BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Department of Biology will hold a class on the selection and proper care of tropical foliage plants.
The class will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the greenhouse located at 333 Dale Street off State Farm Road. Participants can choose to attend a class from 9:30-11 a.m. or from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The [...]
BOONE—The University Singers and Chamber Singers from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will perform Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall on campus. Admission is free.
The program is titled “Questions, Anyone” and features compositions with questions as their title or within their lyrics.
The singers are directed by Stephen [...]
BOONE—Split Rail Records, the student-run record label at Appalachian State University, will host a CD release show for the band Major Magick Oct. 29 at Legends. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $6 in advance at the information desk in Plemmons Student Union and are at $8 at the door.
Major Magick opens the show [...]
BOONE—People interested in owning their own business can learn from the experts at the 8th Annual Carole Moore McLeod Entrepreneur Summit Nov. 6 at Appalachian State University.
Multiple concurrent sessions run at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. in the Walker College of Business in Raley Hall. A keynote speech by Matthew Szulik, chairman of Red Hat [...]
BOONE—Award-winning documentary filmmaker Anne Lewis will visit Boone Nov. 8 and 9 to show her most recent work “Morristown: in the air and sun.”
The documentary will be shown Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. in St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church’s community room and at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 in Plemmons Student Union’s Linville Falls Room at Appalachian [...]
BOONE – Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance welcomes the North Carolina Dance Festival to the Valborg Theatre Nov. 12-14. All performances begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students, and seating is general admission. The box office is open Monday-Friday 2-5 p.m. and one hour prior to show time. [...]
BOONE—Michael Hendrix, Boston director and associate partner at IDEO, a world leader in human-centered and design-led innovation, is the keynote lecturer for Appalachian State University’s Third Annual “Power of Design” event titled “Little d, big D.” Hendrix’s lecture will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center’s Helen A. [...]
BOONE— The works of well-known composers and arrangers of big band music will be performed Nov. 4 by Appalachian State University’s Jazz Ensemble I. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium.
Directed by Todd Wright from the Hayes School of Music, the 19-member student ensemble will perform from the following: “Magic Flea” by [...]
BOONE—The Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University invites everyone to participate in activities associated with World Philosophy Day. This year’s theme is “penser pour agir” (thinking in order to act).
The film “Examined Life” by Astra Taylor will be shown Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Greenbriar Theatre. Admission is [...]
BOONE— Senior Michael Thomas secured his individual national title for a second year at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Truckee, Calif. He was one of seven Appalachian State University students, representing the 2008 Division II National Championship team, who attended the competition where nearly 300 student-athletes competed Oct. 16-18.
Michael Thomas competes [...]
BOONE—Cuban-born poet Isel Rivero will read from her work Oct. 29 at Appalachian State University. The reading begins at 7 p.m. in room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons. The public is welcome.
In addition to the reading, Rivero will visit a class on U.S. Hispanic writers Oct. 29 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in room 507 Sanford [...]
BOONE—For an artist or photographer, Washington, D.C., provides a rich palette of subjects, from the intricate carvings that adorn the U.S. Supreme Court to the eclectic gathering of people, produce and crafts at Eastern Market near the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Add an internship in the photography archives at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American [...]
BOONE—Appalachian State University will conduct its monthly test of the campus siren warning system Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11:55 a.m. The test is normally conducted the first Wednesday of each month.
The Nov. 4 siren test will consist of a 75-second discontinuous air horn tone followed by a pre-recorded voice message that says, “This is a [...]
BOONE— Appalachian State University professor Joseph Bathanti has received a $10,000 North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Award. Bathanti is one of 18 North Carolina artists receiving the award presented for literary arts and musical composition.
“Fellowships are a tangible acknowledgment of the important work that artists create in our communities,” said Mary B. Regan, executive director [...]
BOONE—The documentary “From Wood to Singing Guitar” will be shown Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.
The film by Appalshop filmmaker Sean Lind showcases Wayne C. Henderson, a master luthier and musician from Rugby, located in southwest Virginia.
A skilled craftsman and respected musician at an [...]
Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. Appalachian (pronounced app-uh-LATCH-un) State is sometimes referred to as AppState, ASU, or simply App. The university has been ranked among the top 15 Southern "Masters Universities" since the U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges Guide began publication in 1986. In 2001, Appalachian was recognized by TIME Magazine as a College of the Year.
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