News & Events
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.
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.
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.
“Well-a-Bration” Events Support Healthier Eating
September 9, 2011
Nutrition workshops, garden tours and cooking demonstrations in the Sherrill Center’s new teaching kitchen will all be part of “Well-a-Bration,” a week of activities showcasing UNC Asheville’s health and wellness programs. Well-a-Bration, which takes place Monday, Sept. 12, through Saturday, Sept. 17 at UNC Asheville, will also feature exercise programs, meetings of health policy leaders, health and sports expos, and a talk by Dr. Patch Adams, the well-known physician, clown, and advocate.
UNC Asheville Professor Mark Gibney Given National Human Rights Scholarship Award
August 25, 2011
Mark Gibney, UNC Asheville professor, author, and creator of the website politicalterrorscale.org, has been named the 2011 Distinguished Scholar of Human Rights by the American Political Science Association (APSA). He will receive the award at APSA’s annual meeting, which will take place September 1-4 in Seattle.
New UNC Asheville Faculty Make Local Debuts with Jazz Presentations
August 17, 2011
The fall music season at UNC Asheville begins with free midday presentations by the two newest members of the Music Department faculty, William Bares and Brian Felix, both assistant professors, and both keyboard artists.
New Exhibit to Feature Works by UNC Asheville Studio Art Faculty
August 3, 2011
Works by 11 UNC Asheville Art Department faculty members will be featured in a wide-ranging exhibition Aug. 26-Sept. 16 at UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery. The show kicks off the gallery's 2011-2012 season. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, in the gallery.
23 Liberal Arts Colleges to Meet at UNC Asheville as Part of National Science Foundation Effort to Strengthen Undergraduate Research
June 13, 2011
More than 100 faculty and administrators from colleges around the country will gather at UNC Asheville June 28-30 for a conference aimed at strengthening undergraduate research in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics. The conference is hosted by the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), which is headquartered at UNC Asheville.
UNC Asheville Celebrates 83rd Annual Commencement
May 7, 2011
More than 5,000 family and friends gathered on UNC Asheville's Quadrangle Saturday morning to celebrate UNC Asheville's 2011 graduating class. Some 691 students were honored as the Class of 2011 during the 83nd Commencement Ceremony, including 447 spring graduates, 212 winter graduates and 32 summer graduates.
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