Two months: NC State arts events, Dec. 2023 and Jan. 2024

To complement our weekly Monday morning NC State arts updates, we offer a two-month list of upcoming events and exhibitions published on the first day of each month.

Questions? Contact Mark Tulbert at mktulber@ncsu.edu.

December 2023

Friday, December 1

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: NC State Choirs holiday concert. Stewart Theatre. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 2

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Chordination in concert. Stewart Theatre. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 3

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Grains of Time in concert. Stewart Theatre. 7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 4

The Crafts Center: Spring crafts class registration opens for faculty, staff and the community.

University Theatre: UT hosts Sips and Scripts. Playwright sign-up begins at 5 p.m., readings begin at 6 p.m. Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre.

Tuesday, December 5

LAST DAY OF CLASSES.

Thursday, December 7

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Staff-guided tour of BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art. 3 p.m.

HANUKKAH begins at sunset.

Saturday, December 16

FALL COMMENCEMENT.

Monday, December 25

CHRISTMAS DAY.

January 2024

Monday, January 1

NEW YEAR’S DAY.

Monday, January 8

The Crafts Center opens for spring semester.

Thursday, January 11

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Thirst4Architecture Happy Hour with NCModernist, 5 to 7 p.m. Registration required.

Monday, January 15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. University closed.

Thursday, January 18

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Free dance master class (contemporary with Frankie Lee III). Open to NC State students, faculty and staff. Carmichael Gym, Dance Studio 2307. 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 25

NC State LIVE and Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Free dance master class with members of Compagnie Hervé KOUBI (contemporary dance, hip-hop and capoeira). Open to NC State students, faculty and staff. Carmichael Gym, Dance Studio 2307. 5:30 p.m.

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Free screening of The Red Balloon (1956), the Academy Award-winning 1956 French film short written and directed by Albert Lamorisse. Presented in conjunction with the Gregg exhibition BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art. 6 p.m.

Saturday, January 27

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Last day for BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NC State LIVE: Dance performance by Compagnie Hervé KOUBI. 7:30 p.m. in Stewart Theatre.

Exhibitions at the Gregg Museum

Selections from the Collections (open-ended).

Leading by Design (September 7 to April 13).

BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art (November 4 to January 28).

Please note: While NC State University will be closed Friday, Dec. 22 through Monday, Jan. 1, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design will be open regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., throughout the holidays.