BOONE—Catherine J. Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University will present an artist talk and showcase by Jessica Meyer Nov.13 at 7 p.m. in the gallery. The event is free and open to the public. [more]

BOONE—Antoinette Sithole, (pronounced Sit oh lay) will speak about Apartheid during presentations Nov. 12-13 at Appalachian State University. Sithole is museum educator and curator of the Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. [more]

BOONE—Appalachian State University’s yearlong series of programs related to the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s “On the Origin of the Species” concludes Nov. 19 with the panel discussion “Celebrating 150 Years of Evolutionary Thought.” [more]

BOONE—This year’s recipients of the Appalachian State University Staff Award are Betsy Harris, Angie Miller, Sue Hisle and Cathy Ziegler. [more]

BOONE—Classical and contemporary works for saxophone will be featured during a Nov. 15 performance at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE—Works for male singers are featured during the Nov. 13 performance of the Appalachian Glee Club at Appalachian State University. The free performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. [more]

BOONE—The Appalachian Chorale celebrates its 34th season with a concert of music by Johannes Brahms on Monday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. [more]

BOONE—Cellist JW Turner will perform Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Recital Hall at Appalachian State University. Turner is an assistant professor of music theory at Winston-Salem State University. [more]

BOONE—Unemployment rates in Western North Carolina have more than doubled in the past two years from just under 5.0 percent to 12.2 percent. And while the region’s economy experienced positive growth in the spring, the region lost some of those gains in the third quarter of this year. [more]