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Topic: Arts and Humanities

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  • Humanities symposium held Oct. 9 at Appalachian
    Humanities symposium held Oct. 9 at Appalachian
    Sep. 9, 2015

    How the life stories of colonized peoples reclaim and transform the humanities today and how they affect the multicultural landscape burgeoning in western North Carolina is the topic of the Third Annual Humanities Symposium.

  • Grammy-nominated producer Keith Weber performs Sept. 29
    Grammy-nominated producer Keith Weber performs Sept. 29
    Sep. 9, 2015

    Grammy-nominated producer Keith Weber will present a free recital of collaborative works for organ, voice, oboe, trumpet and percussion.

  • Joyful music
    Joyful music
    Sep. 9, 2015

    Members of the University of Zululand Choir from Durban, South Africa, gave a lunch-time performance Sept. 9 in the dining facility in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union.

  • Education can be life changing, speaker says
    Education can be life changing, speaker says
    Sep. 4, 2015

    Never take your college education for granted, students at Appalachian State University were told during fall convocation Sept. 3. That caveat was delivered by Ishmael Beah, author of the memoir “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” which was selected for the university’s Common Reading Program this year.

  • Venue change for Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor speaks Sept. 17 at Appalachian
    Venue change for Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor speaks Sept. 17 at Appalachian
    Sep. 1, 2015

    Cernyak-Spatz, who is a professor emerita of German literature at UNC Charlotte, was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Vienna. In 1929, she moved with her family to Berlin, where they witnessed Hitler’s rise to power.

  • University of Zululand Choir members to perform at Appalachian
    University of Zululand Choir members to perform at Appalachian
    Sep. 1, 2015

    The choir was established in 2001 in Durban, the third-largest city in South Africa. The choir sings a variety of compositions, from Afro gospel, jazz and soul to traditional, indigenous music and opera.

  • Award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer to speak Sept. 16 at Appalachian
    Award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer to speak Sept. 16 at Appalachian
    Sep. 1, 2015

    Zimmer is an expert on topics ranging from biology and evolution to parasites and viruses. In addition to writing the weekly Matter column in The New York Times, he writes for National Geographic and other publications.

  • An Evening of Encores will be performed Sept. 15 at Appalachian
    An Evening of Encores will be performed Sept. 15 at Appalachian
    Aug. 28, 2015

    An Evening of Encores is the focus of a Sept. 15 faculty recital at Appalachian State University. The free program begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.

  • Music industry panelists to talk about their experiences and share their knowledge Sept. 11
    Music industry panelists to talk about their experiences and share their knowledge Sept. 11
    Aug. 26, 2015

    The Music Industry Studies program at Appalachian State University is excited to present “The Sessions Panel,” a powerful, interactive presentation by internationally recognized music industry professionals who will share their knowledge on marketing, self-promotion, contract negotiations, social media, entertainment law and artist relations.

  • Bass-baritone Frank Ward Jr. performs Sept. 18 at Appalachian
    Bass-baritone Frank Ward Jr. performs Sept. 18 at Appalachian
    Aug. 24, 2015

    Ward will be accompanied by pianist Deborah Yasutake. He also will conduct masterclasses for students in the Hayes School of Music. Included on the recital will be a performance of songs and spirituals by H.T. Burleigh, with the Hayes School of Music Faculty String Quartet.

  • ‘The Denim Dynasty’ documentary to be shown Sept. 10 at Appalachian
    ‘The Denim Dynasty’ documentary to be shown Sept. 10 at Appalachian
    Aug. 20, 2015

    Appalachian faculty member and documentary filmmaker Beth Davison’s “The Denim Dynasty” is a documentary about the legacy of the Cone family that shaped prominent features of North Carolina’s landscape.

  • “Beauty in All Things” exhibit displayed at Looking Glass Gallery
    “Beauty in All Things” exhibit displayed at Looking Glass Gallery
    Aug. 20, 2015

    The exhibit, featuring work from Professor Elaine O’Quinn from the Department of English, will be on display through Sept. 10.

  • Sights and sounds of Ethiopia
    Sights and sounds of Ethiopia
    Aug. 17, 2015

    Doctoral and master’s-level students in Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education and one undergraduate in Appalachian's Beaver College of Health Sciences traveled to Ethiopia in May 2015 to explore social/educational change in East Africa, as well as human rights and social justice from a cross-cultural perspective.

  • Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series begins Sept. 3
    Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series begins Sept. 3
    Aug. 17, 2015

    Authors of memoirs, poetry collections, novels and literary history comprise the speakers for the fall Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University. All programs are free and open to the public.

  • Dave by the Bell: Welcome Freshmen
    Dave by the Bell: Welcome Freshmen
    Aug. 14, 2015

    Dave interviews brand new Mountaineers in the freshmen move-in special edition of Dave by the Bell. Featuring a special appearance by Chancellor Sheri N. Everts!

  • R.T. Smith named Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing
    R.T. Smith named Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing
    Aug. 6, 2015

    Writer R.T. (Rod) Smith has been named the 2015-16 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at Appalachian State University. Smith will lead an eight-week colloquium during fall semester for students in Appalachian’s creative writing program.

  • Dave by the Bell: The Fine Folks at Food Services
    Dave by the Bell: The Fine Folks at Food Services
    Aug. 4, 2015

    Classes have yet to begin and students are scarce so Dave chats it up with Food Services employees hoping to discover the one thing they love the most about their jobs.

  • Appalachian’s Community Music School opens online registration Aug. 3
    Appalachian’s Community Music School opens online registration Aug. 3
    July 28, 2015

    The Community Music School provides non-credit music instruction for youth and adults in the local community as well as surrounding Western North Carolina counties.

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