Asheville Business Blog: UNC Asheville announces January events

Here are listings from UNC Asheville for your calendars of public events during January. Some events are listed in more than one category. For more information, visit events.unca.edu or contact Steve Plever, splever@unca.edu or 828.251.6526.

ART

Jan. 9-Feb. 10 - New Works by Jonathan Fisher - Fisher, who earned his BFA with a concentration in printmaking at UNC Asheville in 2001, is assistant professor of art and design at Kennesaw State University. Free and open to everyone during regular library hours at UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library. Reception with the artist from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 in the gallery. Info: library.unca.edu

Jan. 13 - Fab Friday: Southern Folk Art - Collector Ann Oliver presents this lunch & learn lecture. Purchase lunch in our Reuter Café or bring your own brown bag. Free and open to everyone from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Center at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.

Jan. 20 - Exhibit Reception with Jonathan Fisher - Fisher, who earned his BFA with a concentration in printmaking at UNC Asheville in 2001, is assistant professor of art and design at Kennesaw State University. Exhibition is free and open to everyone during regular library hours at UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library. Reception with the artist from 4-7 p.m. in the gallery. Info: library.unca.edu

Jan. 20-Feb. 17 - New Exhibition: Drawing Discourse - UNC Asheville’s 8th annual juried international exhibition of contemporary drawing, will open in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in Owen Hall, with a 5 p.m. lecture and 6 p.m. reception on Jan. 20 by juror Scott Noel. Exhibition on view 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 17. Free and open to everyone. Info: events.unca.edu

Jan. 20-Feb. 17 - New Exhibition: Sally C, Garner - Asheville-based artist Sally C. Garner, known for her crocheted installations using non-traditional fibers. She earned her BFA with a concentration in sculpture from UNC Asheville in 2014. Exhibition will be in the Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery, with viewing hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 17. Opening reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 in the gallery. Free and open to everyone. Info: events.unca.edu

HEALTH

Jan. 20 - Fab Friday: Addiction Issues - Dr. Dale Nash will discuss the biopsychosocial model that one substance abuse clinic utilizes to address the complex needs of those who are addicted. Purchase lunch in our Reuter Café or bring your own brown bag. Free and open to everyone from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Center at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.

LITERATURE

Jan. 15 - This monthly series of readings features writers from UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program, and is hosted by program director and novelist Tommy Hays. Free and open to everyone at 3 p.m. at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville. Info: https://professionaleducation.unca.edu/great-smokies-writing-program

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION WEEK 2017

Jan. 17 - Documentary Film: Freedom Riders - This film by Stanley Nelson and based on the book, Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, by Raymond Arsenault, examines the role played by more than 400 black and white Americans who risked their lives challenging Jim Crow laws journeying through the South. Free and open to everyone at 6 p.m. in Highsmith Union, in the Grotto. Info: events.unca.edu

Jan 18 - Discussion: Racial Battle Fatigue - Facilitated by UNC Asheville Assistant Professor of Sociology Megan Underhill, this discussion will examine "racial battle fatigue" - the idea that people of color experience psychological impact from the daily deflecting of racial insults, stereotypes and discrimination. Free and open to everyone at 3 p.m. in Highsmith Union, Mountain Suites. Info: events.unca.edu

Jan. 18 - Visualizing Communities - A Roundtable Discussion on Creating Brave Places - Free and open to everyone at 6 p.m. - for location and details, check events.unca.edu

Jan. 19 - Keynote Lecture by Walter Kimbrough - Walter M. Kimbrough, president of Dillard University in New Orleans, known for his writings on African-Americans and higher education, will provide the keynote address for Martin Luther King Jr. Week activities at UNC Asheville. Free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium. Info: events.unca.edu

MUSIC

Jan. 13 - Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer - Asheville Symphony Orchestra Music Director Daniel Meyer will speak about the upcoming performance, Eine Kleine Rhine Musik, and WCQS Music Host Chip Kaufmann will speak about the composers Brahms, Haydn and Schumann. Free and open to everyone at 3 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140

Jan. 24 - Faculty Music Lecture Series - Bill Bares: Jazz and Environmentalism - Bill Bares, pianist and UNC Asheville assistant professor of music, will discuss and play samples of music that has been part of environmental activism, featuring most on the stream of environmentalism that runs through jazz. Free and open to everyone at 7 p.m. in Lipinsky Hall. Co-sponsored by Dan Lucas Memorial Fund and UNCA Friends of Music. Info: music.unca.edu/upcoming-events

Jan. 27 - Opera Talk - Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey hosts a conversation or performance about "How to Work an Opera." Free and open to everyone 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.

OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville

Jan. 20 - NC Stage Behind the Scenes - NC Stage Artistic Director and co-founder Charlie Flynn-McIver takes you behind the scenes of the upcoming show, in this case, Jeeves in Bloom by Margaret Raether, adapted from the stories by P.G. Wodehouse. Free and open to everyone at 1:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140

Jan. 23 - Elder Fraud Prevention - Two talks will be presented. At 2 p.m., Investment Fraud: Guarding Your Assets, with John Maron, Director, Investor Education Program, N.C. Department of State. At 3 p.m., The History of Scams and Fraud, with Larry Pierson, Deputy Sheriff, Buncombe County. A third lecture in this series takes place on Jan. 30. Free and open to everyone at 1:30 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140

Jan. 27 - Fab Friday: Personal Safety 101 - Officer Keith McCulloch of Asheville Police Department will provide information to help you protect yourself Purchase lunch in our Reuter Café or bring your own brown bag. Free and open to everyone from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Center at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.

Jan. 27 - Medicare Choices Made Easy - Workshop presented in partnership between the Council on Aging of Buncombe County and OLLI, offers unbiased and accurate information is available from trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). 2 p.m., but come early to get questions answered about Social Security benefits and Medicare enrollment beginning at noon in the Reuter Center, home of OLLI, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Free and open to the public. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140.

Jan. 30 - Elder Fraud Prevention: How Not to Become a Fraud Victim - This talk is presented by attorney Caroline Farmer, Deputy Director, N.C. Attorney General’s Office, managing statewide efforts on identity theft and financial exploitation of seniors. Free and open to everyone at 2 p.m. at the Reuter Center, home of OLLI - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville. Info: olliasheville.com or 828.251.6140

SPORTS

Jan 3 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Basketball vs. Campbell - 7 p.m. at Kimmel Arena. Tickets $6; $4 age 15-17. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan 7 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Men's Basketball vs. High Point - 2 p.m. at Kimmel Arena. Tickets $9-17; $5 age 15-17. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan 11 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Men's Basketball vs. Longwood - 7 p.m. at Kimmel Arena. Tickets $9-17; $5 age 15-17. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 14 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Swim Meet vs. Liberty - 11 1.m. at Justice Center Pool. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan 14 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Basketball vs. High Point - 2 p.m. at Kimmel Arena. Tickets $6; $4 age 15-17. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 14 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Tennis vs. Lenoir-Rhyne - 3 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 15 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Tennis vs. Central Arkansas - 3 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 21 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Basketball Doubleheader - 2 p.m.: women's game vs. Liberty; 4:30 p.m. men's game vs. Campbell. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 21 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Men's Tennis vs. Mars Hill - 5 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 22 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Men's Tennis vs. Lenoir-Rhyne - 3 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 28 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Men's Tennis vs. Mount Olive -11 a.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 28 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Basketball Doubleheader vs. Radford - noon: men's game. 2 p.m women's game. Tickets and info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 28 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Tennis vs. Mars Hill - 3 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan. 29 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Tennis vs. Appalachian State - 3 p.m. at Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. Free and open to everyone. Info: uncabulldogs.com

Jan 31 - UNC Asheville Bulldog Women's Basketball vs. Charleston Southern - 7 p.m. at Kimmel Arena. Tickets $6; $4 age 15-17. Info: uncabulldogs.com

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