Two months: NC State arts events, July and Aug. 2023

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.

JULY 2023

Thursday, July 6

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Free screening of The Adventures of Prince Achmed, a 1926 German animated fairy tale that is the oldest surviving animated feature film in the world. 6 p.m.

Thursday, July 20

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Staff-guided tour of Selections from the Collections, a recently installed exhibition curated entirely from the museum’s permanent collections and presented in the historic chancellor’s residence. 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 22

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Last day for the True Likeness exhibition.

Monday, July 24

The Crafts Center: Fall crafts class registration opens for NC State students.

Thursday, July 27

The Crafts Center: Last day for Jillian Sortore’s Plume exhibition.

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Morning yoga in the main lobby, a free class presented in partnership with Hillsborough Street neighbors, the Alexander Family YMCA. 10 a.m.

Monday, July 31

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

AUGUST 2023

Thursday, August 3

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Free screening of To Be or Not To Be (1942), an American comedy film that follows a troupe of actors in Nazi-occupied Warsaw who use disguises and acting skills to fool the occupying troops. 6 p.m.

Monday, August 7

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.

Wednesday, August 16

NC State LIVE: Subscriptions go on sale for the 2023-24 season. Subscriptions will be available with no ticketing fees through Sunday, August 27.

Thursday, August 17

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Wolfpack Welcome Week tour of current exhibitions. Join education staff at the Gregg Museum for a tour of current exhibitions, including This is Not: Aldwyth in Retrospect and the museum’s recent installation of permanent collection objects. 3 p.m.

Friday, August 18

NC State LIVE: Tickets for the August 25 show by The Second City go on sale to NC State students.

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Jazz ensembles audition clinic and jam session. An opportunity for any student interested in jazz to bring their instrument and gain a better understanding of what the audition process is like. Price Music Center, Room 101. 4:30 p.m.

Monday, August 21

University Theatre: Single tickets for the 2023-24 Producing Series go on sale beginning at 10 a.m.

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Choir auditions begin, running August 21 to 25. Sign up for a ten-minute audition appointment. See all audition details.

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Orchestra auditions begin, available August 21 and 23. Sign up for a ten-minute audition appointment. See all audition details.

The Crafts Center reopens for fall semester.

University Theatre: Open house. Thompson Hall. 4 to 6 p.m.

The Crafts Center: Exhibition of work by Nic Jackson, wood studio manager at the Crafts Center, opens today.

Tuesday, August 22

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Jazz ensemble auditions begin, running August 22 to 25 and August 28. Sign up for a ten-minute audition appointment. See all audition details.

Wednesday, August 23

NC State LIVE: Registration for 2023-24 School Matinee Series opens at 7:30 a.m.

NC State LIVE: Tickets for the August 25 show by The Second City go on sale to staff, faculty and the public.

Thursday, August 24

Gregg Museum of Art & Design: Cyanotypes in the sun. A free workshop led by photographer Cynthia Cukiernik using a 170-year-old photographic printing process. 2:30 p.m.

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Wolfpack Welcome Week dance master class. Learn more about the dance companies and auditions at this class led by the directors of the Panoramic Dance Project and the State Dance Company. Carmichael Gymnasium, Dance Studio 2307. Registration required. 5:30 p.m.

Friday, August 25

NC State LIVE: Comedy show by The Second City. Stewart Theatre. 7 p.m.

University Theatre: Out Loud series. Final reading of What We Grew Up With by Kiran Soma. Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre. 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 26

Packapalooza! NC State’s annual street festival and block party. Visit the Arts Zone. Hillsborough Street. 2 to 10 p.m.

Monday, August 28

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Auditions for the Panoramic Dance Project. Carmichael Gymnasium, Dance Studio 2307. 6:30 p.m.

University Theatre: Audition orientation for Peter and the Starcatcher. Thompson Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, August 29

Department of Performing Arts and Technology: Auditions for the State Dance Company. Carmichael Gymnasium, Dance Studio 2307. 6:30 p.m.

University Theatre: Auditions for the October production of Peter and the Starcatcher (day 1 of 2). Thompson Hall. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, August 30

University Theatre: Auditions for the October production of Peter and the Starcatcher (day 2 of 2). Thompson Hall. 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 31

NC State LIVE: Single tickets and Kidstuff packages go on sale.

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

Exhibitions at the Gregg Museum

True Likeness (January 12 to July 23).

This is Not: Aldwyth in Retrospect (February 2 to October 7).

Selections from the Collection (open-ended).

Exhibitions at the Crafts Center

Jillian Sortore: Plume (May 17 to July 27).

Work by Nic Jackson (title TBA). (Opens August 21).

See a weekly arts update with events, tips and news clips, posted each Monday morning at 7 a.m.