News & Events
Theatre UNCA Stages "Reefer Madness: The Musical"
March 29, 2011
Theatre UNCA will probe political parallels between the 1930s and the present through a satirical comedy, "Reefer Madness: The Musical," with five performances from April 13-17 in UNC Asheville's Carol Belk Theater. Tickets go on sale April 7, with student, senior citizen and general admission pricing.
"Matzoh Ball Gumbo" Author Marcie Cohen Ferris Presents Culinary Tales of the Jewish South
March 29, 2011
“What does it mean to be both southern and Jewish?” Culinary historian Marcie Cohen Ferris will present a mix of oral history, archival resources and recipes that help answer that question, when she delivers the third annual Sam Hill Lecture in Southern Religious History, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Offers "Speak Of Me As I Am: Othello Now and Then"
March 28, 2011
The nature of evil and issues of domestic violence and race as they are portrayed in Shakespeare's "Othello" will be explored by award-winning professor Ron Herzman in his lecture, "Speak Of Me As I Am: Othello Now and Then." The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Archaeological Lecture Explores Ancient Etruscan Kilns
March 28, 2011
Don Davis, ceramicist and art professor at East Tennessee State University, will present "The Nuovo Forno Etrusco Project in Italy: Constructing an Ancient Etruscan Kiln," at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, room 302. The talk will describe a three-year experimental archeology project at the Castello di Spannocchia educational center in Italy, in which Davis and his students researched, reconstructed and fired an ancient Etruscan kiln based on the excavated remains of a kiln at the Cetamura archeological site. The event is free and open to the public.
Great Smokies Writing Program Faculty Members to Present Reading
March 28, 2011
Great Smokies Writing Program faculty members Christine Hale and Marjorie Klein will read from their works at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is part of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series, and is free and open to the public.
2011 Queer Studies Conference: "Queer as an Active Verb"
March 23, 2011
The 2011 UNC Asheville Queer Studies conference will take place March 31-April 2 in various locations on the campus. The conference is dedicated to the investigation of genders and sexualities, and is expected to attract roughly 100 participants from around the country, with workshops, readings, film screenings and performances.
Viver Brasil Brings Afro-Brazilian Dance to Asheville
March 22, 2011
Asheville will experience jubilant Afro-Brazilian dance when the vibrant and award-winning Viver Brasil takes to the stage at the Diana Wortham Theater on April 5 and 6. Specializing in bringing to life the beautiful and complex stories of the “orixa,” African sacred energies, Viver Brasil’s style incorporates samba, contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance and carnival. Curtain is 8 p.m. for both shows at the Diana Wortham Theater, at Pack Place in downtown Asheville.
"Socrates in the Streets" Lecture by Award-Winning Educator J. Peter Euben
March 9, 2011
What might the ancient Greek philosophers have to say about contemporary politics? In a lecture entitled “Socrates in the Streets,” award-winning professor and author J. Peter Euben will discuss the Ancient Greek influences on civic engagement at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4 in Karpen Hall’s Laurel Forum on the UNC Asheville campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Writers at Home Series Continues with Readings by UNC Asheville Scholarship Winners
March 1, 2011
UNC Asheville's undergraduate writing scholarship winners will present their works in poetry and prose in the next installment of UNC Asheville's Writers at Home series. Authors include Brian Hart, Jasper Moore and Caroline Wilson. The reading begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. It is free and open to the public.
The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art Discussed in Craft Lecture
March 1, 2011
Educator and author Ann Millett-Gallant will present a lecture based on her book, "The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art," in the next installment of the UNC Asheville Craft Studies Initiative lecture series, "Meet the Maker: Conversations of Meaning with Craftspeople." Millet-Gallant will discuss the work of disabled artists and the representation of disability in visual culture. The presentation will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, room 302. The event is free and open to the public.
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