“Cherokee Women: Respected Not Ranked”
Tuesday, March 29, 7 pm
Ramsey Center for Regional Studies
The Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies will present, “Cherokee Women: Respected Not Ranked; Contrasting Ways That Cultures Value Women,” with Dr. Barbara Duncan, education director of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, NC. This event will celebrate Women’s History Month. It is sponsored by Regional Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Ramsey Center. It is free and open to the public.

Justice Mann, Student Trombone Recital
Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 pm
Broyhill Chapel

Alain Diaz, Student Voice Recital
Thursday, March 31, 7:30 pm
Broyhill Chapel

SLAM (Student Liberal Arts Mosaic)
Tuesday, April 5, all day, various venues
SLAM is an annual symposium that provides an opportunity for Mars Hill University students to exhibit their creativity and energy to an audience that includes not only the entire campus community (students, faculty, and staff), but also the wider university family (trustees, alumni, and friends of the university). During the sessions and panels of SLAM, students present the best of their work in a wide variety of subject areas and formats, sharing it in a spirit of intellectual cooperation.

“Thinking Inside The Box: Using Modern Tools to Understand Jamestown’s Past”
Wednesday, April 6, 7 pm
Broyhill Chapel
David Givens, an alumnus of Mars Hill University and senior staff archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Team, will share the stories of historic Jamestowne and describe the very modern tools that have led to fascinating recent discoveries.

Cherokee Frybread Demonstration by NASA
Thursday, April 7, 11 am
Blue Lounge
Members of NASA, the Native American Student Association, will demonstrate for students making the culinary classic, frybread, and offer free samples to students who would like to try this Cherokee staple.

Honk! A Musical Theatre Production
April 7, 8, 9, 2016 at 7:30pm
April 10, 2016 at 2:30pm
Moore Auditorium Stage
$10 for adults (available at the door); free for students
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling, “Honk!” is a heartwarming celebration of being different which is sure to delight audiences of all ages with its sparkling wit and memorable score.
Directed by Bill Gregg; Musical Direction by Joel P. Rogers

Ongoing:

Asheville artists Michael Neil Jacobsen and Michael Anthony Riesch
Weizenblatt Gallery
March 7 – April 15, 2016
Weizenblatt Gallery is free and open to the public from 10 am – 4 pm each weekday. It is located in the Moore Building of Mars Hill University on Cascade Street in Mars Hill.

Appalachia a Century Ago: Craft through the Lens of William A. Barnhill
Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies
January -July, 2016
The exhibition showcases Barnhill’s photographs of western North Carolina residents demonstrating traditional crafts and a bark basket made by Dave Penland, a Confederate veteran whom William Barnhill visited and photographed in 1915 in Beech, North Carolina, near Weaverville. The Barnhill exhibition was made possible through the inspiration and generosity of Bill Alexander of Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Carolina Mountains: The Photography of Margaret Morley
Rural Heritage Museum
February 27- May 31, 2016

Featuring more than 50 prints made from the 244 original Appalachian mountain photographs by Margaret Morley, this exhibition comes from a collection of works donated to the Museum of History in 1914.

More details at www.mhu.edu