Saturday North Asheville Tailgate Market

Parking Lot P28

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. 

Exhibit: Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual

Ramsey Library, Blowers Gallery

"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 UNC Asheville's Blowers Gallery. The Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual is the oldest Native American artists’ cooperative in the U.S. and was founded in 1946 […]

Writers at Home: Great Smokies Review Fall 2023 Celebration

Story Parlor 227 Haywood Rd, Asheville

The Great Smokies Writing Program presents “Writers at Home” celebrating the fall 2023 issue of “The Great Smokies Review” with live readings at the Story Parlor at 7:00 p.m. on December 10, 2023. The event is free and open to the public.

Free

The Reuter Center Singers Holiday Concert

Reuter Center

The Reuter Center Singers will perform a holiday concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 11 in the Reuter Center on UNC Asheville's campus.

Commencement December 2023

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

Please join us for this community-wide tradition as we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates. Commencement will take place on Friday, December 15. The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in Kimmel Arena. 

15th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition

Owen Hall

UNC Asheville will host its annual juried international exhibition, Drawing Discourse, from January 19 through February 16 in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall. The exhibition features 49 works of contemporary drawing selected from 1358 submissions by 407 artists in 6 nations.

Endowed Cherokee Ceramicist Tara McCoy at UNC Asheville

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

On February 7, UNC Asheville will present an exhibition of work from Cherokee artist Tara McCoy and of UNC Asheville students who learned handbuilding and pit firing techniques from McCoy. 

Free

The River Arts District / UNC Asheville Artist Alumni Show

Ramsey Library, Blowers Gallery

On February 9, UNC Asheville will host the opening reception for “The River Arts District / UNC Asheville Artist Alumni Show” in Ramsey Library’s Blowers Gallery from 4-6 p.m. As part of Homecoming Week events, this exhibition, curated by Karen Keil Brown ’81, showcases the artistic careers of 12 talented alumni and celebrates the exceptional education and training they received at UNC Asheville.  

Free

“The Music of Physics” with Composer Roger Zare

Lipinsky Hall Auditorium

Roger Zare, an award winning composer and U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s 2023 guest composer,  will present “The Music of Physics” at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 9 in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Zare’s intersectional work translates concepts of higher-energy physics into the language of music while still remaining accessible to the audience. 

Homecoming 2024

UNC Asheville welcomes students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members back to campus February 12-17 for Homecoming 2024!

Southern Appalachian Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

The Department of Philosophy will host a two-day annual symposium, the Southern Appalachian Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, in the Laurel Forum at UNC Asheville.

2024 Parsons Lecture with Steven Clontz, Master Math Puzzle Maker

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

On February 22, at 7 p.m. join Steven Clontz, mathematician, professor, and puzzle designer, for this year’s Parson’s Lecture in the Blue Ridge Room of the Highsmith Student Union at UNC Asheville.

Free

Owen Hall Day

Owen Hall

UNC Asheville Art & Art History and New Media Departments welcome students, families, and teachers from 8:45 a.m. to noon on Friday, February 24 for Owen Hall Day. Visit our Owen Hall facilities featuring art history, ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and new media. Events include department tours, portfolio reviews, open studios, exhibitions, alumni panel discussions, and campus & STEAM tours. 

When Dreams Take Flight

Lipinsky Hall Auditorium

A series of performances from University Chorale and the Reuter Center Singers, directed by Chuck Taft; the UNC Asheville Wind Ensemble, directed by Emily Mariko Eng; and the UNC Asheville Percussion Ensemble, directed by Matthew Richmond. The concert will take place February 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Lipinsky Hall Auditorium on UNC Asheville’s campus.

Free

S Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)

Theodore Goodson, professor of chemistry and macromolecular science and engineering from the University of Michigan, will be giving two public lectures in Alumni Hall of Highsmith Union, the first at 7:15 p.m. on February 26 and the second at 12 p.m. on February 27.

Free

Lecture on Animal Lives at Petra with Kathryn Grossman, NCSU

Highsmith Student Union, Mountain Suites (225/226)

The ancient city of Petra, located in Jordan, is renowned for its monumental tombs and sacred structures. However, recent excavations have unveiled a previously unseen aspect of life in Petra - the complex relationships between humans and animals. In this lecture presented by Dr. Kathryn Grossman, an assistant professor of anthropology at North Carolina State […]

“No Exit” by Jean Paul Sartre, a TheatreUNCA production

Carol Belk Theatre

TheatreUNCA’s newest production is “No Exit,” a play from renowned playwright and existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, with showings February 29 through March 2 at 7:30 p.m. and March 3rd at 2 p.m in the Carol Belk Theatre at UNC Asheville.

$5 – $15

Evan Kafka: Trophies & Billboard Selfies

Ramsey Library, Blowers Gallery

An exhibit featuring photographer Evan Kafka, “Trophies & Billboards Selfies” is on display at the Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library until March 31.

Free

History Day

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

On March 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., UNC Asheville’s Department of History will host History Day!

UNC Asheville Annual Pi-Day Fun-Run

Carrier Park 220 Amboy Road, Asheville

Celebrate Pi Day at UNC Asheville's annual fun-run on March 17, starting at 3:14 pm sharp. Whether you prefer to run, walk, skip, or trot the 3.14-mile distance, come take part in honoring the mathematical marvel that is Pi at Carrier Park, 220 Amboy Rd Asheville, NC 28806.

$10 – $20

Common Word Community Read: “Political Violence as Terrorism”

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

On March 18 at 6 p.m. Mark Gibney, Carol G. Belk Distinguished Professor of Political Science at UNC Asheville will discuss the link between politics, violence, and terror, relating the events of this semester’s Community Read book, “Wilmington's Lie,” to contemporary crises around the globe.

Free

Visiting Writers: Natalie Baszile

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

On March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Room of UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union, Natalie Baszile will present readings from her recent work.

Free

Live at Lunch: Latin Jazz Ensemble

Lipinsky Hall

Catch the student Latin Jazz Ensemble on March 21 at 12 p.m., live on the Quad in front of Lipinsky!

Free

Paint the Sky with Music

Lipinsky Hall Lobby

Join the Asheville Singers for their choral concert “Paint the Sky with Music” in the Lipinsky Hall lobby from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on March 26. 

Free – $10

Live at Lunch: NOIRE

Lipinsky Hall

Check out the student ensemble NOIRE on March 28 at 12 p.m., live on the Quad in front of Lipinsky!

Free

The Breakfast Club Concert

Lipinsky Hall 018

Join The Breakfast Club student ensemble for a performance of your favorite songs from the 1980’s in the Lipinsky Hall Room 018 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on March 28. 

Free – $10

Becoming Beholden: Floods, Fires, and Acts of Witness

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)

On March 28 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall of Highsmith Student Union, Shannon Gayk will explore how premodern accounts of biblical flood and fire probe the ethics of seeing ecological catastrophe and responding to the suffering it generates.

Free

Jewish Perspectives on Reproductive Rights

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, Shulamit Reinharz Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University, explores how Jewish texts, Jewish law, and contemporary Jewish ethics inform questions of reproductive health issues.

Free

Wayne Shorter & Latin Jazz Ensembles

Lipinsky Hall Auditorium

On April 4 at 7 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville student ensembles will perform the music of Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist, and Latin Jazz.

Hate Ends Now

Reed Plaza 1 University Heights, Asheville

A powerful exhibit about the Holocaust will be visiting the UNC Asheville campus April 9 to April 12, open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Reed Plaza.

Free

Live at Lunch: Wayne Shorter Ensemble and Studio 18

Lipinsky Hall

Check out the student ensembles Wayne Shorter Ensemble and Studio 18 on April 11 at 12 p.m., live on the Quad in front of Lipinsky! The ensembles will perform a variety of jazz music, instrumental and vocal.

Free

Visiting Writers: Neema Avashia

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

On April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Room of UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union, Neema Avashia will present readings from her recent work.

Free

Give UNC Asheville 2024

On April 17, from midnight to midnight, our community unites as Bulldogs for Give UNC Asheville, the University’s biggest day of giving.

Sincerely, The Egg

Carol Belk Theatre

Two shows, one experience! From April 18 through the 21, TheatreUNCA will host two productions “Sincerely,” and “The Egg” in the Carol Belk Theatre. 

Advanced Skywarn Spotter Training

Rhoades Robinson 125

UNC Asheville’s Atmospheric Sciences will host an advanced Skywarn storm-spotter training course at 6:30 p.m. on April 23, at UNC Asheville’s Robinson Hall, room 125.

Free

Spring 2024 Student Art & Ceramics Sale

Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery

A wide variety of functional and decorative pottery, prints, and other artwork created by UNC Asheville students will be on sale in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery of Owen Hall on April 26 and 27.

Free

BA Salon Exhibition

Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery

Explore visual works of expression from graduating Art majors at the annual BA Salon Exhibition, presented by the UNC Asheville Department of Art and Art History

Free

Holocaust Remembrance Day – YomHaShoah

Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge Room (202/203)

A community remembrance of the Holocaust will be hosted at UNC Asheville on May 5 from 3 to 5 p.m in the Blue Ridge Room of Highsmith Union. The event will feature the keynote speaker, Michèle Taylor, a U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Free