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Origins of Fascism in the U.S. – Alvis Dunn of history faculty facilitates discussion with author Michael Roberto at Malaprop’s

Malaprops Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St.,, Asheville

Alvis Dunn, assistant professor of history, will facilitate a book talk with Michael Roberto, author of The Coming of the American Behemoth: The Origins of Fascism in the United States, 1920-1940. The discussion is free and open to everyone at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville.

Darin Waters Talk on Confederate Monuments: Whose Story? Democratizing America’s Collective Memory

Lenoir-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies 36 Montford Ave., 2nd Floor, Asheville

Darin Waters, UNC Asheville associate professor of history and executive director of community engagement, will give a talk titled, Whose Story? Democratizing America's Collective Memory, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Lenoir-Rhyne Center for Graduate Studies, 36 Montford Ave. (second floor), in Asheville. This event is free and open to everyone but RSVP is required. 

Left: Graphite and Gesso on paper by Gillian Mauer. Right: Ink and watercolor by Addie Starbird

52nd Annual UNC Asheville Student Juried Art Exhibition

RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville

This exhibition of works, hosted by Art Guild, UNC Asheville's student art club, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 1, and continues through March 16. This free exhibition is at the RAMP Gallery, 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville.

Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. Appalachian State University

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, Asheville

The UNC Asheville Bulldog women’s tennis team will take on Appalachian State University at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.

Bulldog Basketball Senior Day Doubleheader

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

It's the final home game of the regular season for the Bulldog women's and men's basketball teams, brought together in a doubleheader with special honors for the seniors on both teams. The action begins with the women taking on Charleston Southern at 2 p.m., and then the men will tip off against High Point at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 in Kimmel Arena.

Gina Chavez with her group

Gina Chavez Master Class

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

Gina Chavez, a 10-time Austin Music Award-winner who has topped the Latin iTunes and Amazon charts, will lead a master class, free and open to everyone, from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.

Gina Chavez with her group

Gina Chavez in Concert

Multi-ethnic Latin pop songstress and 10-time Austin Music Award-winner Gina Chavez will perform at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6 in Lipinsky Auditorium as part of UNC Asheville's Cultural Events Series. Tickets are available online and at the door.

$15

World Affairs Council – Decoding U.S.-China Trade with Julie Snyder

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

U.S.-China trade relations will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s Decoding U.S.-China Trade lecture at UNC Asheville, which begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Mar. 12, in the university’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room.

$10

Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. Charleston Southern University

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, Asheville

The UNC Asheville Bulldog women’s tennis team will take on Charleston Southern University at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown, 27 Resort Drive, Asheville. Admission is free.

UNC Asheville baseball players at a game.

Bulldog Baseball vs. USC Upstate

The Bulldogs will take on Big South rival USC Upstate, with games at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 3 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday, at Greenwood Field on campus.

"LLama en los Andes" - Chancellor's Purchase Award-winning photo by Virginia Taylor

International Photo Contest Exhibition

UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library Blowers Gallery will host an exhibition of the winning photos in the International Photo Contest, sponsored by the university's Study Abroad Office, from April 1-16. A reception with the photographers will take place from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the gallery.

Film Screening: Get Out

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

Get Out, the satirical horror film about American race relations, written and directed by Jordan Peele, will be screened at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19 in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union Grotto. This rated-R film is free and open to the public. A short Q-and-A will follow the screening.

World Affairs Council Talk – The Rise of Populism in Europe, presented by John Plant

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The role of immigration and political shifts will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s The Rise of Populism lecture at UNC Asheville, which begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, in the university’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room. This talk had originally been scheduled in February.

$10
Movie freeze-frame of a large crowd.

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.

Conference: Philosophical Engagements With Trauma

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

Scholars 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.

The Sherill Center during the Robotics state championship

North Carolina FIRST® Robotics State Championship

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

High-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.,, Asheville

The 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 Men’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, Asheville

The 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.

Roger May's photo of the mountains of Mingo County, West Virginia

Talk by Renowned Appalachian Photographer and Writer Roger May

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

Roger 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 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.

Greenfest dates and theme with wildflowers in the background

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 Center

The 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.

Johnny Cash with guitars at his home in 1960

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.,, Asheville

The 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.

kelvin nc science festival logo

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 floor

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, 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.

Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. Hampton University

Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, Asheville

The 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.,, Asheville

The 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.

Sylvia Mendez

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.,, Asheville

The 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.

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