App State Presents events at BRAHM

Join us at Blowing Rock Art and History Museum to hear from a variety of App State faculty members. Speaker information as well as Dates and times can be found below.

Using informatics to save the honeybees

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Join App State’s Rahman Tashakkori for an engaging
look at a new beekeeping information system that
could help boost U.S. honeybee populations. The
system was developed by App State faculty and funded by the UNC System.

Thursday, August 25th @ 11:00am

Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains:
The dynamic between people and nature

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Join App State Professor Emeritus Tim Silver for an
eye-opening discussion of his book, Mount Mitchell
and the Black Mountains: An Environmental History
of the Highest Peaks in Eastern America.
Thursday, September 1st 11:00am

ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy):
a look at App State’s solar vehicle

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Join App State’s Lee Ball for a lively presentation
and video about the university’s solar vehicle, ROSE,
which won first place in the Cruiser Class during the
2021 American Solar Challenge and second place in
the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix.

Thursday, September 15th 11:00am

Transforming a passion for music
into a profession for life

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Join App State’s James Douthit for moving piano
performances and a lively look at the opportunities
students in the Hayes School of Music have to turn
their talents into lifelong careers. Douthit will also
share how his professional journey led him to be
named dean of the university’s school of music — a
progression of his work as a professor, pianist, and
piano pedagogy clinician.

Sunday, September 25th 5:00pm

Archiving Family Photos

Presented by Kim Simms and Pam Mitchem

Thursday, October 13th

Check back for future programs!