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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its Legacy in the Elections of 2024

Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill, United States

In collaboration with Chapel Hill Public Library The annual Juneteenth celebration of Black history and the Black struggle for equal rights provides the context for this special panel discussion and community conversation. Drawing on the personal insights and historical perspectives … Read more

The Evolution and Impact of the Supreme Court

Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill, United States

in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Public Library In advance of the November election and in light of the monumental decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in recent months and years, CPH invites you to a free panel … Read more

Tar Heel Architectural Walking Tour

Old Well E Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC

featuring JJ Bauer, Teaching Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Join art historian JJ Bauer on a stroll through UNC’s campus and history. On this two-hour tour, participants will explore buildings and campus landmarks from many eras. We’ll also … Read more

Post-Play Conversation: Copenhagen

Burning Coal Theatre Company 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC

in collaboration with Burning Coal Theatre Company This fall, Raleigh’s Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Michael Frayn’s award-winning play, Copenhagen, based on a real-life meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 and its implications for the … Read more

Free

The Art of Conversation

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

in collaboration with the Ackland Art Museum Join Carolina Public Humanities and the Ackland Art Museum for an interactive workshop focused on observing, describing, questioning, and celebrating diverse perspectives on art. Ackland experts will highlight pieces from the permanent collection … Read more

$20

Traveling to Unknown Places – Book Signing and Author Talk

Flyleaf Books

Listen to Lloyd Kramer discuss his book with WCHL’s Aaron Keck on “Oh, The Humanities” below:   featuring former CPH director Lloyd Kramer Join CPH at Flyleaf Books to discuss Lloyd Kramer's latest book, Traveling to Unknown Places, which presents a … Read more

Academic Freedom, Free Speech, and the Law

Flyleaf Books

A free panel discussion at Flyleaf Books In this free program, two of the nation's preeminent experts on academic freedom will discuss the reasons for, use of, and limits of free speech on American campuses. PANELISTS Keith Whittington, David Boies … Read more

Art and Incarceration: Artist Talk and Panel Discussion with Sherrill Roland

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

in partnership with the Ackland Art Museum  Using his piece Processing Systems: Bonding as a jumping off point, this artist talk and panel discussion with Sherrill Roland will explore artistic expression, the American carceral system, and the visualization of data. … Read more

Free

Night Sky with Exit Wounds: Adapting the Words of Ocean Vuong

in collaboration with Carolina Performing Arts  Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American poet, essayist, novelist, and Macarther “Genius” Grant recipient whose award-winning works have earned widespread national and international acclaim.  This January, Carolina Performing Arts embarks on the creation of … Read more