Wake the Arts Events
The Arts are alive in every corner of campus, with new events happening every week. Whether you’re into hip-hop or abstract painting, poetry or puppetry, ballet or Balinese gamelan, we’ve got you covered. The Arts are for you.
Coming up
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August 28, 2025 | 4:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterNew to the department of Theatre & Dance? Meet faculty and students. Learn warmup techniques. Play theatre games. Get audition tips. -
August 28, 2025 | 5:30pm
START GalleryThis exhibition features the works of fourteen student artists working across media such as sculpture, painting, printmaking, drawing, and photography. The show is on view from August 25 through September 20 at stArt gallery in Reynolda Village, which is open from 10AM through 5PM Monday through Friday. The August 28th reception from 5:30 … -
August 28, 2025 | 6:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterBaskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery will be in slot two of the Mainstage season. Actors are welcome to audition for any roles they would like to perform regardless of gender. Auditions will be in the Ring Theatre on: Thursday, August 28 from 6:00-9:00 pm; Saturday, August 30 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm;&… -
September 2, 2025 | 6:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterDance Company auditions are held in early September in dance studio D101, which is located in the building directly behind the Scales Fine Arts Center. Auditions are held on four days with each day’s audition focusing on a different style. Dancers are welcome to attend all auditions. … -
September 19, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFailure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins directed by Jonathan Herbert September 19-20 & 25-27 at 7:30 pm September 21 & 28 at 2:00 pm Tedford Stage In Philip Dawkins’ tender and theatrical tale, time is slippery, love is unpredictable, and death is just around the corner. Lyrical, funny, and unexpectedly moving, … -
September 25, 2025 | 7:30pm
Wait ChapelWith their concert entitled “PEACE,” the multi-Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR returns to North America to perform a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics. The inspirational concert will also feature the spirited music of … -
September 27, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterGuest violinist Dan Skidmore joins pianist Mary Ann Bills for a compelling program of works by Bach, Coleridge-Taylor, Amy Beach and Beethoven. -
October 7, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Wind Ensemble for their first concert of the year! -
October 18, 2025 | 4:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterCelebrate the alumni of the WFU Choirs with a special concert in Brendle Recital Hall. -
October 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
Brendle Recital HallTwo of the most respected artists in contemporary jazz join forces. Brad Mehldau’s “intimate piano voice” partners with Christian McBrides's “sophistication and swing” to create one of the most respected partnerships in contemporary jazz. This longtime friendship and musical camaraderie has led to … -
October 24, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterSymphony No. 3 in C Major by Jean Sibelius “Inter Alia, North Carolina Trees” by David Kirkland-Garner based on poetry “Inter Alia” by Ishion Hutchinson with Jodi Burns, soprano (World-Premiere Performance) Opening with Sibelius’s architectonic Symphony No. 3, this concert culminates in the world premiere of … -
October 28, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin WFU Music for our Fall 2025 Student Showcase Concert featuring student soloists and chamber music. -
October 31, 2025 | 5:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin WFU Music and the WFU Symphony Orchestra for an evening filled with your favorite Halloween-inspired music, mystery, and excitement! Leave in the spirit of Halloween and STILL have time to enjoy all of your Halloween activities! Open to all WFU students, faculty, staff, and families! -
November 13, 2025 | 7:30pm
Brendle Recital HallHailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, Raphaël Feuillâtre fascinates audiences and critics alike with the depth of his interpretations, his dazzling virtuosity, and the richness of his repertoire. Raphaël demonstrates total mastery of the instrument; and in 2023, Raphaël Feuill&… -
November 14, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Choirs for the Fall 2025 concert! -
November 15, 2025
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents the 2025-2026 Concerto Competition. Winners of the Concerto Competition will perform with the WFU Symphony Orchestra in concert on February 27 at 7:30 PM in Brendle Recital Hall. -
November 16, 2025 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Department of Music's Gamelan Giri Murti Balinese ensemble for their Fall 2025 concert! -
November 18, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Wind Ensemble in concert! -
November 19, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, David and Pay Fay, Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra musicians, Corine Brouwer, Dan Skidmore and J. Alex Johnston and WFU faculty Joanne Inkman for an evening of double bass chamber music. Featuring Schubert's famous "Trout" Piano Quintet and a quintet for strings by Bottesini. -
November 20, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin WFU Music for our Fall 2025 Student Chamber Music Concert featuring student musicians performing a variety of chamber music for winds, strings, and piano. -
November 21, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Deacon Jazz Machine for their Fall 2025 concert!