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“Honeyland”

Honeyland is a unique documentary film that follows the life and labors of Hatidze Muratova, a Macedonian beekeeper of Turkish descent who lives in the abandoned village of Bekirlija in the mountain municipality of Lozovo with her mother. Shot over the course of three years, the documentary takes on the feel of a narrative feature as the uneducated female beekeeper deals with a variety of environmental problems, including climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and the exploitation and depletion of natural resources, as well as issues related to consumerism, rural flight, and nomadic Turkish refugees who squat on the adjacent property and quickly become neighbors from hell. The most awarded film out of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Honeyland is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.

Republic of Macedonia; Not Rated; Directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov (2019); 89 minutes; in Turkish, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and Bosnian with English subtitles

Click here to read a transcript of Dr. John Pfeifer’s accompanying lecture.
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Registration is required. After you register, you will receive an email confirmation from a service called Eventbrite. On the day of the event, a link to access the film will be emailed to you 30 minutes prior to the scheduled screening time. The viewing is time-sensitive. The link will activate on Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm and will expire on Wednesday, July 29 at 6pm.

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Emerson String Quartet

This special preview and Q&A with the chamber ensemble is scheduled in conjunction with the planned appearance by the Emerson String Quartet as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival’s 2021 season.

The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its status as one of the world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more than four decades. “With musicians like this,” wrote a reviewer for The Times (London), “there must be some hope for humanity.” The quartet has made more than 30 acclaimed recordings, and has been honored with nine Grammys® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award. The quartet collaborates with some of today’s most esteemed composers to premiere new works, keeping the string quartet form alive and relevant. The group has partnered in performance with such stellar soloists as Reneé Fleming, Barbara Hannigan, Evgeny Kissin, Emanuel Ax, and Yefim Bronfman.

To learn more about Emerson String Quartet: http://www.emersonquartet.com/

Photo credit: Jurgen Frank

Following its scheduled broadcast, this event will be available to view for the duration of the festival. You may access it here or on our YouTube channel.

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Rosen Sculpture Walk with the Juror: Virtual Tour

Experience the 34th anniversary of this inspiring installation through a virtual lens.

The Rosen Sculpture Competition and Exhibition is an annual national juried competition presented by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University, and brings an astonishing array of contemporary sculpture to the campus and community each season. This year, competition juror Rachel Stevens takes viewers on a virtual educational outdoor tour of several of the new sculptures from this year’s competition. Over the coming year, the sculptures will be enjoyed by campus and community, and in July of 2021, the awards announcement and reception will be featured as part of the festival season.

Click HERE for a printable map of the 34th annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition. Visit campus to take a self-guided tour and check out this year’s fascinating sculptures.

Following its scheduled broadcast, this event will be available to view for the duration of the festival. You may access it here or on our YouTube channel.

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National Players presents “As You Like It”

While the COVID-19 pandemic prevented National Players from traveling the U.S. and completing Tour 71, that didn’t stop America’s longest-running theatre company from bringing theatre to their fans. Through this recorded preview performance of Shakespeare’s female-driven comedy As You Like It, which combines classic elements of romance and hidden identities, NP continues its mission of making theatre more accessible. In this classic romantic comedy about gender roles, losing oneself, and discovering oneself anew, Rosalind, banished from the only home she’s ever known, assumes the identity of a man and escapes to the Forest of Arden with her cousin Celia and their fool Touchstone. While there, they run into other exiled folks from the old court, including the dashing and brave Orlando, who won Rosalind’s heart prior to her banishment, but he was too tongue tied to express his love in return. Determined to woo him, Rosalind persuades Orlando in her male disguise to win her heart. For only if Orlando loves her as a man will Rosalind know he truly loves her. National Players meld classic language with contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s imaginative tale about city folk venturing into the woods.

To learn more about National Players: https://www.olneytheatre.org/national-players/about-national-players

Registration is required. After you register, you will be emailed a confirmation from a service called Eventbrite. On the day of the event, a link will be emailed to you 30 minutes prior to the scheduled screening time. The viewing is time-sensitive. The link will activate on Friday, July 24 at 7pm and will expire on Sunday, July 26 at 6pm.

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Across Seasons and Cultures: “Rite of Spring”

Live streamed from Rosen Concert Hall on the campus of Appalachian State University.

Streamed via YouTube Live and Facebook Live. (The button below will direct you to our YouTube channel. To view on Facebook, simply log in to your Facebook page; be sure to opt in under your notifications settings to receive alerts when our page goes live. Click here for instructions.)

Appalachian State University Symphony Orchestra’s “Rite of Spring,” featuring a conversation with Dr. Mélisse Brunet moderated by Dr. James Douthit, Dean of the Hayes School of Music at App State.

Enjoy a live discussion with Parisian-born conductor (and Hayes School of Music professor) Dr. Mélisse Brunet, and savor Igor Stravinksy’s exciting masterwork, Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) in an encore performance of the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra’s February 2020 concert.

This event is an exclusive live stream only and will not be available for later viewing upon its conclusion.

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