Events

Samantha Genke, Head Cheesemaker of Boxcarr Handmade Cheese, Lectures

Boxcarr Handmade Cheeses
Oct 10, 2017

Samantha will discuss what goes into running a small production business and what makes Boxcarr successful. She has been a part of the NC cheese industry since she was 22, ask her about it! We do encourage people to bring a dedicated tasting notebook. 

 

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Sunday’s dedication of the monument marking the historic black cemetery off of Howard Street in Boone caps a multi-year effort by the Junaluska Heritage Association to honor the gravesite of more than 160 African Americans.

Boone’s Historic Black Cemetery Dedicated With Marker Sunday
Oct 5, 2017

“From this whole process, we learned a whole more about our community and our town,” Brantz said. “I think it’s helped make us a whole community.

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The Philosophy and Religion Department fall 2017 Colloquium Series

Gender Swapping and Political Identity in Video Games
Oct 3, 2017

Wednesday, October 18 
Dr. Chris Bartel, Associate Professor of Philosophy
"Gender Swapping and Political Identity in Video Games"

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Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing Poet, Susan Ludvigson

Craft Talk: Issues of Voice
Oct 2, 2017

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series resumes Oct. 5 with Susan Ludvigson at Appalachian State University with readings and craft talks. The event will begin at 6p.m. with a prereading, followed by the full reading at 7:30p.m.

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Humanities Council

Four book discussions centered around Timothy Snyder’s, ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century’
Sep 20, 2017

In conjunction with the Fall Humanities Council Symposium on Sept. 29, the Council will host a four-part series of book discussions on Timothy Snyder’s most recent work, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.”

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Appalachian’s Humanities Council Symposium Fall 2017

Appalachian’s Humanities Council Symposium ‘Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance’ Sept. 29
Sep 20, 2017

The Humanities Council under the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University will present a symposium titled “Sustaining Democracy: Existence, Persistence, Resistance” from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday, Sept.

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Visiting Writers Series Fall 2017

Visiting Writers Series resumes Sept. 21 with readings and craft talks
Sep 19, 2017

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series resumes Sept. 21 at Appalachian State University with readings and craft talks. All series events are free and open to the public. Book sales and signing will follow each event.

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Prof. Till van Rahden, a renowned specialist in the history of German Jewry

History in the House of the Hangman: How Postwar Germany Became a Key Site for the Study of Jewish History
Sep 19, 2017

Appalachian State University will host a public lecture with Prof. Till van Rahden, a renowned specialist in the history of German Jewry on Monday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Ballroom (201 AB) in the Plemmons Student Union. Prof.

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Offsets Workshop Appalachian State

RIEEE offers free offsets workshop Oct. 6
Sep 18, 2017

Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE) is hosting a daylong workshop Friday, Oct. 6, on the future of carbon offsets and carbon markets in the southeastern United States.

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Community FEAST event

Community FEaST
Sep 18, 2017

Sanford Mall
Tuesday Oct. 3, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.

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