Robert Olen Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has written 16 novels and six volumes of short fiction. He describes “Perfume River,” his latest novel, as “the best book I’ve ever written.” There are likely many reasons.

The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “Art of the Book,” a student and alumni juried exhibition through Nov. 11.

The program will feature chamber music composed or arranged for multiple clarinets and/or piano, and it will feature two selections arranged for clarinet choir. Andrea L. Cheeseman, a professor of clarinet at Appalachian, directs the Appalachian Clarinet Choir, a 19-member ensemble, and she coaches the smaller ensembles.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to see a master at work! Tony Award-winner Ben Vereen's legendary performances transcend time and are woven into the fabric of this country’s artistic legacy.

The plant, called Spiraea virginiana, has been on the federal government’s list of threatened species since 1990. It dwells solely in white water, high-gradient streams in drainage from the Tennessee, Cumberland and New rivers in North Carolina.

Seven Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship recipients were recognized at a ceremony Friday, Oct. 21, in the Solarium of the Plemmons Student Union – four of whom potentially will complete four years at Appalachian State University incurring no in-state tuition and fees.

Miron’s talk is titled “Modern Jewish Historiography: Between ‘Usable Past,’ National Narrative and the Transnational Challenge.” Miron is a professor of Jewish history and the chair of the Department of History, Philosophy and Jewish Studies at the Open University of Israel.

The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present six concerts featuring the university’s student ensembles between Oct. 30 and Nov. 4.