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An Appalachian Summer Festival 2023

Arts and Entertainment

May 25, 2023

From: An Appalachian Summer Festival

Annual celebration of the performing and visual arts is held every July in venues across the university campus, and features an eclectic, diverse mix of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film programming. An Appalachian Summer Festival began in 1984 as a chamber music series, and retains strong roots in classical music, combined with a variety of other programming geared to almost every artistic taste and preference. Celebrating its 37th season in 2021, the festival has risen in stature to become one of the nation's most highly respected summer festivals, acclaimed for the breadth and quality of its artistic programming.

In recent years, the festival has been selected as one of the "Top 20 Events in the Southeast" by the Southeast Tourism Society. For many years, The New York Times has included An Appalachian Summer Festival in its "Summer Stages" issue, which profiles the nation's most prominent and interesting summer arts festivals.

Schedule

June 24, 2023

8pm: An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.

Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC.

Performing a mix of jazz-influenced soul, pop, standards and more with his band!

Leslie Odom, Jr. is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Tony and Grammy Award-winning, and three-time Emmy Award nominated actor, singer, songwriter, and entertainer. With an expansive career that touches many performance genres, Odom Jr. has been repeatedly recognized as a unique performer with a serious and distinct dedication to the craft of storytelling. Best known for his breakout role as ‘Aaron Burr' in the hit musical Hamilton on Broadway, as well as his critically acclaimed performance as legendary soul singer Sam Cooke in Regina King's 2020 film, One Night in Miami, Odom, Jr. most recently starred in Rian Johnson's Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion, which broke records for Netflix, and next up he'll star in The Exorcist for Blumhouse and Universal Pictures.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

June 27, 2023

7:00 pm: The Blue Caftan

In Arabic with English subtitles
France/Morocco/Belgium/Denmark, unrated, directed by Maryam Touzani, 2022, drama, 124 minutes
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco's oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. The talented apprentice shows an utmost dedication in learning the art of embroidery and tailoring from Halim. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

June 28, 2023

7:00 pm: Apollo's Fire: The Road to Dublin

Broyhill Chamber Series

Grammy winners Apollo's Fire and Jeannette Sorrell are known for exploring the crossroads of history and tradition with "infectious energy" and "profoundly spontaneous performances" (Gramophone magazine]. Playing on historical instruments, the ensemble traces the roots of Appalachian music to the Irish and Scottish immigrants who crossed the Atlantic, bringing their ballads, jigs, and reels with them. Apollo's Fire has performed at Carnegie Hall, the BBC Proms, and major stages around the world - including concerts of ancient Celtic music at the Irish National Concert Hall in Dublin. Irish singer Fiona Gillespie joins the merry instrumentalists on fiddles,
flute, cello, hammered dulcimer, plucked instruments, and harpsichord.

Dublin – the ancient city of pubs, pints, and castles. Wandering bards and musicians have traveled the road to Dublin for centuries. In this new program from Apollo's Fire and Grammy Award winner Jeannette Sorrell, haunting ballads and legends give way to driving reels…. Celtic fiddlers set sparks flying.

"Never think that classical music is boring – not when it's performed by Apollo's Fire!" —CoolCleveland.com

This program is a creative sequel to Sorrell's 2015 program, Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering, which has toured across the U.S. as well as to such venues as the National Concert Hall in Dublin, the Aldeburgh Festival in England, and Belfast Castle.

Program to include:
On the Way to Dublin
Highway to Dublin – trad. Irish jig
Pe in Eirinn I (Whoever she is in Ireland) – trad. Gaelic air
I know My Love – The Whitby Maid – trad. British Isles
Scottish Detour
Farewell to Ireland/The Highlanders Farewell –trad. British Isles reels
Caroline of Edinburgtown – trad. Scottish ballad
Tulluchgorum Fiddle Variations – James Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
Cousins in America
Fair Margaret and Sweet William – trad. British Isles & Appalachian ballad
Wayfaring Stranger – trad. British Isles & Appalachian ballad
Nobody but the Baby – trad. Southern Appalachian lullaby
Garfield's Blackberry Blossom/Poplar Bluff  Appalachian fiddle tunes
Parting Is Sweet Sorrow
O'Carolan's Farewell – Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
The Parting Glass – The Rocky Road to Dublin – trad. Irish

Musicians
Jeannette Sorrell, direction & harpsichord
Fiona Gillespie, soprano vocals & whistle
Sam Kreidenweis, baritone vocals
Susanna Perry Gilmore, fiddle
Caitlin Hedge, fiddle & vocals
Emi Tanabe, fiddle
Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer
Brian Kay, plucked instruments & vocals
René Schiffer, cello
Ian Crane, bagpipes & vocals
Anna O'Connell, harp & vocals

Location: Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, 813 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

June 29, 2023

2:00 pm: Behind the Curtain at the Rosen-Schaffel Competition

Artist Spotlight Series

This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival.

Moderated by Dr. James Douthit, with previous competition winners Winfred Felton and Amber Koeppen

Hayes School of Music Dean, Dr. James Douthit, hosts a panel featuring past winners of this remarkable competition program that has played a pivotal role in launching the careers of young artists pursuing careers in classical music. The competition celebrates its 12th season this summer, serving as a major point of pride for An Appalachian Summer Festival.

Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Lecture Hall.

July 1, 2023

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 12th Annual Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists

The festival proudly presents the 12th annual Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition for Young & Emerging Artists, known for the pivotal role it has played in launching the careers of some of our region's most promising young artists. This year's competition, in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, extends eligibility to undergraduate and graduate collegiate musicians (up to age 26) to 10 states across the southeast: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida! In the final live round of the competition, presented during An Appalachian Summer Festival on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, a panel of distinguished conductors will choose a First, Second, and Third Place winner from a group of finalists selected via a blind adjudication process by esteemed musicians and collegiate educators during the spring. The competition's audience will also select an Audience Choice Award winner.

Location: Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, 813 Rivers St., Boone

July 5, 2023

7:00 pm: Calidore String Quartet

Broyhill Chamber Series
Jeffrey Myers, violin
Ryan Meehan, violin
Jeremy Berry, viola
Estelle Choi, cello

The Calidore String Quartet is renowned for its "deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct" (New York Times). The Los Angeles Times described the musicians as "astonishing," their playing "shockingly deep," approaching "the kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime searching." The Washington Post noted that "four more individual musicians are unimaginable, yet these speak, breathe, think and feel as one." For more than a decade, the Calidore has enjoyed performances and residencies in the world's major venues and festivals, released multiple critically acclaimed recordings and won numerous awards. The Calidore is recognized as one of the world's foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw.

Program – Ludwig van Beethoven
Op. 59, No. 1
Op. 59, No. 2
Op. 59, No. 3

Location: Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, 813 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 6, 2023

2:00 pm: Turchin Center Exhibition Profile: Passage/Time Pieces

Artist Spotlight Series
This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival.
Moderated by Senior Curator Mary Anne Redding, with Michael Harrison and Nina Elder
Passage/Time Pieces consists of an installation by Nina Elder and an installation of original music by Michael Harrison in collaboration with musicians Elliot Cole, Ina Filip and Benoit Rolland, with lighting by Nina Elder. Passage creates a multi-sensory holographic effect through a constellation of tones which accentuate the audience's movement through sonic and visual space. The drawings in Time Pieces are Nina Elder's contemplations on the physical texture of time and the potential for transformation. Learn about the work and practice of guest artists Michael Harrison and Nina Elder, with an opportunity to ask questions and view the galleries.

Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Lecture Hall.

July 7, 2023

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Summer Exhibition Celebration: The Turchin Center Turns 20!

Celebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, education and outreach programming in the visual arts
Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary visual arts, and connecting with others who share a passion for the arts. The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of six galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art by local, regional and international artists.

Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, 423 W. King St. Boone, NC 28608

July 8, 2023

8:00 pm: Lea Salonga

A Schaefer Popular Series Event

Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer.

Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC.

Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for her Tony Award-winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World awards in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of "Disney Legend."

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 9, 2023

7:00 pm: Eastern Festival Orchestra with Gil Shaham, violin

GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor
Alan G. Benaroya Music Director Chair
GIL SHAHAM, violin
WINFRED FELTON, bassoon
Rosen-Schaffel Competition winner (2022)

Engelbert Humperdinck/ed. Schwarz · Suite from Hänsel and Gretel
Prelude
The Witch's Ride
The Gingerbread House
The Witch's Waltz
Dream Pantomime

Johannes Brahms · Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Allegro non troppo
Adagio
Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Gil Shaham, violin

Antonio Vivaldi · Bassoon Concerto in g minor, RV. 495
Presto
Largo
Allegro
Winfred Felton, bassoon

Paul Hindemith · Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria Von Weber

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 11, 2023

7:00 pm: Aurora's Sunrise

The Nancy Tafeen Global Film Series

The theme of this year's series is "Through a Female Lens"
"Throughout the world, the male-dominated field of film directing is slowly changing. Women are writing, directing and producing more films than ever before. Our series will highlight four outstanding examples of a feminine perspective being brought to cinematic storytelling." — Dale Pollock

All films in the series feature an introduction and a post-film Q&A with curator Dale Pollock.

Aurora's Sunrise

Based On The True Story Of Aurora Mardiganian

-In Armenian/English/Turkish/ Kurdish/German with English subtitles
-Armenia/Germany/Lithuania, unrated, directed by Inna Sahakyan, 2022, documentary/animation, 96 minutes
-At only 14 years old, Aurora lost everything during the horror of the Armenian genocide. Two years later, through luck and extraordinary courage, she escaped to New York, where her story became a media sensation. Starring as herself in Auction of Souls, an early Hollywood blockbuster, Aurora became the face of one of the largest charity campaigns in American history. With a blend of vivid animation, interviews with Aurora herself, and 18 minutes of surviving footage from her lost silent epic, Aurora's Sunrise revives a forgotten story of survival.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 12, 2023

7:00 pm: Strings for Peace

Broyhill Chamber Series

Amjad Ali Khan, Sarod

Sharon Isbin, Guitar

Amaan Ali Bangash, Sarod

Ayaan Ali Bangash, Sarod
with
Amit Kavthekar, Tabla

Grammy Award-winning American guitarist Sharon Isbin teams with Indian sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, with Amit Kavthekar. The collaboration melds Western and Indian traditions in a sacred and artistic flow, embodying the nature of a common family of stringed instruments, the guitar and sarod, playing together in harmony while still preserving each instrument's essence.

Program
Isaac Albeniz: Asturias  —  Sharon Isbin
Sacred Evening (based on Raga Yaman)  —   Ayaan Ali Bangash and Sharon Isbin
By the Moon (based on Raga Behag)  —  Amaan Ali Bangash and Sharon Isbin
Raga and Folk Music  —  Amjad Ali Khan
Romancing Earth (based on Raga Pilu)  —  Amjad Ali Khan, Sharon Isbin, Amaan and Ayaan

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 13, 2023

2:00 pm: Meet the Juror: Jennifer Hecker

Artist Spotlight Series

This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival.

Featuring sculptor Jennifer Hecker, juror for the 37th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition
Jennifer Hecker is a renowned sculptor, glass artist and professor in the Department of Art at SUNY College at Brockport, where she has taught all levels of sculpture as well as general education art courses since 1989.

Join us on Saturday, July 15 at 10am at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts when Jennifer will lead the 37th Annual Rosen Sculpture walk.

Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Lecture Hall.

July 14, 2023

2:00 pm: Belk Distinguished Lecture featuring Vivian Howard

University Libraries' Belk Distinguished Lecture Event

Vivian Howard is an award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur. Her first cookbook, Deep Run Roots, is a New York Times bestseller and was named "Cookbook of the Year" by the IACP. She created and stars in public television shows Somewhere South and A Chef's Life, for which she has won Peabody, Emmy and James Beard awards. Vivian runs the restaurants Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC; Benny's Big Time in Wilmington, NC; and Handy & Hot and Lenoir, both in Charleston, SC. In October 2020, Vivian released her second cookbook, This Will Make it Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking. This year, Vivian launched Viv's Fridge — a network of attendent-less, smart-refrigerators stocked with next-level prepared meals from her kitchen at Chef and the Farmer.

Location: Appalachian Theater; 559 West King Street, Boone 28607

8:00 pm: John Oates

A Schaefer Popular Series Event

Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC.

John Oates is one half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The American Songwriters Hall of Fame, and recipient of the prestigious BMI Icon Award as well as numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations.

Since forming his creative partnership with Daryl Hall in the early 1970s, they have gone on to record 21 albums, which have sold over 80 million units, making them the most successful duo in rock history. They have scored 10 number one records, over 20 Top 40 hits, and have toured the world for decades. Their involvement in the original "Live Aid" concert and the groundbreaking "We Are the World" charity recording have further established them as legendary artists, who have personally and through their music, stood the test of time.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 15, 2023

10:00 am: 37th Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror

The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival. The nationally recognized program has showcased contemporary American sculpture in outdoor settings across the university campus for the last 36 years.

To celebrate the competition's 37th anniversary, join competition juror and sculptor Jennifer Hecker on a fascinating outdoor tour of the 10 sculptures selected as finalists for this year's competition. Hecker's extensive and diverse exhibition record includes solo exhibits, commissions, collaborative installations, public art projects, outdoor sculpture displays, adjudicated exhibitions, and permanent collections. The July 15th walking tour concludes at the Schaefer Center with an announcement of the award winners and an awards reception, including a complimentary boxed lunch.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts.

July 16, 2023

Time:
2:00 pm
7:00 pm

Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)

The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) answers the fundamental questions:
-Which is the least funny nationality? Which is the funniest? Why did the former try to exterminate the latter?
-How do critics describe everything in a way to make it sound unfunny? ("First of all, the premise is weak. No one would ever believe that a baseball team would actually have a first baseman named "Who.")
-Why, in fact, did the chicken cross the road?

Tickets to The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) are far more affordable than tickets to an amusement park, but you'll come away with the same feeling of nausea and motion sickness. From cavemen telling "Rock Rock" jokes to Will Smith upset at Chris Rock's jokes and everything in-between, the "bad boys of abridgement" leave no joke untold as they deconstruct the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes.

They've skewered history, the Bible and the world's most celebrated playwright. Now, The Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Shakespeare and Moliere (Is Moliere funny? Why not?) to Napoleon (Dynamite) and Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin to The Simpsons and Ted Lasso. From cavemen telling "Rock Rock" jokes to Will Smith upset at Chris Rock's jokes and everything in-between, the bad boys of abridgment leave no joke untold as they deconstruct the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes.

Location: Valborg Theatre, 480 Howard St., Boone, NC 28608

July 18, 2023

7:00 pm: Alcarras

-In Catalan with English subtitles
-Spain, Italy, not rated, directed by Carla Simón, 2022, drama, 120 minutes
-In the small village of Alcarràs in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from their orchard. But when new plans arise to install solar panels and cut down trees, the members of this tight-knit group suddenly face eviction — and the loss of far more than their home.

Winner of the Golden Bear at Berlinale, the sophomore film from Carla Simón (Summer 1993) is a sun-dappled, deeply moving ensemble portrait of the countryside and a community's unbreakable bonds.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 20, 2023

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Dance Theatre of Harlem: A Conversation with Robert Garland

Artist Spotlight Series

This series offers a compelling, behind-the-scenes perspective on festival programming by shining a light on the creative process and practice of selected artists featured during An Appalachian Summer Festival.
Join us for a conversation with Dance Theatre of Harlem's new Artistic Director, Robert Garland, whose passion for dance ignited when he witnessed his first Dance Theatre of Harlem performance. He moved to New York City, attended The Juilliard School, and then quickly rose through the Dance Theatre of Harlem ranks to become a principal dancer. Soon after Dance Theatre's founder and former artistic director Arthur Mitchell invited Garland to create a work for the company, he was appointed their first resident choreographer and director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem School. He has since been selected to succeed Virginia Johnson as Artistic Director of the company, beginning his new role in 2023.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

7:00 pm: Dance Theatre of Harlem

Dance Theatre of Harlem is a leading dance institution of unparalleled global acclaim, encompassing a professional touring company, a leading studio school, and a national and international education and community outreach program. Each component of Dance Theatre of Harlem carries a solid commitment towards enriching the lives of young people and adults around the world through the arts. Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, Dance Theatre of Harlem is considered "one of ballet's most exciting undertakings" (The New York Times). Shortly after the assassination of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children — especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born — the opportunity to learn about dance and the allied arts. Now in its sixth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multi-cultural dance institution with an extraordinary legacy of providing opportunities for creative expression and artistic excellence that continues to set standards in the performing arts. Dance Theatre of Harlem has achieved unprecedented success, bringing innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 22, 2023

8:00 pm: Keb' Mo' with special guest Allison Russell

A Schaefer Popular Series Event

Series Sponsorship provided by Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer. Performance Sponsorship provided by Explore Boone, Mast General Store, Goodnight Brothers, SkyBest Communications, Inc., University Bookstore, and Appalachian Home Care LLC.

American blues musician (singer-guitarist-songwriter) Keb' Mo' has five Grammy Awards, 14 Blues Foundation Awards, a 2021 Americana Music Association award for Lifetime Achievement in Performance, and a groundbreaking career spanning nearly 50 years under his belt.

Born in Montreal, Allison Russell is a poet, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist. Allison won Album of the Year at the 2022 Americana Music Association Awards and has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, four Canadian Folk Music Awards, and two Juno Awards.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 25, 2023

7:00 pm: Girl Picture

-In Finnish/French with English subtitles
-Finland, unrated, directed by Alli Haapasalo, 2022, romance, 100 minutes
-Best friends Mimmi and Ro?nkko? have each other's backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma, on the contrary, has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth moving effects of first love, Ro?nkko? is on a quest to find pleasure.

Location: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 26, 2023

7:00 pm: Garrick Ohlsson, pianist

Broyhill Chamber Series

Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.

Program – Frederic Chopin
Nocturne, Op. 15, No. 1
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 3
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
Scherzo, Op. 39
Impromptu, Op. 36
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Location: Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, 813 Rivers St., Boone, NC 28608

July 27, 2023

2:00 pm: Celebrating Twenty Years of Turchin Center Exhibition Programs

Hear from the Turchin Center's former Director and Chief Curator, Hank Foreman (who now serves as the university's Vice Chancellor for External Affairs and Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff), and current Turchin Center Senior Curator Mary Anne Redding, as they reflect on 20 years of contemporary art at the Turchin Center and some of the exhibitions that have been most meaningful and memorable to them.

Location: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Lecture Hall.

July 29, 2023

7:30 pm: Darius Rucker

Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Darius Rucker, live at Kidd Brewer Stadium, for one night only!

Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium, 270 Stadium Dr., Boone, NC 28608

Date:

June 24 - July 29, 2023

Location:

Various Venues
Boone, NC.

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