• Ann Dunn, Asheville Ballet director and UNC Asheville Humanities Department lecturer, will discuss "Gutsy Dames: How Women Invented Modern Dance" at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at UNC Asheville's Alumni Hall, Highsmith University Union. In her talk, Dunn will examine the 20th century dance revolution created and sustained primarily by women, including Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp and Mary Migman.
• The Second Annual "Women, Work and Leadership Panel" will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, at UNC Asheville's Mountain Suites, Highsmith University Union. Four local female business leaders will share their stories of success and other advice. Networking and light refreshments will follow the panel discussion.
• A well-balanced woman's life includes healthy eating and exercise. These will be the topics of a mini-workshop at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at UNC Asheville's Highsmith University Union, room 223. Amy Lanou, nationally recognized nutritionist and UNC Asheville assistant professor for health and wellness, will lead off with a discussion of "Food for Optimal Performance." In this 30-minute presentation, Lanou will share tips on eating right for enhanced athletic performance. A 45-minute talk on "Active Living for a Healthy Life" will follow. Kathie Garbe, UNC Asheville associate professor of health and wellness, and Keith Ray, chair and associate professor of health and wellness, will discuss how regular physical activity can prevent disease and enhance women's quality of life. Practical ideas and examples of how to incorporate physical activity into one's life will also be shared.
• The eighth annual "F-Word Film Festival: A Celebration of Images by and about Women (But for All Audiences)" will feature five feminist documentaries at 7 p.m. March 13 and 14 in UNC Asheville�s Humanities Lecture Hall. Panel discussions with UNC Asheville faculty and students will follow the screenings both nights.
  • "Heart of the Sea: Kapolioka�ehukai" and "My Home, Your War" will be screened on Thursday, March 13. "Heart of the Sea" is the portrait of surf legend and breast cancer victim Rell "Kapolioka'ehukai" Sunn, founding member of the Women's Professional Surfing Association and one of Hawai�i�s most beloved community leaders. "My Home, Your War" offers an exceptional look at the effect of the Iraq war through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi woman -- a perspective that has rarely been available to U.S. audiences.
  • Three short documentaries -- "In the Name of Love," "The Women's Kingdom" and "Black and White" � will be shown on Friday, March 14. "In the Name of Love" examines the motivation of Russian women who sign up with agencies to meet and marry American men. "The Women's Kingdom" takes an intimate journey into the Mosuo matriarchal society in southwest China. "Black and White" shines a sensitive light on a subject that is too often either shunned or sensationalized: the experiences of intersex people, who are sometimes known as hermaphrodites.
• Women's History Month will wrap up with an Academic Festival from 3 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, at UNC Asheville's Laurel Forum. The event will showcase research by UNC Asheville faculty on a host of topics, including the presidential election, loss and change, ancient class and religion, the Japanese Keitai Revolution, art and literature. Faculty presenters include Brian Butler, Cynthia Canejo, Lora Holland, Dee James, Sarah Judson, Mary Lynn Manns, Dolly Mullen, Bill Sabo and Lorraine Walsh. A light dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $7.50. To reserve a dinner, email Helen Snyder at [email protected].

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