Rita Dove to Read Her Poetry at WFU
March 13, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove will read her poetry from 4:15-5:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Wake Forest University’s Brendle Recital Hall. Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Dove is the author of six volumes of poetry. She earned a 1987 Pulitzer […]
Appalachian Highway Threatens Flying Squirrels
March 11, 1997 | Community, Faculty, Media Advisory, Research
A new scenic mountain highway built to promote tourism and development in North Carolina threatens the northern flying squirrel, an endangered species and one of the states rarest mammals, says a Wake Forest University professor. Unlike the Blue Ridge Parkway and other scenic roads, biologist […]
Program Explores Judas’ Relationship with Jesus
March 11, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, School of Divinity
A program at Wake Forest University will explore Judas’ relationship with Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 18. Entitled “Jesus or Judas: Friend or Foe,” the program will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in Wingate Hall’s lower auditorium. Those attending the event will have an opportunity […]
Ravi Shankar to Perform in Secrest Series Concert
March 10, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Ravi Shankar, who popularized Indian music around the world, will perform at Wake Forest University Friday, March 21. The 8 p.m. Secrest Artists Series Concert will be held in Wait Chapel. From Woodstock to the Kremlin, Shankar is famous for playing the sitar, a complex […]
WFU Awards 1997 Reynolds Scholarships
March 7, 1997 | Admissions, University Announcement
Six high school seniors have received Nancy S. Reynolds Scholarships to attend Wake Forest University. The 1997 winners of the scholarships, among the most selective merit-based awards in the United States, are: Melissa Shields of Charlotte, N.C.; Stephen Caldwell of West Chester, Pa.; Daniel Durand […]
Molly Ivins to Present the 1997 Carlyle Lecture
March 6, 1997 | Events, Media Advisory
Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins will speak at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, March 25, as the 1997 Carlyle lecturer. The free event is open to the public and begins at 8 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Following her presentation, Ivins will take questions from the audience. […]
Duo-Pianists to Give Concert
March 4, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events
Hodgens & Howard, duo-pianists who present concerts around the world, will perform at Wake Forest University Wednesday, March 19. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Recital Hall. Delores Hodgens and Samuel Howard, a husband-and-wife team, will perform music by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, […]
Symposium to Explore Future of the Arts
March 3, 1997 | Arts & Culture, Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Artists, critics, educators and arts administrators will gather at Wake Forest University to explore the future of the arts in a three-day symposium March 20-22. “The Arts in the New Century,” one of the university’s Year of the Arts events, begins Thursday, March 20, with […]
WFU Press Celebrates 21st Anniversary
March 3, 1997 | Events
Wake Forest University Press, the major publisher of Irish poetry in North America, will host a “coming of age” party on Tuesday, March 18. The press is celebrating 21 years of publishing poetry. The evening of Irish poetry and music will begin at 7:30 p.m. […]
Alec Baldwin to Star in “Love Letters”
February 27, 1997 | Events, Media Advisory, University Announcement
Actor Alec Baldwin, who recently appeared in the movie “Ghosts of Mississippi,” will star in A.R. Gurney’s stage romance “Love Letters” at Wake Forest University on Tuesday, April 8. The performance had been scheduled for March 4. The play will begin at 8 p.m. in […]
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