Thursday, April 175:30pm, Annenberg Auditorium – Carswell Hall Illustrator, graphic novelist, writer, and screenwriter Ezra Claytan Daniels will be a featured guest in The Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series in the Department of English. Daniels is an artist, graphic novelist, writer, and screenwriter. […]
An Appalachian Maqamfeaturing the Travis Williams GroupSaturday, April 55pm, Pugh Auditorium (Benson Center) Five world class musicians will play original compositions influenced by traditional Arabic Maqam music, modern jazz, Appalachian roots and world music from Africa and Latin America. Sponsored by the Wake the Arts […]
Rude Girl: My Life on Both Sides of the AtlanticA talk by Priscilla Layne (UNC)April 3rd, 4pmGreene Hall Room 162 “In this talk, I will discuss the development and aesthetic decisions that contributed to my graphic memoir Rude Girl (2022), which was written and illustrated […]
Freedom Dreams Mass MeetingA Celebration of Community Featuring The Albany Civil Rights Institute Freedom Singers Thursday, March 276pm, Hanes Art Gallery The Freedom Dreams Mass Meeting aims to unite the community around its aspirations for freedom and democracy. The event will feature: Together, they will […]
Wake Forest University Choral Concertfeaturing the World Premiere of Forsaken Peaks: An Andean Exile Friday, March 28, 20257:30pm, Brendle Recital Hall Chamber Choir, Lyric Concert Choir, Schola Cantorum,Chris Gilliam, director Joanne Inkman, piano Javier Farias, composerMarco Sartor, guitar “On January 13, 1960, a devastating earthquake […]
In Celebration of Eid: Riyaaz QawwaliSunday, March 307:30pm-9:30pm, Brendle Recital Hall Qawwali is a form of devotional music from the Indian Subcontinent typically associated with Sufi practice within Islam – but has widespread appeal across religious groups. Eid is the holiday that caps Ramadan, one […]
Visiting Scholars Speaker Series: William “Electric” BlackMonday, March 242-4pm, Farrell Hall The Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education is hosting its first annual Visiting Scholars Speaker Series and Community Networking Conference on Monday, March 24, 2025. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Hoop Dreams 30th Anniversary of the “Best Documentary of All Time”Wednesday, March 19th6:00pm, Porter Byrum Welcome Center The Documentary Film Program at Wake Forest University, and Get in the Game, invite you to a special event honoring the 30th Anniversary of the groundbreaking […]
Hanes Art Gallery at Wake Forest University is pleased to announce Young, Gifted and Black: The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art, an exhibition that highlights artists of African descent whose work explores identity, politics and art history from January 23 – March 29, 2025.
Saturday, March 1, 6pm-10pmHanes Art Gallery and University Activity Space “Young, Gifted, and Black: A BSA Affair” is a formal event held to continue the celebration of Black excellence beyond Black History Month. This evening will honor the strength, perseverance, and talent of Wake Forest’s Black student body, both present and past, highlighting […]