BOONE—The Appalachian Symphonic Band and the Appalachian Wind Ensemble perform Thursday, Feb.23, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE—Works by Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Richard Wagner will be performed Feb. 20 during a performance by the Hayes School of Music’s Appalachian Repertory Orchestra and the Appalachian Concert Band. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association will host its first environmental forum on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room.  Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. [more]

BOONE – Looking Glass Gallery is accepting exhibition proposals for an exhibit that will be displayed March 19 – April 13. This is an excellent opportunity for Appalachian State University students as well as groups, classes, faculty and staff to exhibit their artwork, receive peer feedback and gain firsthand experience with the gallery submission and exhibition process. [more]

BOONE—Looking Glass Gallery at Appalachian State University is seeking submissions for the juried exhibit “Sustainability: A Process, Not an End,” which will feature artwork exemplifying the many processes and concepts of sustainability and what it means to sustain. [more]

BOONE – Financial aid counselors at Appalachian State University will be available to meet with the families of high school seniors to help them complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and answer questions. The event will take place Feb. 18 in Edwin Duncan Hall room 324 from 9 a.m. to noon. [more]

BOONE—Noted Latin American scholar Dr. Timothy J. Smith has received a visiting fellowship in Princeton University’s Program in Latin American Studies. He will be a visiting research scholar and visiting assistant professor for fall 2012. [more]

BOONE—Stephen Bezruchka, a senior lecturer in global health at the University of Washington, will present a series of lectures Feb. 16-17 at Appalachian State University. His visit is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Geography and Planning and the Borders and Bridges Grant program administered by the University Forum Committee.

The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the Department of Geography and Planning at 262-3000. [more]

Featured speakers are Barbara Martinez Jitner and Reza Aslan

BOONE – “Borders and Bridges: What Divides Us, What Unites Us” is the theme of the University Forum Distinguished Lecture Series this spring at Appalachian State University. [more]