THINGS TO DO
Monday-Tuesday, October 9-10
• FALL BREAK.
Tuesday, October 10 through Saturday, October 14
• Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Visit your museum! Leading by Design celebrates the 75th anniversary of the NC State College of Design. Selections from the Collections is open in the historic residence gallery spaces and features a sampling of the many different kinds of pieces in the Gregg collection. Galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11 through Sunday, October 15
• The Crafts Center: Nicholas Jackson: Crossroads is open through Nov. 2.
Thursday, October 12
• NC State LIVE School Matinee Series: Manual Cinema in Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster, based on two books by Mo Willems. Stewart Theatre. (day 1 of 2)
• Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Artist talk with Michelle Van Parys, in conjunction with Click! Photography Festival. Her work is on view in the Selections from the Collections exhibition. 6 p.m.
• Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Free dance master class (jazz with Frankie Lee III). Open to NC State students, faculty and staff. Carmichael Gym, Dance Studio 2307. 5:30 p.m.
Friday, October 13
• NC State LIVE School Matinee Series: Manual Cinema in Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster, based on two books by Mo Willems. Stewart Theatre. (day 2 of 2)
• University Theatre Workshop Series: John Nyrere Frazier leads the “MOVE” performance workshop, an introduction to the use of movement for self-discovery. Learn more and register. 2 p.m. Registration is limited to current NC State students only.
Saturday, October 14
• University Open House, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• NC State LIVE Kidstuff Series: Manual Cinema in Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster, based on two books by Mo Willems. Stewart Theatre. 1 p.m.
CHECK. IT. OUT.
• NC State University has announced a new acknowledgment statement to honor North Carolina’s Indigenous communities and the land on which we reside.
• WKNC’s Local Lunch Live returns for six Wednesdays this fall at The Corner, showcasing student performers and presented in partnership with Visit Centennial Campus. Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch or grab a bite at one of the food trucks often parked across the street. The first concert of the semester is Oct. 11, noon to 1 p.m.
• Artist Notes With 95.7 FM THAT Station returns to The Corner on Centennial for four free Thursday nights of music and storytelling. First up is Chip Robinson of the Backsliders on Oct. 12, beginning at 5 p.m. Free and open to all.
• The NC State University Libraries present a poetry and spoken word performance and discussion with poets Khalisa Rae and Eric Thompson. North Forum at D.H. Hill Jr. Library, Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.
IN THE NEWS
• Technician: University Theatre highlights marginalized voices during Banned Book Week. Technician writer Joel Beebe interviews students who took part in the annual reading of banned books.
• Walter Magazine: What To Do in October 2023 In and Around Raleigh. Morning yoga at the Gregg Museum on Oct. 19 gets a shout-out from Walter.
• Technician: International Bluegrass Music Association hosts second-to-last ‘World of Bluegrass’ in Raleigh. Technician writer Joel Beebe shares the experience of the week when the world comes to Raleigh for bluegrass.
• Technician: Ten books to read this fall. The Technician assistant news editor Amelia Russell and writer Sarah Hoffer recommend books for your fall reading, ranging from classics to new.
See a two-month list of campus arts events and exhibitions, posted on the first day of each month.
