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  • Art Department Faculty Biennial
    Jun
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    Art Department Faculty Biennial
    June 3 - Nov. 5, 2022
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    The Art Department Faculty Biennial Exhibition is a collaborative exhibition organized by the Smith Gallery and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. These non-juried exhibitions provide the campus and surrounding communities with an opportunity to engage with the ideas and practices being explored by the talented multidisciplinary visual arts educators at Appalachian State University.

  • June First Friday at the Turchin!
    Jun
    3
    June First Friday at the Turchin!

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Friday, June 3, 2022
    5 - 8 p.m.

    Join us on the first Friday of every month as the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) is open late as part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl. Residents, visitors and the Appalachian State University community are invited to TCVA to experience the exhibitions featured in its six galleries.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Jun
    6
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Monday, June 6, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • Appalachian Energy Summit 2022
    Jun
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    Appalachian Energy Summit 2022
    June 8 - 10, 2022

    The Appalachian Energy Summit, started in 2012, is designed primarily for faculty, staff and students at institutions of higher learning, as well as local and state government staff and employees of non-profit organizations focused on energy and sustainability, and has a history of bringing together world leaders in the energy and sustainability sectors.

  • Blood Drive for faculty and staff
    Jun
    17
    Blood Drive for faculty and staff

    Health Promotion for Faculty and Staff

    Friday, June 17, 2022

    The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in over a decade, posing a concerning risk to patient care. Health Promotion for Faculty and Staff is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations. We encourage all faculty, staff and retirees who are eligible to sign up now.

  • An Appalachian Summer Festival
    Jul
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    An Appalachian Summer Festival
    July 1 - 30, 2022

    Presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts & Cultural Programs, this annual celebration of the performing and visual arts is held every July in venues across the university campus, and features an eclectic, diverse mix of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film programming.

  • Ukraine, A Response to the Madness: Lowell Hayes
    Jul
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    Ukraine, A Response to the Madness: Lowell Hayes
    July 1 - Dec. 10, 2022
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    In this installation, Lowell Hayes, one of Boone’s most well-loved artists, shares his artistic response to the unprovoked war in Ukraine. His work typically evokes a strong connection with viewers and enhances and deepens awareness of the featured topic. Hayes is a local artist, with deep roots in Boone and the High Country and is being showcased as part of the Boone Sesquicentennial 150 celebration.

  • Multitudes: Bart Vargas
    Jul
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    Multitudes: Bart Vargas
    July 1 - Dec. 10, 2022
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    “Multitudes” is a celebration of Bart Vargas’ use of materials, form, pattern, and color through sculpture and painting. This twenty-year retrospective of Vargas’ work consists of objects and images built from salvaged materials. Many of these award-winning works have been exhibited across the nation and world, graced book covers and publications, but have not previously been exhibited in North Carolina.

  • Folded and Gathered: Nicole Pietrantoni
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    Folded and Gathered: Nicole Pietrantoni
    July 1, 2022 - Feb. 4, 2023
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Nicole Pietrantoni’s books and installations explore the representation of beauty in times of loss, photography’s role in producing memory and humans’ relationship to the environment. Taking an experimental approach to the book form, her art asks how the book and printed matter can both enable and undercut humans’ active role in constructing and idealizing images.

  • Summer Exhibition Celebration
    Jul
    1
    Summer Exhibition Celebration

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Friday, July 1, 2022
    5 - 9 p.m.

    This is an opportunity for art lovers to surround themselves with stunning artwork and meet the accomplished artists exhibiting in the galleries at the Turchin Center. Spend time with fellow community members who believe that art is something to be shared, cherished and celebrated. Experience diverse artwork by nationally and internationally renowned artists right here at the crossroads of Appalachian State University and downtown Boone.

  • Maeve Gilchrist featuring Aizuri Quartet & Kyle Sanna: “The Harpweaver”
    Jul
    3
    Maeve Gilchrist featuring Aizuri Quartet & Kyle Sanna: “The Harpweaver”

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Sunday, July 3, 2022
    7:30 p.m.

    Harpist and composer Maeve Gilchrist’s new offering “The Harpweaver” plays on the idea of artistic nostalgia. When we can’t be with those that we love, surely the next best thing is to experience the catharsis of familiar sounds; notes and words that bring a sense of connection, possibility and joy.

  • Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
    Jul
    3
    Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Sunday, July 3, 2022
    7:30 p.m.

    Marty Stuart, the Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician is living, breathing country-music history. He’s played alongside the masters, from Cash to Lester Flatt as he continues to record and release keenly relevant music, with records that honor country’s rich legacy while advancing it into the future.

  • The Turchin Center’s Faculty Biennial Exhibition: Panel Discussion
    Jul
    7
    The Turchin Center’s Faculty Biennial Exhibition: Panel Discussion

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Thursday, July 7, 2022
    12 - 1 p.m.

    Turchin Center Curator Mary Anne Redding moderates a panel discussion with Appalachian State University Art Department faculty members featured in the current biennial exhibition, which will be exhibited at the Turchin Center and in the Smith Gallery of the Schaefer Center. Learn about the work and practice of AppState’s esteemed artists and professors, with an opportunity to ask questions and view the galleries.

  • Broadway’s Next Hit Musical
    Jul
    7
    Broadway’s Next Hit Musical

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Thursday, July 7, 2022
    8 p.m.

    “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” meets The Tony Awards. Every song is fresh. Every scene is new. Every night is different. It’s all improvised and it’s all funny. Under the direction of improv veterans Rob Schiffmann and Deb Rabbai, TheaterWeek hailed the show as “brilliant” and The New York Post called Broadway’s Next Hit Musical “remarkable.”

  • Film: Playground (2021)
    Jul
    8
    Film: Playground (2021)

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Friday, July 8, 2022
    7 p.m.

    In this debut feature by writer-director Laura Wandel, the everyday reality of grade school is seen from a child’s-eye-view as an obstacle course of degradation and abuse. Transposing the gritty realism of such filmmakers as Jacques Audiard and the Dardennes Brothers to the inner world of kids, Wandel crafts an empathetic and visceral portrait of the cruelty of children, and the failure of adults to protect them. Presented as part of the Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series.

  • 36th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror
    Jul
    9
    36th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Saturday, July 9, 2022
    10 a.m.

    The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is a national juried competition presented annually by An Appalachian Summer Festival and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Since its establishment by Martin and Doris Rosen in 1987, the Rosen Competition continues a tradition of showcasing contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the beautiful campus of Appalachian State University.

  • esperanza spalding in Concert
    Jul
    9
    esperanza spalding in Concert

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, July 9, 2022
    8 p.m.

    Join five-time Grammy® winner esperanza spalding — American jazz bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer — in a stunning one-night-only performance. It will be an unforgettable night of musical exploration. spalding took home her fifth career Grammy at this year’s 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, winning Best Jazz Vocal Album for her eighth studio album, “Songwrights Apothecary Lab.”

  • Eastern Festival Orchestra with Santiago Rodriguez, piano
    Jul
    10
    Eastern Festival Orchestra with Santiago Rodriguez, piano

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Sunday, July 10, 2022
    7 p.m.

    Eastern Music Festival (EMF), a nationally recognized classical music festival and summer educational program, is distinguished by its accomplished faculty, exhilarating repertoire, and world-renowned visiting artists under the artistic direction of Gerard Schwarz. Santiago Rodriguez has been called “a phenomenal pianist” (The New York Times) and “among the finest pianists in the world” (The Baltimore Sun). His vast repertoire of concertos and recital programs reflect his great versatility and musical interests.

  • Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players: “Together at the Table”
    Jul
    12
    Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players: “Together at the Table”

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Tuesday, July 12, 2022
    7 p.m.

    The Hayes School of Music Faculty Chamber Players invite you to a feast of music to share tastes of cuisine, tradition and home. Conducted by Dr. Régulo Stabilito, the chamber orchestra will perform “La Revue De Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue)” by Bohuslav Martinů; “Divertimento for 11 Instruments” by Gonzalo Castellanos Yumar; and two works by Aaron Copland, “Old American Songs” (with Dr. Gennard Lombardozzi) and “Appalachian Spring.”

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Jul
    13
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Wednesday, July 13, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • Film: Belfast (2021)
    Jul
    13
    Film: Belfast (2021)

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Wednesday, July 13, 2022
    7 p.m.

    Director Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film chronicles the life of a working-class family and their young son’s childhood during the tumult of the late 1960s in the Northern Ireland capital. Surrounded by sporadic violence and growing danger, nine-year-old Buddy finds himself confronted with the ugly reality of sectarian conflict. Presented as part of the Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series.

  • Meet the Film Curator: Featuring Dale Pollock, curator for the 2022 Weicholz Global Film Series
    Jul
    14
    Meet the Film Curator: Featuring Dale Pollock, curator for the 2022 Weicholz Global Film Series

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Thursday, July 14, 2022
    12 - 1 p.m.

    Dale Pollock is a renowned film critic, movie producer and film professor who served as Dean and taught in the celebrated film school at UNC School of the Arts, where he is now an emeritus professor. Join Dale for a fascinating glimpse into his life in the world of film, and his perspective on the summer festival’s tradition of presenting stellar films from around the world.

  • Renée Elise Goldsberry
    Jul
    16
    Renée Elise Goldsberry

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, July 16, 2022
    8 p.m.

    Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award-winning performances both on Broadway and the screen. She is perhaps best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the musical phenomenon “Hamilton,” which received rave reviews across the board and has become a cultural touchstone for the ages. Renée’s performance earned her a Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award and Lucille Lortel Award.

  • Imani Winds
    Jul
    19
    Imani Winds

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Tuesday, July 19, 2022
    7 p.m.

    Celebrating over 20 years of music making, the twice Grammy-nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors. The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and as a 21st century group, Imani Winds is devoutly committed to expanding the wind quintet repertoire by commissioning music from new voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.

  • Film: When Pomegranates Howl (2021)
    Jul
    20
    Film: When Pomegranates Howl (2021)

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Wednesday, July 20, 2022
    7 p.m.

    Nine-year-old Hewad peddles food and amulets tackling dangers of daily street life during an ongoing war in Afghanistan. Following an explosion, he is photographed amongst other civilian casualties by an Australian journalist, igniting his daydreams of becoming a Hollywood actor. Hewad auditions a gang of street children for the journalist’s camera not knowing that dreams would come true in unexpected ways by war. Presented as part of the Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series.

  • Boone 150: A Celebration of Boone’s History
    Jul
    21
    Boone 150: A Celebration of Boone’s History

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Thursday, July 21, 2022
    12 p.m.

    In 2017 an untitled, silent 16mm film reel from the 1970s was discovered in storage. The heavily spliced film, made by local photographer George Flowers, juxtaposes images of idyllic Appalachian landscapes with piles of trash, rusting vehicles, black smoke, dirty water and a pig. After the screening of “DocuAppalachia: A Half Century Focus on the Environment,” participants will enjoy an engaging panel discussion that reflects on the impact of environmental protection legislation and on what has changed and what has remained the same in the rural southern Appalachian mountains.

  • Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour
    Jul
    23
    Postmodern Jukebox: The Grand Reopening Tour

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, July 23, 2022
    8 p.m.

    Early last year, pop-jazz phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox set out to celebrate a new-millennium Roaring 20s, promising audiences across the country and around the world “the most sensational ’20s party this side of The Great Gatsby.” The wait is finally over and Postmodern Jukebox, the time-twisting musical collective known for putting “pop music in a time machine,” are set to make the ‘20s roar again.

  • Armed to Farm
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    Armed to Farm
    July 24 - 29, 2022

    “Armed to Farm” is a sustainable agriculture training program for military veterans. Since launching in 2013, Armed to Farm has supported more than 800 veterans from 45 states with hands-on and classroom learning opportunities. Farmer veterans learn how to make a business plan and market their products, how to access USDA programs, set business goals and develop mentorships with seasoned farmers. Presented by Frontline to Farm, N.C. Cooperative Extension and National Center for Appropriate Technology.

  • Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Audiences
    Jul
    24
    Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Audiences

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Sunday, July 24, 2022
    2 p.m.

    The festival proudly presents the 11th annual competition, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our region’s most promising young artists. In the final live round of the competition, presented during An Appalachian Summer Festival on campus , a panel of distinguished conductors will choose a first, second, and third place winner from a group of finalists selected via a blind adjudication process by esteemed musicians and collegiate educators during the spring.

  • Rolston String Quartet
    Jul
    26
    Rolston String Quartet

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Tuesday, July 26, 2022
    7 p.m.

    With their debut album “Souvenirs,” an all-Tchaikovsky release that was named Recording of the Year by BBC Music Magazine, the Rolston String Quartet continues to receive acclaim and recognition for their musical excellence. The quartet was awarded First Prize at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition, and was the recipient in 2018 of Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award.

  • Boz Scaggs: Out of the Blues Tour 2022
    Jul
    27
    Boz Scaggs: Out of the Blues Tour 2022

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Wednesday, July 27, 2022
    8 p.m.

    For five decades, Boz Scaggs has mined a personalized mix of rock, blues and R&B influences, along with a signature style of ballads on such influential ’70s albums as “Moments,” “Boz Scaggs & Band,” “My Time,” “Slow Dancer” and 1976’s “Silk Degrees,” the latter of which spawned three Top 40 hit singles: “It’s Over,” “Lido Shuffle,” and the Grammy-winning “Lowdown.” Scaggs’ appearance marks his first return to the festival since 2013.

  • A Central Visual Heritage of the Holocaust: The Wehrmacht and Anti-Jews Propaganda with Dr. Daniel Uziel
    Jul
    28
    A Central Visual Heritage of the Holocaust: The Wehrmacht and Anti-Jews Propaganda with Dr. Daniel Uziel

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Thursday, July 28, 2022
    12 - 1 p.m.

    Most of the visual documentation of WWII, from the German side, originates from the Propaganda Companies (PK) of the Wehrmacht. This talk will focus on the reasons and circumstances of its creation. Dr. Daniel Uziel is an expert in the field of the Nazi party’s antisemitic propaganda and the Propagandakompanien.

  • Film: On the Water (Vee peal) (2020)
    Jul
    28
    Film: On the Water (Vee peal) (2020)

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Thursday, July 28, 2022
    7 p.m.

    On the Water unfolds in rural Soviet Estonia in the early 1980s, during a pivotal year in the life of a shy teen, Andres, who is being raised by his strict grandparents. Surrounded by eclectic neighbors including brawling alcoholics, grifting prostitutes and cranky war veterans, Andres slowly unlocks his potential through seasons of experiences that include fishing expeditions, adolescent angst, and a summer romance. Presented as part of the Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series.

  • MOMIX: Alice
    Jul
    30
    MOMIX: Alice

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, July 30, 2022
    7 p.m.

    MOMIX’s internationally acclaimed dancer-illusionists conjure the magical world of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts in this stunning reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s novel. Journey down the rabbit hole with MOMIX and the visionary choreography of Artistic Director Moses Pendleton. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s world is as it seems.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Aug
    15
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Sep
    12
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Oct
    17
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Nov
    1
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Nov
    2
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

  • On-campus Mobile Mammography
    Dec
    5
    On-campus Mobile Mammography

    Health Promotions for Faculty and Staff (HPFS)

    Monday, Dec. 5, 2022
    10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

    HPFS is so honored to announce we will be hosting monthly on-campus mammogram screenings for our App State faulty, staff, retirees and their spouses. With so many people behind on their preventative screenings, Novant Health Breast Center of Winston-Salem has offered to come to campus to provide more screening appointments monthly.

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