North Asheville Tailgate Market – Every Saturday Morning
Parking Lot P28The North Asheville Tailgate Market features local produce direct from area farmers, local baked goods, crafts, music and more, Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon.
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
UNC Asheville will host the 94th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival from Aug. 5 through Aug. 7.
Women of Distinction – Joseph Pearson Art Exhibition
UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library will host "Women of Distinction: If you can see it, you can be it!" featuring portraits by WNC artist Joseph Anthony Pearson from Aug. 9 to Sept. 30.
2021 Rockypalooza
UNC Asheville will host its 2021 Rockypalooza on Friday, Aug. 13. Note: This event is not open to the public. It is only open to the campus community.
2021 Bulldog Men’s and Women’s Soccer
UNC Asheville's men's and women's soccer teams will be back in action this fall.
UNC Asheville Live at Five – Almost Owen
University QuadThis year's Live at 5 concert features Almost Owen (Isaac Haselkorn), who will be performing on the University Quad on Sunday, August 15 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Experience UNC Asheville – Part-Time Jobs Fair/Student Involvement Fair
University QuadUNC Asheville will host Experience UNC Asheville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the University Quad. NOTE: This event is not open to the public. It is only open to the UNC Asheville community.
Retrospective: Robert Tynes Art Exhibit
Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke GalleryRetrospective: Robert Tynes will be exhibited at UNC Asheville's S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from August 20th to September 8th, 2021. This will be a celebratory retrospective of Robert Tynes' career, marked by his recent retirement after over thirty years of teaching and painting professionally. The artist kindly requests that all visitors are fully vaccinated and masked upon entering the exhibit due to being immunocompromised.
Concert on the Quad featuring Joe Lasher presented by Ingles
University QuadIngles Markets and Pepsi are proud to bring the 2021 Downhome concert Series with Joe Lasher, Kaitlyn Baker, Commodore Fox and Lyric to the UNC Asheville Quad, Saturday, August 21st. Music starts at 6 p.m. Admission is free but please bring canned food items to donate to Manna Food Bank.
2021 Bulldog Athletics Fund Scholarship Golf Classic
UNC Asheville will host the 2021 Bulldog Athletics Fund Scholarship Golf Classic from August 23-24 at The Country Club of Asheville.
2021 Women’s Volleyball
UNC Asheville's women's volleyball will be back in action this season.
2021 Bulldog Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
UNC Asheville's men's and women's cross country will be back in action this season.
Black in Black on Black: Making the Invisible Visible in Western North Carolina
Center for Craft, John Cram Partner Gallery 67 Broadway Street, AshevilleBlack in Black on Black: Making the Invisible Visible is an exhibition about the lives and contributions of Black/African American communities in Western North Carolina (WNC). Presenting works of art alongside oral histories and research data, Black in Black on Black is a visual conversation about an often invisible history of our region.
“Addressing Islamophobia: Dispelling Myths to Break Down Barriers” lecture with Amer F. Ahmed
An evening Humanities keynote lecture open to the public for anyone interested in learning more about Islam and Islamophobia, and receiving context to bridge divides.
Visiting Writers Series: A Literary Reading by Poet Diamond Forde, the English Department’s University Fellow for Faculty Diversity
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumThe English Department's University Fellow for Faculty Diversity, Diamond Forde's debut collection, Mother Body, is the winner of the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize. She has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Pink Poetry Prize, the Furious Flower Poetry Prize, and CLA's Margaret Walker Memorial Prize, and placed in the Frontier Poetry's New Poets Award. She is a Callaloo and Tin House fellow, whose work has appeared in Massachusetts Review, Ninth Letter, NELLE, Tupelo Quarterly and more.
S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry: Dr. Benny Chan
Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)UNC Asheville’s Chemistry department proudly presents an evening with the 23rd S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturer, America Chemical Society fellow Dr. Benny Chan of the College of New Jersey.
Owen Hall Re-Opening Faculty Exhibit
Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke GalleryUNC Asheville’s renovated Owen Hall re-opened at the start of the fall 2021 semester with faculty exhibits from the Department of Art and Art History and Department of New Media.
Open House for UNC Asheville’s Newly Opened Owen Hall, with Exhibits in Art and New Media
Owen HallExhibits from the Department of Art and Art History and Department of New Media will be on display, guided building tours will be available, gallery spaces will be open, and refreshments will be served outdoors with room for social distancing during Owen Hall's Open House.
Greenfest Keynote – Speaker Marc Williams presents “Field to Fork: You Are What You Eat”
Greenfest's Keynote event welcomes ethnobiologist Marc Williams. Join us for his one-hour talk from 7-8 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Room to hear about many of the positive interconnections between people, plants, mushrooms, and microbes while learning to employ botanicals and other life forms sustainably for food, medicine, and beauty. Come early to enjoy educational tables, local snacks, and live music from the UNC Asheville Bluegrass Ensemble.
NextFest Fall 2021 at UNC Asheville
Join more than 60 local and regional organizations at UNC Asheville at NextFest, an opportunity to connect with employers offering full and part time opportunities, internships, seasonal opportunities, and years of service!
Visiting Writers Series: UNC Asheville Alumnus and Writer-in-Residence Wiley Cash’s ’00 Book Launch for When Ghosts Come Home
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaNew York Times bestselling author and UNC Asheville Alumni Author-in-Residence Wiley Cash will celebrate the publication of his newest novel, "When Ghosts Come Home," on Tuesday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Assistant State Archaeologist Dylan Clark: 12,000+ years of NC history and the Office of State Archaeology
In partnership with UNC Asheville's Art & Art History, and Classics Departments, the Archaeological Institute of America presents a lecture by local archaeologist Dylan Clark of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
Greenfest On-Campus Work Day
Reed Plaza 1 University Heights, AshevilleGreenfest's longest-running event is an effort to continue the beautification of UNC Asheville's unique campus as an urban forest. Our campus community will roll up our sleeves for a variety of campus beautification projects.
Greenfest Electrify Your Ride Sustainable Transportation Showcase
Parking Lot P19 1 University Heights, AshevilleGreenfest welcomes you to learn about electric cars, bicycles, and other personal electric transportation devices. The Blue Ridge EV club will host an electric car showcase with owners present to answer questions. The Flying Bike will have electric bikes available for demo. We will also have educational tables to highlight sustainable transportation initiatives on campus.
NC Firefighters and Paramedics Benefit Concert featuring Craig Campbell and Mikele Buck
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaThe Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Association of North Carolina will host a benefit concert to raise funds for fire education and safety efforts, victim relief support, local programs, and educational opportunities. The concert will feature singer-songwriter Craig Campbell and Mikele Buck, a 2018 contestant on The Voice.
UNC Asheville Pride Speaker Event
Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)Join UNC Asheville's Young Activist Club (YAC) in welcoming local LGBTQ+ activists and community members for an afternoon of LGBTQ+ culture, story, activism, and open discussion.
Common Word Community Read Dr. Ellen Holmes Pearson, Professor of History and Roy Carroll Professor of Arts & Sciences “‘…a degraded caste:’ Color and Legal Status in the Early American Republic”
The Common Word Community Read, curated by Wiley Cash '00, brings the UNC Asheville community together to engage in a collective educational experience. Each semester, one book will serve as the focus of numerous virtual and in-person lectures and discussions that will allow participants to delve deeper into the text. Join the Facebook Group to learn more and pick up your copy of the first community read: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.
EVANESCENT!: Leigh Svenson Art Exhibit
UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library presents EVANESCENT! featuring photography by Leigh Svenson. The collection of black and white photographs feature fleeting images captured during vacations at the Golden Isles of Georgia including images of driftwood cathedrals being taken by the sea and mercurial dune grass etchings and ebb tide carvings.
Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series presents Evolving Asheville – Resilience for All: Public Safety
Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center 1 Resort Drive, AshevilleThe Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series returns this fall with a three-part in-person community event and conversation series. The fall 2021 series will focus on how we as a community evolve from this crisis and how we do that so everyone benefits. Conversations include the topics of Public Safety, The Economy, and Shelter.
$25 – $1000
Providing Support for Latinx Students: Unique Needs, Challenges and Opportunities
In this virtual seminar, Bárbara Cruz will discuss some of the unique educational needs and circumstances facing Latinx students at all levels of schooling. Weaving together research findings, experiential knowledge, and student stories, Cruz invites participants to reflect on their own practice and consider opportunities and recommendations for improving educational equity for all students.
Visiting Writers Series: The Katherine Min Memorial Reading with Alumnus Mason Currey ’02
UNC Asheville Alumnus Mason Currey '02 is the author of Daily Rituals, and Daily Rituals: Women at Work (both published by Knopf) featuring brief profiles of the day-to-day working lives of more than 300 great creative minds.
“Organic Intellectuals in the Prison: Reports from the Flying University on Decarceration, Decolonization, and Restorative Justice” lecture with Sol Neely
As part of the Humanities Lecture Series, Sol Neely, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, will be giving an in-person talk on Indigenous cosmopolitanism, decarceration, and decolonial justice.
Mullens and Jameses Honor Lecture Featuring Dr. Rachel Elizabeth Harding presenting “Family, Fugitivity and the Black Freedom Movement: Reflections on the Life and Work of Vincent and Rosemarie Freeney Harding”
Zoom / VirtualGuest speaker Rachel Elizabeth Harding will lead a lecture on the life and work of her parents, Vincent and Rosemarie Harding. Her talk, "Family, Fugitivity and the Black Freedom Movement: Reflections on the Life and Work of Vincent and Rosemarie Freeney Harding," is presented in recognition of UNC Asheville's Mullens & Jameses Honor Lecture.
Faith in Arts Institute: An Exploration of the Intersections of Art, Faith, and Spirit
The Faith in Arts Institute and festival celebrates the role of creative arts in spiritual practice and religious life and explores how spirituality and religion can impact the arts.
Free – $60
UNC Asheville’s TheatreUNCA Presents Everyone
Reynolds Green (Mini-Quad) 1 University Heights, AshevilleUNC Asheville’s TheatreUNCA returns to the stage in front of a live, in-person audience with "Everyone," a modern retelling of the 15th-century morality play, "Everyman." "Everyone" explores the age-old story of facing death, taking account, experiencing isolation and resentment, making amends, and reemerging into the world with a joyous rebirth.
Admission Open House
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaUNC Asheville’s Open House gives students and families a chance to see what makes the UNC Asheville experience unique. Through distinctive academic and student life showcases, students can meet one-on-one with faculty, learn about life inside and outside the classroom, hear from current students, tour campus, and get to know Asheville, one of the coolest cities in the Southeast.
College Application Week and National Transfer Student Week
As part of October’s NC Countdown to College and National Transfer Student Week, UNC Asheville will waive application fees for first-year and transfer students from North Carolina, Oct. 18-22, 2021. The application fee typically costs $75. Students may choose to apply for regular decision or for Early Decision, which gives priority consideration to students who are certain that UNC Asheville is their first-choice university. The deadline for Early Decision is Nov. 1.
Common Word Community Read: Fabrice Julien, Assistant Professor of Health and Wellness “Race Towards An Early Grave: How the American System of Ranking Human Value Drives {consequential} Health Outcomes”
Highsmith Student Union, Lookout Mountain Room (229)Join from 12 - 1 p.m in Highsmith Union 229 or watch the livestream on UNC Asheville's YouTube as Dr. Fabrice Julien presents The Common Word Community Reads second faculty lecture of the semester, "Race Towards An Early Grave: How the American System of Ranking Human Value Drives {consequential} Health Outcomes."
Ustad Shafaat Khan, noted sitar and tabla player
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)UNC Asheville welcomes multi-instrumentalist (sitar and tabla) and vocalist Ustad Shafaat Khan accompanied by Farhaj Aziz (keyboards) and Coco Bastien (Percussion) for a performance on October 20. Khan is a world-renowned Indian Classical musician. He debuted at age 11 at the King's Lynn Festival in England, has played alongside legends such as Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, and has performed at prestigious concert halls, music festivals, and universities around the globe, including India, the US, Europe, China, Russia, and Japan.
Celebration on the Court
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaThe UNC Asheville Athletics Department will host its inaugural "Celebration on the Court" presented by Kimmel & Associates on Thursday, October 21, with ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jay Bilas serving as the keynote speaker. Proceeds from the Celebration on the Court will support UNC Asheville student-athletes.
$150
The Great Smoky Mountains African American Experience – A Townhall Event
UNC Asheville’s Africana Studies Program & Department of History invites you to listen, learn, and participate in a unique community project. On Oct. 22, The National Park Service’s Antoine Fletcher will lead a 20-minute presentation followed by a Q&A about the untold stories of African Americans in and around the Smokies. You are invited—and encouraged—to share information about this event, especially with elders, leaders, storytellers, activists, and the bon vivant in your local African American community. The African American Experience project is seeking their knowledge and yours!
UNC Asheville FAFSA Day
Zageir HallAre you a student applying to college? Or are you a parent looking for help with financial aid applications? Come to Zageir Hall and get help filling out your FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form that is required when applying for financial aid at colleges and universities.
Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series presents Evolving Asheville – Resilience for All: The Economy
Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center 1 Resort Drive, AshevilleThe Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series returns this fall with a three-part in-person community event and conversation series. The fall 2021 series will focus on how we as a community evolve from this crisis and how we do that so everyone benefits. Conversations include the topics of Public Safety, The Economy, and Shelter.
$25 – $1000
UNC Asheville Vinyl Listening Party: “Sing Me a Song of Songmy” with Dr. Bill Bares, UNCA Faculty
Citizen Vinyl 14 O'Henry Ave., AshevilleUNC Asheville's Music Department presents the UNCA VINYL PARTY: A monthly listening party celebrating significant albums in their entirety.
A Talk by Ari Friedlander (University of Mississippi) on “From Babel to Biopolitics: Class, Sexuality and Race in Early Modern English Rogue Literature”
As part of the two-part Critical Perspectives Lecture Series, the UNC Asheville English Department welcomes guest lecturer Ari Friedlander, assistant professor of English at the University of Mississippi.
A Talk by Cord Whitaker (Wellesley College) on “The Harlem Middle Ages: W.E.B. Du Bois and Global Black Medievalism”
As part of the two-part Critical Perspectives Lecture Series, the UNC Asheville English Department welcomes guest lecturer Cord Whitaker, associate professor of english at Wellesley College.
Visiting Writers Series: A Reading and Talk by Japanese American Poet Lee Ann Roripaugh
Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View RoomA Wyoming native and second-generation Japanese American, Lee Ann Roripaugh is the author of five volumes of poetry: tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed), Dandarians (Milkweed), On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year (Southern Illinois University Press), Year of the Snake (Southern Illinois University Press), and Beyond Heart Mountain (Penguin Books). From 2015-2019, she served as South Dakota State Poet Laureate.
UNC Asheville’s Turning of The Maples Virtual 5K Returns this Fall, Oct. 28-30, 2021; Registration Open Now
VirtualUNC Asheville’s Turning of the Maples Virtual 5K is back for a second year – bringing the beloved campus tradition of Turning of the Maples to participants wherever they are. Registration for the 2021 5k (3.1 miles) is $25 and includes an exclusive Turning of the Maples t-shirt and sticker, as well as the essential ingredients to celebrate the fall season.
$25
Autism in the Workplace
Please join the UNC Asheville Career Center for their Autism in the Workplace Panel from 12-1 on Zoom. We will have a neurodiverse speaker panel that will be answering questions about neurodiversity in the workplace - what students, employees and employers should know. Email career@unca.edu for the Zoom link and calendar invite or register on Handshake.
Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series presents Evolving Asheville – Resilience for All: Shelter
Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center 1 Resort Drive, AshevilleThe Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series returns this fall with a three-part in-person community event and conversation series. The fall 2021 series will focus on how we as a community evolve from this crisis and how we do that so everyone benefits. Conversations include the topics of Public Safety, The Economy, and Shelter.
$25 – $1000