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Events

Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque
Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

“Afrique en Cirque” is a show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colorful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, it makes any theatre vibrate with energy and represents the strength, agility and life’s joys of young Africans. The audience will see acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions, and prepare for an unforgettable journey.

Featured events

  • Dr. Melody Schwantes: Regenerative Leadership Workshop for Faculty & Staff
    Nov
    10
    Dr. Melody Schwantes: Regenerative Leadership Workshop for Faculty & Staff

    Pathways to Resilience

    Monday, Nov. 10, 2025
    12 p.m.

    This presentation will cover key aspects of regenerative leadership including: life-affirming practices, dynamics of regenerative leadership, the value of emergent thinking, and applying regenerative practices to home and work environments. Participants will leave with a basic understanding of regenerative approaches and resources for working with life affirming practices.

  • Veteran's Day Ceremony
    Nov
    11
    Veteran's Day Ceremony
    Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
    9 a.m.

    The Veterans Day Ceremony honors the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. The program includes the Presentation of Colors, remarks from a featured speaker, and a moment of reflection to recognize all veterans—past and present—who have defended our freedoms with honor. The ceremony is open for the general public to attend.

  • Bridging Science and Justice: Community Partnerships for Cleaner Air with Daisha Wall and Madison Fragnito, CleanAIRE NC
    Nov
    11
    Bridging Science and Justice: Community Partnerships for Cleaner Air with Daisha Wall and Madison Fragnito, CleanAIRE NC

    Pathways to Resilience

    Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
    11 a.m.

    CleanAIRE NC has developed a statewide model for connecting universities, communities, and other partners through participatory air quality monitoring and advocacy. This workshop will share examples of these collaborations, discuss the value of co-created research, and explore how faculty and students can contribute to equitable environmental outcomes. Workshop speakers, both of whom are App State Sustainable Development Department alumni, will also touch on how mission-driven organizations are adapting to today’s funding challenges while maintaining impact and integrity.

  • Kathryn Kirkpatrick: Craft Talk
    Nov
    12
    Kathryn Kirkpatrick: Craft Talk

    Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
    3:30 p.m.

    Kathryn Kirkpatrick is the author of eight collections of poetry, including three recipients of the NC Poetry Society’s Brockman-Campbell award. “The Fisher Queen: New and Selected Poems” (Salmon, 2019) received the NC Literary and Historical Society’s Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Prize. She has lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains for many years, where she teaches environmental literature, animal studies, Irish studies, and creative writing as Professor of English at App State.

  • Kathryn Kirkpatrick
    Nov
    12
    Kathryn Kirkpatrick

    Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series

    Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
    6 p.m.

    Kathryn Kirkpatrick is the author of eight collections of poetry, including three recipients of the NC Poetry Society’s Brockman-Campbell award. “The Fisher Queen: New and Selected Poems” (Salmon, 2019) received the NC Literary and Historical Society’s Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Prize. She has lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains for many years, where she teaches environmental literature, animal studies, Irish studies, and creative writing as Professor of English at App State.

  • Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque
    Nov
    12
    Cirque Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

    Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025
    7:30 p.m.

    “Afrique en Cirque” is a show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. A colorful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, it makes any theatre vibrate with energy and represents the strength, agility and life’s joys of young Africans. The audience will see acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions, and prepare for an unforgettable journey.

  • “The Only Doctor”: documentary screening and discussion with producer Anjanette Leveret
    Nov
    13
    “The Only Doctor”: documentary screening and discussion with producer Anjanette Leveret

    University Forum Lecture Series

    Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025
    4 p.m.

    It’s hard to fathom that in one of the richest countries on earth, there are still pockets of America with no hospitals and virtually no qualified physicians. Yet that’s the reality poignantly captured in “The Only Doctor”, a profile from Reel South and PBS of Dr. Karen Kinsell, who operates the lone medical clinic in impoverished, rural Clay County, Georgia. For a portrait of America’s health care inequities so powerful it’s now taught in medical schools as inspiration to young doctors to work in underserved communities.

  • Drew Wilkinson: Climate Callings Workshop
    Nov
    13
    Drew Wilkinson: Climate Callings Workshop

    Pathways to Resilience

    Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025
    5 p.m.

    Because of the tremendous needs for implementation of climate mitigation and climate adaptation strategies, there are more opportunities than ever before in the history of humanity to do meaningful work—work that matters to your community and to the world. Drew Wilkinson, who will be joining us by Zoom, provides consulting services for employee engagement through the Climate Leadership Collective, helping organizations make sustainability part of everybody’s job.

  • Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit
    Nov
    14
    Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit

    Walker College of Business

    Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
    9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

    Join us for a day of grit, reinvention, and purpose-driven success stories that will challenge your thinking and energize your next move. This year’s lineup features Natalie Johnson, Paul Storm, and Gaurav “G” Patel, entrepreneurs and leaders who know firsthand what it means to face setbacks, rethink everything, and come back stronger. Their stories span industries and continents, but all center on the power of staying grounded, thinking boldly, and leading with clarity and conviction.

  • Whose Live Anyway?
    Nov
    14
    Whose Live Anyway?

    Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

    Friday, Nov. 14, 2025
    7:30 p.m.

    The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” are proud to present their new improv tour: WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? — 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes. Audience participation is key to the show so bring your suggestions and you might be asked to join the cast onstage.

  • International Education Week
    Nov
    17
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    International Education Week

    Office of International Programs

    Nov. 17 - 21, 2025

    International Education Week (IEW) at App State is an annual celebration of the global engagement that happens throughout the year through our clubs, courses, and conversations. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are encouraged to participate in programming throughout the week. IEW on the national level is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.

  • Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE)
    Nov
    19
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    Fall Appalachian Dance Ensemble (FADE)

    Department of Theatre and Dance

    Nov. 19 - 23, 2025

    FADE is a popular semi-annual concert featuring Appalachian faculty and students showcasing their talents in choreography and performance. The 2025 edition includes original choreography by Dance Studies faculty members Laurie Atkins, Taryn Griggs, Sherone Price and Sam Stone with student choreographers creating new works for each program; they will be announced at a later date with as many as eight different pieces being performed every night.

View all upcoming events
Fall 2025 Commencement
Fall 2025 Commencement

Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of our students' lifetimes. We are proud to honor your achievement.

Exhibitions and ongoing events

  • Telling of the Bees: Jake Eshelman
    Nov
    7
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    Apr
    4
    Telling of the Bees: Jake Eshelman
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
  • contributing structure: SR Lejeune
    Nov
    7
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    Apr
    4
    contributing structure: SR Lejeune
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
  • Threading: Contemporary Art of Thailand
    Jul
    3
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    Dec
    6
    Threading: Contemporary Art of Thailand
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
  • Image and Music: John Cohen
    Jun
    6
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    Dec
    13
    Image and Music: John Cohen
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
  • 39th Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition
    May
    24
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    May
    10
    39th Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
  • International Education Week
    Nov
    17
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    International Education Week

    Office of International Programs

View all exhibitions and ongoing events

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