SHOUT # 20
Apr. 26- May 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Events

Appalachian State University

www.appstate.edu

 

3/21-24 - THEATER: One Act Plays II. 8pm, Greer Studio Theatre. Directed by students from the advanced directing class and performed by students. All seats $4. 828-262-3063

3/24-25 - Banff Mountain Film Festival, 7:30pm, Farthing Auditorium. 11th anniversary of the annual film screening. $7 students / $9 general public / $12 at the door. This event is likely to sell out, so get your tickets early! 828-262-4046 or visit Footsloggers in downtown Boone.

3/26 - The Langston Hughes Project: “Ask Your Mama” twelve moods for jazz. 8pm, Rosen Concert Hall. Featuring Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy with a jazz quartet, spoken word and images from the Harlem Renaissance speaking about social freedom at the beginning of the 1960s.

3/29 & 3/30 - THEATER: The Physicists (a workshop production) by Freidrich Durrenmatt. Directed by John Crutchfield. 8pm, Greer Studio Theatre. A joint production with the German Department and the Dept. of Theatre & Dance. All seats $4. Box Office: 828-262-3063

3/29-4/1 - OPERA: Hayes School of Music presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Telephone” & “The Medium”. Hayes Performing Arts Center, Blowing Rock. 8pm. Directed by Dr. Joseph Amaya. $18 /adults, $9/studnts. www.brcac.org

3/30 - Bluegrass Showcase, Legends, 8pm. Featuring local and regional figures in bluegrass, including George Shuffler with Laura Boosinger, Dan Padgett and Bruce Moody, Southern Accent, Bluegrass tradition with Jason Burleson and Rich in tradition. $5/student advance, $7/door & guest.

4/13 - Humanities Day, Plemmons Student Union. Presentations throughout the day, ended by a reception at 4:45 in McRae Peak.

4/13-4/15 - Wilderness First Aid Course w/ Optional CPR. Fri. 6-10pm, Sat & Sun 8am-5pm. Earn 16 Hours / 2-yr Certification in backcountry first aid and patient care techniques. Cost: $200 (with CPR), $170 (without CPR). Visit campbroadstone.com or call 963-4640 to register.

4/14-21 - 6th Annual Diversity Celebration Festival. A week of unity and diversity events, including the Unity Festival (4/14, 12-4pm), the People of the Planet Soccer Tourmanent (4/15, 8am-5pm), the day-long Diversity Celebration (4/17) and more. Experience the many dimensions of cultural diversity through food, music, stories, crafts, clothing and more. Free. www.celebration.appstate.edu or call 262-6252

4/14 - Pi Sigma Epsilon 8th Annual Tee’n It Up For Charity Golf Tournament. Jefferson Landing, 9am. Benefit The Kay Reid Fulkerson Child Development Center. contact Thomas Tuck @ 919-971-3123 or tt57326@appstate.edu

4/15 - Hispanics in North Carolina: Truths and Myths about Economic, Social and Educational Impacts. 7pm, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union. Come learn the facts about the fastest growing segment of North Carolina’s population.

4/17 - Bad Habit Productions presents: Enceason, a series of snowboarding and skateboarding video premieres (including some locally made!). I.G. Greer Auditorium, 6-10pm. www.badhabitproductions.com

4/18-21 ... Batboy: The Musical by Keythe Farley,Brian Fleming, and Laurence O’Keefe. Directed by Gordon Hensley. 8pm, Valborg Theatre (matinee 4/22 at 2 pm). 828-262-3063. A zany musical based on a recurring character in the Weekly World News tabloid. We are so there.

4/19 - Visiting Writers Series: Poet Diane Gilliam Fisher. Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union. 2-3:15, Craft Talk: What History Means to Me: Writing Poems from History. 7:30-9pm, A reading from Recipe for Blackberry Cake and Kettle Bottom.

4/25 - Last day of classes

4/27 - 5/2 - Final exams

5/5-6 - Graduation ceremonies, class of 2007 (you done gadyumated!)

 

School of Music Highlights:
All shows in Rosen Concert Hall unless specified (RE-Recital Hall, FA - Farthing Auditorium)
3/26 - The Langston Hughes Project, 8pm
3/28 - World Music Concert, 8pm
4/5 - Appalachian Jazz Ensembles I & II, 8pm
4/13-15 - GuitarFest, 8pm Fri/Sat, 1pm Sun. (RE). $
4/15 - American Music Review, 4pm
4/18 - ASU Jazz Combo, 6pm (RE)
4/18 - Wind Ensemble Concert, 8pm
4/19 - Symphonic Band, 8pm
4/20 - Ochestra Concert, 8pm
4/22 - Guitar Ensemble, 8pm
4/23 - Cornocopia, an evening of music for French Horn, 8pm (RE)

Lees McRae College

lmc.edu

April 12-14 - Kaleidoscope Dance Concert, 7:30pm. A variety of dance styles with both faculty and advanced student choreographers. Directed by Lees-McRae students. $12/adults, $5/students & children. 828-898-8721

4/16 - LMC presents: Kerry Kennedy. A visit and presentation by human rights activist and daughter of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. 2pm, lecture and discussion in Hayes Auditorium. 7pm, LMC Performing Arts presents Speak Truth To Power, a play based on Kennedy’s book about men and women in the global fight for human rights. Directed by Dr. Janet Barton Speer. Panel discussion and book signing to follow. All programs are open to the public. www.lmc.edu or call 828-898-8729.

4/18-22 - Student Directed One Act Plays. $12/adults, $5/students & children. 828-898-8721

4/27 - Last day of classes

4/48-5/2 - Final exams

5/5 - Graduation commencement

Community

 

EVERY THURSDAY - Watauga County Jam, picking good time! 7:30 to 11:00 p.m., Jones House, downtown Boone (Jams will continue through the holidays!).

3/31 - Salute to High Country Chefs. Broyhill Inn & Conference Center, Boone. Sample delicacies and watch the highly talented chefs from restaurants in the High Country demonstrate their signature dishes. Mmmmm. 828-963-8447

4/6-8 - Trout Derby. All day, Downtown Blowing Rock. Cash prize, fishy smells, hanging with the boys at the lake. What could be better? 800-295-7851

4/7 - Tartan Day Festival, Jefferson Landing, Ashe County. 12pm-6pm. Celebrating Scottish-American Heritage with men in kilts (mmm), piping hot bagpipes (Albannach). Come taste a wee bit o’ Scottish. $5 at the gate, children 6 and under are free. 336-982-6405

4/7 - Scottish Feast, Jefferson Landing, Ashe County. 6pm. Scottish Feast with traditional food and drink, haggis (mmmmmm), more music, dancing, merriment and prizes! Reservations required. 336-982-6405

4/12-4/14 - 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Wine Festival. Various locations, Blowing Rock. Includes wine tastings, the chef challenge, live music in the Park, cooking classes, and the first ever Stompers Ball. 877-295-7965 or visit blueridgewinefestival.com

4/26- 4/29 - Merlefest. Wilkes Community College, Wilksboro. Visit www.merlefest.org for a lineup