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Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Nov. 2
Oct. 27, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Appalachian State University, Boone Mall to mark Veterans Day with ceremonies
Oct. 26, 2016
Appalachian State University will mark Veterans Day this year with two ceremonies on campus, and another Veterans Day ceremony will take place at the Boone Mall.
Paul Thompson to deliver the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture Oct. 28 in the Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State University; talk will illuminate seven attributes of a great leader
Oct. 21, 2016
Paul Thompson, founder and chairman of Transportation Insight and a supporter of business programs at Appalachian State University, will deliver the fall Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture.
Fall Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University to continue with appearances by Carol Tyler Nov. 3 and Robert Olen Butler Nov. 10
Oct. 20, 2016
The annual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University is like an exclusive club. Only the best authors out there can meet the requirements for membership. Carol Tyler and Robert Olen Butler, the two writers slated to conclude the current series’ fall season, would certainly appear to uphold the “club” standards laid out by series’ director Joseph Bathanti, the former poet laureate of North Carolina.
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the North Carolina Dance Festival Oct. 27–29
Oct. 17, 2016
The North Carolina Dance Festival returns to Appalachian State University again and provides an impressive list of touring dance professionals from across the state of North Carolina.
Master Plan 2025 event to be held Oct. 20-21
Oct. 14, 2016
The design charrettes will be short, intensive planning sessions for the community and campus to collaborate on a vision for future campus development. The format provides a forum for ideas, offers opportunities to provide immediate feedback and allows for wide participation in the authorship of a plan.
Appalachian’s Steely Pan Steel Band to perform Oct. 21 in the Schaefer Center
Oct. 14, 2016
This ensemble, consisting of 22 performers and 41 steel drums, performs a variety of music, from traditional soca/calypsos, to classical, rock and roll, and traditional Appalachian Mountain music.
Nancy Bargerstock, violin, and Bair Shagdaron, piano, to present faculty performance Oct. 19 at Appalachian State University
Oct. 14, 2016
The program will begin and end with a famous violin sonata: “Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3” by Ludwig van Beethoven and “Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80” by Sergei Prokofiev.
Appalachian Trumpet Choir to perform in Rosen Concert Hall Oct. 17
Oct. 14, 2016
The Appalachian Trumpet Choir, conducted by Dr. James Stokes Jr. and Dr. Joe Phelps, will perform music from several periods.
Appalachian State University to celebrate homecoming week Oct. 17-22
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University will welcome alumni and friends to join in a week of homecoming festivities.
Sustainable Food Week kicks off with National Food Day and public lecture Oct. 24
Oct. 14, 2016
Dr. Gary Paul Nabhan is an internationally celebrated nature writer, agrarian activist and ethnobiologist whose work focuses on conserving the links between biodiversity and cultural diversity. His talk is the public keynote of Sustainable Food Week.
Jazz Ensemble II to perform in free recital Oct. 25
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble II, directed by Rod Berry, will perform an evening of jazz favorites
Appalachian Flute Ensemble presents free recital Oct. 20
Oct. 14, 2016
Contemporary, classical and Celtic compositions for flute will be performed by the Hayes School of Music’s Appalachian Flute Ensemble, directed by Dr. Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham.
Hayes School of Music presents free faculty recital Oct. 23
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music presents a faculty recital featuring Dr. Bethany Wiese on tuba, accompanied by Dr. Junie Cho on piano.
‘Softly Pointed’ exhibit on view at Appalachian’s Looking Glass Gallery through Oct. 14
Oct. 10, 2016
The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian’s Plemmons Student Union is presenting “Softly Pointed,” an exhibition of eight artists working in fibers. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Appalachian State University hosts “Power of Design 16”
Oct. 6, 2016
“Power of Design” is an annual event that brings together students, faculty and members of the professional community in disciplines such as interior design, graphic design, industrial design, architectural design, theater design and photography.
Documentary ‘Come Hell or High Water’ explores Western North Carolina flood of 1916, its impact and implications
Oct. 6, 2016
The film explores the history of Western North Carolina’s worst natural disaster. One hundred years ago this past July, 22 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, raising the French Broad River 17 feet above flood stage and causing extensive flooding throughout the western part of the state.
“The Schaefer Center Presents” at Appalachian features screening of “Remember,” a Holocaust film, followed by a panel discussion
Oct. 5, 2016
In “Remember,” award-nominated director Atom Egoyan creates a fast-paced revenge thriller that intimately addresses the aftermath of the Holocaust.