News & Events
UNC Asheville Holiday Concert Set for December 5
November 17, 2010
UNC Asheville’s Music Department will offer its popular annual holiday concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, in the University's Lipinsky Auditorium.
UNC Asheville’s Blowers Gallery Hosts Exhibition by Senior Emily O'Brien
November 17, 2010
UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery will display a collection of oil paintings, mixed media works and drawings by senior Emily O'Brien from December 1-17. The exhibition, "Transformation through Displacement," is based on O'Brien's experiences while studying abroad in France.
Fred Horowitz to discuss artist and teacher Josef Albers in "Meet the Maker" lecture
November 17, 2010
UNC Asheville's Craft Studies Initiative will continue its "Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople" lecture series with a talk by Fred Horowitz, co-author of "Josef Albers: To Open Eyes." Horowitz will speak at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Owen Hall, room 237. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Spring Workshops
November 11, 2010
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with the spring workshop series from UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP). The program will offer 11 workshops in poetry and prose, which will be offered in various off-campus locations in Asheville, Black Mountain, Burnsville and Hendersonville. Most classes are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested.
Noted African musician Kinobe to perform free concert at UNC Asheville
November 10, 2010
This concert has been canceled. Ugandan multi-instrumentalist Kinobe (pronounced Chin-oh-bee) will perform a solo concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, at Alumni Hall in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union. The event is free and open to the public.
Theatre UNCA Stages Series of Tennessee Williams' Short Plays
November 3, 2010
Theatre UNCA continues its fall season with three one-act plays by Tennessee Williams, including "The Strangest Kind of Romance," "Portrait of a Madonna" and "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen" from November 18-20. These performances are the last of a series of Williams' one-act plays staged throughout the fall semester. Performances will take place at UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theater. Curtain is 8 p.m. All shows are open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Hold Multimedia Arts and Sciences New Media Exhibition
November 3, 2010
"SHIFT," a site-specific exhibition featuring work by UNC Asheville Multimedia Arts and Sciences students will take place from 7-10 p.m. November 12-13 on UNC Asheville's campus in and around Zeis Hall. The exhibition will begin both nights with an opening reception in the main lobby of UNC Asheville's Zeis Hall, where maps to the installations will be available.
Celebrated Storytellers Perform at UNC Asheville
November 3, 2010
Nationally and internationally celebrated storytellers David Novak and Barbara Freeman will present "Traditional Tales: Fairy Tales & Appalachian Folklore," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. The event is appropriate for adults and children ages seven and older, and is free and open to the public.
Slam poet Bobby LeFebre performs at UNC Asheville
November 2, 2010
Spoken word artist, actor and activist Bobby LeFebre will bring his award-winning slam poetry to UNC Asheville for a performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Grotto. The event will begin with an open mic slam; the content of this performance may not be suitable for younger audiences. The event is free and open to the public. The UNC Asheville student group HOLA (Herman@s Orgullos@s en Las Americas) will sell t-shirts and accept donations to benefit its scholarship fund.
Joy Neaves headlines next Writers at Home reading
November 2, 2010
Author, editor and teacher Joy Neaves will lead a reading of local writers' works for young adults and children, in the next installment of UNC Asheville’s Fall 2010 Writers at Home series. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
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