Rediscovering an 18th-century poet
Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
StArt Gallery showcases student art
Since it opened last year, the StArt Gallery in Reynolda Village has become a center for students to showcase — and perhaps even sell — their paintings, prints, sculpture and photography.
Categories: Arts & Culture
Retired professor Robert Knott dies
Professor Emeritus of Art Robert Knott, who led Wake Forest's art department through its formative years and was a guiding inspiration for the Student Union Collection of Contemporary Art, died Feb. 18 in Winston-Salem following an illness. He was 68. Categories: Arts & Culture
‘The Threepenny Opera,’ brings dark characters, quirky music and political issues to the Mainstage Theatre
"The Threepenny Opera," written in Germany over 80 years ago, has a lot to say about unscrupulous behavior in any era. This operetta of power and corruption, written by poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht, proves the world is only one scoundrel away from the next $65 billion Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme.Categories: Arts & Culture, Experiential Learning, University Announcements
Ringing in the Chinese New Year
Wake Forest will celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year and the "Year of the Tiger" with several events on campus on Feb. 13.Categories: Arts & Culture, Campus Life, Global Wake Forest
Super Bowl ads worth it, expert says
Ads for Sunday’s Super Bowl cost as much as $3 million for every 30-second spot, but the exposure is worth the expense, says marketing professor Sheri Bridges, an expert on branding and advertising.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Athletics
Researching first ladies
Michelle Obama may be the first African-American first lady, but in other respects she's not that different from her predecessors, says Professor of Political Science Kathy Smith, who studies first ladies. "Michelle Obama offers continuity to the past with her traditional interpretation of the first lady role," says Smith, the author of a chapter on Rosalynn Carter in the book "American First Ladies" and co-author of two books on the American presidency.Categories: Arts & Culture, Research & Discovery
‘Following Your Dreams’
Film Director Spike Lee will highlight the third annual Reynolda Film Festival at Wake Forest on March 26. The award-winning film producer, director and writer will present "Spike Lee: Following Your Dreams" at 7:00 p.m. in Wait Chapel.Categories: Arts & Culture
Forgiveness and hope
Dr. Maya Angelou talked and sang about forgiveness and hope in her keynote address during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wait Chapel Monday night. "The gift Martin Luther King gave the world is hope," she said. "Hope that we will come through this." Categories: Arts & Culture, Community Impact, University Announcements
‘The cause’: recreating historical accuracy
A former British Cabinet Secretary and an expert on the Globe Theatre will discuss Shakespeare and Wake Forest’s Ronald Watkins Collection – an extensive collection of books, papers and lectures on the Globe Theatre — during a discussion on Jan. 21.
Categories: Arts & Culture, University Announcements