BOONE –  Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union presents “we have a voice” by Lela Graham.  The exhibition will be on view from Feb. 9 – March 2.  A public reception will be held Friday, Feb. 26, from 7 – 8 p.m., also in Looking Glass Gallery.  The exhibition is curated by Dianna Loughlin, the gallery’s student curator. [more]

BOONE—The Center for Entrepreneurship at Appalachian State University will hold the annual Young Entrepreneurs Symposium (Y.E.S) Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 3-6 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center. [more]

BOONE—Landscape historian Ethan Carr will be the keynote speaker at an April symposium at Appalachian State University celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The symposium, “Imagining the Blue Ridge Parkway for the 21st Century: History, Scenery, Conservation and Community,” will be held April 22-24 in Appalachian’s Plemmons Student Union. [more]

BOONE—Student composers from Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music will perform their work Feb. 22 in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. The program begins at 8 p.m. [more]

BOONE—Twenty undergraduate students from Appalachian State University have had their work accepted for presentation at the 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Missoula, Mont., April 15-17. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Staff Council has joined the UNC system Staff Assembly for the “Show that you have a heart” food drive challenge. [more]

BOONE—Split Rail Records and their artists Major Magick and Do it to Julia will be featured on ESPNU’s “Campus Connection” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4. [more]

BOONE—Author Gurney Norman will be on the campus of Appalachian State University Feb. 19-20 to conduct writing workshops and share work inspired by Beech Mountain storyteller Ray Hicks. [more]

BOONE—Eric Varner will present a bassoon recital Feb. 17 at Appalachian State University. Varner is the principal bassoonist in the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Windsor, Ontario.

His performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free. [more]