Arts & music at UNC this week
Every upcoming concerts, art and performances at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from the university's own calendars and updated every day.
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
- John and June Allcott Gallery: taylor barnes, Weight of Light8:00 AM – 5:00 PMHanes Art Center John and June Allcott Gallery
- Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sheida Soleimani5:30 PM – 7:00 PMHamilton Hall 100
- SOHP Mixtape: Langden Ramseur5:30 PM – 7:00 PMLove House
- Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival5:30 PM – 9:30 PMGlobal FedEx Center
- Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Sheida Soleimani5:30 PM – 7:00 PM100 Hamilton Hall
- Oral History Mixtape: Langden Ramseur5:30 PM – 7:00 PMCenter for the Study of the American South
- Rough Draft: A Poetry Workshop with the Chapel Hill Poet Laureate6:00 PM – 7:00 PMEpilogue Books Chocolate Brews
- First-Gen Week: Movie Night6:00 PM – 8:00 PMSitterson Hall 009
- 2025 Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film6:30 PM – 8:00 PMSonja H Stone Cetner (Hitchcock - Room 111)
- Screen Time Well Spent: A Screening of Dr. Strangelove6:30 PM – 8:30 PMCoker 201
- Diaspora Festival of Black & Independent Film Screening Five6:30 PM – 8:30 PMThe Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History Hitchcock Room
- Cello Masterclass with Johannes Moser7:00 PM – 8:00 PMPerson Recital Hall
- Japanese Calligraphy in Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida7:00 PM – 8:30 PMCURRENT Artspace + Studio
Friday, November 6, 2026
- John and June Allcott Gallery: taylor barnes, Weight of Light8:00 AM – 5:00 PMHanes Art Center John and June Allcott Gallery
- Sit & Draw Croquis Club12:00 PM – 1:00 PMWilson Library Steps
- Tour: A Closer Look at “Continental Shift”1:00 PM – 1:30 PMAckland Art Museum
- #FOIAFriday at the J-school1:00 PM – 2:00 PMRoom 283, Carroll Hall
- Artists' Book Book Club2:00 PM – 4:00 PMSloane Art Library
- Weekly Animation Meetup!5:00 PM – 6:30 PMHanes Art Center (NOT HANES HALL) Rm 117
- APO Playwrighting Workshop with Mark Perry5:00 PM – 6:15 PMJoan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, Room 103
- Weekly Story Circles5:00 PM – 6:00 PMGreenlaw Hall, Room 524
- Psalm 100 Fall Concert7:00 PM – 9:30 PMGenome Sciences G200
- “To BEethoven Rather Than To Seem”: Part II | Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project7:30 PM – 9:00 PMPerson Hall
- FREE COMEDY SHOW! CHiPs Start A Bunch Of Construction Projects Around Campus They Have NO intention Of Finishing8:00 PM – 9:00 PMCoker Hall 201
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Drawing in the Galleries10:00 AM – 12:00 PMAckland Art Museum
- Art Adventures (Morning Session)10:30 AM – 12:00 PMAckland Art Museum
- Steamroller Printmaking12:00 PM – 5:00 PMFestifall
- Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection1:00 PM – 1:30 PMAckland Art Museum
- Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)1:00 PM – 2:30 PMAckland Art Museum
- Psalm 100 Fall Concert2:00 PM – 4:30 PMGenome Sciences G200
- MORE THAN WAR Staged Reading and Community Conversation2:30 PM – 4:30 PMBurning Coal Theatre Company
- Collaging: Unplugged5:00 PM – 6:00 PMFlyLeaf Books
- Toshi Reagon: EcoTones7:00 PM – 8:30 PMMemorial Hall
- UNC Opera presents Fall Scenes Program | MFE 26-278:00 PM – 9:30 PMMoeser Auditorium, Hill Hall
- UNC Opera presents Fall Scenes Program | MFE 26-278:00 PMHill Hall Moeser Auditorium
Sunday, November 8, 2026
- Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection1:00 PM – 1:30 PMAckland Art Museum
- UNC Opera presents Fall Opera Scenes | MFE 26-273:00 PMHill Hall Moeser Auditorium
- UNC Opera presents Fall Opera Scenes | MFE 26-273:00 PM – 4:30 PMMoeser Auditorium, Hill Hall
- North Carolina Chinese Music Ensemble Concert6:00 PM – 7:00 PMNelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center room 1015
Monday, November 9, 2026
- John and June Allcott Gallery: taylor barnes, Weight of Light8:00 AM – 5:00 PMHanes Art Center John and June Allcott Gallery
- COMPELLING CONTENT AND PR STORYTELLING WITH SMITHA RAO9:00 AM – 10:00 AMCarroll Hall Room 338
- COMPELLING CONTENT AND PR STORYTELLING WITH SMITHA RAO12:15 PM – 1:30 PMCurtis Media Center Room 302 Limited Seats - RSVP required.
- Magalae Film Screening and Discussion5:00 PM – 8:30 PMNelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center room 1015
- Weekly Story Circles5:00 PM – 6:00 PMGreenlaw Hall, Room 524
- Heilig Lecture: David Carr5:30 PM – 7:00 PMThe Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History Hitchcock room
- VPAS and CWC Book Club: The Deal by Elle Kennedy6:00 PM – 7:30 PMChapel Hill Public Library, Meeting Room A
- COMPELLING CONTENT AND PR STORYTELLING WITH SMITHA RAO6:00 PM – 7:00 PMTBD
- Creative Small Group7:30 PM – 8:30 PMThe Wesley Building
- Ackland Film Forum: “Nightcrawler” (Dan Gilroy, 2014)7:30 PM – 9:00 PMThe Lumina Theater
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- 2026 Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film6:30 AM – 8:30 PMSonja H Stone Cetner (Hitchcock - Room 111)
- John and June Allcott Gallery: taylor barnes, Weight of Light8:00 AM – 5:00 PMHanes Art Center John and June Allcott Gallery
- Italian Film Festival - FALL 20265:00 PM – 7:30 PMToy Lounge
- WGST Feminist Book Club Meeting5:30 PM – 7:00 PMPeabody room 20272
- Diaspora Festival of Black & Independent Film Screening 66:30 PM – 8:30 PMThe Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History Hitchcock Room
- Ballroom Dance Beginner Lessons7:00 PM – 9:00 PMWoollen Gymnasium, Room B017
- University Chamber Players7:30 PMHill Hall Moeser Auditorium
- University Chamber Players7:30 PM – Mon, Nov 23 9:00 PMMoeser Auditorium, Hill Hall
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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