WFU calendar of events for October
Aug. 26 – Oct. 2
“Breaking Boundaries,” Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery. Regular gallery hours: Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Downstairs gallery. Exhibition includes 50 mixed-media works by former artists-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Includes works by artists, musicians, composers, writers, poets, choreographers, painters, sculptors, and photographers. Visual artists include Lynda Benglis, Terry Allen, Ed Paschke, and Philip Perlstein. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5585.
Painting Installation by William Crow, Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery. Regular gallery hours: Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Upstairs gallery. A 1995 graduate of Wake Forest, William Crow is currently a lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and an adjunct professor of graduate media studies at the New School in New York City. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5585.
Sept. 3 – Oct. 30
“Across the Temple Gate: The Cambodian Side of Greensboro,”
Museum of Anthropology. The exhibit of photographs by Cedric N. Chatterley, explores the history and culture of a Cambodian Khmer community established in Greensboro in the early 1980s by people forced out or their homelands by war and economic devastation. Free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tues. – Sat. For information, call 336-758-5282.
Oct. 2 – 6
“The Marriage of Bette & Boo,” by Christopher Durang. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 – 5 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 6, Ring Theatre in the Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $12, $5 for students. Call the theatre box office for more information at 336-758-5295.
Oct. 5
Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor. 8 – 10 p.m., Wait Chapel. Heppner is recognized as one of the world’s finest dramatic tenors. Secrest Artists Series event. Tickets available at the theatre box office, $30 for adults, and $20 for senior citizens. Box Office: 336-758-5295, hours: Mon. – Fri. 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain on performance days. Call 336-758-5757 for more information.
Oct. 6
Ben Heppner Master Class. 1 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall. The public is invited to sit in on Heppner’s class with Wake Forest students. $8 at the door. Call 336-758-5364 for more information.
Oct. 11 – 12
Homecoming. For a complete schedule of events visit www.wfu.edu and look for the homecoming link.
Oct. 8
Jazz Strings Project. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall in the Scales Fine Arts Center. An evening of classics, contemporary and Latin-tinged jazz featuring three of the Triad’s most active performers and teachers of improvised music: Jacqui Carrasco, Mark Mazzatenta, and Wolfgang Planz. Free. For more information call 336-758-5364.
Oct. 9
Tom Deluca. Hypnotist. 9 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Free. Sponsored by the Wake Forest Student Union. For more information, call 336-758-5697.
Oct. 10
“The Untold Story of Rural German Jewish Immigrants of the Nazi Period: Why Class, Networks, and Identity Matter for Understanding Immigrant Adaptation.” 4 – 5 p.m., Greene Hall room 162. Rhonda Levine of Colgate University to speak. Free. For more information, call 336-758-1891.
Oct. 11
“Liederabend: An Evening of Art Song.” 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall. Faculty recital. Free. For more information call 336-758-5364.
Oct. 11
Collection of A.R. Ammons books and other memorabilia to be displayed throughout the day in Tribble Hall room A 107. Free. For more information call, 336-758-5383.
Oct. 11 – Nov. 13
“Watercolors,” by A.R. Ammons. Opening Reception on Oct. 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery. Downstairs gallery. Regular hours: Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Fifty watercolors by the North Carolina native and award-winning poet. Free. For information call 336-758-5585.
Oct. 11 – Nov. 13
“Corapeake.” Opening Reception on Oct. 11 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery, Upstairs gallery. Regular hours: Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. A multi-media documentary by Wake Forest graduate Kendall Messick, including photographs, video, and oral history recordings from Corapeake, N.C., population 200. Free. For information call 336-758-5585.
Oct. 22
Piano Recital. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall in the Scales Fine Arts Center. Faculty Member Louis Goldstein will perform. Free. For more information call 336-758-5364.
Oct. 24
Student Showcase Concert. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Features talented student performers selected by the Wake Forest faculty. Free. For more information call 336-758-5364.
Oct. 25
Comedian-Magician Tim Gabrielson. The Minnesota native entertains by more than demonstrating his finesse at sleight of hand. He adds spot-on comedic timing. Gabrielson has appeared on the “Crook & Chase” show and “Talk Soup.” 8 p.m. in Wait Chapel. $10 at the door. Call 336-758-5697 for more information.
Oct. 25 – 27
Family Weekend. For a complete listing of events visit
www.wfu.edu/visitors/familyweekend.
Oct. 31
“Government by Newspaper,” lecture by Ben Proctor of Texas Christian University. 4 p.m., DeTamble Auditorium in Tribble Hall. Topic is William Randolph Hearst. Free. Sponsored by the history department. Call 336-758-5557 for more information.
Oct. 31
Annual Midnight Halloween Orchestra Concert. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Free, tickets required, call 336-758-5364 for reservation or for more information.
