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A Little More Than Kin, and Less Than Kind: Shakespeare’s Family Ties

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

Join beloved Shakespeare expert Dr. Mary Floyd-Wilson for a day exploring the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of family life in the Bard’s plays. We’ll focus on two family stories: the tragedy of King Lear and the comedy As You Like … Read more

$30 – $80

Inexperience in Congress and Congressional Elections

Flyleaf Books

Featuring Sarah Treul Roberts, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Political Science,Core Faculty in UNC's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program  This talk will focus on the reasons behind the increased success of inexperienced candidates running for congressional office. It … Read more

$10

100 Years of Quantum Physics: The Science, Philosophy, and Fantasies of a New Paradigm for the Natural World

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Presented as part of the 2025 North Carolina Science Festival. The humanities and sciences converge in this interdisciplinary seminar on the importance and impact of quantum physics, which celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary in 2025. Participants will be introduced to some … Read more

$30 – $55

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

Flyleaf Books

featuring Michael Keenan Gutierrez, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature THIS READING GROUP IS SOLD OUT IN PERSON, LIMITED VIRTUAL SEATS STILL AVAILABLE   About the book from Professor Gutierrez: Not only is The Quiet American maybe the most perfectly … Read more

$25

Art and Literature at the Ackland Museum: Triple Take & All the Beauty in the World

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

in collaboration with the Ackland Art Museum  Join Melissa Faliveno (UNC English and Comparative Literature) and Lauren Turner (Ackland Associate Curator of Contemporary Art and Special Projects) for a lively discussion of All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan … Read more

SOLD OUT

Art of the Islamic World

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

featuring artist Hatice Erbas Sorkunlu  What role has art played in the history of the Islamic world? How have practices around “Islamic art” transformed as the religion has crisscrossed cultures and times? This dynamic program will begin with a presentation … Read more

Free