ART
August
26 - Reception with the Curator: Costume at the Turn of the Century:
1990-2015 - Receptions with Visiting Professor of Drama Igor Roussanoff,
curator of Costume at the Turn of the Century: 1990-2015, the
international exhibition making its U.S. debut at UNC Asheville, featuring more
than 1,500 costume designs from 31 countries, with drawings, videos and actual
costumes. Free and open to the public at 5 p.m. in Ramsey Library, Blowers
Gallery, and continuing at 6 p.m. in Owen Hall, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery. Info: art.unca.edu.
September
23-25 - Conference: ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 8 - The eighth renewal of
the annual conference exploring Black Mountain College’s legacy of innovation
will feature a keynote talk by Helen Molesworth, chief curator of the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Reuter
Center. Conference registration is $75, with information at blackmountaincollege.org.
September
28-October 26 - Faculty Art Show - Works in varied media by faculty artists:
Tamie Beldue, drawing; Robert Dunning, printmaking and
drawing; Kathleen Hall, painting and drawing; Scott Lowrey,
drawing; Jackson Martin, sculpture; Brent Skidmore,
sculpture, craft, functional works; Carrie Tomberlin, photography; Eric
Tomberlin, photography; Robert Tynes, painting; Matt West,
sculpture, ceramics; Megan Wolfe, ceramics. Gallery open weekdays, 9 a.m.-6
p.m. Reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 in S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in
UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall. Free and open to the public. Info: art.unca.edu
September
30 - Faculty Art Show Opening Reception - Works in varied media by faculty
artists: Tamie Beldue, drawing; Robert Dunning, printmaking and
drawing; Kathleen Hall, painting and drawing; Scott Lowrey,
drawing; Jackson Martin, sculpture; Brent Skidmore,
sculpture, craft, functional works; Carrie Tomberlin, photography; Eric
Tomberlin, photography; Robert Tynes, painting; Matt West, sculpture,
ceramics; Megan Wolfe, ceramics. Reception with the artists from 6-8 p.m. in S.
Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall. Exhibition on view through
Oct. 26, weekdays 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Info: art.unca.edu
AUTHORS
August
23 - Kevin Ashton: Creation, Invention and Discovery - Ashton, author of
How to Fly a Horse and high-tech innovator who led pioneering work on
RFID (radio frequency identification), co-founded the Auto-ID Center at MIT,
and coined the term “the Internet of Things,” will present his ideas on Creation,
Invention and Discovery. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Kimmel
Arena. Info: news@unca.edu
September
22 - Ben Fountain - UNC Asheville Visiting Writers Series - Reading and
discussion by Ben Fountain, the author of the novel Billy Lynn’s Long
Halftime Walk, which is scheduled to be released as a movie this fall, and
of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara. Fountain’s reading will be hosted
by best-selling novelist Wiley Cash, writer-in-residence this year at his alma
mater, UNC Asheville. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in the Reuter
Center. Info: english.unca.edu.
September
29 - Talk by Carolyn Finney, author of Black Faces, White Spaces - Finney,
assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky explores how
issues of difference impact participation in decision-making processes designed
to address environmental issues. Her talk is part of UNC Asheville’s observance
of the National Parks Service Centennial, and is co-sponsored by UNC
Asheville’s NEH Distinguished Professor and its Center for Diversity Education,
and Everybody’s Environment. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in
Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: dmiles@unca.edu
DIVERSITY
ISSUES
September
29 - Talk by Carolyn Finney, author of Black Faces, White Spaces - Finney,
assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky explores how
issues of difference impact participation in decision-making processes designed
to address environmental issues. Her talk is part of UNC Asheville’s observance
of the National Parks Service Centennial, and is co-sponsored by UNC
Asheville’s NEH Distinguished Professor and its Center for Diversity Education,
and Everybody’s Environment. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in
Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: dmiles@unca.edu
ENVIRONMENT
/ SUSTAINABILITY
September
14 - Farm-to-Table Dinner on the Quad - Locally sourced three-course dinner,
with music by UNC Asheville’s Bluegrass Ensemble, Cherokee storytelling, contra
dancing, children’s activities and door prizes. Tickets $40 to benefit food and
garden projects at UNC Asheville. Info and tickets: sustain@unca.edu.
September
29 - Talk by Carolyn Finney, author of Black Faces, White Spaces - Finney,
assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky explores how
issues of difference impact participation in decision-making processes designed
to address environmental issues. Her talk is part of UNC Asheville’s observance
of the National Parks Service Centennial, and is co-sponsored by UNC
Asheville’s NEH Distinguished Professor and its Center for Diversity Education,
and Everybody’s Environment. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in
Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: dmiles@unca.edu
FOOD
September
14 - Farm-to-Table Dinner on the Quad - Locally sourced three-course dinner,
with music by UNC Asheville’s Bluegrass Ensemble, Cherokee storytelling, contra
dancing, children’s activities and door prizes. Tickets $40 to benefit food and
garden projects at UNC Asheville. Info and tickets: sustain@unca.edu.
HEALTH
September
7 - Successful Aging Health Fair - A daylong event for older adults,
caregivers, and anyone interested in aging successfully from the Council on
Aging of Buncombe County. Breakout sessions focus on health and wellness
and topics relating to aging. A bag lunch will be provided. Register at www.coabc.org. Free and open to the public, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: Zoe Trout zoet@coabc.org
828-277-8288.
September
16 - Medicare Choices Made Easy - Information session from the Council on Aging
of Buncombe County, with trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors’
Health Insurance Information Program. Come at noon to meet with representatives
of the Social Security Administration, and stay for Medicare Choices Made Easy
at 2 p.m. Reserve your space at www.coabc.org. Free
and open to the public at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
21 - OLLI STEM Lecture: Exploring Gene and Cell Therapies for Cardiac
Arrythmias by Richard Robinson, professor of pharmacology at Columbia
University Medical Center. Free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Fab Friday lunch-and-learn with Patrick Foo, associate professor of
psychology at UNC Asheville and director of the university’s neuroscience
program. Part of OLLI’s health education series. Free and open to the public
from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Reuter Center home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Alzheimer’s Association Forget Me Not series - Know the 10 Signs:
Early Detection Matters - Denise Young, regional manager of the Alzheimer’s
Association of Western Carolina, and area experts will present. Free and open
to the public at 1:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
INNOVATION
/ TECH
August
23 - Kevin Ashton: Creation, Invention and Discovery - Ashton, author of
How to Fly a Horse and high-tech innovator who led pioneering work on
RFID (radio frequency identification), co-founded the Auto-ID Center at MIT,
and coined the term “the Internet of Things,” will present his ideas on Creation,
Invention and Discovery. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Kimmel
Arena. Info: news@unca.edu
September
7 - OLLI STEM Lecture: X-Planes by Jim Tyson, OLLI College for Seniors
faculty and pilot. Free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
21 - OLLI STEM Lecture: Exploring Gene and Cell Therapies for Cardiac
Arrythmias by Richard Robinson, professor of pharmacology at Columbia
University Medical Center. Free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
23-25 - Conference: ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 8 - The eight renewal of
the annual conference exploring Black Mountain College’s legacy of innovation
will feature a keynote talk by Helen Molesworth, chief curator of the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Reuter
Center. Conference registration is $75, with information at blackmountaincollege.org.
September
26 - Squibb Lecture in Chemistry - This year’s UNC Asheville Squibb Lecture,
focusing on the significance of chemistry at the interface of biochemistry and
other sub-disciplines, will be delivered by Heather Allen, winner of the
American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the
Chemical Sciences. Allen is professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The Ohio
State University, leading research in molecular organization at interfaces,
with a focus on understanding the structure of aqueous surfaces. Free and open
to the public at 7 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith Union, Alumni Hall. Info: chemistry@unca.edu or 828.251.6443.
MUSIC
September 6 - Hobo Old Time Country Music Legacies - Brody Hunt of
the Carolina Cud Chewers plays rare & unknown 78 RPM country hobo records
of the 1920's & 30's from his collection, and talks about his life bumming
on America's freight trains. Part of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency at UNC
Asheville, Sept. 6-8. Free and open to the public from 3:15-4:45 p.m. in
Lipinsky Hall room 044. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September 7 - Away Out On the Mountain: Asheville at 78 RPM - 78 RPM records by Asheville-area musicians in the 1920s and 1930s presented by Brody Hunt, of the Carolina Cud Chewers. Hunt is an independent country music researcher and record collector. Part of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency at UNC Asheville, Sept. 6-8. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September
8 - Percussion Workshop with Roy “Futureman” Wooten and Wayne Kirby -
Grammy-winning Roy “Futureman” Wooten of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and UNC
Asheville Paddison Distinguished Professor of Music Wayne Kirby, close
associate of Bob Moog, will present a lecture outlining traditional views of
rhythm and introducing new theories of musical time. Wooten and Kirby will
discuss their work as scientists, inventors, programmers and composers that led
to the creation of the 'RoyEl'—a keyboard that can be tuned to the ratios of
the Golden Mean (Phi) and is styled after the table of the periodic elements.
The duo will then explain how principles behind the startling new tunings can
also be applied to rhythms. Audience members are invited to bring their
hand-held percussion instruments in order to explore viscerally what the
lecture presents intellectually. Free and open to the public at noon in
Lipinsky Hall room 018. Info: music.unca.edu.
September
8 - Carolina Cud Chewers in Concert - . The Carolina Cud Chewers are a Carolina
stringband devoted to preserving the force and beauty of classic performances
of the 1920's & 30's. Led by core members Brody Hunt and Antone
Costa, the instrumentation variously includes finger-style banjo, bowed cello,
Hawaiian guitar, Spanish guitar, blue yodeling, mandolin, musical saw, bones,
and fiddle. This culminating performance of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency
is free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September
9 - Opera Talk - Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey
hosts a unique conversation or performance about a current topic or production
in the opera season with surprise special guests. 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
9 - Electro-Music Concert Featuring Roy "Futureman" Wooten and
Wayne Kirby - Percussionist Roy “Futureman” Wooten has five Grammy Awards to
his credit for work with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. He is also the creator
and producer of the Black Mozart Ensemble. Wayne Kirby is the Ruth Paddison
Distinguished Professor of Music at UNC Asheville and founding director of the
university’s Bob Moog Electronic Music Studio. As a student at Juilliard, Kirby
formed the psycheldelic rock group The Wind in the Willows with Debbie Harry
(Blondie) which recorded two albums on Capitol Records. Free and open to the
public at 2 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville. Info: music.unca.edu.
September
9 - Chamber Music Chat - The musicians of Pan Harmonia, directed by flutist
Kate Steinbeck lead informal sessions sharing their process, inspiration, and
the music they love. Free and open to the public at 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
13 - Music Faculty Showcase Concert - UNC Asheville's music faculty present a
varied program. Admission is free; donations to the university's music program
accepted. 7 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: music.unca.edu.
September
16 - Inside the Music with the Asheville Choral Society - Conversation and
performance from Asheville Choral Society soloists and conductor Melodie
Galloway, chair and associate professor of music at UNC Asheville. This session
will focus on the upcoming performance of Annelies, a choral setting of
the diary of Anne Frank, by composer James Whitbourn. Free and open to the
public at 1:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
16 - Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer - Asheville Symphony Orchestra Music
Director and Conductor Daniel Meyer and WCQS music host Chip Kaufmann will
discuss the symphony’s upcoming all-Tchaikovsky concert. Free and open to the
public at 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Opera Talk - Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey
hosts a unique conversation or performance about a current topic or production
in the opera season with surprise special guests. 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
OLLI
- OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT UNC ASHEVILLE
September
6 - World Affairs Council Talk about Russia by Steven Solnick - Solnick,
president of Warren Wilson College, spent a decade in Moscow as representative
of the Ford Foundation and before that was coordinator for Russian Studies at
Columbia University’s Harriman Institute. Co-sponsored by the World Affairs
Council of WNC and UNC Asheville. Admission $10; free to council members and
UNC Asheville students. 7:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of
OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
7 - Successful Aging Health Fair - A daylong event for older adults,
caregivers, and anyone interested in aging successfully from the Council on
Aging of Buncombe County. Breakout sessions focus on health and wellness
and topics relating to aging. A bag lunch will be provided. Register at www.coabc.org. Free and open to the public, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: Zoe Trout zoet@coabc.org
828-277-8288.
September
7 - OLLI STEM Lecture: X-Planes by Jim Tyson, OLLI College for Seniors
faculty and pilot. Free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
9 - Opera Talk - Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey and
members of the cast guide you through their operatic world. 1 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
9 - Chamber Music Chat - The musicians of Pan Harmonia, directed by flutist
Kate Steinbeck lead informal sessions sharing their process, inspiration, and
the music they love. Free and open to the public at 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
16 - OLLI New Member Welcome - Learn more about OLLI programs and ways to get
involved, and meet OLLI members. 10 a.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home
of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
16 - Medicare Choices Made Easy - Information session from the Council on Aging
of Buncombe County, with trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors’
Health Insurance Information Program. Come at noon to meet with representatives
of the Social Security Administration, and stay for Medicare Choices Made Easy
at 2 p.m. Reserve your space at www.coabc.org. Free
and open to the public at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
16 - Inside the Music with the Asheville Choral Society - Conversation and
performance from Asheville Choral Society soloists and conductor Melodie
Galloway, chair and associate professor of music at UNC Asheville. This session
will focus on the upcoming performance of Annelies, a choral setting of
the diary of Anne Frank, by composer James Whitbourn. Free and open to the
public at 1:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
16 - NC Stage Behind the Scenes - Artistic Director and co-founder Charlie
Flynn-McIver takes you behind the scenes of the professional productions of NC
Stage, with a look at the themes of the plays, the rehearsal process, the
design process, talks with actors, directors and designers and a scene or two
from the upcoming show, Grounded. Free and open to the public at 1:30
p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
16 - Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer - Asheville Symphony Orchestra Music
Director and Conductor Daniel Meyer and WCQS music host Chip Kaufmann will
discuss the symphony’s upcoming all-Tchaikovsky concert. Free and open to the
public at 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
23 - The 2016 Election and The Future of Our Country - Panel discussion
featuring George Peery, professor emeritus of political science at Mars Hill
University and Ashley Moraguez, assistant professor of political science at UNC
Asheville on the national election; Asheville Citizen-Times political reporters
Mark Barrett and Joel Burgess on North Carolina and local elections. This Fab
Friday lunch-and-learn is free and open to the public from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
at the Reuter Center home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
September
21 - OLLI STEM Lecture: Exploring Gene and Cell Therapies for Cardiac
Arrythmias by Richard Robinson, professor of pharmacology at Columbia
University Medical Center. Free and open to the public at 4:30 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Fab Friday lunch-and-learn with Patrick Foo, associate professor of
psychology at UNC Asheville and director of the university’s neuroscience
program. Free and open to the public from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Reuter
Center home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville.
Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Alzheimer’s Association Forget Me Not series - Know the 10 Signs:
Early Detection Matters - Denise Young, regional manager of the Alzheimer’s
Association of Western Carolina, and area experts will present. Free and open
to the public at 1:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center home of OLLI, the Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
30 - Opera Talk - Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey
hosts a unique conversation or performance about a current topic or production
in the opera season with surprise special guests. 3 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s
Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
POLITICS
September
6 - World Affairs Council Talk about Russia by Steven Solnick - Solnick,
president of Warren Wilson College, spent a decade in Moscow as representative
of the Ford Foundation and before that was coordinator for Russian Studies at
Columbia University’s Harriman Institute. Co-sponsored by the World Affairs
Council of WNC and UNC Asheville. Admission $10; free to council members and
UNC Asheville students. 7:30 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of
OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.
September
23 - The 2016 Election and The Future of Our Country - Panel discussion
featuring George Peery, professor emeritus of political science at Mars Hill
University and Ashley Moraguez, assistant professor of political science at UNC
Asheville on the national election; Asheville Citizen-Times political reporters
Mark Barrett and Joel Burgess on North Carolina and local elections. This Fab
Friday lunch-and-learn is free and open to the public from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
at the Reuter Center home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC
Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or
828.251.6140.
SPORTS
August 19 -- Women’s Soccer opening match: UNC Asheville vs.
Tennessee Tech. 7 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age
5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com
or 828.258.7900.
August
20 -- Men’s Soccer exhibition match: UNC Asheville vs. Georgia Southern. 7 p.m.
at UNC Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
August
30 -- Women’s Volleyball: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Montreat College. 7 p.m.
at UNC Asheville’s Justice Center. $6 adults; $3 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
4 - Women’s Soccer: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Kennesaw State. 1 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
11 -- Men’s Soccer: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. UNC Greensboro. 5 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
15 - Cherokee Stickball Demonstration - The Wa Le Lu team returns to UNC
Asheville to demonstrate Cherokee stickball, part of the university’s Native
American Speaker and Performance Series. Free and open to the public at 5 p.m.
on the intramural fields. Info: cesap.unca.edu
September
16 -- Women’s Soccer: UNC Asheville vs. North Dakota State. 7 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
17 - Women’s Swimming: UNC Asheville Bulldogs Blue & White Intrasquad Meet.
Noon at the Justice Center. Free and open to the public. Info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September 18 -- Women’s Soccer: UNC Asheville vs. Alabama A&M.
1 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17.
Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or
828.258.7900.
September 21 -- Men’s Soccer: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Georgia State. 7 p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
24 -- Men’s Soccer: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Longwood University. 3 p.m. at
UNC Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and
info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
27 -- Men’s Soccer: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Appalachian State. 7 p.m. at UNC
Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
28 -- Women’s Soccer: UNC Asheville vs. Radford University. 7 p.m. in UNC
Asheville’s Greenwood Field. $6 adults; $4 age 5-17. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
September
30 -- Women’s Volleyball: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs. Liberty Universisty. 7
p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Justice Center. $6 adults; $3 age 5-17. Tickets and
info: uncabulldogs.com or 828.258.7900.
THEATER
September
16 - NC Stage Behind the Scenes - Artistic Director and co-founder Charlie
Flynn-McIver takes you behind the scenes of the professional productions of NC
Stage, with a look at the themes of the plays, the rehearsal process, the
design process, talks with actors, directors and designers and a scene or two
from the upcoming show, Grounded. Free and open to the public at 1:30
p.m. at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center, home of OLLI, the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com
or 828.251.6140.
WNC
CULTURAL HERITAGE
September 6 - Hobo Old Time Country Music Legacies - Brody Hunt of
the Carolina Cud Chewers plays rare & unknown 78 RPM country hobo records
of the 1920's & 30's from his collection, and talks about his life bumming
on America's freight trains. Part of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency at UNC
Asheville, Sept. 6-8. Free and open to the public from 3:15-4:45 p.m. in
Lipinsky Hall room 044. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September 7 - Away Out On the Mountain: Asheville at 78 RPM - 78 RPM records by Asheville-area musicians in the 1920s and 1930s presented by Brody Hunt, of the Carolina Cud Chewers. Hunt is an independent country music researcher and record collector. Part of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency at UNC Asheville, Sept. 6-8. Free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September
8 - Carolina Cud Chewers in Concert - . The Carolina Cud Chewers are a Carolina
stringband devoted to preserving the force and beauty of classic performances
of the 1920's & 30's. Led by core members Brody Hunt and Antone
Costa, the instrumentation variously includes finger-style banjo, bowed cello,
Hawaiian guitar, Spanish guitar, blue yodeling, mandolin, musical saw, bones,
and fiddle. This culminating performance of the Carolina Cud Chewers’ residency
is free and open to the public at 7 p.m. in Humanities Lecture Hall. Info: cesap.unca.edu.
September
15 - Cherokee Stickball Demonstration - The Wa Le Lu team returns to UNC
Asheville to demonstrate Cherokee stickball, part of the university’s Native
American Speaker and Performance Series. Free and open to the public at 5 p.m.
on the intramural fields. Info: cesap.unca.edu
September
23-25 - Conference: ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 8 - The eight renewal of
the annual conference exploring Black Mountain College’s legacy of innovation
will feature a keynote talk by Helen Molesworth, chief curator of the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. in UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center.
Conference registration is $75, with information at blackmountaincollege.org.
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