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UNC Asheville Continues Writers at Home Series April 18
April 7, 2010
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series continues with readings by local authors Margaret Abruzzi and Leni Zumas at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.Senior Holds Pastel Art Exhibit on Campus
April 6, 2010
“Alter Egos: Illustrations of the Inner Self,” an exhibition of seven works in soft pastel by UNC Asheville senior Theresa Burden, will be on view in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery from April 16-27. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the gallery.UNC Asheville Hosts Exhibit of Photos from the Historic Black Mountain College
April 6, 2010
UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will host an exhibition of photographs from the historic Black Mountain College. The exhibit, which will be on view in the periodicals and circulation area of Ramsey Library, features some 19 images of Black Mountain College from 1933-1957. The photos delineate an arc that traces the College's beginnings to its final years. It portrays some of the central figures including Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller and many others. An opening reception will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, on the main floor of the Library.Center for Jewish Studies Hosts Reading by Poet Emily Warn
April 5, 2010
UNC Asheville's Center for Jewish Studies will host a reading and talk by poet Emily Warn at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, in UNC Asheville's Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. Warn will read and discuss her latest poetry collection, "The Shadow Architect." The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville’s Music Department Continues Spring Concert Season
April 5, 2010
UNC Asheville's Music Department will continue its spring concert season with four performances in April, ranging from contemporary to chamber music. Concerts will feature performances by student musicians, and include student and faculty compositions. Admission is $5 at the door, unless otherwise indicated.UNC Asheville Celebrates Greenfest
April 2, 2010
UNC Asheville students will go green in celebration of UNC Asheville's semi-annual Greenfest April 9-11. Since its beginning in 1991, Greenfest participants have added more than 500 trees, 14 trails and hundreds of plants to the UNC Asheville campus and the Asheville Botanical Gardens. A series of campuswide projects will bring students, faculty and staff together to take part in a variety of campus environmental projects such as creating a pollinator garden and exotic invasive species removal.UNC Asheville Holds Ninth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition
April 2, 2010
UNC Asheville's Ninth Annual Multimedia Arts and Sciences Juried Student Exhibition will be on view April 9-26 at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 9, in the gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by James Baldwin Biographer
April 2, 2010
UNC Asheville's History Department will host a talk on early 20th-century African American writer James Baldwin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in UNC Asheville's Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. Magdalena J. Zaborowska, a noted author and Baldwin biographer, will discuss Baldwin's extended stays in Turkey, where he wrote some of his most important works. The event is free and open to the public.Noted Author Raymond Tallis to Speak at UNC Asheville
April 1, 2010
UNC Asheville’s Humanities Program will sponsor two lectures by distinguished author Raymond Tallis. Tallis, known for his charismatic and engaging public speaking style, will discuss "The Future of Aging" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, and "Literature, Language and Consciousness: A Reader's Report" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. Question-and-answer sessions with the audience will follow both lectures. The events are free and open to the public.Blowers Gallery Hosts Exhibition by Asheville Artist Heather Lewis
March 31, 2010
Selected drawings by Asheville artist Heather Lewis will be on view from April 2-28 in UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery. The exhibition includes 12 works Lewis calls "drawings" created using various media such as brake grindings, roofing felt and DVDs, as well as natural phenomena such as light and gravity. The event is free and open to the public.Contact Information
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