FRIDAY BLOOD DRIVE is CANCELED! – Red Cross Blood Drive and Food Collection for MANNA FoodBank
Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)UPDATED Oct. 23, 2020: No blood donations can be accepted today (Friday) due to Red Cross staffing issues.
Loading view.
2020: Women and Politics, A Critical Commemoration of the 19th Amendment
This webinar, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, is free and open to everyone. Areas of focus in the webinar will be African American women and the Suffrage Movement, discursive politics within Women's Suffrage Movements, and women's suffrage in the South.
Turning of the Maples Virtual 5K
UNC Asheville has announced the inaugural Turning of the Maples Virtual 5K. Complete your 3.1 mile run/walk the weekend of October 23-25, 2020, to take in the colorful fall leaves wherever you are. Registration is now open at unca.edu/Virtual5K and the $10 fee includes an exclusive Turning of the Maples 5K beanie hat, a Turning of the Maples 5K sticker, and a downloadable race bib to print off at home.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Webinar Series: Electronic Structure Theories, with Meghan McGreal
Meghan McGreal, a 2015 UNC Asheville graduate student, now part of the Goodpaster Group at the Chemical Theory Center at the University of Minnesota, will discuss electronic structure theories and graduate school experiences at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 in a webinar presented by UNC Asheville's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This webinar is free and open to everyone.
Discovery Day – Online Open House October 24
Discovery Day is the UNC Asheville Open House that gives students and families a chance to see what makes the UNC Asheville experience unique. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s Discovery Day events will be held virtually.
Visiting Writer Series: Poet Melissa Range
UNC Asheville’s Fall 2020 Visiting Writer Series will continue at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 with a reading by Melissa Range. This Zoom event is presented by UNC Asheville’s Department of English and is free and open to everyone with pre-registration required.
Science Policy Webinar: “Moving Science from a ‘Nice-to-Have’ to a ‘Must-Have’ in U.S. Foreign Policy: Stories from a Physicist on the Front Lines of Transatlantic Security Policy”
Benjamin L. Schmitt of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, will present a free webinar, Moving Science from a ‘Nice-to-Have’ to a ‘Must-Have’ in U.S. Foreign Policy: Stories from a Physicist on the Front Lines of Transatlantic Security Policy, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Pre-registration is required.
Environmental Studies and Biology Webinar with Jim Chapman of NC Geological Survey
UNC Asheville's Departments of Biology and Environmental Studies are hosting a webinar presented by Jim Chapman, senior geologist for oil and gas regulation at N.C. Geological Survey, part of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.
This online event is free and open to everyone, beginning at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Webinar Series: Pete Kekenes-Huskey
Pete Kekenes-Huskey, associate professor of cell and molecular physiology at Loyola University Chicago, and a 2001 UNC Asheville graduate, will discuss computational modeling of Ca2+-binding proteins, at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30.
Art For Our Times
UNC Asheville's Arts & Ideas Program presents Art For Our Times, Nov. 2-7, 2020 to engage with visual, digital, performing, and contemplative art forms that offer us a moment of pause, reflection, and meditation. Some of the showcased works directly address the events of our times, others offer experiences that invite the audience to observe, reflect, and respond in their own way. Many of these events, exhibitions and experiences will not be open to the public due to COVID-19; some will be available to all via livestream or asynchronously.
Live at Lunch Concert – UNC Asheville’s Funk-Fusion and Afromusics Ensembles
UNC Asheville’s student Funk-Fusion Ensemble, directed by Mike Barnes, and the Afromusics Ensemble, directed by Jonathan King, will perform live at noon on Thursday, Nov. 5 on the UNC Asheville Quad, with the performances blending with the Tuning Meditation event also on the Quad as part of Arts for Our Times week. The show will be livestreamed on the Department of Music Facebook page – in-person attendance is free, but limited to UNC Asheville students, faculty and staff, with limited numbers and physical distancing to conform with COVID-19 safety protocols.
CANCELED – Livestream Concert – The Xtet Plays Blue Note Classics
UPDATED NOV. 4: This event is canceled.
Coming Home to North Carolina: A Virtual Reading Featuring Mildred Barya
Mildred Barya, UNC Asheville assistant professor of English and winner of the North Carolina Humanities Council's 2020 Linda Flowers Award, with be featured in a reading at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. This online event, which also features writers Carol Scott-Conner and Susan Wilson, is free and open to everyone.
Black Humanity Matters: Closing the Opportunity Gap, Part II
UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Education Tiece Ruffin will lead a virtual community gathering exploring best practices and solutions that support positive academic outcomes for Black youth, from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 7. This event is hosted by the Asheville City Schools Foundation and is free and open to everyone with registration here.
Contemporary Guitar Ensemble Livestream Concert
UNC Asheville's student Contemporary Guitar Ensemble, directed by Tim Doyle of the music faculty, will perform in a free livestream concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, on the Department of Music Facebook page.
“The Power and Fluidity of Girlhood in Henry Darger’s Art” – Leisa Rundquist discusses new book at Intersect Chicago
Leisa Rundquist, UNC Asheville professor of art and art history, will discuss her forthcoming book, The Power and Fluidity of Girlhood in Henry Darger’s Art, as part of the weeklong Intersect Chicago art festival, which is digital this year. Rundquist's conversation with Debra Kerr, president and CEO of Intuit (The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art), will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, with registration required for the livestream.
Live at Lunch with the Bluegrass Ensemble
UNC Asheville's student Bluegrass Ensemble, directed by Jonathan King, will perform on the Quad outside of Lipinsky Hall on campus at noon on Thursday, Nov. 12. The performance will be streamed live on the Department of Music Facebook page. In-person attendance is restricted to UNC Asheville students, faculty and staff, with social distancing and face coverings.
New 1:30 P.M. Start – Xtet Modern Jazz Concert Livestream
UNC Asheville’s student ensemble, the Xtet, directed by Justin Ray of the music faculty, will perform modern jazz compositions, including originals, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. The concert will be livestreamed for free on the Department of Music Facebook page.
SIBA’s Reader Meet Writer – Julia Fowler in Conversation with Wiley Cash
Wiley Cash, UNC Asheville's writer-in-residence, will host the next Reader Meet Writer event from SIBA, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, talking with Julia Fowler about her new book, Embrace Your Southern, Sugar! This online event is accessible via free livestream at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
UNCA String Quartet Concert Livestream
UNC Asheville's student quartet, directed by Ben Smith of the music faculty, will perform music of Hadyn, Handel, Frank and Mozart at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, with free livestream on the Department of Music Facebook page.
Streaming Music Concerts
UNC Asheville's student ensembles will offer online performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Nov. 19-21, at 7:15 p.m., streaming on the Department of Music Facebook page.
Fall Commencement Video Premiere
The UNC Asheville Fall Graduates of the Class of 2021 Commencement celebration video will premiere on the UNC Asheville Commencement webpage at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, and will also be available on the UNC Asheville YouTube channel for viewing at any time.
Bulldog Men’s and Women’s Basketball
UNC Asheville's men's and women's basketball teams will be in action with livestream broadcasts available on ESPN+. For the full schedule and details, visit uncabulldogs.com.
North Asheville Tailgate Market Holiday Bazaar
Parking Lot P28The holiday bazaar fearures fresh local produce, meat and eggs, baked goods, cheese, crafts and more, with winter hours 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday mornings in parking lot P28.
Tax Talk 2020 – Family Business Forum
Rollin Groseclose and Mickey Dale of Johnson Price Sprinkle, certified public accountants, offer their year-end tax presentation, Tax Talk 2020, in the next free public virtual event from UNC Asheville's Family Business Forum at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11.
OLLI Fab Friday: Showing the Blue Ridge Parkway Some Love
OLLI - the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville - presents its first virtual Fab Friday of 2021, featuring Carolyn Ward, CEO of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 15. This online event is free and open to all with pre-registration required.
Research Presentation: PTSD Symptoms in Professional Firefighters
UNC Asheville researchers Evelyn Chiang, Keith Cox and Kevin Riordan will present and discuss via Zoom their recent research on PTSD symptoms in professional firefighters. This online event is free and open to everyone, from 3-4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21.
OLLI Fab Friday – Dr. Adam Kaufman: Avoiding Hip Fractures
Fab Fridays at OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, are free, virtual and open to non-members as well as members. This session, Avoiding Hip Fractures, features Dr. Adam Kaufman, orthopedic trauma surgeon at Mission Health, and takes place from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Drawing Discourse Online Exhibition Opening, Juror Lecture, and Special Podcast
Drawing Discourse, UNC Asheville's annual juried international exhibition of contemporary drawing, will have its 12th renewal online and in paper this year, opening virtually at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 with a lecture by juror Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, and a special edition of the "Suggested Donation" podcast featuring Peter Van Dyke. These events and online exhibition will be free and open to everyone.
MLK Commemorative Panel – Pathways to Liberation: Grassroots to Government
In the first event of UNC Asheville's 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, a panel of community and local government leaders will discuss pathways to Black liberation in the contexts of electoral politics and grassroots/community organizing and activism. This online event is free and open to everyone at 6 p.m. via Zoom.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Virtual Keynote Talk by Dr. Brittney Cooper – “Reimagining Black Liberation”
Dr. Brittney Cooper, associate professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers, will deliver the keynote talk - online only this year - of UNC Asheville's annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. The talk, free and open to everyone, will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Winter Buzz Breakfast: Mitch Landrieu
The 2021 Winter Buzz Breakfast series, hosted by Leadership Asheville and the Asheville Area Arts Council, begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, with a look at the removal of Confederate monuments from special guest Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, and author of In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History. This online event is free and open to everyone.
COVID-19 Death Gaps: Understanding How Race and Class Inequities Shape Pandemic Health Outcomes – Talk by Dr. Whitney Pirtle
Whitney Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced, will present a webinar, COVID-19 Death Gaps: Understanding How Race and Class Inequities Shape Pandemic Health Outcomes, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. This event, part of UNC Asheville's annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration, is free and open to everyone. Check back closer to the event date for Zoom access information.
OLLI Fab Friday: Bryan Tompkins – The Crucial Role of Pollinators – Amazing Facts
Fab Fridays at OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, are free, virtual and open to non-members as well as members. This session, The Crucial Role of Pollinators – Amazing Facts, features Bryan Tompkins, fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Asheville, and takes place from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Intergalactic Soul Virtual Residency
Charlotte-based visual artists Marcus Kiser and Jason Woodberry and Durham-based performance artist Quentin Talley, will present and discuss Intergalactic Soul, their multimedia Afrofuturistic exhibition, during a virtual "residency" Feb. 1-5.
Who’s your Mummy? Mummification as a Business in Late and Roman Period Egypt – Archaeology Lecture Presented by Jessica Kaiser
UNC Asheville and the WNC chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) present this talk free and open to everyone via Zoom, beginning at 7:30 p.m., as part of the AIA’s 125th Lecture Program.
Trust in a Polarized Age – Online Presentation by Kevin Vallier, associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University
Kevin Vallier, associate professor of philosophy at Bowling Green State University, and author of Trust in a Polarized Age, will present at 7 p.m. via Zoom, free and open to everyone.
BPR Presents: Waters & Harvey Live: Renewing Our Culture of Civic Engagement
Join Blue Ridge Public Radio and UNC Asheville faculty members Darin Waters and Marcus Harvey for a live show and conversation on civic engagement, and get a chance to ask your questions. Join UNC Asheville faculty members Darin Waters and Marcus Harvey, hosts of BPR’s The Waters & Harvey Show, and special guests William H. Turner, Chris […]
UNC Asheville Family Business Forum: Is Treating Your Team Like Family the Key to Organizational Success?
Kirk Swenson, UNC Asheville's Vice Chancellor for Advancement, relays how his experience coaching an elite ice hockey team led him to completely rethink his approach to organizational leadership. Kirk will share how he translated this powerful experience and the lessons he learned to leading successful organizations. Register here.
Winter Buzz Breakfast: Selecting Public Art and Monuments with Paul Farber
The 2021 Winter Buzz Breakfast series, hosted by Leadership Asheville and the Asheville Area Arts Council, continues at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, with a discussion of issues involved in selecting public art and monuments, featuring Paul Farber, artistic director and co-founder of Monument Lab, and senior research scholar at the Center for Public Art and Space at the University of Pennsylvania. This online event is free and open to everyone.
Junior Preview Day – Feb. 20, 2021
Kick off your college search at Junior Preview Day, an open house experience designed just for high school juniors.
Visiting Writer Series – Claudia Rankine
Acclaimed poet and essayist Claudia Rankine will begin UNC Asheville’s Visiting Writer Series with a reading and talk via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, presented by the Department of English.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar – COVID-19 Research and Response
David Rakestraw, who is coordinating Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's COVID-19 technical response, will be the presenter in this online seminar from UNC Asheville's Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. This talk is free and to everyone via Zoom at 2:30 p.m.
Junior Preview Day, Feb. 27, 2021
Kick off your college search at Junior Preview Day, an open house experience designed just for high school juniors.
A Newly-Discovered Winery at Jezreel, Israel, and its Bloody Biblical Connections – Archaeology Lecture Presented by Jennie Ebling
UNC Asheville and the WNC chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) offer this lecture, free and open to everyone via Zoom, beginning at 7:30 p.m., as part of the AIA’s 125th Lecture Program.
Future Teacher Conference
UNC Asheville will host the Future Teacher Conference on Thursday, March 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held virtually.
Sarah Tanguy: Curator as Agent of Change
UNC Asheville will welcome visual arts curator and writer Sarah Tanguy as part of its Visiting Scholar Lecture series on Thursday, March 4 from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event will be held virtually.
Philosophy in Contemporary Times Series
The Philosophy Department will host a series of Zoom events focusing on the use of philosophical skills for tackling contemporary issues.
Hindsight 2020: A Performance Project About Empathy, Expression & Realization
UNC Asheville's Drama Department will put on two virtual performances of Hindsight 2020 on Friday, March 5 and Saturday March 6, both at 7 p.m.
Worlds ~ Words
UNC Asheville will host three virtual talks with indigenous activists and writers in March as part of its “Worlds ~ Words” multilingual indigenous speaker series.