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.
This exhibition by UNC Asheville students about urban renewal in Asheville's East End and Valley St. neighborhoods, is on view in Ramsey Library's Blowers Gallery through Feb. 27, during regular library hours, free and open to everyone.
Disability is Diversity Week is an annual event at UNC Asheville, formerly known as Disability Awareness Week. The week's workshops, films and more, all free and open to everyone, focus on disability as an identity of diversity and difference to be not only accepted but celebrated.
Guitarist and UNC Asheville music faculty member Andy Jurik will give a free public lecture, "It is always three o’clock in the morning" - Dowland, Britten, Melancholy, Death, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum.
TheatreUNCA will present four performances of Henrick Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, adapted by Patrick Marber, directed by Aaron Snook. Curtain will be 7:30 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. for Sunday's matinee. General admission tickets are $12.
This second community dialogue in the The Odyssey Project: The Journey Home series will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Sherrill Center on campus, in the Ingles Mountain View Room. The series is free and open to everyone.
Middle and high school students from the region will present their original research during this N.C. Student Academy of Sciences District 8 Competition, which takes place from 12:30-5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 in Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall.
Erik Larson, in conversation with Denise Kiernan, will discuss his new book, The Splendid and the Vile – A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz. This ticketed event takes place at 6:30 p.m. in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room, presented in partnership by Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, and UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and Departments of English and History.
Elodia Castillo and Roderico Y. Diaz, two Mayan leaders from Guatemala, will speak and present photographs at noon on Tuesday, March 3, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. This event is free and open to everyone.
UNC Asheville will screen the documentary, narrated by Jodie Foster, "Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché," at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. This event, part of the University's Women's History Month observance, is free and open to everyone.
The Bulldogs take on defending Big South champion Radford at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in Kimmel Arena. In this final home game of the regular season, the Bulldogs will honor the graduating seniors at halftime.
Bill Plympton will present and discuss his works as an independent animator at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in Rhoades Robinson Hall Room 125. This event is free and open to everyone.
UNC Asheville will present a conference for people interested in getting teacher certification, whether currently in high school, college, or considering a return to college as a post-bac student. In addition to learning about teacher certification programs at UNC Asheville, attendees will hear from English teacher Bobbie Cavnar, 2017 N.C. Teacher of the Year and 2018 NEA Foundation Top Public School Teacher in the Nation. This conference is free and online registration is available.
UNC Asheville will host its third biennial Philosophy of Disability Conference, March 6-7, 2020, in Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. All conference presentations are free and open to everyone.
The sixth seeded UNC Asheville women's basketball team will fact Charleston Southern in the first round of the Hercules Tires Big South Championship Tournament at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10 in Kimmel Arena on campus.
Ashley Moraguez and Anne Jansen, UNC Asheville assistant professors of political science, will be the presenters at the next Pints with Professors gathering, from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at Archetype Brewing, 174 Broadway St., Asheville. Admission is free; food and beverages are not.
UNC Asheville has canceled or postponed all public events other than those shown here. Please check back for updates - when new online events are confirmed, we will post information here. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage everyone to try to stay safe.
UPDATE MARCH 12 - This event is POSTPONED.
UPDATE - This event will not take place on campus but will be a livestream event for ticketholders - see the Malaprop's website for more information.
