Appalachian State University

Join us to celebrate shared progress on App State’s climate literacy goals this academic year. We will present our first ever QEP awards to recognize members of the campus community who have made a significant contributions to climate literacy. Reception with refreshments to follow awards presentation; all App State students, faculty and staff are welcome.

Learn more about current exhibitions at the Turchin Center in a Guided Gallery Tour. Tours are lead by Turchin Center Intern and App State student Zoe Efthymiou.

Join us at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts every First Friday of the month as downtown Boone comes alive with creativity, community, and celebration! Explore our captivating galleries featuring contemporary art exhibitions, meet local artists, and enjoy free admission.

“Steady Daylight,” the latest volume of poetry from Joseph Bathanti, returns to the place he grew up, the now-vanished neighborhood of East Liberty in Pittsburgh. The speaker traipses fearlessly between real and imagined realms, in the face of often conflicted sensibilities, secrets, and silence. “Steady Daylight” will be available for sale at the event and signing by the author will take place after the reading.

Commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of our students' lifetimes. We are proud to honor your achievement.

Ready to enhance your climate teaching through video production? Join us in creating impactful, solutions-focused climate stories through engaging videos that boost your influence in the classroom and beyond! This five-day institute aims to inspire creative storytelling for climate solutions along with fostering a community of faculty ready to cultivate their creative and technical skills in harnessing the power of video production for teaching and learning.

Are you interested in contributing to solutions-oriented climate literacy by expanding your climate teaching? Participants will be compensated with a stipend and will be expected to submit a product (syllabus or module—participants’ choice) by the end of the summer.

Join us at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts every First Friday of the month as downtown Boone comes alive with creativity, community, and celebration! Explore our captivating galleries featuring contemporary art exhibitions, meet local artists, and enjoy free admission.

John Shorb currently serves as Strategic Advisor to Dieu Donné. He was previously the Executive Director at Dieu Donné and has worked for non-profits for the past 20 years, specializing in organizational strategy and culture.

Presented by Appalachian State University’s Arts Engagement and Cultural Resources, 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.

Punch Brothers, formed in 2006, are a virtuosic quintet featuring mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Brittany Haas. Known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music, the band has garnered critical acclaim, including a Grammy for Best Folk Album for “All Ashore” (2018).

Get an insider’s look at how this year’s International Film Series lineup was selected — and why global cinema matters. Step behind the curtain for a series of intimate conversations with this season’s artists about the passions and processes that shape their work.