Western Carolina University will unveil a sculpture of the Cherokee symbol Wi, meaning place, at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 in the Killian Courtyard. The sculpture was created by Todd Martin, a fine arts student, and is part of last year’s academic theme “Cherokee: Community. Culture. Connection.” Cullowhee was once known as Judaculla Place, […]
Exhibit and a lecture on migrants at Bardo
September 18, 2018 by
A photo exhibit focusing on migrants opened on Sept. 17 at the Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center. The exhibit will be followed by a lecture from a Latinx and multiethnic literature lecturer, Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, from WCU’s English Department, on Sept. 20. The trilingual photo-essay exhibit, “We Were Migrants: Chronicle of Indigenous Migrants from […]
The Catamount Singers and Electric Soul “Bring the Beat In”
May 15, 2018 by
Product collaborated with Kaylynn Wilson and Shayla Trent. “Bring the Beat In” is a performance that will forever go down in infamy at Western Carolina University. On April 26, the Catamount Singers and Electric Soul took the stage in the Bardo Arts Center. The performance sampled many different genres such as Pop, Country, R&B along […]
WCU School of Stage and Screen presenting Pulitzer winner “J.B.”
February 6, 2018 by
By WCU Office of Public Relations “J.B.,” a modern retelling of the Biblical story of Job, will be presented by Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen as part of the school’s Mainstage theatre season. Shows are set for the following times at Hoey Auditorium. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. […]
Urban Bush Women hit the stage at WCU
January 26, 2018 by
Story originally published in The Guide and written by Gavin Stewart The WCU Performance Series will resume Tuesday, Feb. 6, when “Urban Bush Women: Hair & Other Stories” comes to Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The show, which features dance, music and text with the history, culture and spiritual traditions of African-Americans […]
WCU students laugh off stress at Homecoming Comedy Show
October 26, 2017 by
Laughter filled the UC Grand Room on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. when Drew Lynch and Erin Jackson brought their one-liners to campus. To shake off post fall break blues and celebrate homecoming week, Arts and Cultural Events (ACE) brought the Homecoming Comedy Show to the students. One of the co-directors for the comedy […]
