High Country Humanities

This Thursday, April 23rd from 6:00-7:00 PM, join the Music Humanities Community Conversations series for Professor Olivia H. Phillips’ (Appalachian State University) talk, “‘I Shall Not be Moved’: African American Music, Community, and Memory in Western Watauga County.”

Professor Phillips will discuss the musical lives of African American community members in Beaver Dam, North Carolina. Her talk draws from Folk-Legacy Records’ archival song recordings featuring Mount Olive Baptist Church congregation members and interviews with members of Beaver Dam’s historic Black community to illustrate the profound presence and influence of African American musical traditions in Appalachian culture.

This free public event will take place in the Broyhill Music Center in Schaffel Recital Hall. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for joining us at the discussion of “Environment and Sustainability," and thanks to our speakers, Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt and Dr. Kirstin Waldkoenig! This event concluded our "Philosophy and Religious Studies in the Contemporary World" series, presented in collaboration with App State Philosophy & Religion.

We hope to see many of you again at one of the upcoming affiliate events, such as the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum's "Artist Talk with Patrick Dougherty" 🎨 (at the LLC Great Hall on Apr. 16 at 6:30 p.m.), or Toy Sheep Microcinema's screening of _Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You!_ 📽 (on May 1st at 8:30 p.m. at the Appalachian Theatre).

College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University

Community members, mark your calendars for our final event of the academic year!

High Country Humanities and the Department of Philosophy and Religion will host talks on 🌍 "Environment and Sustainability" with Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt (Religious Studies) and Dr. Kirstin Waldkoenig (Philosophy).

The event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. It will take place on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Belk Library and Information Commons 114, located at 218 College Street in Boone. Attendees may use the College Street Parking Deck next to the Belk Library and Information Commons free of charge beginning at 5 p.m.

For details, visit [email protected].

College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University | App State Philosophy & Religion

Community members, please join High Country Humanities and our affiliates for these upcoming events! All of them are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

On 4/2, the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum will present "Called to Response: Thomas McLamb explores Patrick Dougherty: Pilgrimage" from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Fort Gallery. Thomas McLamb will perform two pieces responding to Patrick Daugherty's Pilgrimage.

On 4/8, join High Country Humanities for two talks on "Environment and Sustainability" with Dr. Kirstin Waldkoenig (Philosophy) and Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt (Religious Studies). The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Belk Library, room 114.

On 4/8, the Department of English will host Gary Wheeler as part of their Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. A craft talk will take place from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Plemmons, room 201B, and there will be a reading at 6:00 p.m. in the same location. This event will be followed by a book sale and signing.

On 5/1, join Toy Sheep Microcinema for a celebration and screening: "Cult Graduation Evening and Craig Fischer’s Birthday Party, featuring the film, _Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You_." The event will be at 8:30 pm in the Community Room of the Appalachian Theatre.

For details, visit hchumanities.appstate.edu.

College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University