Appalachian State University

Presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts & Cultural Programs, this 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. Celebrating its 35th season in 2019, 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.

This year's symposium explores the multi-fold connections between the Holocaust and education. The free and open-to-the-public lectures, discussions and film screenings shed light on how the Nazi regime relied on schooling to secure support for its racist policies, demonstrate how persecuted European Jews enlisted education as a form of spiritual resistance and explore how school systems in North America and Europe teach histories of the Holocaust today.

Lily Tomlin, one of America's foremost comediennes, returns to the festival for an unforgettable night of smart humor and laughter. Bringing more than a dozen of her most memorable characters to the stage— from Frankie, of Netflix’s hit show, to Ernestine and Edith Ann— the show will provide comical insights and witty observations about the human condition.

Camp GOTR combines the best of Girls on the Run with all the fun of camp! During each week-long session, 3rd – 5th grade girls will build friendships in a fun and inclusive setting that includes interactive games, being physically active, and expressing creativity through art & crafts and storytelling.

Christina Chavarría, Program Coordinator in the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), will speak on the topic of “Teachers in the Third Reich: Indoctrination, Oath, Opposition.” The talk will demonstrate how eagerly many German teachers supported the Nazi dictatorship and how some, especially in German-occupied Europe, found ways to engage in opposition, harassed by the occupiers.

Liz Elsby (Jerusalem) will give a presentation on “The Ghettos: The Role of Jewish Education in the Struggles for Survival and Spiritual Resistance.” Elsby, an educator at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem, Israel, will examine how persecuted European Jews relied on education as a means to cope with the Nazi onslaughts.

Roberta Grossman and Nancy Spielberg's Award-Winning Film “Who Will Write Our History” (2019) focuses on a group of Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto who risked their lives so that the truth about the Nazi regime’s genocide would survive, even if they did not.

Susan Warsinger, a child survivor of the Holocaust, will shed light on the rise of anti-Semitic hate speech and mass violence in 1930s Germany. Warsinger will recall how her family barely survived Kristallnacht and how she was smuggled across the border to France only to be returned to Nazi rule when German troops reached Paris in 1940. Her talk is part of the 18th Annual Martin and Doris Rosen Summer Symposium: Education During and After the Holocaust.

The Broyhill Chamber Ensemble and its “Reflections Series International” continues with a concert featuringworks by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and contemporary composer Vytautas Barkauskas, with his homage to Bach.

This is the 8th year the energy, sustainability and academic communities of the state and region have gathered to share information, innovation and best practices. The Summit serves as an opportunity for experts, policy makers and students to engage in collective efforts to further develop clean energy on campus, and to meet sustainability goals. This year's theme, "Creating a Resilient Energy Future," is a direct response to the need for us to adapt to changing markets, weather patterns and technologies.

Punch Brothers are the quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. The band has been acknowledged by the Washington Post of “…taking bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart.”

For more than fifty years, The Temptations have prospered, propelling popular music with a series of smash hits and sold-out performances throughout the world. The Temptations' forty-four Billboard Top 10 hits include “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and “I Can’t Get Next to You.” The group includes original member Otis Williams, with singers Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Larry Braggs and Willie Greene Jr.