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UNC Asheville Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Week with Community Service, Special Events
January 11, 2010
UNC Asheville will celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of special events January 18-21. Although classes will not be in session on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, student volunteers will turn their day off into “A Day On,” by contributing a four hours of service to community organizations on January 18.UNC Asheville Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Week with Community Service, Special Events
January 11, 2010
UNC Asheville will celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of special events January 18-21. Although classes will not be in session on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, student volunteers will turn their day off into “A Day On,” by contributing a four hours of service to community organizations on January 18. Other events include documentary screenings, a panel discussion and a keynote address by Robert Bullard, who is widely considered the father of environmental justice.
UNC Asheville's Center for Jewish Studies Hosts One-Man Play "A Jerusalem Between Us"
November 4, 2009
UNC Asheville's Center for Jewish Studies will host "A Jerusalem Between Us," a one-man play written and performed by Aaron Davidman, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The performance is held in conjunction with the Visualizing Human Rights Anti-Conference. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Hold Third Annual Math Literacy Summit; Keynote Address by Noted Mathematician William Velez
October 12, 2009
Math skills have the power to change young lives, so argues noted mathematician and University of Arizona professor William Velez. He will tell his own story in a keynote address at UNC Asheville's Third Annual Math Literacy Summit. The summit, aimed at K-12 teachers, parents and students, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. The day's activities will include the talk by Velez as well as a number of workshops. Refreshments and free childcare will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's Intercultural Center to Host Talk by Ahira Sanchez-Lugo
October 12, 2009
UNC Asheville will host a talk by climate expert Ahira Sanchez-Lugo at noon on Thursday, Oct. 22, at UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center, lower level of Highsmith University Union. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Noted GLBTQ Scholar Jonathan D. Katz; Lecture Examines "Art, Eros and the Sixties"
September 18, 2009
UNC Asheville’s annual Arts and Ideas Lecture will feature a talk by Jonathan D. Katz on “Art, Eros and the Sixties” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at UNC Asheville’s Owen Conference Room. The lecture is based on his forthcoming book of the same name, which discusses social liberation and the collective capacity of art to free the mind through a return to the body. The noted GLBTQ scholar will examine how a diverse group of artists, from Andy Warhol to Yoko Ono, were driven by this concept to create the first international movement in contemporary art. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture by Michael Benitez Jr.
September 17, 2009
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, UNC Asheville will host a talk by activist-scholar and spoken word artist Michael Benitez Jr. He will discuss “Repoliticizing Multiculturalism: Cultivating Conditions for Sustained Intercultural Relations and Authentic Dialogue” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Grotto. This event is free and open to the public.
Telash Theatre Company Stages Spanish-Language Play on Immigration
April 23, 2009
Telash, Asheville's Spanish-language theatre company, will stage the original piece "Contamos todos" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1-2, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Grotto. The group is a collaboration between UNC Asheville and the local Latino community. The performance will be multilingual, weaving together vignettes showing many of the challenges that immigrants face in their adopted county. The event is free and open to the public, but a $5 donation is suggested. Ticket reservations are strongly advised.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Leonard Pitts to Speak at UNC Asheville on April 22
April 17, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts will appear at two events in Asheville on Wednesday, April 22. Events are co-sponsored by the Asheville Citizen-Times, Mission Hospital's Diversity Committee and UNC Asheville's Mass Communication Department.
UNC Asheville Student Group Hosts Latino Scholarship Festival
April 14, 2009
UNC Asheville Hispanic student group, Club HOLA, will host its Second Annual Latino Scholarship Festival from noon-9 p.m. Saturday, April 18, on UNC Asheville's Quad. In case of rain, the event will be moved to Alumni Hall, located on the lower level of the Highsmith University Union. Proceeds will benefit local Latino youth who are pursuing college.
The event will feature traditional dancing, informational booths, a silent auction, food, art, games and live music. Headliners include the B*Side Players, of San Diego, Calif.
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