UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library Blowers Gallery will host an exhibition of the winning photos in the International Photo Contest, sponsored by the university's Study Abroad Office, from April 1-16. A reception with the photographers will take place from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the gallery.
UNC Asheville will be part of a statewide star viewing party and host a solar observing event, a science pub, and a “Mini Maker Faire” as part of the North Carolina Science Festival in April.
As part of UNC Asheville commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision that struck down school segregation laws, the exhibition, In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality: Kansas and the African-American Public School Experience, 1855-1955, will be on view April 4-30 in Ramsey Library, first floor. An opening reception will be held from 5-6 p.m. in Ramsey Library, free and open to everyone.
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will host Furman for a game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at Greenwood Field on campus.
The documentary Yemanja, about the Candomblé spiritual culture in Bahia, Brazil, and narrated by Alice Walker, will be screened at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union Grotto. The screening, free and open to everyone, will be followed by a short Q-and-A.