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EVENTS

JULY 2008

Wednesday, July 2-Friday, August 1
Summer school – Second session. (227-7216)

Friday, July 4
Independence Day holiday – Offices closed, no classes meet. (227-7495)

Monday, July 7-Wednesday, July 9
Intramural dodge ball registration – For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. Four-on-four play begins Monday, July 14. Sign up in the intramurals office, Reid Gymnasium. (227-7477)

Wednesday, July 9
Ice-cream social – Ice cream and a variety of toppings. $1 sundaes. 1-3 p.m. University Center lawn. (227-7206)

Thursday, July 10
Summer Concert Series – Nick Edelstein, funky blues from Atlanta. 7 p.m. University Center lawn. Rain location: Club Illusions, UC. (227-7206)

Outdoor Summer Fun Series – Beginner-level whitewater rafting course will introduce participants to paddling on the class II-III rapids of the Nantahala River. Participants should be a minimum age of 8 or weigh 60 pounds. Registration required. Sponsored by the Division of Educational Outreach. $. (http://learn.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Friday, July 11-Sunday, July 13
Purple & Gold Reunion – For alumni from the 1960s. On the WCU campus. $. (mramsey@wcu.edu or (877) 440-9990)

Sunday, July 13
Reception and awards – For the exhibit “Fragile Earth: Reflections on the Environment,” a juried competition of new work in a variety of media that reflect the artists’ responses to the vulnerability of the environment. 2-4 p.m. Fine Art Museum. (227-3591)

Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
Seventh Bienniel Personalist Seminar – “Schelling & Emerson: Examining Personalist Options in Philosophy,” including exploration of metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics and philosophy of religion. On the WCU campus. Register at http://learn.wcu.edu. $. (jmclachla@email.wcu.edu or 227-3940; hensley@email.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Monday, July 14-Wednesday, July 16
Intramural basketball registration – For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. Five-on-five play begins Monday, July 21. Sign up in the intramurals office, Reid Gymnasium. (227-7477)

Wednesday, July 16
Ice-cream social – Ice cream and a variety of toppings. $1 sundaes. 1-3 p.m. University Center lawn. (227-7206)

Intramural disc golf tournament – For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. No registration required. 5:30 p.m. Disc golf course, adjacent to the Village. (227-7477)

Thursday, July 17
Summer Concert Series – Hope Massive, international roots music. 7 p.m. University Center lawn. Rain location: Club Illusions, UC. (227-7206)

Outdoor Summer Fun Series – Spend the day hiking with a WCU botany expert, learning about plant identification and the Appalachian ecosystem. Registration required. Sponsored by the Division of Educational Outreach. $. (http://learn.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Sunday, July 20-Sunday, August 3
Broadway Triple Arts Series – Workshop on the art and craft of musical theater performance with Broadway stars Terrence Mann and Charlotte d’Amboise. Ages 16-22 invited to audition. $. (227-7397)

Monday, July 21-Wednesday, July 23
Intramural Wiffleball registration – For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. Four-on-four play begins Monday, July 28. Sign up in the intramurals office, Reid Gymnasium. (227-7477)

Tuesday, July 22
Intramural basketball tournament – One-on-one. For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. No registration required. 5:30 p.m. Main floor, Reid Gymnasium. (227-7477)

Folkmoot USA – A celebration of the world’s cultural heritage through folk music and dance. 7:30 p.m. Fine and Performing Arts Center. $. (452-2997)

Wednesday, July 23
Ice-cream social – Ice cream and a variety of toppings. $1 sundaes. 1-3 p.m. University Center lawn. (227-7206)

Wednesday, July 23-Saturday, July 26
25th annual Cullowhee Conference – “Native Plants in the Landscape,” event to promote the growth and propagation of plants endemic to their environment. Western’s campus. (http://nativeplantconference.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Thursday, July 24
Outdoor Summer Fun Series – Introductory canoe trip down a slow-moving section of a local river. Registration required. Sponsored by the Division of Educational Outreach. $. (http://learn.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Intramural singles tennis tournament – For students (registered for summer or fall), faculty and staff. No registration required. 5:30 p.m. Catamount Athletic Complex tennis courts. (227-7477)

Summer Concert Series – Catfish Whiskey, rock ’n’ roll, blues, country, folk. 7 p.m. University Center lawn. Rain location: Club Illusions, UC. (227-7206)

Friday, July 25-Saturday, July 26
Outdoor Summer Fun Series – Introduction to rock climbing will cover the basics at an indoor wall and outdoor sites. No prior experience necessary. Participants must be at least 16 and in good physical condition. Registration required. Sponsored by the Division of Educational Outreach. $. (http://learn.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

Saturday, July 26
Catamount Club Auction –5:30 p.m. coaches’ reception; 6:30 p.m. silent auction; 7:30 p.m. dinner. Hickory Metro Convention Center. $. (227-3047)

Tuesday, July 29
Summer Concert Series – Austin “Walkin’ Cane” Charanghat, blues from Cleveland. 7 p.m. University Center lawn. Rain location: Club Illusions, UC. (227-7206)

Wednesday, July 30
Ice-cream social – Ice cream and a variety of toppings. $1 sundaes. 1-3 p.m. University Center lawn. (227-7206)

Thursday, July 31
Summer Concert Series – Farpoint, progressive rock from Sumter, S.C. 7 p.m. University Center lawn. Rain location: Club Illusions, UC. (227-7206)

Outdoor Summer Fun Series – Introduction to the unique challenges of outdoor photography, including natural light, composition, focus and camera modes. Registration required. Sponsored by the Division of Educational Outreach. $. (http://learn.wcu.edu or 227-7397)

AUGUST 2008

Friday, August 1
Summer commencement – 7 p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. (227-7495)

Monday, August 11
Catamount women’s soccer – vs. Cincinnati. Scrimmage. 7 p.m. Catamount Athletic Center. $. (227-7338)

Saturday, August 16
Residence halls open – For all students. (227-7303)

Catamount women’s soccer – Alumni scrimmage. 2 p.m. Catamount Athletic Center. $. (227-7338)

Valley Ballyhoo – Annual back-to-school celebration. 4:30-8 p.m. University Center lawn. (227-7206)

Monday, August 18
Fall semester – All classes begin. (227-7495)

Friday, August 22
Catamount women’s soccer – vs. East Carolina. 5 p.m. Greenville. (227-7338)

Sunday, August 24
Catamount women’s soccer – vs. North Carolina State. 1 p.m. Raleigh. (227-7338)

Thursday, August 28
Catamount football – vs. Shorter. WCU Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. 7 p.m. Whitmire Stadium. $. (227-7338)

Friday, August 29-Saturday, August 30
Catamount volleyball – Kentucky Classic. Tuesday, vs. Stephen F. Austin at 11 a.m., vs. Wisconsin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, vs. Kentucky at 10 a.m., vs. Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. Lexington, Ky. (227-7338)

EXHIBITS

Fine Art Museum at the Fine and Performing Arts Center

"Contemporary Furniture: Innovation in Wood from Appalachian Traditions” – A selection of fine furniture in a variety of styles by Jerome Clark of Sylva, John Gernandt of Waynesville and David Scott of Clyde. In conjunction with the Mountain Heritage Center exhibit “The Artistry of Plain-Style Furniture.” Through Saturday, June 28.

“Hickory Nut Gap Farm Portfolio: Photographs by Ken Abbott” – Portfolio celebrating the living legacy of the family-run Hickory Nut Gap Farm, near Fairview in Buncombe County. Through Saturday, June 28.

“Fragile Earth: Reflections on the Environment” – Juried competition of new work in a variety of media by artists in WNC’s eight westernmost counties and the Qualla Boundary. Sunday, July 13, through Saturday, August 16.

“Lewis Buck: Systems + Structure: Lifeworks in Collage and Painting” – A career survey spanning 50 years of the Black Mountain artist’s life. Saturday, September 6, through Monday, December 15.

“Worldviews” – Selections from Western Carolina University’s permanent collection. Ongoing.

Fine Art Museum summer hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, excluding school holidays. (http://fapac.wcu.edu or 227-3591)

Mountain Heritage Center

“Mountain Trout” – Slideshow spotlight, June
“Migration of the Scotch-Irish People” – Slideshow spotlight, July
“Stream of Life” – Slideshow spotlight, August

“The Artistry of Plain-Style Furniture” – An exhibit of furniture handmade in Western North Carolina during the 1800s and early 1900s. Gallery C. Through Monday, December 15.

“A Craftsman’s Legacy” – The furniture of Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Gallery B. Through Friday, July 18.

“People of One Fire” – Cherokee pottery. Gallery B. Monday, August 4-Sunday, November 16.

“Migration of the Scotch-Irish People” – Text panels, illustrations, artifacts and murals that trace the Scotch-Irish Appalachian settlers from Ulster to Pennsylvania, through the Shenandoah Valley, and into Western North Carolina. Permanent exhibit. Gallery A.

Online Exhibits (http://www.wcu.edu/2397.asp):
“After the War: Conflict and Domestic Change in the N.C. Mountains”
“Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma”
“MHC Quilts at the Quilt Index”
“Nantahala Power & Light”
“Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present”

Mountain Heritage Center hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (227-7129 or http://www.wcu.edu/mhc)

Hunter Library

Art education exhibit – Artwork by students in the art education program is on display through July on the main floor. (etapley@wcu.edu or 227-7210)

“Bartram’s Journey: The 1775 Journey of William Bartram to Western North Carolina” – Exhibit on the life and observations of botanist William Bartram is on display through August on the ground floor. (227-3398)