Drawing Discourse 2020
Warren Wilson College SwannanoaUNC Asheville’s juried international exhibition, Drawing Discourse, will open with special events on Jan. 17-18 featuring renowned artists including juror William Beckman.
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“Intergalactic Soul” – Multimedia Afrofuturistic Exhibition
Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, AshevilleIntergalactic Soul, a multimedia Afrofuturistic exhibition, will be on view Jan. 27-March 15 in the Highsmith Student Union Art Gallery. A master class with the artists will take place at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Highsmith Student Union Room 223 (the 1927 Room), and a reception will be held at 6 p.m. that same day, also in Highsmith, in the Blue Ridge Room foyer. All these events are free and open to everyone.
Leadership Asheville Winter Buzz Breakfast: Climate Resilience
Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center 1 Resort Drive, AshevilleLeadership Asheville, a program of UNC Asheville, will host its 2020 Winter Buzz Breakfast series with the theme, “How Resilient Are We as a Community?” Breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 8:30 a.m., at the Expo Center of the Crowne Plaza, 1 Resort Dr., Asheville.
Master Class: Shared Poetics Across Disciplines: Cultivating Global Citizenship
Lipinsky Hall 018UNC Asheville presents a master class, free and open to everyone, Shared Poetics Across Disciplines: Cultivating Global Citizenship, at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Lipinsky Hall, Room 018. This event is part of the University's 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.
Beethoven the Improviser – Lecture by Brian Felix
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumUNC Asheville Chair and Associate Professor of Music Brian Felix will give a free public lecture, Beethoven the Improviser, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.
Poet Arthur Flowers: “Literary Blues and the Hoodoo Way – In the Footsteps of MLK”
Memphis-born blues-based poet, novelist, essayist Arthur Flowers will present a combination performance and lecture, "Literary Blues and the Hoodoo Way - In the Footsteps of MLK," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. To set the stage for Flowers' performance, UNC Asheville's Afro Music and Dance Ensemble will perform as the opening act. This free event is part of the University's 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.