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Behind the Seams: Four Seniors Bring Vision and Voice to Showcase 2026
Apr 24, 2026

Every spring, a fashion runway is built inside the Holmes Convocation Center and it transforms into a place where Apparel Design & Merchandising seniors reveal the work that has consumed their minds, their hands, and often their hearts. Showcase, the program's annual fashion show...

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100 Strong Productions Film Festival – App State Electronic Media /Broadcasting Student Representation
Apr 23, 2026

Two Appalachian State University filmmakers are preparing to see their work reach a wider audience this spring, as their documentary shorts have been selected for the 100 Strong Productions Student Film Festival, taking...

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Allusion of a Symphony: Exhibition Reception at Mckinney Alumni Center on April 28, 2026
Apr 20, 2026

BOONE, NC- The Exhibition Practicum class in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University proudly presents Allusion of a Symphony, an exhibition using artwork from the Plemmons Student Union Appalachian Artist Collection and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Permanent...

Tori Mellot (Competition Juror and Traditional Home Magazine Contributing Editor), Ben Bridges (2nd Place), John Barton (3rd Place),Jill Waage (Traditional Home Magazine Editor-in-Chief), Brian F. Davies (Applied Design Chair).

Appalachian State University students take home honors in furniture design competition
Sep 29, 2017

Two Appalachian students in the College of Fine and Applied Arts’ Department of Applied Design took home honors in the International Furniture ...

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Community Fall Shag Dance scheduled for Sept. 30
Sep 26, 2017

The Boone Shag Club and Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance will host the second annual community-wide Fall Shag Dance...

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Open House at the Farm
Sep 25, 2017

September 30  |  1-4 p.m.

You’re invited! Come out to Appalachian's Teaching and Research Farm at the Blackburn Vannoy Propery...

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Appalachian State University presents “Radium Girls” Oct. 4-8
Sep 21, 2017

By Amy Briggs, Maddie Kiger, Hannah Harvey and Michele Zaremba

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App State's new HOW Space is the university's latest evolution in innovation, interdisciplinary education [WNCMagazine.com]
Sep 18, 2017

“Solving difficult problems—what we call ‘wicked problems’—requires multiple perspectives,” says Assistant...

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AppLab 3.0 kicks off with IBM Design Thinking workshop
Sep 11, 2017

This fall, 30 Appalachian State University students enrolled in the first cohort of AppLab 3.0, a multi-disciplinary, six-credit Design Thinking...

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Appalachian’s Playcrafters presents the 24-hour Arts Festival Sept. 10
Sep 8, 2017

By Julia Ridenhour

Playcrafters, a campus organization for students interested in theatre, will present its fourth annual 24-hour Arts...

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Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance hosts “Movies by Movers” Film Festival Sept. 14–16
Sep 7, 2017

The American Dance Festival’s “Movies by Movers,” a free annual film festival dedicated to the celebration of conversation between the body and...

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“Interrogation” exhibition unveiled: Print and design in Amsterdam [The Appalachian]
Sep 5, 2017

After two and a half weeks exploring and creating in Amsterdam, 12 graphic design and printmaking students came together on Sept. 1 to celebrate...