BOONE – Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Playcrafters’ New Play Festival Feb. 9-12 in I.G. Greer Studio Theatre. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.  The festival premieres original plays written, directed and performed by students. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University’s Looking Glass Gallery is accepting donations through Feb. 7 for its next exhibit “Body Culture Sculpture.”  This is part of the Gallery’s upcoming Spring 2011 show “Gut Feelings: Confessions of a body conscious culture.”  The exhibition will be on view from Feb. 8 to March 1. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University will host the monthly Green Drinks Boone meeting Feb. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Solar Decathlon team’s headquarters located at 1100 East King Street in Boone.  The event is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. [more]

BOONE-Appalachian State University’s Office of Multicultural Student Development announces the Spring 2011 Diversity Lecture Series, which enhances understanding of different perspectives, cultures and social issues.  This series promotes local to global connections and the responsibilities of community membership.  The public is invited. [more]

BOONE-Appalachian State University’s Institute for Health and Human Services, which is located within the College of Health Sciences, has launched the High Country Community Resource Directory.  The public is encouraged to use the directory and contribute to its information. [more]

BOONE – In honor of Black History Month, Appalachian State University presents the first Africana Studies Forum “Exchanging Country Marks” every Wednesday and Thursday in February.  The public is invited. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University has sent acceptance letters to the top candidates who applied for admission by the university’s first application deadline. The students are among thousands of high school seniors from across North Carolina and the Southeast who are receiving long-awaited admissions letters informing them of acceptance into their university of choice. [more]

BOONE – Appalachian State University is conducting a search for a new provost and executive vice chancellor with help from the search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates. Consultants with the firm have visited campus to meet with various constituencies and listen to faculty, staff and students about the dynamic and enterprising leader they hope to bring to Appalachian. [more]

BOONE—Artist Liz Zlot Summerfield will hold a workshop and present an artist’s lecture Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Appalachian State University. The presentations are part of the Department of Art’s Artists in Craft Media Fall Lecture Series. [more]