Topic: Arts and Cultural

NPR Performance Today regulars Brad Richter and Victor Uzur will perform at Appalachian State University.

From the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to performances in Paris, Geneva and Bologna, classical guitarist Joseph Pecoraro is known for his mastery of diverse musical styles.

Jazz, and plenty of it, is on tap when organist Tony Monaco performs at Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble I from the Hayes School of Music.

Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called “terribly beautiful” (San Francisco Classical Voice), “stunningly passionate” (Calgary Herald) and “chillingly effective” (San Francisco Examiner), will perform at Appalachian State University.

Shanahan is a studio art major from Western North Carolina. She is known for her built-surface lyrical paintings. She deals with issues of personhood, timelessness and decay.

It’s time for a calypso break with the Steely Pan Steel Band. The band is directed by Byron Hedgepeth, an instructor in the Hayes School of Music.

The history of the innovative Black Mountain College is the focus of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University.

It’s time for OctubaFest, the annual concert featuring compositions transcribed for tubas and euphoniums.

Comics and graphic novels have long been used as a medium to depict political opinion, for satire or entertainment.