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Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Announces 2012 Craft Research Fund Grant Awards
November 6, 2012
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design (CCCD) at UNC Asheville is pleased to announce the 2012 Craft Research Fund grant awards. This is the center's 8th year of annual awards to advance, expand and support research about craft in the United States for both graduate and professional level scholars. This national grant program is funded by a private charitable foundation.
Leaders of Stephanie’s Id to Perform with UNC Asheville Percussion Ensemble
November 6, 2012
Vocalist Stephanie Morgan and keyboard artist Chuck Lichtenberger of Stephanie's Id will join UNC Asheville's Percussion Ensemble as part of a concert which will also feature the UNC Asheville String Quartet. The music begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in Lipinsky Auditorium.
UNC Asheville Senior Macon Foscue Honored for Community Service
November 5, 2012
UNC Asheville senior Macon Foscue is one of seventeen students across the state to receive the 2012 Community Impact Award. Given by North Carolina Campus Compact, the award recognizes college students who make significant, innovative efforts to address local community needs.
2012 Amnesty International Film Festival Opens November 5
November 2, 2012
UNC Asheville's Amnesty International chapter presents a film festival, November 5-9, featuring four documentaries selected for their power, inspirational qualities, and ability to raise awareness of human rights issues.
“Ascension,” Painting Exhibit by Katie Linamen, to Open at UNC Asheville
November 2, 2012
"Ascension," an exhibit of paintings by UNC Asheville senior Katie Linamen will open with a reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, Second Floor Gallery.
Climbing PoeTree to Perform November 13
November 1, 2012
Climbing PoeTree – the duo of spoken word artists Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman – will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 at UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.
“Writers at Home” To Feature Award-Winning Local Authors
November 1, 2012
The Writers at Home series, sponsored by UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program, continues in November with works from authors Catherine Reid and Nancy Dew Taylor. The readings will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. This event is free and open the public.
Women’s Rights Activist Selma James to Speak at UNC Asheville
November 1, 2012
Selma James, founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign, will speak at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in UNC Asheville's Karpen Hall, Room 243. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville Dance Program to Host 15th Annual “Everybody Can-Can” Benefit Show
November 1, 2012
UNC Asheville's Dance Program will host its 15th annual benefit performance, "Everybody Can-Can," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium.
Director of U.S. Special Envoy Office to Provide Update on Sudan Crisis
November 1, 2012
Larry Andre, director of the U.S. Special Envoy Office to Sudan, just returned from that country, will provide an update on ongoing crisis there which has caused the displacement of 900,000 people in the past year. His talk is sponsored by the World Affairs Council, the UNC Asheville Department of Political Science and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Andre will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the UNC Asheville Reuter Center, Manheimer Room.
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