Japanese Calligraphy in Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida on Nov. 5, and more, with Carolina Public Humanities

Carolina Public Humanities has many public events planned. You can see them all at humanities.unc.edu/events/. Most require pre-registration. Many of them are free, and others are low-priced.

Read on for just a couple of these events.

Japanese Calligraphy in Performance with Kuniharu Yoshida
Thursday, November 5, 2026
7 p.m.
Current ArtSpace
123 W Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC
Free (register at above link)

Presented in partnership with INSITE Asia.
Kuniharu Yoshida is a Japanese calligrapher and hip-hop dancer based in Los Angeles. He was born into a family of generational master calligraphers and has spent decades practicing traditional calligraphy and finding ways to merge it with contemporary forms of artistic expression. This free performance will merge ink, paper, and movement for a unique experience at the intersections of cultures and arts.

More Than War: Staged Reading and Community Conversation
Saturday, November 7, 2026
2:30 p.m.
Burning Coal Theatre
224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC
Free (register at above link)

In 1942, Turner Garwood Williams was a student at NC State College navigating both his studies and training to join the fight in World War II. More Than War, created from a trove of letters, drawings, and other documents written between 1942 and 1946 and discovered in a basement decades later, tells Turner’s story in his own words as he navigates transitions into adulthood, life as an infantryman, and enduring love. Published first as a book, this documentary-style play harnesses the tools of the theatre, giving voice to the letters in a new way.

Join CPH for a staged reading of the play script, still in development, and a community conversation afterward about primary source documents, family stories, and how we hold onto our humanity through difficult times.