News & Events
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Include Talk by Fidel Castro’s Daughter
September 21, 2011
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, UNC Asheville will host a series of special events, including appearances by writers Stephanie Elizondo Griest and Gabriela Garcia Medina, and a talk by Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro.
Jonathan Scales Kicks Off UNC Asheville Cultural Events Season with Free Café-Style Show
September 1, 2011
With a bang of the steel pans, the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra will kick off the 2011-2012 season of UNC Asheville’s Cultural Events and Distinguished Speaker Series. This high-energy performance will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in the Highsmith University Union Grotto. The concert is free and open to the public, but there is limited café-style seating, so early arrival is suggested.
Special Events Recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Pack Memorial Library
August 26, 2011
The ASCORE Youth Leadership Committee, a community-wide committee headquartered at the Center for Diversity Education at UNC Asheville, will commemorate the 1961 desegregation of Pack Memorial Library with a series of special events on Sunday, Sept. 18.
"Matzoh Ball Gumbo" Author Marcie Cohen Ferris Presents Culinary Tales of the Jewish South
March 29, 2011
“What does it mean to be both southern and Jewish?” Culinary historian Marcie Cohen Ferris will present a mix of oral history, archival resources and recipes that help answer that question, when she delivers the third annual Sam Hill Lecture in Southern Religious History, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall.
2011 Queer Studies Conference: "Queer as an Active Verb"
March 23, 2011
The 2011 UNC Asheville Queer Studies conference will take place March 31-April 2 in various locations on the campus. The conference is dedicated to the investigation of genders and sexualities, and is expected to attract roughly 100 participants from around the country, with workshops, readings, film screenings and performances.
UNC Asheville Dance Program Presents "From the Heart"
March 23, 2011
UNC Asheville's Dance Program will hold its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Admission at the door is $5.
"Greensboro Four" Civil Rights Pioneer Franklin McCain to Speak at UNC Asheville
March 23, 2011
Franklin McCain, one of the original four African-American students to sit in at the white-only Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., will speak at UNC Asheville at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Humanities Lecture Hall. McCain's talk will be preceded at 6 p.m. by the screening of "Seizing Justice: The Greensboro 4," a documentary produced by the Smithsonian Institution. The events are sponsored by the UNC Asheville Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and are free and open to the public.
Viver Brasil Brings Afro-Brazilian Dance to Asheville
March 22, 2011
Asheville will experience jubilant Afro-Brazilian dance when the vibrant and award-winning Viver Brasil takes to the stage at the Diana Wortham Theater on April 5 and 6. Specializing in bringing to life the beautiful and complex stories of the “orixa,” African sacred energies, Viver Brasil’s style incorporates samba, contemporary Afro-Brazilian dance and carnival. Curtain is 8 p.m. for both shows at the Diana Wortham Theater, at Pack Place in downtown Asheville.
UNC Asheville Career Center to Hold Panel on Women and Writing Careers
March 15, 2011
In honor of women's history month, UNC Asheville's Career Center will offer a special panel, Women and Writing Careers, 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, in the Highsmith University Union Mountain Suites.
UNC Asheville Celebrates Homecoming February 23-26
February 17, 2011
UNC Asheville will hold its Homecoming 2011 celebration from February 23-26. Special events range from the annual homecoming parade and basketball games to a step show and tailgate party. A number of activities are open to the public.
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