Experts to Explore Trends Shaping Religion
October 24, 1996 | Community, Events, Speakers
Church mirrors state when it comes to denominations, says Bill J. Leonard, dean of the new Wake Forest Divinity School. Just as fewer Americans consider themselves “Republican” or “Democrat,” Leonard said that religious Americans increasingly identify themselves not as “Baptists,” “Methodists” or members of other […]
WFU Orchestra to Host Midnight Halloween Concert
October 22, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
At midnight on Halloween, the Wake Forest University Orchestra will don costumes and perform spooky music in Brendle Recital Hall. The 12 a.m. concert on Thursday, Oct. 31, will feature the haunted house favorite, Bach’s Toccata in d minor. David Hagy will conduct a surprise-filled […]
Wake Forest Concert to Showcase Student Talent
October 22, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Wake Forest University musicians will appear in a Student Showcase Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Brendle Recital Hall. Part of the Year of the Arts, the special concert will highlight outstanding student performers selected by the music faculty. Pianist Kerry Grow, soprano […]
Wake Forest to Host Poetry Reading
October 22, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events, Student
Reetika Vazirani, winner of the 1995 Barnard New Women Poets Prize, will read her poems at Wake Forest University Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in Scales Fine Arts Center, Room 102. Author of a recently published volume of poetry entitled “White Elephants,” Vazirani teaches […]
U.S. Supreme Court Clerk to Speak at WFU
October 17, 1996 | Events, Speakers
William K. Suter, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court, will lecture at the Wake Forest School of Law on Oct. 30. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at noon in the Worrell Professional Center auditorium. Suter, the liaison between […]
Stories this week at Wake Forest
October 17, 1996 | Community, Events, Speakers, Student
Students Prepare for Project Pumpkin Wake Forest University students will offer a safe alternative to trick-or-treating through city streets for nearly 1,500 Forsyth County children Wednesday, Oct. 30. Project Pumpkin, a Halloween event started in 1989, will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in […]
Cherokee Storyteller to Offer Program at Museum
October 16, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events
Cherokee storyteller and artist Freeman Owle will present a program on Cherokee culture and history at the Wake Forest University Museum of Anthropology Saturday, Nov. 2. For the museum’s Family Day, Owle will use Cherokee symbolism and storytelling techniques to narrate a traditional story of […]
Guest Violinist / Pianist to Perform at WFU
October 15, 1996 | Arts & Culture, Events
Guest violinist Oliver Steiner and pianist Cary Lewis will perform at Wake Forest University Oct. 21. The 8 p.m. concert in Brendle Recital Hall will feature selections by several composers including Vivaldi, Bach and Strauss. Steiner, an associate music professor at Georgia State University, taught […]
IBM CEO to Deliver 1997 Commencement Address
October 15, 1996 | Commencement, Events
Louis V. Gerstner Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of International Business Machines Corporation, will speak at Wake Forest University’s 1997 commencement ceremony on May 19. Before joining IBM in 1993, Gerstner spent four years as chairman and chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco […]
WFU’s Project Pumpkin: Fun for Community Kids
October 14, 1996 | Community, Events
Wake Forest University students will offer a safe alternative to trick-or-treating through city streets for nearly 1,500 Forsyth County children Wednesday, Oct. 30. Project Pumpkin, a Halloween event started in 1989, will be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in front of Wait Chapel. Costumed […]
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