Feb. 7 – March 23
“Seeing Italy through Prints.” 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. Forty prints from the collections of Wake Forest University, the Georgia Museum of Art, and the University of North Carolina’s Ackland Museum give a glimpse of the types of monuments and masterpieces that were reproduced, collected and distributed through engravings, etchings and woodcuts throughout Europe before the invention and popularity of the photograph. Among the works reproduced are paintings by Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5585.
Feb. 7 – March 23
“Veneration.” 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. The photographic images of Linda Connor, Jane Terry and Susan Harbage Page exploring prayer and worship. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5585.
Feb. 28-ONGOING
“Kimono: Constructing a National Image,” exhibit open for viewing. Museum of Anthropology. Museum hours: 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tues. – Sat. The exhibit will explore the social and cultural history of the kimono and examine how it became and remains a symbol of modern Japan. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5282.
March 1
Twenty-sixth annual Christopher Giles and Lucille Harris Competitions in Musical Performance. Piano competition at 10 a.m. and vocal and instrumental competition at 2 p.m. in the Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 3 – 4
Theatre Studio Series, two student-produced one-act plays. March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and March 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the Ring Theatre of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $2 at the door. For more information, call 336-758-5295.
March 4
“Casablanca.” 7 p.m., Room 102 of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. Part of the History and Film Series. For more information, call 336-758-4396.
March 4
University Orchestra Concert. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 6
Riley Hollingsworth lecture. Hollingsworth serves as special counsel to the Federal Communications Commission. Free, sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club. For more information, call 336-758-4549.
March 15 – 20
Wake Forest University Press Sixth Annual Irish Festival. The festival will feature six days in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day including music and dance, poetry readings, traditional storytelling, Irish food and craft activities. For more information, call 336-758-5448.
Irish Festival events include:
- March 15 Community Day at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art, adjacent to campus at 2250 Reynolda Rd., Winston-Salem. Noon. Activities will include the live music of the Morris Family, Irish dancing by Rince na h’Eireann (The Triad Irish Dancers), Irish storytelling by Andrew Leslie and children’s arts and crafts. Free, food will be available for purchase.
- March 15 – 17 “Belfast Blues,” a one-woman two-act show by Geraldine Hughes about growing up in Belfast. March 15 at 7:30 p.m., March 16 at 2 p.m. and March 17 at 7:30 p.m., the Ring Theatre of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets available at the door.
- March 17 Whirligig, Celtic band. 8 p.m. at Ziggy’s, 433 Baity Street in Winston-Salem. $5 at the door. March 18 Irish storytelling of Eddie Lenihan. 7:30 p.m., at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem. Admission prices to be announced.
- March 19 Irish poetry reading. 7:30 p.m., second-floor reading room of Carswell Hall. Irish poets Caitríona O’Reilly and David Wheatley will read from their work. Free.
- March 20 Irish Poetry Recitation Contest. 11 a.m., at Shorty’s inside the Benson University Center. Free.
March 18
“Distant Thunder.” 7 p.m., Room 102 of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. Part of the History and Film Series. For more information, call 336-758-4396.
March 18
David Bellugi concert. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Bellugi is a recorder virtuoso from Florence, Italy. Peter Kairoff will accompany on the harpsichord. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 19
Psychology Colloquia. 4 p.m., Room 162 of Greene Hall. Lecture by William Fleeson, associate professor of psychology, on “Moving Personality Forward: Integrating the Process and the Structure Approaches.” Free. For more information, call 336-758-5424.
March 20
Choir Concert. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. For more information, Call 336-758-5364.
March 22
Dale Backus Concert. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Piano recital. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 24
Theatre Studio Series, two student-produced one-act plays. March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and March 25 at 4:30 p.m. in the Ring Theatre of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $2 at the door. For more information, call 336-758-5295.
March 25
“West Side Story.” 7 p.m., Room 102 of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Free. Part of the History and Film Series. For more information, call 336-758-4396.
March 27
Jill Carter Concert. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Piano recital. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 30
Rachel Turner Senior Recital. 3 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Soprano. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
March 30
Katie Burch Senior Recital. 8 p.m., Brendle Recital Hall of the Scales Fine Arts Center. Bassoon. Mary Ann Bills to accompany on the piano. Free. For more information, call 336-758-5364.
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