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Practicing Archaeology (and Science) in the Current Political Climate – Archaeology Lecture by Anne Pyburn

Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room

UNC Asheville will present its first archaeology lecture of the fall 2019 semester on Sept. 25, focusing on how archaeologists and other scientists can and must engage more successfully with the public in the current political and mass media climate. This talk is free and open to everyone at 7:30 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room.

OLLI Law Enforcement Forum

Reuter Center

OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, will host a Law Enforcement Forum featuring Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller, Asheville Deputy Police Chief Wade Wood, and UNC Asheville Chief of Police Eric Boyce, from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept 27, at the Reuter Center on campus, in the Manheimer Room. This event is free and open to everyone.

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North Carolina State Dinner of the Mathematical Association of America

Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room

The 2019 North Carolina State Dinner of the Mathematical Association of America will take place Friday, Sept. 27, at the UNC Asheville Sherrill Center. The evening will feature poster presentations from selected undergraduate students from North Carolina universities and a talk by Jane Hawkins, professor emerita at UNC-Chapel Hill and treasurer of the American Mathematical Society.

$25.50
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Discovery Day: The UNC Asheville Open House

Discovery Day: The UNC Asheville Open House takes place on Saturday, Sept. 28, giving college-bound students and their families a chance to talk with current students, meet one-on-one with faculty and staff, tour campus and discuss academic programs, financial aid, scholarships and the application process.

Craft Your Commerce Workshop – Expand Your Reach with Shopify

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)

This workshop presented by digital marketers and UNC Asheville alumni Jesse Michel and Patrick Conant will take place from 2-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the Highsmith Student Union in Alumni Hall. Admission is $25; UNC Asheville students are admitted free.

Bulldog Soccer Doubleheader vs. High Point

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will face Big South rival High Point in a soccer doubleheader, with the women's match beginning at 3:30 p.m. followed by the men's match at 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.

$4 – $6
Kerri Pratt

2019 Squibb Lectures in Chemistry by Kerri Pratt

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

UNC Asheville's 22nd Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series in Chemistry will take place October 3, 2019 with the theme “Understanding Air Quality and Climate Change.” Visiting scholar Kerri Pratt will lecture at 11:45 a.m. and at 7 p.m. on two related topics. Both take place in Highsmith Student Union, free and open to all. 

Blue Ridge Orchestra Concerts

The Blue Ridge Orchestra, Asheville's community orchestra, will perform two concerts, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday, in Lipinsky Auditorium. General admission seating is $15; $5 for students.

Poetrio at Malaprop’s Featuring Mildred Barya

Malaprops Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St.,, Asheville

Mildred Barya, UNC Asheville assistant professor of English, now coordinates the monthly Poetrio series and will read from her works, along with poets Ryan Walsh and Annie Woodford, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Free and open to everyone.

OLLI STEM Lectures: Don Martin – “Value and Importance of Science”

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

 The theme for OLLI's 2019-20 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer and Math) Lecture Series is “Science vs. Science Denial.” This series is free and open to everyone at 4:30 p.m. in the Reuter Center, presented by members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.

OLLI Appalachian Term Program Series – Ethnobotanist David Cozzo

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

As part of a theme term on Appalachia, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville (OLLI) will be offering a series of evening programs, free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room.

Family Business Forum: “Critical Conversations” with the Broyhills

Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room

Christian Broyhill Swan and Hunt Broyhill of Broyhill Furniture company will lead a UNC Asheville Family Business Forum on "Critical Conversations," beginning at 8 a.m. in the Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room. Free to Forum members; $175 for all others.

Bulldog Soccer Doubleheader Oct. 12

UNC Asheville's Greenwood Field hosts a soccer doubleheader on Saturday, Oct. 12, with the Bulldog men facing Radford at 3:30 p.m. and the women taking on Charleston Southern at 6 p.m.

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Annual African Americans in WNC and Southern Appalachia Conference

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

The fifth annual African Americans in Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia Conference returns to Asheville this fall, offering scholars and the community an opportunity to illuminate the African American experience in Southern Appalachia.

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BFA Exhibition in Painting by Jodi O’Hara – “The Flyers: A Symbology of Hope”

RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville

Painting by UNC Asheville BFA student Jodi O'Hara will be featured in a new exhibition, The Flyers: A Symbology of Hope, on view Oct. 18-29 at RAMP Studio Gallery, 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

Zachary Grim playing his guitar

Zachary Grim – Classical Guitar Concert and Master Class

Baltimore-based classical guitarist Zachary Grim will perform in a free concert at 5 p..m. on Friday, Oct. 18, and then join with UNC Asheville students Jake Bartholomew and Jack St. Jean for a classical guitar master class at 6:15 p.m.

Kelby Costner

Kelby Costner Concert to Benefit Asheville Fire Fighters Association

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

This concert, a benefit for the Asheville Fire Fighters Association Local 332, features country artist Kelby Costner and Gal Friday, and takes place at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 in Kimmel Arena on campus. Tickets are $30.

$30

UNC Asheville’s University Chorale and Asheville Singers in Concert

Lipinsky Hall Lobby

Two UNC Asheville vocal ensembles, the University Chorale, directed by Chuck Taft, and the Asheville Singers, directed by Melodie Galloway, will perform in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, in the Lipinsky Hall Lobby. The concert is free and open to everyone.

Concert: Aesthetics of the Afro-Americas

Lipinsky Hall Lobby

Student, faculty and community musicians will perform djembe drumming, Afro-Brazilian music, blues piano, choir spirituals and funk. This free concert takes place at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 in the Lipinsky Hall Lobby. 

Film Screening: “Sankofa”

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

The film "Sankofa" will be screened at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto. Free and open to everyone.

OLLI STEM Lectures: Michael Wang – “Basic Science and Medicine”

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The theme for OLLI’s 2019-20 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer and Math) Lecture Series is “Science vs. Science Denial.” This series is free and open to everyone at 4:30 p.m. in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room, presented by members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.

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Bulldog Madness – Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preview Event

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

Bulldog Madness, presented by Ingles, is a free pep rally and season preview with food and fun events for UNC Asheville basketball fans of all ages, beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Kimmel Arena on campus.

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Revitalising Māori Astronomy – Lecture by Rangi Matamua

Rangi Matamua, professor and associate dean at The University of Waikato in New Zealand. will present a free public lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. No tickets needed.

Black History 101 Mobile Museum with Khalid el-Hakim

This traveling tabletop exhibition, curated by Khalid el-Hakim, has more than 5,000 items spanning from slavery to hip hop. It will be on view from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room, free and open to everyone. El-Hakim will also give a free public lecture at noon in the exhibition location.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)

Blood donations will be collected by the American Red Cross between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.23 in the Highsmith Student Union, in Alumni Hall on the lower level.

OLLI Appalachian Term Program Series – Writer Silas House

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

As part of a theme term on Appalachia, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville (OLLI) will be offering a series of evening programs, free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room.

Hwa-Jin Kim

Hwa-Jin Kim in Concert

Renowned classical pianist Hwa-Jin Kim will perform in concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Audiorium. General admission tickets are $20, available online and at the door.

FAFSA Day

Zageir Hall Computer Lab

Applying to college? 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. This event is open to everyone, from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 26, in Zageir Hall in the Computer Lab (room 101).

Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. Presbyterian

The Bulldogs play their final match of the regular season, facing Presbyterian at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.

C-SPAN's branded bus

C-SPAN Bus – Mobile Classroom – Open for Tours, a Class, and Interviews

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

C-SPAN staff will conduct an open-to-the-public class at 11 a.m. in Highsmith Student Union room 225, and C-SPAN's Battleground States Tour bus - a 45-foot customized mobile classroom and production studio, parked outside of Highsmith Student Union between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., will host tours, and conduct interviews about the election, on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

drawing by Sydney Levitt

BFA Drawing Exhibition by Sydney Levitt: “Objects of Significance: An Adoration of Home Through Personal Belongings”

RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville

Drawings by UNC Asheville BFA student Sydney Levitt will be featured in a new exhibition on view Nov. 1-12 at RAMP Studio Gallery, 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov.1. Admission is free to the reception and the exhibition. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on weekends, with evening and weekend entry through the French Broad Chocolate Factory entrance at RAMP.

Bulldog Men’s Soccer vs. Presbyterian

The Bulldog men's soccer team plays its final match of the regular season at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.

$4 – $6
Book cover shows FDR shaking hands with farmers in Georgia

Two Presidents with Southern Connections: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter – Talk by Historian Kaye Lanning Minchew

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

Historian, archivist and UNC Asheville alum Kaye Lanning Minchew will give a free public talk - Two Presidents with Southern Connections: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter - at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. Kaye Lanning Minchew Minchew, who is now working on a book on Jimmy Carter, is […]

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