McLarney is one of the leading lights on today’s poetry scene. An assistant professor of creative writing at Auburn University, she has published two collections of poems from which she will read at Appalachian: “Its Day Being Gone” (Penguin Books, 2014), which won the National Poetry Series; and “The Always Broken Plates of Mountains” (Four Way Books, 2012).

Four seniors enrolled in the Department of Applied Design’s Interior Design Program at Appalachian State University have received top honors in the Planning and Visual Education (PAVE) 2016 Student Design Competition.

Fans of poetry and fiction will have opportunities to experience how the work of three leading writers is defying stereotypes about Appalachia. They will also become reacquainted with a prolific native of the South who guest-taught poetry at Appalachian in 2003 and was appointed California’s poet laureate two years later.

The Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will present three concerts between Feb. 19 and 23.

The award’s citation recognizes Appalachian’s theatre program for its commitment to fostering future artists, educators and arts supporters.

The Looking Glass Gallery in the Plemmons Student Union of Appalachian State University is presenting “Recombinant,” a solo exhibition of sculptures by Appalachian’s Dr. John Stephenson, through Feb. 10.

For famed choreographer Jessica Lang, a performance of her dance works should be “much like serving a meal.”