Events

North Carolina Humanities

August 28: Humanities Grant Program Officer Visit
Aug 5, 2024

Humanities Grant Program Officer Visit
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Room 421, Belk Library and Information Commons

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High Country Humanities at Appalachian State University

September 22: Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations
Jul 29, 2024

“Folk Music as an Expression of Culture: Talks with Acoustic Demonstrations”
Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 2:45-4 p.m.

Herrick Pavilion and Stage, Valle Crucis Community Park (2892 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604)

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The 22nd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium, supported by the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium Endowment and the local Jewish community, will be held July 11-17, 2024, on Appalachian State University's Boone campus.

App State's Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies holds 22nd Annual Rosen Symposium July 11-17
Jun 10, 2024

The 22nd Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium, supported by the Claims Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, the Martin and Doris Rosen Symposium Endowment and the local Jewish community, will b

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Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian Studies

August 9: Stereotypes of Mountaineers and Frontiersmen: Pre-Performance Remarks
May 6, 2024

“Stereotypes of Mountaineers and Frontiersmen: Pre-Performance Remarks”
Friday, August 9, 2024, from 7-7:45 p.m.

Daniel Boone Amphitheatre (591 Horn in the West Drive, Boone, NC 28607)

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Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities—with support from North Carolina Humanities—is pleased to present “Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop” on Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Camp Broadstone at 1431 Broadstone Road in Banner Elk.

June 2: Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop
Apr 18, 2024

Portraying Indigenous Peoples: Educator, Cast and Crew Workshop
Sunday, June 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Camp Broadstone (1431 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604)

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Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities—with support from North Carolina Humanities—will offer free guided tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum for up to 75 people on Monday, July 29, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

July 29: Free Guided Tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum
Apr 4, 2024

Free Guided Tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum
Monday, July 29, 2024, from 1-4 p.m.

Hickory Ridge Living History Museum (501 Horn in the West Drive, Boone, NC 28607)

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Dr. Britt Wray

April 25: "Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Anxiety" with Dr. Britt Wray
Apr 3, 2024

Our climate change anxieties have never been more overwhelming—but they’re also the key to saving the planet. Britt Wray shows us how to embrace our complicated, messy emotions about the climate crisis.

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"The Armenian Genocide Today: Climate Change Abuse in the South Caucasus" Panel Discussion with Dr. Anatoly Isaenko, Dr. Neşe Kaya Özhan, Max Shirikjian, and Ashot Gabrielyan

April 24: "The Armenian Genocide Today: Climate Change Abuse in the South Caucasus" Panel Discussion
Mar 25, 2024

"The Armenian Genocide Today: Climate Change Abuse in the South Caucasus" Panel Discussion with Dr. Anatoly Isaenko, Max Shirikjian, and Ashot Gabrielyan
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Format: Online

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"Healing the Wounds of Violence in Burundi" with Janvier Manirakiza and Barry Thomas

April 4: "Healing the Wounds of Violence in Burundi" with Janvier Manirakiza and Barry Thomas
Mar 18, 2024

"Healing the Wounds of Violence in Burundi" with Janvier Manirakiza and Barry Thomas
Date & Time: Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 6-8 p.m.

Format: Hybrid
Location: Room 114, Belk Library & Information Commons

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Dr. Angela Esco Elder, Associate Professor of History at Converse College

April 11: "Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss" with Dr. Angela Esco Elder
Feb 26, 2024

"Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss"
with Dr. Angela Esco Elder, Associate Professor of History at Converse College
Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 6-7:30 p.m.

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