Bulldog Women’s Soccer Exhibition Match
The Bulldogs, in their first match under new head coach Lindsay Vera, take on Queens (NC) at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus. No tickets are needed for this exhibition match.
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Campus Creatives Exhibition
Campus Creatives, featuring works in many different media created by UNC Asheville faculty and staff, is on view now through Sept. 30 in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library, in Blowers Gallery.
Campus Picnic and Rockypalooza 2018
Right after Convocation, the Campus Picnic and Rockypalooza - UNC Asheville's celebration to start the new school year, begins. Rockypalooza is a carnival of activities, including a ferris wheel, rock climbing wall, extreme air trampoline, obstacle course, and much more.
Exhibition: The Decisive Dream – Photographs by Cuban-American artist Gory (Rogelio López Marín)
The Decisive Dream, featuring the photographs of Cuban-American artist Gory (Rogelio López Marín), has been extended through Oct. 11 in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall.
Opening Reception with Curator Cynthia Canejo
Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke GalleryThe Decisive Dream, featuring the photographs of Cuban-American artist Gory (Rogelio López Marín), will be on view Aug. 24-Oct. 5 in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall. An opening reception with curator Cynthia Canejo, UNC Asheville associate professor of art history, will be held in the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24.
Bulldog Soccer Doubleheader Aug. 31
This soccer doubleheader of features the UNC Asheville Bulldog women's team taking on Delaware State at 4 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. match-up of the Bulldog men versus USC Upstate.
$4 – $6
Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. The Citadel
The Bulldogs face The Citadel 2 p.m. at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.
$4 – $6
Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. VMI
The Bulldogs face VMl 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.
$4 – $6
Fall 2018 Greenfest Campus Work Day
From planting to mulching to tending the bee hotel, the Greenfest Campus Work day provides a chance to roll up your sleeves and make the UNC Asheville campus that much more green and beautiful.
Crisis in Venezuela – World Affairs Council Talk by Russell Crandall
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)Russell Crandall, Davidson College professor of Latin American studies will analyze affairs in Venezuela. The author of four books, Crandall also has worked for the U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staff, and been a consultant for the World Bank, Andean Development Bank and the United Nations.
$10
WNC College Fair
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaSponsored by the Carolina Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (CACRAO), the Western North Carolina College Fair features representation from both public and private universities and colleges.
Beth Fleenor Music Residency
Clarinetist, composer and vocalist Beth Fleenor describes herself as a "sensory artist," and she will be in residency, teaching and performing at UNC Asheville Sept. 19-21. In addition to leading classes for UNC Asheville music students, Fleenor will perform with students in a free concert at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 in Lipinsky Auditorium.
Talk by Wes Moore, Author and Robin Hood Foundation CEO
Wes Moore will give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20 in Lipinsky Auditorium. Moore is author of "The Other Wes Moore," which the Baltimore Sun called “startling and revelatory...a rocketing real-life narrative,” which tells the story of a generation of boys trying to find their way in a hostile world.
Family Weekend 2018
Family weekend features special events and gatherings for UNC Asheville students and their families, including the Chancellor's Welcome Reception on Friday, back-to-class sessions and a picnic on the Quad on Saturday, and more. Families can check in and purchase tickets from 3:30-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept.21 on the first floor of Highsmith Union.
$35
Bulldog Women’s Volleyball vs. Radford
Justice CenterThe Bulldogs face Radford at 6 p.m. at the Justice Center on the UNC Asheville campus.
$4 – $6
Sexual Health Education and Teens – Community Panel Discussion
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumThis event is free and open to everyone at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum, and is sponsored by UNC Asheville's Key Center for Community-Engaged Learning. It will feature panelists who work with teenagers in both school and community settings, who will share their knowledge and experience of sexual health education.
Tribal Economics and the Eastern Band of Cherokee – Talk by Historian Christopher Arris Oakley of ECU
Karpen Hall 038Christopher Arris Oakley will discuss his newly published book, "New South Indians Tribal Economics and the Eastern Band of Cherokee in the Twentieth Century," in a free public talk at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Room 038.
Music Faculty Lecture Series – Jonathan T. King: Modernity and the Five-String Banjo – A Japanese Perspective
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumThis first music faculty lecture for 2018-19 will be presented by Assistant Professor of Music Jonathan T. King at at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. These lectures are free and open to everyone.
Visiting Writer Series: Frank X Walker
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)UNC Asheville's Visting Writer Series presents authors reading from and discussing their works and their writing process. These events are free and open to everyone. Frank X Walker begins the fall series at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room.
ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 10
Registration for this annual conference held at the UNC Asheville Reuter Center and other area locations, is available at the door. Daily passes and tickets for the keynote and keynote panel are available with special prices for students and OLLI members.
TheatreUNCA: “War of the Worlds”
Carol Belk TheatreIn celebration of the 80th anniversary of the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds – Orson Welles’ dramatization of the H.G. Wells novel – TheatreUNCA will bring the drama to the stage, with shows Sept. 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m., and a special midnight show on Sept. 29, all in Belk Theatre.
Bulldog Swimming and Diving Intrasquad and Alumni Meet
Justice Center PoolUNC Asheville swimming and diving meets are held at the Justice Center Pool and admission is free. This meet begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29.
TheatreUNCA: “War of the Worlds”
Carol Belk TheatreIn celebration of the 80th anniversary of the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds – Orson Welles’ dramatization of the H.G. Wells novel – TheatreUNCA will bring the drama to the stage, with shows Sept. 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m., and a special midnight show on Sept. 29, all in Belk Theatre.
Special Midnight Show – TheatreUNCA: “War of the Worlds”
Carol Belk TheatreNOTE - This special show takes place Saturday night/wee hours on Sunday!! In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the radio broadcast of War of the Worlds – Orson Welles’ dramatization of the H.G. Wells novel – TheatreUNCA will bring the drama to the stage, with shows Sept. 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m., and a special midnight show on Sept. 29, all in Belk Theatre.
21st Annual Department of Chemistry Squibb Lecture by Dana Boyd Barr
Rhoades Robinson 125Dana Boyd Barr
Dana Boyd Barr, research professor of environmental health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, will deliver the 21st Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture at UNC Asheville, Oct. 1, 2018. The evening lecture will be livestreamed at 7:30 p.m. in Rhoades Robinson Hall Room 125 and the livestream viewing is free and open to everyone
Mexico and the U.S.: A View of their Economic Intertwining – World Affairs Council Talk by Remedios Gómez Arnau
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)Remedios Gómez Arnau, Mexico’s consul general serving in Raleigh, N.C., will provide an update on economic ties between her nation and the U.S. Prior to her consular service, Arnau was the academic secretary and associate researcher at the Center for Research on North America of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
$10
Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. Gardner-Webb
The Bulldogs face Gardner-Webb at 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.
$4 – $6
NextFest Career Fair
Sherrill Center ConcourseUNC Asheville’s Career Center will host “NextFest,” an event showcasing 70 local, regional and national careers, internships, service opportunities and graduate schools from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, in UNC Asheville Sherrill Center Concourse. NextFest is free and open to area students, alumni and community members, who will find opportunities to find the next steps which will allow them utilize their talents and advance their goals.
“Genetically Engineered Foods and the Chronic Misrepresentation of Facts” – Talk by Steven M. Druker of Alliance for Bio-Integrity
Rhoades Robinson 125Public interest attorney Steven M. Druker, founder of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125, in an event co-sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Department of Environmental Studies and Living Web Farms. This event is free and open to everyone.
OLLI Stem Lecture – The Fermi Plague: Why Haven’t We Detected Extraterrestrial Civilizations? Should We Care?
Reuter CenterThe STEM Lecture Series at OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, is free and open to OLLI members and non-members alike. The talks take place at 4:30 p.m. in Reuter Center Room 206.
How to be an Ethical Shopper – Fair Trade Month Panel Discussion
This panel discussion will cover ethical business practices, living wages, ethically sourced products and the story of fair trade. It takes place off campus, at The Block off Biltmore, 39 S. Market St., Asheville. This event is free and open to everyone.
Bulldog Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Campbell
Justice Center PoolUNC Asheville swimming and diving meets are held at the Justice Center Pool and admission is free. This meet begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.
FREE ADMISSION – Bulldog Women’s Soccer vs. Winthrop
The Bulldogs face Winthrop at 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field on the UNC Asheville campus.
$4 – $6
Midterm Election Info Session
Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)Timed with the October 17 start of early voting, UNC Asheville's Political Science Club, a student organization, will present a non-partisan information session from 6:30-8 p.m. in Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall, led by alumna JaNesha Slaughter '17 of Democracy NC. This event is free and open to everyone.
Writers at Home – Poet Tina Barr Reads at Malaprop’s
Malaprops Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St.,, AshevilleTina Barr will read from her latest book, Green Target, when the Writers at Home series resumes at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. This event, presented by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and hosted by the program’s director, Tommy Hays, is free and open to everyone.
Mystical Arts of Tibet – Weeklong Residency by Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery
The monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will return to UNC Asheville Oct.22-26 for a residency that includes creating a sand mandala, lectures on Tibetan culture, traditions and beliefs, and a sacred music and dance performance.
OLLI Workshop – Navigating a Dementia Diagnosis, Oct. 22
Reuter Center 206Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of WNC this series of lectures will offer insight into dementia, free and open to everyone at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22.
Artifacts from Fort San Juan and the Stories They Tell – Archaeology Lecture by David Moore
Rhoades Robinson 125This event presented as part of the Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) 123rd Lecture Program that will bring leading scholars to audiences across the U.S. during the 2018-19 academic year. It is free and open to everyone at 7:30 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Rhoades Robinson Hall, Room 125.
OLLI STEM Lecture – Math Partnership with Asheville Public Housing
Reuter CenterThe STEM Lecture Series at OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, is free and open to OLLI members and non-members alike. The talks take place at 4:30 p.m. in Reuter Center Room 206.
OLLI Presents Storytelling by Adam Booth
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)This special storytelling event is free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.
OLLI Workshop – Navigating a Dementia Diagnosis, Oct. 29
Reuter Center 206Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of WNC, this lecture, free and open to everyone at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 in the Reuter Center, will offer insight into dementia.
Documentary: “Connected by Coffee”
Karpen Hall 038This screening of the documentary Connected by Coffee is hosted by UNC Asheville's Fair Trade Committee. Free and open to everyone at 6 p.m. in Karpen Hall room 038.
Music Faculty Lecture Series – Fletcher Peacock: “Talkin’ Trombone” Lecture/Recital
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumUNC Asheville Director of Instrumental Studies Fletcher Peacock will present Talkin' Trombone, a combination lecture/recital at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This event is free and open to everyone.
Visiting Writer Series – Therese Anne Fowler and Denise Kiernan
Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View RoomUNC Asheville's Visiting Writer Series presents Therese Anne Fowler and Denise Kiernan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct.30 in the Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room. This event is free and open to everyone.
photo+sphere
Asheville Masonic Temple 80 Broadway St., Ashevillephoto+sphere is a project of Asheville's MAP (Media Arts Project) that explores the environment through photography and photo-media, and UNC Asheville people and facilities are involved in some of the events.
Turning of the Maples 2018
The Turning of the Maples, UNC Asheville's annual fall celebration, with food, music and fun, will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, on the Quad.
Bulldog Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Gardner-Webb
Justice Center PoolUNC Asheville swimming and diving meets are held at the Justice Center Pool and admission is free. This meet begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2.
Pints with Professors Moraguez and Bahls – Why Do/Don’t People Vote and What Can Go Wrong with Voting Anyway?
Habitat Tavern and Commons 174 Broadway St.,, AshevilleFrom 7-8:30 p.m. on Election Night, Nov. 6, UNC Asheville faculty members Ashley Moraguez and Patrick Bahls will discuss "the paradox of voting in the United States" when the Pint with a Professor series resumes at Habitat Tavern & Commons, 174 Broadway St. in Asheville. This event is open to everyone and admission is free; food and beverages are not.
The New Silk Road: China’s Influence and Expansion into Africa – World Affairs Council Talk by Lina Benabdallah
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)Lina Benabdallah, Wake Forest University assistant professor of politics and international affairs, will share her observations. Her research has been quoted in The Washington Post and The New York Times, and she is a contributing editor to Africa is a Country. She is an executive board member of the Chinese in Africa/Africans in China network.
$10
Talk by Frank Goldsmith – “Seeking Truth and Transparency: North Carolina’s Role in US Torture”
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumRetired civil rights attorney Frank Goldsmith, co-chair of the North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT), will give a free public talk at noon on Thursday, Nov. 8, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.