Greetings From Dean Linda Kean

Welcome back to the College of Fine Arts and Communication for Fall 2026! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful summer, and like our new look for a new, exciting academic year at ECU.

We have curated an incredible list of events and activities across the college for 2026-27. You'll notice many "welcome" and "welcome back" events this month, and we are excited to reminisce and make new memories.

I'm glad you're here, and look forward to seeing you soon!

Ongoing

Through Sept. 25 | Free and public

Wellington B. Gray Gallery (Jenkins Fine Arts Center), Janice Hardison Faulkner Gallery (Joyner Library), Emerge Gallery and Art Center (404 Evans St.), and Proctor-Yongue House (601 E. 5th St.)

Friday

4

2-5 p.m. | Jenkins Fine Arts Center | School of Art and Design alumni

Tour facilities, meet faculty, and reconnect with SOAD before the reception. Part of Alumni Exhibition weekend.

5-8 p.m. | Free and public

• Jenkins Fine Arts Center: RE/collection Alumni Exhibition

• Proctor-Yongue House: RE/collection Alumni Exhibition + music by Robbie Quinn with Dan Hemming (CFAC Pirates on the Porch series)

Saturday

5

2-4 p.m. | Pitt Street Brewing Company, 630 S. Pitt St., Greenville | School of Art and Design Alumni

Casual gathering for alumni, family and friends. Light refreshments provided. Part of Alumni Exhibition weekend.

Monday

7

No ECU classes; university closed.

Thursday

10

5-6:30 p.m. | Proctor-Yongue House, 601 E. 5th St. | Free and public

7:30 p.m. | A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall | Ticketed

Brass quintet of women musicians.

Saturday

12

8 p.m. | Archie Burnette Studio Theatre, Messick Theatre Arts Center | Ticketed

Based on actual events at North Carolina girls' reform school in 1931, by Emily Bohannon, who will host a discussion after the reading.

Friday

18

6-9 p.m. | The GlasStation, 3732 W. Wilson St., Farmville | Free and public

In collaboration with Pitt Community College Ceramics.

7:30 p.m. | Wright Auditorium | Free, public and live streamed

Saturday

19

7:30 p.m. | Fletcher Recital Hall | Free, public and live streamed

Tuesday

22

7:30 p.m. | Fletcher Recital Hall | Free, public and live streamed

ECU faculty artists Gustafson (flute), Catherine Gardner (voice), Thomas Kim (clarinet), Quintin Mallette (marimba), and Narae Lee and Eric Stellrecht (piano)

Wed.-Sun.

23-27

7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. | McGinnis Auditorium | Ticketed, on sale Sept. 1

A joyful musical that retells stories from the Gospel of Matthew using modern music, humor, and ensemble storytelling.

Thursday

24

7:30 p.m. | Wright Auditorium | Free, public and live streamed

Friday

25

7:30 p.m. | Fletcher Recital Hall | Ticketed

Season opening concert devoted to Johannes Brahms' string sextets.

Saturday

26

5:30 p.m. | The Workman Home | Ticketed

Intimate house concert in Greenville.

Sunday

27

RSVP required

CFAC first-year/transfer students and their families can meet and mingle with our faculty and staff.

2 p.m. | Hayes Burton United Methodist Church, Raleigh | Ticketed

Concert devoted to Johannes Brahms' string sextets.

Tuesday

29

7:30 p.m. | Fletcher Recital Hall | Free, public and live streamed

Wednesday

30

9:50 a.m.-12 p.m. | Joyner East 

School of Communication drop-in student opportunity to learn about internship process and study abroad.

7:30 p.m. | Fletcher Recital Hall | Free, public and live streamed

Cello instructor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

For any of these events, individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact ECU’s ADA coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the event at 252-737-1018 or ada-coordinator@ecu.edu.

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