Jazz master Branford Marsalis named WFU’s ‘Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence’
An Evening with Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields Directs Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Brooke Shields DirectsWednesday, April 164:00pmRing Theatre Rowan Henchy and Patrick Fenlon perform scenes from Love Letters, directed by Brooke Shields. Q&A with Ms Shields will follow. Free and open to Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff. Love Letters […]
We Play Together: Music + Gaming
We Play Together: Music & Gaming is an extraordinary three-day event blending music, gaming, and academic exploration. Featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Inon Zur, whose scores for games like Starfield have captivated millions, this event also welcomes Pete Hines (’91, P ’25), former Senior Vice President at Bethesda Softworks, and […]
An Appalachian Maqam
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 Atlantic
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 […]
Forsaken Peaks: An Andean Exile
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, guitarHilary Apfelstadt, guest conductor “On January 13, 1960, […]
Thomas Dunford, lute
In Celebration of Eid: Riyaaz Qawwali
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 […]
William “Electric” Black
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. […]