Past Events

• Mavis Staples

  gospel and r&b legend

  8:00 PM Saturday, Mar 31, 2012. Lipinsky Auditorium

  

  2011 Grammy winner

  Born to sing, Mavis Staples began her on-stage career in the 1950s as a member of her family’s group, “The Staple Singers.” With her father’s connection to Martin Luther King, Jr., the Staple Singers became spiritual and musical voices of the Civil Rights Movement, and in the ’70s reached the top of the Billboard charts with “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself.” Mavis began her solo career in the late ’60s with a voice that captured the strength and spirit of R&B, Soul and Gospel. She was named one of the 100 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone and one of the 100 greatest women of Rock and Roll by VH1. Staples is a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and in 2011 she won the Grammy for Best Americana Album with “You Are Not Alone.”

  “That just made my hair stand up, listening to that. I mean, that just seemed like, ‘That’s the way the world is.’ ” —Bob Dylan, after hearing Mavis Staples sing for the first time

  “One of the last surviving true soul artists.” —Bil Carpenter, author of the gospel music encyclopedia “Uncloudy Days”

  $5 UNC Asheville students (limit one per OneCard)
  $7 All area students (limit one; valid student I.D. required)
  $20 UNC Asheville faculty/staff/alumni/NCCCR/WCU (limit one per OneCard)
  $35 General public

  Tickets go on sale March 13.  Click for more info about tickets.

  All programs are subject to change.

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• Arsalan Iftikhar

  7:00 PM Monday, Mar 19, 2012. Humanities Lecture Hall

  

  Arsalan Iftikhar, Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era

  Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, global media commentator, founder of www.TheMuslimGuy.com and author of the book Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era. Lecture topics will include the future of the Arab Spring, Muslims in a post-9/11 America, the future of Islam and the West, and the history of Islamophobia. 

  5:00 P.M. Monday, Mar 19, 2012. Intercultural Center, Highsmith Union. Before the lecture, join students, faculty, staff and community members for a discussion with the author. 

  Free and Open to the public. 

  Co-sponsored by The Muslim Student Association, Student Activities and Integrative Learning, Office of the Provost, Student Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Intercultural Center, Campus Recreation, Campus Life, Cultural Events and Special Academic Programs. 

  All programs are subject to change. 
  

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• An Evening with Sandra Cisneros

  7:00 PM Friday, Mar 2, 2012. Lipinsky Auditorium

  

  Free and open to the public.

  Cisneros' books, House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, and Caramelo, all evoke the power of words to tell a meaningful part of America's history. Her work has been translated to more than a dozen languages and speaks to readers through the shared stories of culture and memories.

  "I'm especially sensitive to the power a word has. It's not a word, it's a way of looking at the world. It's a way of looking at meaning." –Sandra Cisneros

  Brown Bag Lunch Talk & Meet and Greet with Sandra Cisneros
  12:00 - 12:45 p.m., Highsmith Union Gallery
  Before her evening talk, join Sandra Cisneros for an informal meet and greet. 
  Check out the exhibit Our Voices, Our Stories | Nuestras Voces, Nuestras Historias while you are there.

  All programs are subject to change.

  Co-sponsored by the Lenoir-Rhyne University Visiting Writers Series.
  

   

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• PROJECT Trio

  classical with a twist

  8:00 PM Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012. Lipinsky Auditorium

  

  The musical talents of Peter Seymour, Eric Stephenson and Greg Pattillo combine to create PROJECT Trio, the Brooklyn, New York-based chamber music ensemble. The classically trained and educated trio performs genre-bending pieces that redefine the chamber style, from notable suites like Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to more than 50 original works. Pattillo’s “beatbox flute” is not to be missed. Blending rock, classical, jazz and more, PROJECT Trio not only entertains their audience, but inspires them to look beyond the confines of traditional classical music.

  “PROJECT Trio is packed with musicianship, joy, and surprise!” —Downbeat Magazine

  The UNC Asheville Music Department’s Percussion Ensemble will open with their own mix of genre-bending music!

  $5 UNC Asheville students (limit one per OneCard)
  $7 All area students (limit one; valid student I.D. required)
  $15 UNC Asheville faculty/staff/alumni/NCCCR/WCU (limit one per OneCard)
  $20 General public

  All programs are subject to change.

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• damali ayo

  in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. week

  7:00 PM Thursday, Jan 19, 2012. Lipinksy Auditorium

  

  Are You Ready to Fix Racism? (or are you still pretending it doesn’t exist?)

  Change starts with people, relationships and courage. Join our campus community and become empowered as damali ayo—activist, speaker and artist—uses her humorous stories and award-winning art to provide practical tools for building better communities. Her creative, pragmatic and satirical approach makes hard conversations about racial justice more accessible. Audience members will receive a copy of damali’s “I Can Fix Racism” guide following her talk.

  “The passion damali brings is transformative and turns a simple idea into a movement.” —Al Leston, Host of NPR’s State of the ReUnion

  Free and open to the public.

  
  
  “Tea Time” with damali ayo
  Jan 19 • 4:30 - 5:30pm
  Intercultural Center, Highmsith Union
  Free, open to UNC Asheville students, faculty, and staff

  Bring your friends and come for a casual, honest and intimate talk about race, our campus community, and how to create change. Share the things you most want to say to your community, so damali can address them in her evening presentation to the whole campus. Have an honest, refreshing, and supportive conversation about race. Ask questions, share your hopes and frustrations. Come prepared to be challenged, laugh, think, and grow. All races are encouraged to participate. Refreshments will be served.

  Please email RSVP for Tea Time: tpouliot@unca.edu

  MLK Week
  Jan. 16–20
  The Intercultural Center, Multicultural Student Programming, and the Center for Diversity Education, along with other campus organizations, host a week-long campus observance promoting the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us for a panel presentation including North Carolina natives who were part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Starting January, check the Multicultural Student Programming website for details: msp.unca.edu

  All programs are subject to change.

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