UNC Asheville Camerata and String Quartet

Lipinsky Hall

UNC Asheville student ensembles, the Camerata and String Quartet, both directed by Ben Smith, will perform at noon on Thursday, Nov. 21 in Lipinsky Hall. The concert is free and open to everyone.

Student Ceramics and Art Sale

838 Riverside Drive

UNC Asheville's Department of Art and Art History will hold a Student Ceramics and Art Sale from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 838 Riverside Dr., Asheville.

Fall Arts Fest 2019

UNC Asheville's Fall Arts Fest 2019, showcasing student creativity in music, dance, film, literature, costume and design, and more, takes place 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, in and around the Highsmith Student Union Blue Rdige Room. All Arts Fest activities and performances are free and open to everyone.

Lookout Observatory 5th Anniversary Stargaze

UNC Asheville's Lookout Observatory, operated in partnership with the Astronomy Club of Asheville, will host a guided public stargazing session in celebration of the observatory's fifth anniversary, beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. Pre-registration is required for this free event.

African Drum and Percussion Ensemble Concert

UNC Asheville's student Percussion Ensemble and African Drum Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The concert is free and open to everyone.

2019 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

The 2019 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, featuring hundreds of undergraduate research and creative project presentations over the course of the day by UNC Asheville students, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in classrooms and public spaces across campus, and is free and open to everyone.

Bulldog Women’s Basketball vs. Montreat – Education Day

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

The Bulldogs take on Montreat in a special weekday Education Day game with thousands of area elementary school students in attendance. The game begins at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, in Kimmel Arena.

B.A. Senior Group Art Exhibition

An exhibition featuring works by 13 graduating seniors in many different media, spread into two galleries, will open with receptions from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 in the Blowers Gallery in Ramsey Library and the Highsmith Student Union Gallery. The exhibition and receptions are free and open to everyone and will remain on view through Dec. 13.

Reuter Center Singers Holiday Concert

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The Reuter Center Singers, the community choir of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, will present their annual holiday concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, Manheimer Room. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

Bulldog Women’s Basketball vs. Campbell

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

The Bulldogs take on Big South rival Campbell in their first game of the new year at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, in Kimmel Arena.

Bulldog Men’s Basketball vs. Campbell

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

The Bulldog men's team takes on Big South rival Campbell at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Kimmel Arena.

Drawing Discourse 2020

Warren Wilson College Swannanoa

UNC Asheville’s juried international exhibition, Drawing Discourse, will open with special events on Jan. 17-18 featuring renowned artists including juror William Beckman. 

Death Café January

Reuter Center

The next Death Café will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan 17, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Center. This event is free and open to everyone.

Bulldog Men’s Basketball vs. Hampton

Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena

The Bulldogs face Big South Conference rival Hampton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Kimmel Arena.

Writers at Home – Annie Frazier, Luke Hankins, Tommy Hays, Vicki Lane, and Sebastian Matthews Read Malaprop’s

Malaprops Bookstore and Cafe 55 Haywood St.,, Asheville

Annie Frazier, Luke Hankins, Tommy Hays, Vicki Lane, and Sebastian Matthews, all spring 2020 faculty members in UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program, will read from their works when the monthly Writers at Home series returns at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., in downtown Asheville. This event is free and open to everyone.

Charlayne Hunter-Gault Keynote Address and Master Class Highlight UNC Asheville’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

UNC Asheville’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. will feature a keynote address by the award-winning journalist, author and civil rights pioneer Charlayne Hunter-Gault, free and open to everyone, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room on campus. She also will lead a master class at 4 p.m. the same day, in Highsmith Room 228.

Documentary Film on History of Lynching – “Always in Season”

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

The documentary film focusing on lynching, "Always in Season," will be screened at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto. This screening, free and open to everyone, is part of the University's 2020 Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.

OLLI Authors: Maria Thomas and Wallace Bohanan

Reuter Center

The next event in the OLLI Authors series features readings by OLLI members Marie Thomas and Wallace Bohanan, and takes place at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, in the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Free and open to OLLI members and non-members alike.

Social Justice in Action Workshop with Cortina Caldwell

Highsmith Student Union, Mountain Suites (225/226)

Cortina Caldwell will lead a workshop, Why We March. How We March: The Culture of Organizing and Community Building, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, in Highsmith Student Union Mountain Suites. This free event, open to everyone, is part of UNC Asheville's 2020 Commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.

“Intergalactic Soul” – Multimedia Afrofuturistic Exhibition

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

Intergalactic Soul, a multimedia Afrofuturistic exhibition, will be on view Jan. 27-March 15 in the Highsmith Student Union Art Gallery. A master class with the artists will take place at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Highsmith Student Union Room 223 (the 1927 Room), and a reception will be held at 6 p.m. that same day, also in Highsmith, in the Blue Ridge Room foyer. All these events are free and open to everyone.

Leadership Asheville Winter Buzz Breakfast: Climate Resilience

Crowne Plaza Resort Expo Center 1 Resort Drive, Asheville

Leadership Asheville, a program of UNC Asheville, will host its 2020 Winter Buzz Breakfast series with the theme, “How Resilient Are We as a Community?” Breakfast begins at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 8:30 a.m., at the Expo Center of the Crowne Plaza, 1 Resort Dr., Asheville.

Master Class: Shared Poetics Across Disciplines: Cultivating Global Citizenship

Lipinsky Hall 018

UNC Asheville presents a master class, free and open to everyone, Shared Poetics Across Disciplines: Cultivating Global Citizenship, at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in Lipinsky Hall, Room 018. This event is part of the University's 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.

Beethoven the Improviser – Lecture by Brian Felix

Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum

UNC Asheville Chair and Associate Professor of Music Brian Felix will give a free public lecture, Beethoven the Improviser, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.

Poet Arthur Flowers: “Literary Blues and the Hoodoo Way – In the Footsteps of MLK”

Memphis-born blues-based poet, novelist, essayist Arthur Flowers will present a combination performance and lecture, "Literary Blues and the Hoodoo Way - In the Footsteps of MLK," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. To set the stage for Flowers' performance, UNC Asheville's Afro Music and Dance Ensemble will perform as the opening act. This free event is part of the University's 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.

Behind the Scenes at NC Stage – “Jeeves Saves the Day”

Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)

The next edition of Behind the Scenes at NC Stage takes place at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, and offers a look at the company's upcoming production of "Jeeves at Sea," adapted by Margaret Raether and based on the stories of P.G. Wodehouse. Presented at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville, this event is free and open to OLLI members and non-members alike.

Documentary Film by Ai Weiwei: “Human Flow”

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

This film screening begins UNC Asheville's 10th Human Rights Film Festival, with movies nightly Feb. 3-7 at 7 p.m. in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto, free and open to everyone. The films will be followed by discussions joining together faculty, student and community viewers.

The Neuroscience of Meditative Practices – Lecture by Patrick Foo

Patrick Foo, UNC Asheville associate professor of psychology and former director of the University's Neuroscience Program, will give a free talk, "The Neuroscience of Meditative Practices," at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. 

Spring 2020 Music Faculty Showcase Concert

Lipinsky Hall Lobby

Members of UNC Asheville's music faculty and special guests will perform a varied program of music, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in the Lipinsky Hall lobby. Admission is free, donations to support the music program are welcome.

Documentary Film: “The True Cost”

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

This second film in UNC Asheville’s 10th Human Rights Film Festival, a documentary probing poverty wages, dangerous working conditions and environmental degradation that are part of the clothing industry, will be screened at 7 p.m., preceded by a free clothing swap from 6-7 p.m. Fair Trade snacks will be provided and the post-film discussion will be led by the university's Fair Trade Committee. Free and open to everyone in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto.