The 2023 Bulldog Athletics Association (BAA) Scholarship Golf Classic presented by Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will be held August 21 and 22 at the Country Club of Asheville. All proceeds from the Golf Classic go to support the UNC Asheville student-athlete scholarship fund.
UNC Asheville’s STEAM studio will present an exhibition of works, “UNCA Steam Studio: 6 Years In The Making” at the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in Owen Hall on UNC Asheville’s campus, with a public reception on Aug. 31 from 5-9 p.m. The gallery will continue to host the exhibition until Sept. 14.
John Vercher, inaugural Wilma Dykeman Writer-in-Residence at UNC Asheville, and Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author and Alumni Author-in-Residence at UNC Asheville, will host a conversation and booksigning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3 at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe in downtown Asheville. This is a hybrid event with limited in-store seating and the option to […]
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNC Asheville will host the Paths to Creative Retirement workshop on September 8-10 in the Reuter Center.
The North Asheville Tailgate Market is held every Saturday on UNC Asheville's campus in lot P28. Voted #1 Farmers Market in WNC, the North Asheville Tailgate Market (NATM) features local produce direct from area farmers, local baked goods, handmade crafts, music and more with over 65 vendors weekly.
Local artist Nick Raynolds will discuss the work in his current exhibit, “Externalities,” at 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library, Blowers Gallery.
Poet Donika Kelly and memoirist Melissa Febos will present a reading at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union, Blue Ridge Room.
Register to vote or update your registration on National Voter Registration Day, September 19. Student volunteers will be tabling from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Ramsey Library, in Reed Plaza, at the Governor’s Hall shuttle stop and on the first floor of Highsmith to register voters, help voters update their registration status and answer any election-related questions.
Learn how changes in election law will affect your voting experience in 2023 and 2024. Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections and UNC Asheville alumna Karen Brinson Bell will be delivering a public talk on “What's Ahead for NC Elections in 2023 and 2024” on September 19 in the Blue Ridge South Room of Highsmith Student Union at 7 p.m.
Jonathan Garthoff, professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, will present a lecture, "Decency: An Account of the Virtue of Decency in Ethics and Politics,” at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 21, in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.
Join Wiley Cash and several student-athletes for a robust discussion about the pressures and expectations of life as a student-athlete on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. in UNC Asheville's Reuter Center Manheimer Room.
Join us for a fun-filled weekend with your loved ones at UNC Asheville from September 22 to 24! Family members of students in any class – first-year, sophomore, junior, or senior – are strongly encouraged to attend. We have planned a wide range of activities and entertainment both on campus and in Asheville. Explore the […]
Participants are invited to bring two to 10 clean items of clothing in good condition to Belk Theatre, room 118 between Monday, Sept.18 and the event opening on Friday, Sept. 22 at noon. Late donations will also be accepted.
UNC Asheville will celebrate its bi-annual 2023 Fall Greenfest from September 24-30. There will be daily events throughout the week-long festival hosted on UNC Asheville’s campus, many are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville music students will treat audiences to free, weekly performances throughout the fall semester at noon on Thursdays on the Quad, outside of Lipinsky Auditorium.
A Career and Internship Fair will take place from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 28 in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Union, Blue Ridge Room. UNC Asheville students, alumni, and community members are invited to learn about opportunities with employers, service experiences, and internships, with organizations looking for talent.
UNC Asheville will host a screening of the documentary, “Black in Asheville,” with filmmaker Todd Gragg, at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 2, in the Mullen & James Humanities Hall.
A panel discussion on book banning and its consequences will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 2 in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, Manheimer Room.
UNC Asheville music students will treat audiences to free, weekly performances throughout the fall semester at noon on Thursdays on the Quad, outside of Lipinsky Auditorium.
UNC Asheville will host a screening of the documentary, “The Big Payback,” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, in the Mullen & James Humanities Hall.
UNC Asheville student performers will present choral selections reflecting the theme, “Finding Our Way,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 5 in Lipinsky Auditorium.
The Community Reparations Summit will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the UNC Asheville Sherrill Center and Kimmel Arena.
Digital artist Qualeasha Wood will present an artist talk on the Digital Weaving, Textile Design, and Production exhibition at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, room 305.
UNC Asheville music students will treat audiences to free, weekly performances throughout the fall semester at noon on Thursdays on the Quad, outside of Lipinsky Auditorium.
Erick Cedeno, aka Bicycle Nomad, will share about his journey retracing the steps of the 1897 expedition of the Buffalo Soldiers’ 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps on October 12 at 6 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Mullen & James Humanities Hall.
UNC Asheville and the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will co-host the 14th Annual ReVIEWING Black Mountain College International Conference from October 13-15 in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center.
Come see where it all starts with an in-person visit to campus.
A closing reception for the Digital Weaving, Textile Design & Production exhibition will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 14 in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, New Media Gallery.
Students in the UNC Asheville Percussion Ensemble and Wind Ensemble will perform in a concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 15 in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public, with donations accepted at the door.
UNC Asheville will host Turning of the Maples, a favorite fall tradition, on Tuesday, October 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.on the Quad.
Award-winning author and former Kentucky poet laureate Crystal Wilkinson will discuss the role food plays in her writing on October 18 at 6 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room.
TheatreUNCA and the Drama Department of UNC Asheville will be hosting the first play of the fall season: “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” Showings are on October 19 through 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on October 22 at 2:00 p.m in the Carol Belk Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for […]
UNC Asheville music students will treat audiences to free, weekly performances throughout the fall semester at noon on Thursdays on the Quad, outside of Lipinsky Auditorium.
Accomplished songwriter and poet Alice Osborn will host a songwriting workshop on October 25 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Registration costs $20 and is open to the public.
Columnist Jerry Sternberg will present a lecture, "Tales of Asheville from an ol' Jewish Country Boy," at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25 at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center.
UNC Asheville music students will treat audiences to free, weekly performances throughout the fall semester at noon on Thursdays on the Quad, outside of Lipinsky Auditorium.
Lina-Maria Murillo will present a lecture, “Abortion in the Borderlands before Roe v. Wade,” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 26 via Zoom. Link to join is here. Journalists, activists, […]
Adam Rothman, professor of History at Georgetown University, will be speaking on Georgetown’s history of enslavement and his current research on Thursday, October 26 at 7 p.m. at the UNC Asheville Reuter Center, Manheimer Room.
UNC Asheville Department of Music welcomes Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang to the Lipinsky Hall Auditorium on October 26 at 7 p.m.
The Reuter Center Singers will present a concert, "In the Autumn of Our Lives," at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 29 in the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville.
Poet Eric Tran will present a reading at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 2 in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union, Blue Ridge Room.
Tran is a queer Vietnamese poet and the author of “Mouth, Sugar, and Smoke.”
Featuring four mental health practitioners with Asian heritage – Tracy Hopkins, Eric Tran, An Truong, and Tai Kulenic – who will address the unique experiences of AAPI people who are still largely portrayed as a “model minority” and a monolithic group.
Author Lauren Yero will host a worldbuilding in speculative fiction class on November 4 at 10 a.m. in the Laurel Forum in Karpen Hall. Registration is $20 and open to the public.
Come see where it all starts with an in-person visit to campus.
"Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual," an exhibition showcasing varied examples of both traditional and modern styles of Cherokee art and historical photos, will be on view through December 8 in […]
Michael Fowler, art historian and archaeologist, will look at the visual and anthropological evidence for human sacrifice in the ancient Greek world, focusing on topics related to material religion, iconography, gender, and violence (and their intersections).
Writer Jasmin Pittman Morrell will host a class on constructing personal narratives November 11 at 10 a.m. in the Laurel Forum in Karpen Hall. Registration is $20 and open to the public.
On November 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wedge Brewing at Foundation, Blue Ridge Pride LGBTQIA+ Archive and UNC Asheville's Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies program invite those who knew CLOSER and those who want to learn more about local LGBTQ+ history to a public storytelling event.
Join us on Wednesday, November 15 at 11 a.m. for a special Craft Research Talks: Community, Tradition, and Culture. This is a UNC Asheville Humanities Common Lecture, it is free and open to the public. The lecture will be held in the Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville and will be live-streamed and recorded.
Join Wiley Cash for a conversation with NBA All Star Eric “Sleepy” Floyd on Thursday, November 16 at 7 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center in the Manheimer Room.