The Blues of Achilles

UNCG Curry Auditorium 1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

The Blues of Achilles is a set of original songs composed by Joe Goodkin for guitar and vocals that tell the story of the Iliad through the eyes of the characters: Achilles, Patroklus, Briseis, Helen, Priam, and more. The performance evokes the original oral tradition of epic bards that stretches … Continued

CACE Keynote Event: Poetry Café And Open Mic – A Celebration of Black Excellence

UNCG Curry Auditorium 1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

Join UNCG for the keynote event in the Conference on African American and African Diasporic Cultures and Experiences (CACE), led by the African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) Program. Mr. Josephus Thompson III, Poet Laureate, City of Greensboro and D. Noble, AADS Professor  will lead a poetry café open mic around … Continued

What Body?

UNCG Curry Auditorium 1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

This is an interactive dance and art installation presented by Davida Reid, MFA in Dance! This event is hosted by UNCG's African American & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) and School of Dance. Join us in the Curry Building Auditorium (Rm. 225)! Free and open to the public.

Conversation with the Community

UNCG Curry Auditorium 1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

D. Noble, poet and professor of AADS will give a spoken word performance, “I Am Not Your Corpse,” a poetic reflection and intervention on state violence and racialized terror, on the tenth anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder. Meet us in Room 225 in the Curry Auditorium!   UNCG African American … Continued

African American & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) Documentary Premiere

UNCG Curry Auditorium 1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC, United States

Join us in the Curry Auditorium, Room 225 for a Premiere of a documentary film “Naming Spaces” filmed and edited by AADS students with filmakers Maya Simone & Duncan Lauer.   UNCG African American & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) 336.334.5507 View Organizer Website [email protected] Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar … Continued