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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 Plaza

Languages 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., Asheville

UNC 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.

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.

Photo of Mãe Filhinha of Yemanjá-Ogunté, featured in the film Yemanjá. Copyright 2013 by Gerald Lee Hoffman

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.

16th Annual New Media Student Show

Zeis Hall, second floor lobby

The 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.

"Saturn," Charcoal on paper by Jason Rafferty

“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., Asheville

Sara 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 Forum

Cas 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.

Composers Concert

Lipinsky Hall 018

UNC Asheville students will perform their own compositions at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in Lipinsky Hall room 018. This concert is free and open to everyone. 

Concert on the Quad

Afternoon Concert on the Quad

Installation kicks off with an afternoon concert on the Quad, hosted by the Student Government Association and featuring campus music and environmental activities.

Students looking up at a tree

Tree Campus USA Celebration

Eight of the iconic maple trees that line the University Quad will each be named for one of UNC Asheville’s previous chancellors in recognition of their steadfast leadership and enduring commitment to the University.

ᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ (To Ki Ya Sdi) Room Naming Ceremony and Reception

Highsmith Student Union, To Ki Ya Sdi (ᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ) Room (238)

UNC Asheville will hold a special room naming ceremony in honor of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and its lasting partnership with UNC Asheville. The ceremony for the ᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ (To Ki Ya Sdi) room will take place in the renovated Highsmith Student Union, Room 238.

“Celebrate UNC Asheville” Roundtable Three: Inclusive Excellence and Equity: The Power of a University Partnership

The roundtable talk will be led by Al Whitesides, Buncombe County Commissioner; Debra Campbell, City Manager, City of Asheville; Kimberlee Archie, Equity and Inclusion Manager, City of Asheville; Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, Chief Academic Officer and Provost at the University of the District of Columbia; and Frank Goldsmith, retired civil rights attorney who currently works as a mediator and arbitrator throughout Western North Carolina. 

Bryan Stevenson (photo by Nina Subin)

Public Lecture by Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

Bryan Stevenson, the attorney, activist and best-selling author who led the team that created the first national memorial to victims of lynching, will speak at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The talk is free and open to everyone, with support from The David and Lin Brown Visionary Lecture Series and The Van Winkle Law Firm Public Policy Lectures.

Lookout Observatory telescope

Community Stargaze

Lookout Observatory

UPDATE: DUE TO CLOUDY SKIES, THE COMMUNITY STARGAZE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Chancellor Cable at Convocation 2018

Installation Ceremony & Reception

Chancellor Cable will be formally installed as UNC Asheville's Eighth Chancellor in a special ceremony in Kimmel Arena.

students dancing on library steps

Spring 2019 Dance Sharing

Carol Belk Theatre

UNC Asheville Dance Program's Spring 2019 Dance Sharing will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 26, in Belk Theatre. The performance is free and open to everyone.

UNC Asheville Spring 2019 Student Ceramics and Art Sale

838 Riverside Drive

The annual spring UNC Asheville Student Ceramics and Art Sale will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at 838 Riverside Drive, at the intersection with Broadway Street. 

Literature Reading by UNC Asheville Students

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

UNC Asheville's Creative Writing Program presents a reading of works created in the university's Senior Seminar in Creative Writing. Free and open to everyone, this reading takes place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.

Bulldog Baseball vs. ETSU

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will host ETSU for a game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at Greenwood Field on campus.

Lesley Visser

Our Turn to Play Scholarship Luncheon with Lesley Visser

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

The "Our Turn to Play Scholarship Luncheon" presented by Wells Fargo will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, from 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Kimmel Arena in the Wilma M. Sherrill Center on campus. Sports broadcasting legend Lesley Visser will be the featured speaker. This event is free and open to everyone, but you must pre-register to attend. 

Holocaust Remembrance: Murry Sidlin’s Defiant Requiem – Verdi at Terezín

Reuter Center

Murry Sidlin discusses his multimedia concert/drama that commemorates the Jewish concentration camp prisoners who, with one smuggled score, performed Verdi's celebrated oratorio 16 times. Sidlin's talk takes place at 2 p.m. in the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Center at UNC Asheville. Free and open to everyone.

Blue Ridge Orchestra Concerts

The Blue Ridge Orchestra, directed by Milton Crotts, with clarinet soloist Gary Spaulding, will perform music by Copland and Brahms at 3 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5 in Lipinsky Auditorium. General admission tickets are $15; $5 for students.

$5 – $15
A group of people posing together.

Building Bridges 25th Anniversary Celebration

This celebration of Building Bridges' 25 years in pursuit of social justice is an all-day event on Saturday, May 4, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room on campus. This is a ticketed event; $35 per person; $25 for students; lunch included. 

$25 – $35

World Affairs Council Talk at OLLI – Brexit, with Andrew Terrell

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, will host a World Affairs Council talk on Brexit by Andrew S. Terrell, head of the UK Government Office in Raleigh, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room. Admission is $10; students free.

UNC Asheville baseball players at a game.

SCHEDULE UPDATE – Bulldog Baseball vs. Radford

SCHEDULE UPDATE - Due to expected inclement weather on the weekend, the UNC Asheville Bulldog baseball series against Big South rival Radford will now have one game at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, and a doubleheader on Friday, May 10, with start time TBA, at Greenwood Field on campus.

African American Entrepreneurs Public Forum

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, will host a public forum featuring local African American Entrepreneurs, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room. This event is free and open to everyone.

Parking for Bernie Sanders Rally

Parking Lot P28

Parking will be available in Lot P28 on the morning of Friday, May 17 for the rally by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at the off-campus venue, the Salvage Station, 446 Riverside Dr., Asheville. The Sanders campaign event will provide shuttle service between campus and the Salvage Station.

Documentary and Discussion – “Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution”

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The AARP will present a showing of the documentary film, "Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution," with a post-screening discussion, at OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room. This event is free and open to everyone.

UNC Asheville's ECM Ensemble

ECM Ensemble at White Horse Black Mountain

White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Rd., Black Mountain

UNC Asheville's student ECM Ensemble, led by Associate Professor William Bares on piano, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at the White Horse Black Mountain, 105c Montreat Rd., Black Mountain, N.C. Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at the door; $6 for students.

$6 – $12

Community Meeting – Update on Edgewood Rd. Parking Project

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

UNC Asheville will host a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, in the Reuter Center, Manheimer Room to provide an update on the Edgewood Road parking lot project in collaboration with Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church. This meeting is open to all. Representatives from both the university and the church will be present to share an updated parking lot design incorporating feedback from the community.

Photo shows well-dressed African Americans crossing a downtown Asheville street; part of the Isaiah Rice Collection

Isaiah Rice Historical Photo Exhibition

Eagle Market Place Community Exhibition Space 19 Eagle Street, Asheville

The Isaiah Rice Photo Collection, which provides a window into Asheville's African American history through vivid images of life in the city's black community from the 1950s through the 1970s, will be on view May 24-Aug. 24 at the new Eagle Market Place Community Exhibition Space, 19 Eagle Street, Asheville, An opening reception will be held at the exhibition space from 5:30-8 p.m. on Friday, May 24. The reception and exhibit are free and open to everyone.

Health Equity Forum on Dogwood Health Trust

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

This forum will be held from 8:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on May 24 hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, in the Reuter Center's Manheimer Room. The forum is free and open to the public. NOTE - This event is now sold out!!

Electronic musicians shown performing at ContinuuCon 2018

ContinuuCon Electronic Music Conference and June 1 Concert

Lipinsky Hall

ContinuuCon 2019, the fourth annual international Haken Continuum conference, will place at UNC Asheville from May 30 through June 1. The participating electronic musicians will perform in a concert, free and open to everyone at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 in Lipinsky Auditorium on campus. Multi-instrumentalists Rob Schwimmer, Sally Sparks, and UNC Asheville Padisson Distinguished Professor Wayne Kirby will be among the performers.

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