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Two April lectures to complement ‘Studio Practices: Penland 9’ exhibition at Appalachian’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
March 28, 2017
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University will present two lectures in April that complement “Studio Practices: Penland 9,” which will be on view at the center through June 3.
Two April lectures to complement ‘Collective Vigilance’ exhibition at Appalachian’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
March 28, 2017
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University will present two lectures in April that complement “Collective Vigilance: Speaking for the New River,” an exhibit on view at the center through July 29.
March 29 lecture to complement ‘Useful Work’ exhibition at Appalachian’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
March 24, 2017
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University will present a March lecture that complements “Useful Work: Photographs of Hickory Nut Gap Farm,” an exhibit on view at the center through May 6.
Poet Al Young to appear April 6 in Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
March 21, 2017
When Al Young was in the second grade, the venerable poet recalled recently, his teacher made him and his classmates recite poetry regularly.
Appalachian Opera Theatre to present ‘The Magic Flute’ April 6-9
March 20, 2017
“The Magic Flute” has captivated audiences around the world many times since its 1791 premiere in Vienna. Appalachian Opera Theatre’s coming production of Wolfgang Mozart’s beloved opera aims to build on that success in variety of ways.
Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music to present three concerts beginning March 24
March 17, 2017
The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present three concerts March 24 through March 28.
Appalachian’s Smith Gallery presents ‘Art and Design Expo 2017’ through March 30
March 16, 2017
The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University is presenting “Art and Design Expo 2017,” an annual juried student exhibition and arts competition for Appalachian students.
Appalachian’s Steely Pan Steel Band to perform March 26 in the Schaefer Center
March 15, 2017
Under Byron Hedgepeth’s direction, the Steely Pan Steel Band of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music will perform.
Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble to perform at Appalachian beginning March 29; 8 original works on the program
March 15, 2017
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will present the 2017 Spring Appalachian Dance Ensemble (SADE) at 7 p.m. March 29 – April 1 in the Valborg Theater on the university’s campus.
Recent graduate’s artwork commissioned by Appalachian’s chancellor
March 15, 2017
Sloane Whaley ’16, who studied studio art in Appalachian’s Department of Art, recently had work commissioned by Appalachian’s Chancellor Sheri N. Everts. Whaley’s piece was third in a series dedicated to and inspired by her mother, who passed away in November.
Nile Project’s April 4 performance at Appalachian inspires a slew of residency activities over a 3-day period, benefitting programs from sustainability to the arts
March 13, 2017
The Nile Project—a collective of 35 musicians from 11 Nile countries—will hold a residency at Appalachian, including 11 activities over three days, affecting not only various arts programs but also initiatives related to sustainability, of which Appalachian is a leader.
Art and geology students at Appalachian collaborate to sculpt Triassic aetosaur based on a handful of pre-historic bones unearthed in North Carolina
March 10, 2017
Imagine an aetosaur wandering outside Rankin Science Building. Art and geology students have. See what they’ve created.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Jeff Biggers on Regenerative Cities and Sustainability in Appalachia
March 8, 2017
Appalachian’s director of sustainability, Dr. Lee Ball, welcomes celebrated author, journalist, historian and playwright Jeff Biggers to the studio for a discussion of the history of sustainability in Appalachia, what a regenerative Boone, North Carolina, could look like and Biggers’ multimedia theatrical piece “An Evening at the Ecopolis: Envisioning a Regenerative City.”
Three Appalachian students to work this summer in the Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Center of the Aspen Music Festival and School
March 8, 2017
Graham Sloboda and Adam Campbell will be assistant engineers in the festival’s Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Center, and Jordan Bailey will serve as one of its engineers.
Nicholson presented with H. Lewis Gaston Award by College News Association of the Carolinas
March 6, 2017
Jane Nicholson of Boone was presented with the College News Association of the Carolinas’ (CNAC) H. Lewis Gaston Award for outstanding service March 6.
Poet Bianca Spriggs to appear March 30 in Appalachian’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
March 6, 2017
When Bianca Spriggs appears March 30 in the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University, the occasion will draw attention to her significant, growing body of poetry. Or is it poetry-plus?
Appalachian’s Sarah Carmichael to be inducted into The Explorers Club
Geochemist joins John Glenn, Sally Ride, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jane Goodall and other well-known explorers in this prestigious society
March 3, 2017
Geochemist Sarah Carmichael joins Neil Armstrong, Jane Goodall and other well-known figures in a prestigious society called The Explorers Club.
Astronomer Michael Brown to discuss ‘Planet Nine from Outer Space’ March 23
March 2, 2017
The Morgan Lecture Series of Science will host Dr. Michael Brown, a solar-system astronomer and professor of planetary astronomy from California Institute of Technology (Caltech).