Mistletoe Market
The fifth annual Mistletoe Market will be held at the Newland Volunteer Fire Department on Friday, Nov. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be gift ideas, door prizes, and light refreshments. For more information, contact Martha at (bmburleson@skybest.com) or Carol at (carolshgi@hotmail.com) ; or call 387-6101.


The Young Earth Society
The Young Earth Society will be presenting Robert Gentry in a lecture forum at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, at the High Country Home Builder's Association Building on the N.C. 105 Bypass in Boone. His topic will be claims of the young age of the Earth, as revealed according to Gentry by radioactive halos. Gentry is a nuclear physicist and has tested evolutionary models of Earth's origins and age while working at Oak Ridge Laboratory in Maryville, Tenn. His papers have been published in Science and Nature magazines. "Christian students are especially invited to this lecture," a spokesperson said. For more information, contact Brittainy Brown at (828) 406-8717 or e-mail (youngearthsociety@gmail.com)


Educational leadership fall symposium
The Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership symposium will feature a set of presentations and audience discussions about the vital role of international education for North Carolina, and the role of North Carolina in international education. The event will be from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. in the Reich College of Education, room 3, on the ASU campus.


International Café
International Café, an annual event sponsored by International Appalachian at ASU, will be held with food and talent from all over the world. The event is from 6 to 11  p.m. in Blue Ridge Ballroom of the Plemmons Student Union on the ASU campus.


'Seven Samurai'
The film, "Seven Samurai" (Japanese) takes place in warring states period in Japan (around 1587-1588). It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven masterless samurai (ronin) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Greenbriar Theater on the ASU campus and is free and open to the public.