October calendar of events
Through Oct. 10
Exhibit: “Inside the Ropes” paintings by Ted Potter, former director of SECCA, and “Monumental Micros,” small sculptures by more than 40 artists. Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. weekends. Free. (336) 758-5585.
Through Jan. 15
Exhibit: “Tokens of Thanks: Ex-votos from Brazil and Mexico.” Museum of Anthropology. Bilingual exhibit featuring more than 100 objects made of wood, metal, wax and cloth. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Free. (336) 758-5282.
Oct. 1-3
Play: “Secret Rapture.” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2; 2 p.m. Oct. 3. Wake Forest University MainStage Theatre. $12 general admission; $5 students. Wake Forest Theatre Box Office, (336) 758-5295, Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.
Oct. 5
Film Premiere. 7 p.m. Pugh Auditorium, Benson University Center. Premiere of two documentaries: “The Life-Giving Gift of Acknowledgement” and “Building Pro Humanitate: A Video Diary of Service in Vietnam.” Free. (336) 758-6120.
Economic Film Series: “The Efficiency Expert.” 7 p.m. Carswell Hall, Annenberg Forum, Room 111. Free. (336) 758-5923.
Oct. 7
Bookstore Lunchtime Music Series: WFU Clarinet Ensemble. 11 a.m., weather permitting. College Bookstore, University Plaza. Free. (336) 758-4276.
Oct. 13
Lecture: Bill Rancic, winner of “The Apprentice.” 8 p.m. Benson University Center, Room 401. Book signing to follow at College Bookstore. $10 general public; $5 WFU students. Tickets available at Benson University Box Office Sept. 21. (336) 758-5697.
Irish Film Series: “Nora.” 8:30 p.m. Pugh Auditorium, Benson University Center. Free. (336) 758-4468.
Oct. 14
Bookstore Lunchtime Music Series: Winston-Salem Symphony Ensemble. 11 a.m., weather permitting. College Bookstore, University Plaza. Free. (336) 758-4276.
Oct. 16
Family Day: “Milagros: Symbols of Hope.” 10 a.m. Museum of Anthropology. Free. (336) 758-5282.
Oct. 18
Play: “Solidad e Esperanza” (Solitude and Hope). 7:30 p.m. Pugh Auditorium, Benson University Center. A theatrical performance by FOMMA, a Maya women’s theatre group. Free. (336) 758-4310.
Oct. 19
Lecture: “Living with Disease and Disability Late in Life.” 11 a.m. Carswell Hall, Room 208. Eleanor Stoller, Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University. Free. (336) 758-5495.
Oct. 21
Bookstore Lunchtime Music Series: “Script.” 11 a.m., weather permitting. College Bookstore, University Plaza. Free. (336) 758-4276.
Fall Choral Concert. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Features the Wake Forest Concert Choir and the Collegium Vocal Ensemble. Free. (336) 758-5364.
Oct. 22
Concert: Guitarist Carlos Perez. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Concert by award-winning, Chilean virtuoso Carlos Perez. Free. (336) 758-5364.
Oct. 26
Concert: Student Showcase. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. (336) 758-5364.
Oct. 27
Public Debate: “Race for the White House”. 7 p.m. Wait Chapel. First in three-part series of public debates on hot-button issues related to the race for the White House. Free. (336) 758-1723.
Poetry Reading: Debra Nystrom. 7 p.m. DeTamble Auditorium, Tribble Hall. Book signing to follow. Free. (336) 758-5383.
Oct. 28
Fall Convocation. 11 a.m. Wait Chapel. Lee Hamilton, vice chair of the 9/11 commission. Free. (336) 758-4696.
Lecture: “Milagros: Votive Offerings at the Altars of Faith.” 4 p.m. Museum of Anthropology. Lecture and book signing with author Martha Egan. Free. (336) 758-5282.
Secrest Artists Series Concert: The English Concert with Andrew Manze. 7:30 p.m. Wait Chapel. Pre-concert talk at 6:40 p.m. in Balcony Room. $20; $12 non-WFU students, senior citizens. University Theatre Box Office (336) 758-5295.
Oct. 29
Lecture: Richard Moore, North Carolina State Treasurer. 3 p.m. Kirby Hall, Room 1. Free. (336) 758-5304.
Concert: “Chamber Music for Winds and Piano.” 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. (336) 758-5364.
Hypnosis Show: Tom DeLuca. 8 p.m. Wait Chapel. $10. Tickets available at Benson University Center Box Office. (336) 758-5697.
Oct. 29-30
Play: “Catch-22.” 7:30 p.m. Wake Forest University MainStage Theatre. $12 general admission; $5 students. Wake Forest Theatre Box Office, (336) 758-5295, Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m.
Oct. 30
Midnight Halloween Concert. Midnight, Brendle Recital Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. (336) 758-5364.
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