WAKE FOREST IRISH FESTIVAL BEGINS SATURDAY
Irish poetry, music, dance, drama and film will highlight Wake Forest University’s weeklong Irish Festival March 17-25. The celebration begins on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, with the Irish Festival Community Day at Reynolda House Museum of American Art (adjacent to campus). The free community event will run from noon to 3:30 p.m. It will feature traditional Irish music and the Irish dance group, Rinse na h’Eireann. Linda Hickman, best known for her performances with the group Celtic Thunder, will present traditional Irish music with vocalist and guitarist Julee Glaub and bodhran player Kevin Goodan. The outdoor event will also include storytelling, poetry and hands-on crafts for children. The festival is sponsored by the Wake Forest University Press, the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America. On March 21 at 8 p.m., Irish poet Ciaran Carson will read from his works in Carswell Hall’s second-floor reading room on the Wake Forest campus. Born in Belfast, Carson is the author of seven poetry collections, all published by the Wake Forest University Press. For a complete calendar of the week’s events, visit the News Service website, www.wfu.edu/wfunews.
PANEL ADDRESSES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ
A panel discussion about sanctions against Iraq will be held March 21 at 7 p.m. in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. Titled, “Iraq: Why the Sanctions Must End,” the panel will include Denis Halliday, Rania Masri and Anthony Arnove. Halliday, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations and United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, will be available for interviews during his visit. He served the United Nations for 34 years before resigning in 1998 to protest the sanctions. To arrange an interview with Halliday, contact the News Service office.
TAX TIME: CAN POINT-AND-CLICK FILING SAVE HEADACHES?
While many taxpayers are sorting through piles of tax forms and double checking countless calculations for the dreaded April deadline, Karen Rogalski has already filed her own tax forms and several of her family members’ as well. Rogalski, an adjunct finance professor in Wake Forest’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, uses a tax software program that simplifies the filing process. “There are still a lot of people afraid of doing their own taxes,” she says. “But the beauty of tax software programs is that they do all the calculations for you, ask questions and check for errors. They make the whole process easier.” Software programs can also alert you to new tax credits or benefits that may be overlooked if you attempt returns manually, she says. To arrange an interview with Rogalski, contact the News Service office.
SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL ISSUES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
A series of programs about medical issues in the black community will be held at Wake Forest March 21-23. The series speakers will be university faculty and staff, and local physicians. Program times and topics will vary each evening. The events will be held at the university’s Nia House, 1210 Polo Rd. For more information, contact the News Service office.
AFRICAN TRIBES SHOWCASED AT MASK EXHIBIT
“Transformations: African Masks from the Museum of Anthropology Collection” showcases 40 African masks from East and West African tribes such as the Kuba, the Yoruba and the Makonde. The Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology exhibit looks at mask performances in countries across Africa and explores the changes in masquerade from pre-colonial times to the present. Beverlye Hancock, the museum’s curator of education, installed and researched the exhibit with help from Wake Forest students and volunteers. Hancock visited Africa on a study and collecting trip two years ago and some of her photographs and video footage are included in the exhibit. It is free and open to the public.
STUDENTS RETURN FROM ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
While many college students spent Spring Break at the beach or at home enjoying Mom’s cooking, about 50 Wake Forest students helped with community service projects. As part of Wake Alternative Break, a program established eight years ago, teams of 10-12 students built Habitat for Humanity houses in Pennsylvania and Florida, served meals to AIDS patients in Washington, D.C., and volunteered on a variety of service projects in Atlanta. The students return from their trips this weekend. Classes start again on Monday.
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