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Making History at the Mob Museum
Appalachian State University history majors find dream jobs in Vegas discover a fellow Mountaineer, just a cubicle away
July 4, 2016
Are there jobs for a history major? You bet! The opportunities are rife. Learn how two Appalachian graduates from the Department of History found dream jobs and a fellow Mountaineer at the Las Vegas Mob Museum.
TCVA offers ROAM; its ‘Art Books and Children’ project to be offered this week in two locations
June 21, 2016
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts continues its long-term commitment to strengthen community participation in the arts with the Regional Outreach Art Mobile (ROAM) – a traveling classroom of supplies to inspire artists of all ages and abilities to discover their artist within through creativity and design.
Appalachian students again take home top honors at SOURCE Awards
June 8, 2016
Appalachian State University students Elizabeth Hundley, Megan Everhart and Kaitlyn Hutchens have been named SOURCE Awards winners for their conceptual lighting design projects in power management company Eaton’s 39th annual lighting design competition.
Alumna Rebecca Jones turned her Appalachian degrees into a position with filmmaker Ken Burns
May 26, 2016
Alumna Rebecca Jones turned her time in Appalachian’s Department of Communication and Center for Appalachian Studies into a position with filmmaker Ken Burns.
Alumnus Trevor McKenzie turned his childhood interest in Appalachia into a career
May 26, 2016
Trevor McKenzie ’10 ’12 earned degrees in history and Appalachian studies and now works as an archivist at Appalachian State University.
Summer Dance Series offered May 31 through June 30
May 26, 2016
The series, sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Dance, will offer mixed beginning level classes featuring a variety of dance styles and bodywork classes.
Theatre and Dance partners with Cre8tive Drama to offer summer day camps for children
May 20, 2016
Cre8tive Drama and the Department of Theatre and Dance are partnering to offer a week-long summer Cre8tive Drama Day Camp. Designed to transform young people through drama and theatre arts, the camp will be offered daily starting Monday, June 28, in the Valborg Theatre on campus.
Documentary ‘After Coal’ premieres in U.S. and United Kingdom film festivals
May 18, 2016
“After Coal,” a feature-length film created through Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies, premiers on two continents this spring. The film profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of central Appalachia and South Wales.
Student Joshua Whitehead wins Appalachian’s Truman Capote Literary Trust Award
May 16, 2016
Whitehead won the $3,515 scholarship for his poems “Dr. Wilson,” “Chicago,” “Deliverance and Trauma” and “Untitled.” He is a rising senior majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in theatre arts.
Appalachian hosts Summer Theatre Education Program June 16–17
May 11, 2016
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will host “Directing for Theatre” on June 16–17 as the 2016 Appalachian Summer Theatre Education Program (AppSTEP). The 2016 AppSTEP guest presenter is J. Daniel Herring.
Looking Glass Gallery presents “Unrequited Contemplation”
May 10, 2016
The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “Unrequited Contemplation,” an exhibition featuring work by Alissa Sauter. “Unrequited Contemplation” is on display through May 13. There will be a reception held on May 13 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Looking Glass Gallery. This event is free and open to the public.
Appalachian alumnus David Furr nominated for Tony Award
May 9, 2016
David Furr, a 1994 graduate of Appalachian State University who is originally from Greensboro, is a 2016 Tony Award nominee for his performance in “Noises Off,” a Broadway comedy by English playwright Michael Frayn.
Register for craft enrichment opportunities at Appalachian
May 5, 2016
The Craft Enrichment Program at Appalachian State University is offering 22 summer classes to local community members. Registration is now open.
Students share the stage with dozens of statewide theatres in collaborative “Shakespeare Marathon: 38 Plays in Five Days”
May 3, 2016
Twenty current students and recent graduates of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University participated in two different productions performed as part of the “Shakespeare Marathon: 38 Plays in Five Days” at the North Carolina Museum of History.
Yom HaShoah at Appalachian begins April 30 with play by second-generation Holocaust survivor
April 26, 2016
For this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies has worked with partners throughout North Carolina to organize two events.
Appalachian Chorale to perform May 3
April 25, 2016
The Hayes School of Music’s Appalachian Chorale will perform Tuesday, May 3, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall on the Appalachian State University campus.
Community Music School to present recital April 30
April 25, 2016
Students in the Community Music School in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will present a recital Saturday, April 30, in Broyhill Music Center on campus.
Hayes School of Music to present “Cornocopia” May 4
April 25, 2016
The Hayes School of Music will present a recital titled “Cornocopia: An Evening of Music for the Horn” Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall on the Appalachian State University campus.