Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation – An Invitation to a Campus Conversation
Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)This free workshop, from 2--5 p.m. at UNC Asheville's HIghsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall, is open to everyone,
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Lecture on Jazz Improvisation by Bill Bares – Reverence, Race and Rhetoric
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumJazz pianist and Associate Professor of Music Bill Bares will present a lecture, Reverence, Race, and Rhetoric: Brad Mehldau and the Challenge of Thematic Improvisation, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. The talk is free and open to everyone.
Documentary Film – The Unafraid
Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)The Unafraid, a documentary about three undocumented immigrant students in Georgia, will be screened at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in UNC Asheville's Highsmith Student Union Grotto. This event is free and open to everyone.
World Affairs Council – The Middle East: Regional Disorder? with Thomas Sanders
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)U.S. and Middle Eastern relations will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s "The Middle East: Regional Disorder?" lecture at UNC Asheville, which begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the university’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room.
Archaeology Lecture: Peopling of the New World – Central Controversies of the 21st Century, presented by Bonnie Pitblado
Karpen Hall 038This talk is free and open to everyone at 7:30 p.m. in Karpen Hall, room 038.
TheatreUNCA – Two Absurdist One-Act Plays by Pinter and Ionesco
Carol Belk TheatreTheatreUNCA will stage two back-to-back absurdist one-act plays, The Room, and The Bald Soprano, with four performances opening Feb. 28 in UNC Asheville’s Carol Belk Theater. Evening performances will take place Thursday-Saturday Feb. 28-March 2 with curtain at 7:30 p.m. One matinee will be offered at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 3.
$7 – $12
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.,, AshevilleAlvis 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, AshevilleDarin 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.
Presented by Asheville City Schools Foundation – Listening Project Live: Youth Voices on Race, Gentrification and Home
The dynamic voices of Asheville youth will be presented in the Listening Project Live: Youth Voices on Race, Gentrification and Home, a benefit event hosted by the Asheville City Schools Foundation (ACSF) and UNC Asheville, in Lipinsky Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28. This is a ticketed event with proceeds benefitting ACSF.
$25
Exhibit: Celebrating Middle School Success Through the Arts
Sherrill Center ConcourseThe sixth annual Celebrate Middle School Success Through the Arts exhibit will be displayed on UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center Concourse throughout the month of March 2019.
52nd Annual UNC Asheville Student Juried Art Exhibition
RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., AshevilleThis 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.,, AshevilleThe 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 ArenaIt'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 Master Class
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumGina 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.
Visting Writer Series – Will Johnson In Conversation with Wiley Cash
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumUNC Asheville's Visiting Writer Series presents Will Johnson In Conversation with Wiley Cash at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This event is free and open to everyone.
World Affairs Council – Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future? with Dot Sulock
Reuter Center, Manheimer Room (102)Nuclear negotiations will be explored in the World Affairs Council’s “Nuclear Negotiations: Back to the Future?” lecture at UNC Asheville, which begins at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Mar. 5, in the university’s Reuter Center, in the Manheimer Room.
$10
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.,, AshevilleThe 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.
“AppalachA’ville” – 42nd Annual Appalachian Studies Conference
The conference takes place March 14-17, with special events featuring authors Lee Smith, Ron Rash and Wiley Cash - free and open to everyone - on Saturday, March 16.
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.
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
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.
Three Local Authors: Poets Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and Novelist Kevin McIlvoy
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumUNC Asheville's Creative Writing Program presents a reading by three local authors - poets Nickole Brown and Jessica Jacobs, and novelist Kevin McIlvoy - at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum, free and open to everyone.
2019 Parsons Lecture by Ronald D. Taylor – The Patterns of Play: A Recreational View of Mathematics
The 2019 Parson Lecture by Ronald D. Taylor, The Patterns of Play: A Recreational View of Mathematics, takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 21, in Lipinsky Auditorium. This talk is free and open to everyone.
Conference: Philosophical Engagements With Trauma
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumScholars 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.
BFA Sculpture Exhibition by Jeb Hedgecock: “The Frame Will Walk: Understanding Inheritance and Transition”
RAMP Gallery 821 Riverside Dr., Asheville"The Frame Will Walk: Understanding Inheritance and Transition," the BFA Exhibition of sculpture by UNC Asheville senior Jeb Hedgecock, opens with a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, March 22, and will remain on view in the RAMP Gallery through April 2. Free and open to everyone.
Junior Preview Day – Open House for High School Juniors
This special open house experience for high school juniors starts at 9:30 a.m. and finishes with lunch and a campus tour in early afternoon. Please pre-register.
North Carolina FIRST® Robotics State Championship
Sherrill Center, Kimmel ArenaHigh-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.,, AshevilleThe 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 Women’s Golf: UNC Asheville French Broad Collegiate Invitational
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove 40 Club Village Way, ArdenThe Bulldog women's golf team will host the UNC Asheville French Broad Invitational Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, 40 Club Village Way, Arden, N.C.
Music Faculty Lecture Series Keynote: Jennifer Iverson – Fraught Adjacencies: The Politics of German Electronic Music
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumThe keynote lecture for UNC Asheville's 2018-19 Music Faculty Lecture Series will be presented by Jennifer Iverson, assistant professor of music at the University of Chicago. Her talk will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum, and is free and open to everyone.
Lecture by Janine Jones – “Much Ado about Blackness: Beauvoir Was Just Playing in the Dark”
Janine Jones, associate professor of philosophy at UNC Greensboro, will give a free public talk titled Much Ado about Blackness: Beauvoir Was Just Playing in the Dark, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center, Ingles Mountain View Room.
Bulldog Men’s Tennis vs. USC Upstate
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe 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.
“Politics, Tragedy, and Chicken Tenders” – Talk by Historian Bryant Simon
Karpen Hall 038Bryant Simon, professor of history at Temple University, will give a talk, Politics, Tragedy, and Chicken Tenders, at noon on Thursday, March 28, in Karpen Hall Room 038. Free and open to everyone.
Talk by Renowned Appalachian Photographer and Writer Roger May
Karpen Hall, Laurel ForumRoger 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 Women’s Soccer vs. Furman
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs face Furman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at Greenwood Field.
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.
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 CenterThe 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.
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.,, AshevilleThe 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.
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 floorAs 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.
Trombone Recital by Fletcher Peacock – Something Old, Something New, and Something Blue
Fletcher Peacock, UNC Asheville director of instrumental studies, will perform a faculty recital that will explore standard, lesser-known, and reimagined pieces for trombone. This concert is free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in Lipinsky Audiotorium.
Bulldog Women’s Tennis vs. Hampton University
Asheville Racquet Club Downtown 27 Resort Dr.,, AshevilleThe 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.,, AshevilleThe 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.