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Appalachian Repertory Orchestra performs April 21
April 14, 2015
A variety of compositions for the string orchestra will be performed by the Appalachian Repertory Orchestra Tuesday at Appalachian State University.
“The Diary of Anne Frank” presented April 22–26 at Appalachian
April 13, 2015
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance performs the moving full-length play “The Diary of Anne Frank,” based on a young girl’s diary entries during a two-year span of time during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Contemporary Music Festival concert presented April 20
April 13, 2015
Composer-in-residence Frank Ticheli will be the guest conductor and flutist Erica Spear is the soloist for a performance by the Appalachian Wind Ensemble.
Treble Choir performs April 27
April 10, 2015
Join the Appalachian Treble Choir for a performance of folk melodies, classical and other sacred works for voice.
Team from Appalachian part of Race to Zero Student Design Competition
April 10, 2015
Appalachian State University is one of 39 teams, and the only university from North Carolina, that will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Race to Zero Student Design Competition at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado, April 18-20.
Dave by the Bell: Favorite Rainy Day Movie
April 10, 2015
Dave asks Appalachian State University students for their recommendations for best rainy day movies.
Jazz drummer Lewis Nash performs April 18
April 9, 2015
Jazz drummer Lewis Nash will join Appalachian Jazz Ensemble I for a performance in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian. Nash has been featured on more than 300 recordings during his 30-plus year career.
Appalachian GuitarFest held April 9-12
April 8, 2015
The 20th annual Appalachian GuitarFest will be held in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University.
An evening of brass chamber music presented April 14
April 8, 2015
Brass ensembles ranging from trumpets, trombones and euphoniums will perform in the recital hall at Appalachian State University’s Broyhill Music Center.
Program of chamber music for saxophone performed April 13
April 8, 2015
Students of Dr. Scott Kallestad will perform An Evening of Saxophone Chamber Music.
Bassoon ensemble performs April 12
April 8, 2015
The student musicians from the Hayes School of Music will perform a variety of classical and contemporary works arranged or written for bassoon.
LUNAFEST: short films by, for and about women comes to Boone April 23-24
April 3, 2015
LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be presented in two local screenings this month.
PROM. BFA senior studio exhibition opens April 8
April 2, 2015
The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University presents PROM, the BFA Senior Studio Exhibition for spring semester. It includes work by the candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art.
Appalachian’s jazz ensembles perform with James Ketch April 9
April 2, 2015
Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery and Count Basie are among the composers whose work will be performed by jazz ensembles from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music.
Roxane Gay to speak at Appalachian April 16
April 1, 2015
“Bad Feminist” author Roxane Gay is an associate professor of English at Purdue University, where she teaches creative writing, fiction and creative nonfiction at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Appalachian Young People’s Theatre presents “Aesop’s Fables: On Stage” April 10-12
March 30, 2015
Children and family audiences will be magically transported back to ancient Greece in the Appalachian Young People’s Theatre (AYPT) production of “Aesop’s Fables: On Stage” by Vivian and Larry Snipes.
Affrilachian Poets to share a different perspective of Appalachia and its culture on Earth Day
March 27, 2015
If we don’t treat each other right, how can we do right by the earth? The idea of sustainability broadens as Earth Day celebration April 22 includes Affrilachian Poets.
Program on the Negro Leagues baseball era part of diversity celebration at Appalachian
March 25, 2015
Derrick C. Jones, a 1979 graduate of Appalachian State University, will return for a residency featuring lectures and presentations on the Negro Leagues baseball era for audiences on campus, at public schools and in the community.