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App at a glance: Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

App at a glance: Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

Brionna Dallara and Gabrielle Troutman September 27, 2022

App at a Glance is The Appalachian’s arts and culture desk’s top picks of events for each week.  Wednesday — Sept. 28 Bills, Bills, Bills  Meet Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at 7:08 p.m....

Wellness and Prevention Center, Asian Student Association host Garba night

Wellness and Prevention Center, Asian Student Association host Garba night

Erin Isley, Reporter September 27, 2022

The Wellness and Prevention Center and the Asian Student Association collaborated Monday to host the second annual Garba night for students, faculty and community members. Dancers were invited to visit...

Gina Austin fire spinning at Ransom Pub, Austin’s been hooping for 3 years and fire spinning for the past year.

Inspiral Fire Tribe lights up Ransom

Madelyn Crawford September 27, 2022

Every Wednesday night, one local fire-spinning performing arts troupe makes Ransom Pub their fiery theater. One by one, members of the Inspiral Fire Tribe step into the ring, light their torches ablaze,...

Playlist of the week: Fall into Autumn

Playlist of the week: Fall into Autumn

Matthew Chapman, Reporter September 27, 2022

Fall has arrived and there's no better place to experience it than Boone. The air begins to cool down, the leaves begin to fall and playlists full of tracks with raw acoustic progressions and simple but...

Members of the Junaluska Gospel Choir of Mennonite Brethren Church performing at the Schaefer Center for the Junaluska celebration Sept. 20

Junaluska community, common reading highlighted in celebration

K. Slade, Visual Managing Editor September 23, 2022

The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts highlighted this year’s Common Reading book with a Junaluska celebration Tuesday, centering on one of the oldest African American communities in western North...

Playlist of the week: North Carolina’s underground indie artists

Playlist of the week: North Carolina’s underground indie artists

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor September 20, 2022

From Boone to Raleigh or Asheville to Wilmington, North Carolina’s indie music scene is full of a diverse range of exceptional artists. Capturing the spirit of North Carolina’s indie music scene is...

App at a glance: Sept. 19 - 23

App at a glance: Sept. 19 – 23

Torri Marshall, Reporter September 20, 2022

After a big and busy weekend on App State campus, it’s time to keep up the energy, take advantage of the nice weather and go to some events around Boone.  Check out these events The Appalachian has...

Yola hits the Boone stage

Yola hits the Boone stage

Arianna Bennet, Reporter September 19, 2022

Yola, a six-time Grammy-nominated English singer-songwriter, performed Friday night at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. The concert was a technicolor, powerhouse show. Her charismatic attitude...

Evolution of App State’s own mountain man

Evolution of App State’s own mountain man

Asher Davidson and Will Hofmann September 14, 2022

Donning a bushy black beard, a brimmed hat, suspenders and, sometimes, a corn-cob pipe, Yosef has seen an extensive evolution since his first appearance in the 1942 Rhododendron. As this year marks the...

The Mile High Swinging Bridge basks in the sun on its 70th anniversary, 2022. Reconstructed with galvanized steel in 1999, this feat of engineering is often endearingly referred to as the ‘singing’ bridge due to the sound of the metal shifting in the wind.

Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Celebrates Swinging Bridge 70th Anniversary

Briley Turpin, A&C Editor September 14, 2022

The unmistakable ridged peak of Grandfather Mountain towers above the High Country. Standing at 5,946 feet above sea level, the mountain is home to diverse wildlife and plant species and brings in thousands...

Playlist of the week: Latinx top hits

Playlist of the week: Latinx top hits

Denise Casalez, Reporter September 13, 2022

With Hispanic Heritage Month coming up, this week's playlist embraces  Latinx/Hispanic top hits for students to celebrate and jam out to. Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is committed to celebrating Hispanic/Latinx...

Reviewing A24's 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'

Reviewing A24’s ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor September 13, 2022

“Bodies Bodies Bodies,” the newest horror flick from A24, is a satire about the TikTok generation, said Nick James of the Guardian. The movie follows six rich young adults throwing a hurricane party....

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