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North Carolina State Band, 1898.

Wonderful 100: Department of Performing Arts and Technology

8/26/2024

This blog post was authored by Katie Bushman, Special Collections Graduate Assistant.This year marks the centennial of the founding of NC State’s Department of Performing Arts and Technology,…

Femme Game Night in the Hunt Library’s Game Lab

Libraries hosts Femme-focused nights on making, gaming, and beat-making

3/16/2023

Courtney Hewett wasn’t exactly sure how the first Femme Game Night would go. Some new gamers came into the Hunt Library’s Game Lab and looked around, taking in the room. She could tell they were…

William Harnish

Libraries names music booth after the late William Harnish

9/1/2021

In memory of William Harnish, our colleague who passed away last year, the Libraries has named one of the Music Booths in the Hill Library in his honor.  William had served as an Ask Us service…

All-Campus concert, circa 1970. The festival was held annually from the 1960s to the early 1970s, and it featured music concerts by such performers as Steppenwolf and B. B. King.

Revisit campus music and activism of the 60s and 70s

9/18/2020

Do you remember Raleigh in the sixties and seventies? Did you scrawl a slogan on a sign for a campus march? Does your memory echo with the sounds of classic bands rocking late-night clubs? The NC…

Saleem Reshamwala—aka Kid Ethnic—speaks and teaches a workshop

Social justice mediamaking on Sept. 18

9/16/2019

Durham-based mediamaker Saleem Reshamwala—aka Kid Ethnic—visits on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Hill Library Fishbowl Forum to talk about his passion for media making and…

“State of Sound” features the musical savant and activist in conversation

TRAKGIRL visits Sept. 10

9/5/2019

Producer, songwriter, and entrepreneur TRAKGIRL visits the Libraries to kick off the “State of Sound: Stories” series on Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. in the Hill Library Fishbowl Forum…

Attendees have fun making music at Dreamville festival

The Libraries visits Dreamville

5/15/2019

Over 40,000 people attended the inaugural Dreamville music festival on April 6 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park. Dreamville is a local recording label founded by North Carolina native J. Cole. Its…

Spinning a record at a Digital Media workshop.

Digital Media workshops for spring 2019

1/31/2019

The NC State University Libraries offers a variety of workshops in Digital Media for students, all of which require no prior experience. Participants will learn video and audio production, DJing,…

NC State’s Cypher, Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor, Jules Conlon, General Manager of WKNC

“State of Sound: Stories” series hosts Cypher organizers Jan. 24

1/18/2019

The NC State University Libraries’ “State of Sound: Stories” event series celebrates the audio side of our school with special guests all semester long. State of Sound is a library-powered and NC…

Sign up now for “Intro to DJing” workshops offered in Jan. and Feb.

Learn how to DJ at the Libraries

1/8/2019

If you’ve always wanted to try your hand as a DJ, this is a perfect chance! This spring, the Libraries offers four interactive “Intro to DJing” workshops which introduce you to the basics of mixing…