Wake Forest University calendar of events August-September

Aug. 26 – Oct. 14

Jewels in Our Crown: Treasures from the WFU Art Collections,” Wake Forest Fine Arts Gallery. Free. For information, call 336-758-5585. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 – 5 p.m. on weekends.

September

Sept. 7 – Nov. 21

“Kuna Mola: Maintaining Tradition Amid Change,” Museum of Anthropology. Free. For information, call 336-758-5282. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Sept. 7

Accademia di San Rocco, Venetian baroque ensemble in concert, 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall. Secrest Artists Series event. Admission. For information, call 336-758-5757.

Sept. 14

N.C. Association of National Teachers of Singing Fall Conference Concert with composer Manuel Garcia, 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall. Free. For information, call 336-758-5364.

Sept. 14

“The Taiwan Issue: U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan and China,” 3 – 4:30 p.m., Benson University Center, Room 401. Public lecture. Free. For information, call 336-758-5455.

Sept. 17

Second City National Touring Co. (comedy), 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall. Student Union event. Admission. For ticket information, call 336-758-4869.

Sept. 20 – 22

The Anthony Aston Players, a student theater group, will produce “All in the Timing” by David Ives. Ticket prices are $5, $3 for students. For more information, call the Wake Forest Theatre Department at 336-758-5294.

Sept. 21

Public reception for “Jewels in Our Crown: Treasures from the WFU Art Collections,” 7 – 9 p.m., Wake Forest Fine Arts Gallery. Free. For information, call 336-758-5585.

Sept. 23

Organ concert, Dan Locklair, WFU composer-in-residence, 3 p.m., Wait Chapel. Free. For information, call 336-758-5364.

Sept. 29

Mola Identification Day in conjunction with the exhibit, “Kuna Mola: Maintaining Tradition Amid Change.” 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Museum of Anthropology. Free. Mari Lyn Salvador of the University of Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will identify molas (traditional Kuna needlecraft) and interpret the meaning of their designs. Kim Robertson, museum educator, will lead a Children’s Mola Workshop at the same time and will help children make their own paper molas. For information, call 336-758-5282.

Sept. 30

“Crustaceans and Cruise Ships: Tourist Art from Kuna Women’s Perspective,” 2:30 p.m., Museum of Anthropology. In the slide lecture, Mari Lyn Salvador of the University of Mexico’s Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will address how the Kuna’s understanding of tourist’s perceptions of Kuna art has influenced the creation of new designs and a return to traditional ones. Free. For information, call 336-758-5282.