March 5-6: Brian Harnetty
Feb 7, 2025
Brian Harnetty is an interdisciplinary sound artist who works with archives and communities to foster social change. He creates sonic encounters centered on place and the transformative power of listening.
Arts & Cultural, EventsMarch 27: Blue Ridge Ballads Revisited with Apalachian Studies' Trevor McKenzie
Jan 30, 2025
This presentation and performance traces the history behind ballads from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Arts & Cultural, College News, EventsFebruary 21-22: 4th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 30, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The 2025 Boone Docs Film Festival, showcasing short documentaries focused on the people who live and work in Appalachia, expands this year to include four blocks across two days – Feb. 21 and Feb. 22.
Arts & Cultural, College News, EventsDr. William Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 appointed 2024-27 Sharpe Chair
Jan 30, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Dr. William ("Billy") Schumann ’94 ’99 ’00 has been appointed the 2024-27 Sharpe Chair. Made possible through an endowment established by Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center founders R.Y.
Arts & Cultural, Awards & Honors, College News, Faculty & Staff, Outreach & Community EngagementJesse Barber '24 documents Hurricane Helene
Jan 10, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Jesse Barber '24, an alumnus of the Appalachian studies program, has been a key documentarian in media efforts to cover the stories Western North Carolina mountain communities after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.
Alumni, Arts & Cultural, College NewsMay 4: Folk-Infused Classical Music: Listening Workshop and Concert
Dec 20, 2024
“Resounding Resistance: Folk-Infused Classical Music, 1937-1945”
Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center
February 22: Documenting Our Common Humanity: Climate, Community, Resilience
Dec 13, 2024
Documenting Our Common Humanity: Climate, Community, Resilience
Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (559 West King Street)
April 2: Pickin’ Apart Bartók: How to Hear Folk Sounds in Classical Music
Nov 25, 2024
“Pickin’ Apart Bartók: How to Hear Folk Sounds in Classical Music”
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 5:30-7 p.m.
Jones House Cultural Center (604 West King Street, Boone, NC, 28607)
March 4: Bartók: From Opposing Ethnic Cleansing to Inventing Ethnomusicology
Nov 25, 2024
“Bartók: From Opposing Ethnic Cleansing to Inventing Ethnomusicology”
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 5:30-7 p.m.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Room 1102