Human Rights Film Festival
UNC Asheville will host its ninth Human Rights Film Festival presenting three award-winning films, March 20-22. The films are free and open to everyone, beginning at 7 p.m. with post-screening discussions.
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Three Local Authors: Poets Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and Novelist Kevin McIlvoy
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumUNC Asheville's Creative Writing Program presents a reading by three local authors - poets Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and novelist Kevin McIlvoy - at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum, free and open to everyone.
2019 Parsons Lecture by Ronald D. Taylor – The Patterns of Play: A Recreational View of Mathematics
The 2019 Parson Lecture by Ronald D. Taylor, The Patterns of Play: A Recreational View of Mathematics, takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 21, in Lipinsky Auditorium. This talk is free and open to everyone.
Conference: Philosophical Engagements With Trauma
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumScholars in philosophy from around the U.S. as well as Canada, England and Russia, will gather at UNC Asheville to explore Philosophical Engagements with Trauma at a March 22-23 conference.
BFA Sculpture Exhibition by Jeb Hedgecock: “The Frame Will Walk: Understanding Inheritance and Transition”
RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville"The Frame Will Walk: Understanding Inheritance and Transition," the BFA Exhibition of sculpture by UNC Asheville senior Jeb Hedgecock, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 22, and will remain on view in the RAMP Gallery through April 2. Free and open to everyone.
Junior Preview Day – Open House for High School Juniors
This special open house experience for high school juniors starts at 9:30 a.m. and finishes with lunch and a campus tour in early afternoon. Please pre-register.
North Carolina FIRST® Robotics State Championship
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaHigh-school students from across North Carolina will have the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an intense six weeks of designing and building an original robot in the FIRST ® Robotics Competition
Men’s Tennis vs. Radford
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog men’s tennis team will take on Radford at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
Bulldog Women’s Golf: UNC Asheville French Broad Collegiate Invitational
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove 40 Club Village Way, ArdenThe Bulldog women's golf team will host the UNC Asheville French Broad Invitational Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, 40 Club Village Way, Arden, N.C.
Music Faculty Lecture Series Keynote: Jennifer Iverson – Fraught Adjacencies: The Politics of German Electronic Music
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumThe keynote lecture for UNC Asheville's 2018-19 Music Faculty Lecture Series will be presented by Jennifer Iverson, assistant professor of music at the University of Chicago. Her talk will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum, and is free and open to everyone.
Lecture by Janine Jones – “Much Ado about Blackness: Beauvoir Was Just Playing in the Dark”
Janine Jones, associate professor of philosophy at UNC Greensboro, will give a free public talk titled Much Ado about Blackness: Beauvoir Was Just Playing in the Dark, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room.
Bulldog Men’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog men's tennis team will take on USC Upstate at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
“Politics, Tragedy, and Chicken Tenders” – Talk by Historian Bryant Simon
Karpen Hall 038Bryant Simon, professor of history at Temple University, will give a talk, Politics, Tragedy, and Chicken Tenders, at noon on Thursday, March 28, in Karpen Hall Room 038. Free and open to everyone.
Talk by Renowned Appalachian Photographer and Writer Roger May
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumRoger May, whose photographic portraits of Appalachia and its people have been featured in national and international media, will display some of his work and discuss the issues involved in depicting Appalachia, at 5:30 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum; free and open to everyone.
Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. Furman
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs face Furman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at Greenwood Field.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Longwood
The Bulldogs will take on Big South rival Longwood, with games at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 3 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday, at Greenwood Field on campus.
Spring Greenfest 2019
Spring Greenfest 2019 will feature a week of activities March 30-April 6. Greenfest is a semiannual series held on the campus of UNC Asheville in March and September that celebrates sustainability, students and community.
Autumn Players Readers Theatre – “Awake and Sing”
Reuter CenterThe Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre will present Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets and directed by Arnold Sgan, readers theatre style, at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 in the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.
$7
Documentary Film – With All Deliberate Speed
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)The documentary film, With All Deliberate Speed, about the Brown v Board of Education school desegregation and the resistance to it, will be screened at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union Grotto. The screening is free and open to everyone, and will be followed by a short Q-and-A.
Premiere Screening of Ken Burns’s New Country Music Documentary
Country Music, Ken Burns's new PBS documentary series, won't premiere nationally until September, but Burns's co-producers Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey will host a special preview screening and discussion at UNC Asheville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in the Highsmith Student Union's beautiful new Blue Ridge Room.
Bulldog Men’s Tennis vs. Presbyterian College
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog men's tennis team will take on Presbyterian College at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
2019 NC Science Festival at UNC Asheville
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.
Brown vs Board of Education 65th Anniversary Exhibition: In Pursuit of Freedom and Equality: Kansas and the African-American Public School Experience, 1855-1955
Ramsey Library, first floorAs 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.
Trombone Recital by Fletcher Peacock – Something Old, Something New, and Something Blue
Fletcher Peacock, UNC Asheville director of instrumental studies, will perform a faculty recital that will explore standard, lesser-known, and reimagined pieces for trombone. This concert is free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in Lipinsky Audiotorium.
Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. Hampton University
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog women’s tennis team will take on Hampton University at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
Bulldog Men’s Tennis vs. Hampton University
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog men's tennis team will take on Hampton University at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
Asheville Mini Maker Faire at UNC Asheville
The Asheville Mini Maker Faire will take place on and around the UNC Asheville Quad from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The faire is free and open to everyone.
Brown v. Board of Education 65th Anniversary Keynote Talk by Sylvia Mendez
Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez will be the keynote speaker for UNC Asheville's activities commemorating the 65th anniversary of the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down school segregation laws. Her talk, free and open to everyone, takes place at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 8, in Lipinsky Auditorium.
Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe UNC Asheville Bulldog women’s tennis team will take on USC Upstate at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.
Documentary Screening: “America to Me – Tsunami of Privilege”
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)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, a segment of the documentary, America to Me, will be screened at 5 p.m. in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto. This event is free and open to everyone.
Reading by Faculty Authors David Brendan Hopes and Evan Gurney
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumEnglish faculty members David Hopes and Evan Gurney will read from their works at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This reading is free and open to everyone.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Appalachian State
The Bulldogs host mountain rival Appalachian State at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at Greenwood Field on campus.
Memories of Desegregation in Asheville – A Community Panel
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)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, a panel of longtime Asheville area residents will provide a timeline of the desegregation effort locally, share personal memories, and reflect upon the past events and current realities. This event takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto, and is free and open to everyone.
Languages and Cultures in Action
Mills PlazaLanguages and Cultures in Action - an afternoon festival of music, food, poetry, prose, dance and performance celebrating the languages and cultures on the UNC Asheville campus - will take place from noon-4 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, in Mills Plaza on campus. This event, free and open to everyone, is sponsored by the Department of Languages and Literatures.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Winthrop
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will take on Big South rival Winthrop, with games at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 3 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday, at Greenwood Field on campus.
UNC Asheville Student Poets at Asheville Wordfest 2019
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 120 College St., AshevilleUNC Asheville students Devin Carr, They McCutchen and Holt Mettee will read their poems as part of the Asheville Wordfest 2019 Poetry Reading, 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, 120 College St., Asheville. Admission is $8; free for students with ID and for BMCM+AC members.
$8
Stories of Desegregation from the Snowbird Day School 1935-1965
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)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, Assistant Professor Trey Adcock, director of UNC Asheville’s Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, will share the history of the Snowbird Day School. This event, free and open to everyone, takes place at 6 p.m. in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto.
Visting Writers Critical Perspectives Talk by Patrick Elliot Alexander – Revivifying Remembrances: Death Row, Willie Francis, and Imprisoned Radical Intellectualism in Ernest Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying”
Patrick Elliot Alexander will present a Visiting Writers Critical Perspectives talk at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union rooms 225/226. This event is free and open to everyone.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Furman
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will host Furman for a game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at Greenwood Field on campus.
Documentary Film – Yemanjá
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)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.
POSTPONED! — Sovereign Entrepreneurs: Cherokee Small Business Ownership and the Making of Economic Sovereignty
Highsmtih Student Union, French Broad Room (125)THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FALL SEMESTER. Courtney Lewis, author of "Sovereign Entrepreneurs: Cherokee Small Business Ownership and the Making of Economic Sovereignty," will speak at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, at UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union, in the French Broad Room (room 125). This event is free and open to everyone.
TheatreUNCA: “Nothing’s Happening – A Black Mountain College Project”
Carol Belk TheatreThreatreUNCA will stage performances of an original play, created by students in collaboration with guest director Leon Ingulsrud of New York City's SITI Company and based on John Cage's Lecture on Nothing, April 18-20, in Belk Theatre on campus.
$7 – $12
16th Annual New Media Student Show
Zeis Hall, second floor lobbyThe 16th Annual New Media Student Show, a juried exhibition featuring innovative work by UNC Asheville students, will be on view April 19-29 in Zeis Hall, in the second floor lobby. The exhibit opens with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on April 19. The exhibition and reception are both free and open to everyone. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and noon-6 p.m. on the weekend.
“Mythic Images” – Art Exhibition by Jason Rafferty
Highsmith Student Union, Intercultural Gallery"Mystic Images," an exhibit of works by UNC Asheville BFA student Jason Rafferty, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at the Highsmith Student Union Intercultural Gallery. The exhibition will remain on view through April 30. The exhibit and reception are free and open to everyone.
Spring Arts Fest 2019
UNC Asheville’s Spring 2019 Arts Fest, a full day and evening of arts-related exhibitions, performances, demonstrations and activities, will take place on April 19, beginning at 11 a.m. with many events clustered in and around Lipinsky Hall on campus. All Arts Fest events are free and open to everyone except where noted.
STEAM Studio at AMOS Science Pub: “Wake” in Times Square
The Collider 1 Haywood St., AshevilleSara Sanders, director of UNC Asheville's STEAM Studio, will provide a public presentation about Wake, the giant animatronic sculpture created by students and faculty with renowned artist Mel Chin and its installation in New York City's Times Square. This free event takes place at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at The Collider, 1 Haywood St., Asheville, and is part of the AMOS (Asheville Museum of Science) Science Pub series.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Charleston Southern
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will take on Big South rival Charleston Southern in the final game of a three-game series at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Greenwood Field.
Talk by Cas Mudde: Right-Wing Extremism and Populism in the U.S.
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumCas Mudde, the Stanley Wade Shelton Professor at the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, will give a free public talk on right-wing extremism and populism in the U.S., from 4-5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.
Earth Day Film and Speakers – Ikü Nation of Colombia’s Message on Water
To celebrate Earth Day, the documentary film, Naboba, will be screened at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in Highsmith Student Union Room 114. The film will be followed by a cross-cultural discussion featuring Mamo Enemía Izquierdo and Teirungumu Torres from the Ikü Nation, Colombia, starting at 7:30 at the Mullen Park Fire Pit on campus. These events are free and open to everyone.
Bulldog Baseball vs. Wofford
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will host Wofford for a game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23 at Greenwood Field on campus.