News & Events
Robotics, Watercolor and Insurance - Varied Summer Workshops at the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
June 13, 2011
The N.C. Center for Creative Retirement (NCCCR) offers three very different workshops this summer: "Textures and Special Effects in Watercolor," "Understanding Your Existing Long-Term Care Insurance Policy," and "Robots for Beginners – You CAN Do It!" All three workshops are open to the public and will meet at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
Pan Harmonia Offers Series of Concerts at UNC Asheville June 15-18
May 27, 2011
Pan Harmonia, featuring small ensembles of top-flight professional performers, will present a series of concerts at UNC Asheville – one for children, one for adults who've kept their sense of musical adventure, and one featuring adult students who have spent a week studying with Pan Harmonia. Classical Voice North Carolina described one of the group's recent performances as "spellbinding," with "joy-filled abandon."
Outdoor Digital Photography, Photo Book-Making and Crochet Workshops Offered at N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
May 17, 2011
The N.C. Center for Creative Retirement presents three workshops in June, "Outdoor Digital Photography," "Making a Bound Photo Book" and "Heritage Crochet in Contemporary Design and Application." All will meet at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center and are open to the public.
Math Meets Craft to Raise Awareness of Threats to Coral Reefs
May 16, 2011
Western North Carolina is joining a global effort to crochet a coral reef. As part of the unique project, the "Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef" by the Institute For Figuring (IFF) in Los Angeles, which unites non-Euclidean hyperbolic geometry with ancient craft techniques, area artisans are working to create beautiful and lifelike models that will raise awareness of threats to the world's coral. The Asheville Reef, organized by UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, will involve crochet groups in Brevard and Hendersonville, as well as UNC Asheville, Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University.
UPDATE: Brian Moore of Mission Health System to stand in for Janet Moore as final Fab Friday speaker
May 13, 2011
UPDATE: Brian D Moore, Mission Health System's director of planning and public policy, will stand in for his colleague, Janet Moore (no relation), as the final speaker in this spring's Fab Friday series at the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement. Moore's talk, "The Health Care Maze: Where Are We?" will begin at 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 13, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
Registration Opens May 17 for College for Seniors Summer Term
May 10, 2011
From Emily Dickinson to foreign policy issues, learning opportunities will abound when the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement's nationally noted College for Seniors begins its summer session at UNC Asheville. Registration will open at 8 a.m. on May 17 at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
Writers at Home Spring Series Concludes with Readings from "The Great Smokies Review"
May 3, 2011
Contributors from the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 issues of "The Great Smokies Review," the online literary magazine published by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program, will present a reading of their works at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Malaprop’s Book Store/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville.
UNC Asheville's Gardner and Stradley Named to Statewide Leadership Positions
May 2, 2011
David Gardner and Laurie Stradley of UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Health & Wellness (NCCH&W) have been named to leadership positions with two partner organizations that promote healthier lifestyles.
2011 Windgate Fellows announced by UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
May 2, 2011
UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) has awarded ten graduating seniors each with $15,000 in the form of a Windgate Fellowship. More than 70 universities from across the United States were each invited to each nominate two graduating seniors with exemplary skill in craft for one of the largest awards offered nationally to art students. Applicants completed an online application with images of their work and a proposal outlining how the $15,000 would enhance their careers.
Saturday, May 7 Only - Change of Time/Location for North Asheville Tailgate Market
May 2, 2011
The North Asheville Tailgate Market, held Saturday mornings at UNC Asheville, is moving off campus to a nearby location on May 7 to accommodate the university's commencement ceremony.
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