Campus and Community

Join Dr. Paul Worley, Dr. Melissa Birkhofer and Ms. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle for this day-long retreat to discuss representations of Indigenous cultures in theater. Participants will be selected from amongst students of theatre at App State and professionals involved in Horn in the West, Lees-McRae Summer Theatre and other productions. Attendees will share their experiences, […]

Join Yadkin Riverkeeper Brian Fannon and other public history experts for guided tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, a site with six historic, furnished cabins that recreate the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century mountain communities. Learn what rural life was like for pioneers in the High Country. This program is the fifth […]

Appalachian State University’s High Country Humanities—with support from North Carolina Humanities—is pleased to present “Stereotypes of Mountaineers and Frontiersmen: Pre-Performance Remarks” on Friday, August 9, 2024, from 7-7:45 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre at 591 Horn in the West Drive in Boone. Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian Studies, will share her expertise prior […]