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Movie fest energizes enthusiasts

March 28, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Events, For Parents, Student, Students Taking the Lead, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Indie films, documentaries, international features, an Oscar-nominated keynote speaker and a worldwide student film competition — the Reynolda Film Festival, held March 29-April 2, offers them all.

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Professor’s works to benefit collection

March 28, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories

The late Bob Knott dedicated much of his time during his long career teaching art at Wake Forest to helping students build the Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art. Some of his artwork will be sold during this Friday’s Gallery Hop in downtown Winston-Salem to continue his passion for the Student Union collection.

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Award-winning musicians

March 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, For Alumni, For Parents, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Spring is filled with music on campus. Find out which students were recognized with awards for their musical talent, take a look at a full schedule of events and listen to some samples of past performances.

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Irish poetry for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Engaging in the Arts, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, International, Staff, Top Stories

On St. Patrick’s Day, Jeff Holdridge, director of the Wake Forest University Press — the premier publisher of Irish poetry in North America — discusses the future of Irish poetry after “The Troubles” and shares his five favorite Irish poems.

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To tell the truth

February 28, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

The 2011 Academy Award-winner for “best documentary” offers a glimpse into the power of the medium. Thanks to a focus on content, storytelling and an interdisciplinary approach to research, a new Documentary Film Program is thriving at Wake Forest.

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Un-Common greatness

February 28, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, For Alumni, For Parents, Speakers, Top Stories

Commitment to one word transformed Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. into a Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist and actor. “Greatness” helped Lynn achieve much more than his stage name, “Common,” would suggest possible. He spoke in Wait Chapel about his inspiring journey.

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Historical discovery at MESDA

February 25, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Faculty, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Installations at a local museum have been newly identified as rooms from the house in Edenton, N.C., where Harriet Jacobs lived. Jacobs is the author of “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” History professor Anthony Parent will bring the finding to light.

‘The Grapes of Wrath’

February 18, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Community, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Staff, Student, Wake Forest College

Theater production unites community and disciplines Schedule Where: Mainstage Theatre, Scales Fine Arts Center Tickets: $12, $5 students Box Office: 336.758.5295 Feb. 18-19; 23-26, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 2 p.m. “The Grapes of Wrath,” a story about the devastating impact of the Great Depression, is […]

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Founders’ Day Convocation 2011

February 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, School of Medicine, Speakers, Staff, Student, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Students, faculty and alumni were honored during the annual Founders’ Day Convocation, celebrating Wake Forest’s founding, on Feb. 17. The program featured seniors Catherine Berenato, Ashley Gedraitis and Ava Petrash presenting their senior orations.

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Play becomes a community effort

February 17, 2011  |   Arts & Culture, Engaging in the Arts, Events, Faculty, For Alumni, For Parents, Humanities, Staff, Top Stories, Wake Forest College

Sharon Andrews and her colleagues in the theatre and dance department would like to make the University Theatre the community’s theatre. Andrews, who is directing the “The Grapes of Wrath” on the Mainstage Theatre, has included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty and staff in the production and related events.