Visitor days — when guests can observe the classes, work program and community life, and join the school for a meal — take place Saturday, May 28; Monday, May 30; Monday, June 6; Saturday, June 11; and Monday, June 13. Reserve a spot by emailing theblackmountainschool@gmail.com.
The free public lectures and performances are held at various locations on the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Campus. Meet at McCarty Lodge 15 minutes prior to the scheduled event.
• Thursday, May 26 — Charlie McAlister gives a music performance, 8-10 p.m.
• Saturday, May 28 — Wendy Woon offers a lecture on MoMA’s Education Department under Victor D’Amico, 8-10 p.m.
• Monday, May 30 — Bill Daniel discusses his Tri-X Noise photo show, 8-10 p.m.; Marian Ochoa leads a comedy night, 10 p.m. to midnight
• Wednesday, June 1 — Nelle Dunlap gives the art performance Tablows Vivant, 8-10 p.m.
• Friday, June 3 — Keith Mead shares a music performance, 8-10 p.m.
• Saturday, June 4 — Erick Lyle offers the lecture “Streetopia,” 8-10 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 7 — David Raymond discusses “Surrealism, Photography and Film,” 3:30-5 p.m.; Joe Riley and Audrey Snyder give the lecture “Future Farmers,” 8-10 p.m.
• Thursday, June 9 — Tim Kerr speaks about “DIY in Late ’70s and ’80s,” 8-10 p.m.
• Monday, June 13 — Chanelle Bergeron and Mindy Stock give a music performance, 8-10 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 14 — Rob Sebrell shares the art performance “A History of Skateboarding,” 8-10 p.m.
Learn more at blackmountainschool.com
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