek Culture
February 9, 2011
Greek art and archeology expert Barbara Barletta will present a lecture on the early art of Western Greece and the relationships with other cultures that influenced Greek development. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the Whitman Room of UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, and will explore architecture, sculpture and painting. The event is free and open to the public.
Theatre UNCA Stages “Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage”
February 9, 2011
Theatre UNCA will stage Jane Martin’s horror-comedy crossover play, “Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage,” offering three evening performances and a Sunday matinee, February 23-27 at UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theater. Tickets go on sale February 17 for all performances, with student, senior citizen and general admission pricing.
Big Band and Vocal Jazz Concert Features Vibraphonist Paul Babelay and UNC Asheville Students
February 7, 2011
An afternoon of big band jazz is in store when UNC Asheville students, joined by guest soloist Paul Babelay, perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.20, in Lipinsky Auditorium on the campus. The Studio 18 Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Melodie Galloway will also be featured.
Writers at Home Continues with Readings by Master of Liberal Arts Students
February 3, 2011
Members of UNC Asheville's Master of Liberal Arts program will present their creative writing works in the next installment of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series. Authors include Nathan Cook, Jordan Dolfi and Carolyn Ogburn. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public
Laura Hope-Gill's Poetry and Photographs by John Fletcher Jr. to be Featured at UNC Asheville
January 28, 2011
UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library will present the collaborative work of poet Laura Hope-Gill and photographer John Fletcher Jr. during the month of February. An exhibit of their paired poems and photos will be on view in Ramsey Library's Blowers Gallery from February 1-28. Hope-Gill and Fletcher will also present a slideshow and poetry reading at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 in the library's Whitman Room.
Large-scale Drawings by Patricia Bellan-Gillen Exhibited at UNC Asheville
January 26, 2011
"Stealing Stories” an exhibition of new large-scale drawings by Patricia Bellan-Gillen, will be on view from February 18-March 22 in UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery. Bellan-Gillen's work often incorporates animal figures, and combines imagery generated through study and research with an approach that is felt, intuitive, and enigmatic.
Max Brooks, Author and "Zombie Preparedness Expert," Comes to Asheville
January 26, 2011
Asheville, already home to the annual Zombie Walk, will soon host author and self-proclaimed zombie expert Max Brooks. Brooks will lead a creative writing workshop, followed by a talk and book signing, at UNC Asheville on Friday, Feb. 4.
UNC Asheville’s Super Saturday Program Offers Super Classes for Kids
January 25, 2011
Saturdays are super this spring at UNC Asheville! Academically gifted, creative, and/or highly motivated students in grades 3-8 have the opportunity to explore foreign language, model rocketry, magic, and much more at UNC Asheville’s spring semester Super Saturday program, beginning March 5. More than 12,000 children from across Western North Carolina have explored their special interests through hands-on learning on the UNC Asheville campus as part of Super Saturdays.
Dan Pierce Headlines Faculty Book Talk Series
January 19, 2011
Dan Pierce, UNC Asheville history professor, will kick off the spring semester series of Brown Bag Book Talks with UNC Asheville Faculty Authors with a reading from his acclaimed book, "Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France." The reading will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in the Special Collections Reading Room of Ramsey Library.
Weaving, Woodworking and Printmaking Featured in “Meet the Maker” Series
January 18, 2011
UNC Asheville’s Craft Studies Initiative will continue its series, “Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople,” with a presentation by Windgate Fellowship recipients Andrea Donnelly and Dustin Farnsworth. The evening will include a lecture and reception, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Owen Hall, room 302.
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