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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September 17, 2026 | 4:30pm
Farrell HallHear about the Business of Entertainment from TV producer and director Michael Holstein (mesmeric.media). Learn about Michael's background, the future of the film industry, and recommendations about how to get a career started. We'll conclude with a workshop that will give students the opportunity to pitch projects … -
September 21, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Music presents a faculty recital from Dr. Mathilde Handelsman, piano and Dr. Edward Cho, cello. The program includes two monuments for cello and piano, Beethoven's Sonata No. 3 Op. 69 and Grieg's Cello Sonata in A minor Op. 36. Free and open to the public. -
September 23, 2026 | 5:00pm
Porter Byrum Welcome CenterThe public is invited to attend a film screening and conversation focusing on filmmaker Tara Moore's Legacy: Apartheid's Shadow. This film has won many accolades, including: 2025 OSCARS® – Longlist: Best Documentary Feature Pan African Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature Durban … -
September 24, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterExperience a transformative evening of chamber music as the Isidore String Quartet—celebrated for their commitment to "revisit, rediscover, and reinvigorate…” the classical canon—joins forces with the virtuosic cellist Sterling Elliott. This powerhouse collaboration moves from This powerhouse collaboration moves from the elegant, cello-forward … -
September 25, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Firebugs by Max Frisch directed by Brook Davis September 25-26 and October 1-3 at 7:30 pm September 27 and October 4 at 2:00 pm Tedford Stage Woe to us! Fires are blazing everywhere! A chorus of firefighters and all the newspapers warn of dangerous arsonists on the loose. … -
October 2, 2026 | 5:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterPart of Wake Forest University's Family Weekend! We are excited to host family and friends for this concert from the WFU Choirs. -
October 14, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Department of Music for a multi-sensorial celebration of Indonesian filmaker Garin Nugroho's work, featuring the iconic silent film Setan Jawa accompanied by a live score composed and performed by Peni Candra Rini (with Andy McGraw). Nugroho's Setan Jawa evokes Javanese mythology through … -
October 18, 2026 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFeaturing WFU Music voice students. -
October 21, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Wind Ensemble for their fall concert! Featuring WFU Music students, and classics, old and new. -
October 22, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterExperience the wit and wordplay of Much Ado About Nothing as brought to life by Actors From The London Stage, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious touring Shakespeare companies. Co-founded by Sir Patrick Stewart and featuring elite talent from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Globe, … -
October 23, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterSymphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World" — Antonín Dvořák Open the season with Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World." Written during the composer's time in America, this landmark work reflects … -
October 27, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterWe are thrilled to welcome the critically acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt as a guest artist, for a dynamic piano recital on Tuesday evening, followed by a masterclass with WFU piano students on Wednesday morning. Through his kaleidoscopic career as a pianist, conductor, educator, and curator of memorable musical moments, Awadagin … -
October 29, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Music presents our Fall 2026 Student Showcase recital. -
November 3, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterGrammy-nominated baritone and faculty member at the Eastman School of Music, Joshua Conyers will perform at Brendle Recital Hall in Scales Fine Arts Center. Accompanied by Lauren Winkelman, piano Free and open to the public -
November 4, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterDance Nation by Clare Barron directed by Stephen Wrentmore November 4-7 at 7:30 pm November 7-8 at 2:00 pm Tedford Stage Dance Nation is a jubilant and original play that is simultaneously funny, fierce, and unsettling. It delves into the terror and joy of growing up and the concept of &… -
November 9, 2026 | 6:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterWFU Department of Music presents a recital from Dr. Caryn Greco, soprano. -
November 12, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterUnder the meticulous direction of Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis delivers a breathtaking interpretation of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 that highlights the Belgian early music vocal ensemble's signature blend of individual vocal character and seamless choral unity. Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 (formally titled "Vespro della Beata Vergine") … -
November 13, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Music invites you to a concert from the Wake Forest University Choirs. -
November 15, 2026 | 3:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents a concert featuring our Gamelan Giri Murti Balinese cultural ensemble and our Steel Pan Ensemble. -
November 16, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin the WFU Department of Music for a special recital from WFU Music faculty and community professionals featuring the music of composer Jake Heggie. -
November 19, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFall Faculty & Guest Artist Concert directed by Nina Maria Lucas Rice November 19-21 at 7:30 pm November 22 at 2:00 pm The Fall Faculty & Guest Artist Concert will feature modern, jazz, contemporary and classical ballet choreography by our dance faculty and guest choreographer Kara Wilkes. A Milwaukee native, Kara … -
November 19, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe Department of Music presents a concert featuring WFU Music students and chamber ensembles. -
November 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterJoin us for our fall concert from the WFU Jazz Ensemble! -
December 2, 2026 | 8:00pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterThe WFU Department of Music presents a recital from Professor Emeritus Louis Goldstein, piano.