Past High Country Humanities Events
"Documentary Filmmakers on Interpreting Rural Life: From Appalachia to the World"
- When: Friday, March 22, 2024, from 4:30-6:30 PM
- Where: Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street
Workshop by Emmy-winning filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Co-presented with Appalachian State University Forum Lecture Series, Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, and App State faculty Beth Davison, Tom Hansell, and Anne Ward.
- When: Friday, February 23, 2024, from 1:00-3:00 PM
- Where: Community Room of the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street
"From Appalachia to West Africa: Expert Insights and Demos with Music and Dance"
- When: Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 6:30-7:45 PM
- Where: Rosen Concert Hall
"Marc Chagall and Shtetl Life: Interactive Public Seminar on Jewish Diaspora Paintings"
- When: Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 5:45-7:00 PM
- Where: Room 1102, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Past Affiliate Events
Panel Discussion: "The Armenian Genocide Today: Climate Change Abuse in the South Caucasus"
Presented by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies and co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, the Department of History, and the Department of Sustainable Development
- When: Wednesday, April 24 from 6:30-8:30 PM
- Where: Belk Library and Information Commons, Room 114 and on Zoom
Lecture and Reception: Dr. Julie Shepherd-Powell, "Embodying Culture: Community Dances in Rural Appalachia"
Presented by the Center for Appalachian Studies & the Hayes School of Music
- When: Thursday, April 18 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Schaffel Recital Hall in the Broyhill Music Center
Guest Speaker: National Book Award Winner Jason Mott
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series and The Schaefer Center Presents
- When: Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 PM
- Where: Room 201B (Table Rock), Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening: The Farewell (2019)
Presented by Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English
- When: Tuesday, April 16 at 6:30 PM.
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening with Speaker: Beyond the Bolex (2017) with a talk by Tom Hansell
Presented by Toy Sheep Microcinema
- When: Friday, April 12. Doors at 8:00 PM, show at 8:30 PM.
- Where: The Community Room of the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street
Lecture: "Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss" with Dr. Angela Esco Elder
Presented by the Department of History & the College of Arts and Sciences
- When: Thursday, April 11 from 6:00-7:30 PM
- Where: Belk Library, Room 114
Film Screening with Refreshments: Dolor y gloria (2019)
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & App Unidos
- When: Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 PM.
- Where: L. S. Dougherty Hall, Room 209
Guest Speaker: M. Soledad Caballero
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, April 11 from 3:30-4:45 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 201B, Plemmons Student Union
Lecture and Reception: Dr. Jacob Kopcienski, "Archives and Community: Remembering Queer Cultural Organizing in Appalachia"
Presented by the Center for Appalachian Studies & the Hayes School of Music
- When: Thursday, March 28 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Schaffel Recital Hall in the Broyhill Music Center
Film Screening: The Beasts (2023)
Presented by Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English
- When: Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 PM.
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening with Refreshments: La mala educación (2004)
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & App Unidos
- When: Thursday, March 21 at 5:30 PM.
- Where: L. S. Dougherty Hall, Room 209
Guest Speaker: Graphic Novelist Kayla E.
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, March 21 from 2:00-3:15 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 226 (Craft Talk) and Room 201B (Reading), Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening with Filmmaker: Strange Archives/Interviewed
Presented by Toy Sheep Microcinema
- When: Friday, March 1. Doors at 8:00 PM, show at 8:30 PM.
- Where: The Community Room of the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country, 559 West King Street
Film Screening with Refreshments: Madres paralelas (2021)
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & App Unidos
- When: Thursday, February 8 at 5:30 PM.
- Where: L. S. Dougherty Hall, Room 209
Guest Speaker: Poet Keith Wilson
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, February 29 from 3:30-4:45 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 201B (Table Rock), Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening: Embrace of the Serpent
Presented by the Department of English and University Libraries
- When: Tuesday, February 27 from 6:00-9:00 PM
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Boone Docs Film Festival: Celebrating Life in Appalachia
Presented by Boone Docs Film Festival and co-sponsors. Ticketed event.
- When: Saturday, February 24 rom 2:00-5:00 PM
- Where: Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker: King Coal with Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Presented by Boone Docs Film Festival and co-sponsors
- When: Friday, February 23 rom 7:00-9:00 PM
- Where: Appalachian Theatre of the High Country
Lecture and Reception: Dr. Sophia Enríquez, "Fandango Futurities: Listening for the Nuevo South and an Emerging Southern Son"
Presented by the Center for Appalachian Studies & the Hayes School of Music
- When: Thursday, February 22 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Schaffel Recital Hall in the Broyhill Music Center
Concert with Poetry Readings: Black History Month Concert
Presented by the Department of English & the Hayes School of Music
- When: Sunday, February 18 at 4:00 PM.
- Where: Rosen Concert Hall
Film Screening with Refreshments: Volver (2006)
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures & App Unidos
- When: Thursday, February 8 at 5:30 PM.
- Where: L. S. Dougherty Hall, Room 209
Film Screening: Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Presented by Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English
- When: Tuesday, February 6 at 6:30 PM.
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Lecture and Reception: Dr. Nancy Love, “Land and Song: Indigenous Reflections on Sovereign Community”
Presented by the Center for Appalachian Studies & the Hayes School of Music
- When: Thursday, February 1 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Schaffel Recital Hall in the Broyhill Music Center
Lecture: "The Tuchyn Story and the Creation of a Digital and Physical Exhibit" with Dr. Anne Parsons
Presented by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies and the Department of History
- When: Tuesday, January 30 from 7:30-9:00 PM
- Where: Anne Belk Hall Room 116 and on Zoom
Speakers: International Holocaust Remembrance Day Memorial Service
Presented by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies, the Department of History, and the Department of Philosophy and Religion
- When: Saturday, January 27 from 5:00-6:00 PM
- Where: Turchin Center (room 1102) and on Zoom
Guest Speaker: Poet Liz Robbins
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, November 30 from 3:30-4:45 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 201B (Table Rock), Plemmons Student Union
Multilingual Poetry Reading: "Language Out Loud"
Presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- When: Monday, November 13 at 7:00-8:30 PM.
- Where: Room 114, Belk Library
Guest Speaker: "Ukraine, Russia, and the Question of Genocide" with Dr. Alexander Hinton
Presented by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
- When: Thursday, November 9 from 7:30-9:00 PM
- Where: Sanford Hall (Room 102) and via Zoom
Film Screening: Cinema Paradiso (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1988)
Presented by Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English
- When: Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 PM.
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening and Live Music: Psychology Today (Extreme Animals, 2021)
Presented by Toy Sheep Microcinema
- When: Friday, November 3. Doors at 8:00 PM, shows at 8:30 PM and 10:00 PM. Limited seating.
- Where: The Basement of Awesome Space, 743 West King Street
Guest Speaker: Novelist Emily Nemens
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, October 12 from 2:00-3:15 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 201B (Table Rock), Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening, Live Music, and "Cine-Talk": The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927)
Presented by Toy Sheep Microcinema
- When: Friday, October 6. Doors at 8:00 PM, show at 8:30 PM. Limited seating.
- Where: The Basement of Awesome Space, 743 West King Street
Film Screening: Golden Voices (Evgeny Ruman, 2019)
Presented by Appalachian State University Libraries and the Department of English
- When: Tuesday, October 3 at 6:30 PM.
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
Guest Speaker: "Our Past 400 Years: NC’s Jewish History" with Dr. Leonard Rogoff
Presented by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies
- When: Thursday, September 28 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Rough Ridge (Room 415), Plemmons Student Union and via Zoom
Multimedia Project/Guest Speaker: “The Making of the Nuevo South” with Rodrigo Dorfman
Presented by the Center for Appalachian Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of Sociology and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
- When: Tuesday, September 26 from 7:00-8:00 PM
- Where: Room 1102, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Guest Speaker: Novelist Irina Zhorov
Presented by the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- When: Thursday, September 21 from 2:00-3:15 PM (Craft Talk) and at 6:00 PM (Reading)
- Where: Room 201B (Table Rock), Plemmons Student Union
Film Screening: Millennium Actress
Presented by the Department of English and University Libraries
- When: Tuesday, September 19 from 6:00-9:00 PM
- Where: Greenbriar Theatre, Plemmons Student Union
