Sitarist Ravi Shankar to Perform at WFU
February 2, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
World famous sitar player Ravi Shankar will perform at Wake Forest University on Thursday, April 30, with his 16-year-old daughter Anoushka. Shankar, who popularized Indian music around the world, will perform at 8 p.m. at Wait Chapel in a Secrest Artists Series concert. Originally scheduled […]
WFU Students Address Rape Awareness
February 2, 1998 | Campus Life, Community, Events, Speakers, Student
A Wake Forest University student organization, PREPAR (Policy Group for Rape Education, Prevention and Response), will sponsor its annual Rape Awareness Week February 9-12. “The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual assault, provide information about the prevention of […]
Carolina Baroque to Perform Music of Handel at WFU
February 2, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
Carolina Baroque, a professional period instrument ensemble specializing in music from the 17th and 18th centuries, will perform at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Monday, February 2. Titled “The Great Mr. Handel,” the program will include both sacred and secular music […]
Wake Forest Consort to Present Early Italian Music
February 2, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
The Wake Forest Consort will present a program titled “Italia Mia” at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 in Brendle Recital Hall at Wake Forest University. The program features Italian music from the 14th through 17th centuries. The early music ensemble is composed of Wake […]
Sufi Muslims Whirl into WFU for Year of Religion
January 30, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events
Shaikh Kabir Helminski and Sufi Muslims from Vermont’s Threshold Society will visit Wake Forest University Feb. 4-6 as part of its 1997-98 Year of Religion in American Life. The highlight of the visit by the group will be a performance of the Sema ceremony by […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 29, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Events
Follow the Flight of the Albatross Each morning, several thousand students and teachers across the United States are following the flight of albatrosses in the North Pacific waters off Hawaii. The Albatross Project, which began Jan. 25, was designed by Wake Forest University biologist David […]
Faith in Focus: WFU Hosts Program on Religion & Media
January 29, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Events, Speakers
Bob Abernethy, former Moscow Bureau chief for NBC News, and Sharon Green, senior cultural affairs editor for National Public Radio, are among those who will lead a town hall-style discussion of media coverage of religion Feb. 7 at Wake Forest University. Titled, “Faith in Focus? […]
Campolo Calls for America Committed to Serve Others
January 22, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, School of Divinity, Speakers
Americans need to commit themselves to lives that transcend career and self-interest to save the nation from losing its soul to individualism, Tony Campolo said today at Wake Forest University in a speech for its Founders’ Day Convocation and Year of Religion in American Life […]
Expert on Racial Issues to Lecture at WFU
January 20, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Speakers
Sociologist Joe Feagin, an expert on racial issues, will lecture at Wake Forest University on Thursday, Jan. 22. Feagin, a sociology professor with the University of Florida, will present “The Coming White Minority in an Era of Racism” at 4:30 p.m. in the Annenberg Forum, […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
January 15, 1998 | Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Community, Events, Student
Service Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. A public program at Wake Forest honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held today at 11 a.m. in Wait Chapel. The service will feature an address by the Rev. John Thomas Porter, a pastor and long-time […]
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