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2024 Election Preview

Flyleaf Books

Featuring Jason Roberts, Professor of Political Science CPH continues its popular tradition of presenting the themes, trends, and possible outcomes of the upcoming election, with a focus on the presidential and congressional races across the country. DETAILS Cost: $10; $5 with … Read more

This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew by Daniel Wallace

Flyleaf Books

featuring Henry Veggian, Teaching Professor of English and Comparative Literature   If we’re lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For acclaimed novelist Daniel Wallace, he had one hero and inspiration for … Read more

$40

Music of Hope and Healing with Rahsaan Barber

Flyleaf Books

  We know this election is going to be stressful for many, but we have the cure—the beauty and power of Jazz saxophone. Rahsaan Barber will present a selection of songs designed to ease our worries and divert our attention. … Read more

$10

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

The Past, Present, and Future of the American Entrepreneur

Kenan Conference Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School Kenan Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Listen to Bernard Bell & Benjamin C. Waterhouse chat with WCHL’s Aaron Keck on “Oh, The Humanities”   Wouldn’t it be great to be your own boss? Since America’s founding, the idea of overseeing one’s own labor has fueled a … Read more

This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew by Daniel Wallace

Flyleaf Books

featuring Henry Veggian, Teaching Professor of English and Comparative Literature   If we’re lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For acclaimed novelist Daniel Wallace, he had one hero and inspiration for … Read more

$40

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

Music of Pauline Viardot – The Gut Instinct Chamber Project

Person Recital Hall 181 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

FEATURING: Nicholas DiEugenio, violin Mimi Solomon, fortepiano (featuring UNC's1843 Pleyel piano) PROGRAM: 19th-C. French music, including works of Pauline Viardot and those in her circle such as Gabriel Faure and Frederic Chopin, performed on UNC's historic 1843 Pleyel piano. The … Read more

Free

Utopia by Thomas More

Flyleaf Books

featuring H.M. Cushman, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More’s Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writers China Miéville and Ursula K. Le Guin Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More’s Utopia remains astonishingly radical … Read more