November/December calendar of events
October 31, 2007
EXHIBITS
Through Dec. 9
Exhibit: “Optical Allusions” and “Honk.” Charlotte & Philip Hanes Art Gallery. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. “Optical Allusions” exhibit features installations from Caroline Cox, Ted Victoria, Richard Klein and Eung Ho Park. “Honk” exhibit features the digital photography of Aaron Fallon. Opening reception: Oct. 25, 4 p.m. -6 p.m.
Free. (336) 758-5585
Through Dec. 14
Exhibit: “Días de los Muertos (Days of the Dead).” Museum of Anthropology. 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Features a traditional Mexican ofrenda and items related to the ancient religious celebration honoring children and the dead.
Free. (336) 758-5282
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Nov. 1
Lecture: “The Science of Singing.” 3:30 p.m. Olin Hall, Room 101. A tour of the singing voice from a singing scientist’s perspective.
Free. (336) 758-5510
Nov. 2-3; 7-11
Play: “Twelve Angry Men.” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-3; 7-10 and 2 p.m. Nov. 11. MainStage Theatre. A classic American play by Reginald Rosehn that takes the audience on a journey into the jury room of a capital murder case.
$12/$5 students. (336) 758-5295
Nov. 4
Concert: Flute Fest 2007. 3 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall. A tribute to flutist Joseph Mariano featuring Wake Forest flute students, the Wake Forest Flute Choir, the Silver Wind Flute Choir of Winston-Salem, and area flute students and amateurs.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 5
Children’s After-School Program: “Let’s Celebrate.” 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Museum of Anthropology.
$15/$12 for MOA members. (336) 758-5282
Lecture: “Bringing a Starr to Wake.” 5 p.m. Wait Chapel. A lecture by Kenneth Starr, former U.S. Solicitor General and Independent Counsel for the Whitewater investigation. Sponsored by the College Republicans and the Young America’s Foundation.
Free. (803) 230-2078
Poetry Reading: Stanley Plumley. 7 p.m. Tribble Hall, DeTamble Auditorium. A reading and discussion by Stanley Plumley, author of “Old Heart,” a finalist for the 2007 National Book Awards.
Free. (336) 758-5383
Nov. 6
Tuesday Gardening Series: “Garden and Landscape Ideas from the Wake Forest University Landscape.” 12:30 p.m. Reynolda Gardens, Greenhouse Education Wing. A program by Craig Mauney, head horticulturist of the Reynolda campus of Wake Forest. www.reynoldagardens.org.
Free. (336) 758-5593
Lecture: “Songs from the Edge.” 4:30 p.m. Tribble Hall, DeTamble Auditorium. A lecture by Winston-Salem physician Annette Pashayan and Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff about their project to set Pashayan’s poems about her breast cancer experience to music.
Free. (336) 758-3758
Nov. 7
Babcock Leadership Series: “The Energy Crisis: Is It Solvable?” by Hunt Ramsbottom. 2 p.m. Worrell Professional Center, Law Auditorium, Room 1312. A lecture by Hunt Ramsbottom, chief executive officer, president and director of Rentech Inc.
Free. (336) 758-3778
Library Lecture Series: “A Massive Undertaking: The Conservation of the NC Museum of Art’s Audubon Folios.” 3 p.m. Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Room 204. Featuring Matt Johnson, senior book conservator at Etherington Conservation Services.
Free. (336) 758-4713
Book Reading: Sam Weller and Ray Bradbury. 7:30 p.m. Tribble Hall, DeTamble Auditorium. A book reading and discussion with Sam Weller, author of “The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury” and science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury (via teleconference).
Free. (336) 758-5383
Nov. 8
Lecture: “Truth and Freedom.” 4:30 p.m. Tribble Hall, Room B316. A lecture by Trenton Merricks, professor of philosophy, University of Virginia.
Free. (336) 758-5359
Secrest Artists Series: Time for Three. 7:30 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
$17/$13 senior citizens and non-Wake Forest students. (336) 758-5295
Lecture: “The Art of Conflict in New Guinea.” 7:30 p.m. Museum of Anthropology. A lecture by Paul Roscoe, University of Maine.
Free. (336) 758-5282
Nov. 9
Veteran’s Day Ceremony. 11 a.m. Perritt Plaza, located between Benson University Center and Reynolda Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5542
Nov. 13
Tuesday Gardening Series: “Container Gardening with Fall-Planted Bulbs.” 12:30 p.m. Reynolda Gardens, Greenhouse Education Wing. A demonstration and discussion on planting spring-flowering bulbs. www.reynoldagardens.org.
Free. (336) 758-5593
Concert: “Latin American Art Song.” 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall. A recital featuring Colombian soprano Patricia Caicedo and pianist Pau Casan.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 14
Music: Master Class with Patricia Caicedo. 1 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall. A master class in voice with Colombian soprano Patricia Caicedo.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Music Lecture: “Latin American Art Song” by Patricia Caicedo. 4:30 p.m. Scales Fine Arts Center, Room M208. A lecture by Columbian soprano Patricia Caicedo on the history and development of Latin American art song and its relationship to musical nationalism.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 15
Concert: “Music of Renaissance Spain” by the Collegium Musicum. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 18
Concert: University Wind Ensemble. 3 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 19
Children’s After-School Program: “Let’s Celebrate.” 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Museum of Anthropology.
$15/$12 for MOA members. (336) 758-5282
Nov. 20
Tuesday Gardening Series: “Holiday Greenery for Beginners.” 12:30 p.m. Reynolda Gardens, Greenhouse Education Wing. A discussion and demonstration on using live greenery for wreaths, swags and other decorations. www.reynoldagardens.org.
Free. (336) 758-5593
Nov. 27
Worship in Wait: Psallam Service. 11 a.m. Wait Chapel
A service that draws from the book of Psalms emphasizing three central themes: trust in God, lament and praise.
Free. (336) 758-3957
Lecture: “Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East: The Historical Role of Islamic Law.” 4 p.m. Pugh Auditorium. Featuring Timur Kuran, professor of economics and political science and the Gorter Family Chair in Islamic Studies at Duke University.
Free. (336) 758-4916
Tuesday Gardening Series: “Field Trip: Behind the Scenes Tour of Mitchell’s Greenhouse.” 5 p.m. Reynolda Gardens, Greenhouse Education Wing. A tour of Mitchell’s Greenhouse in King, N.C. www.reynoldagardens.org.
Free, but registration required. (336) 758-5593
Nov. 28
Concert: University Orchestra. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 29
Lecture: Terence Cuneo on Moral Philosophy. 4:30 p.m. Tribble Hall, Room B316.
Free. (336) 758-5359
Concert: University Jazz Ensemble. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Nov. 29-30; Dec. 1-2
Dance Concert: Fall Faculty and Guest Artist Dance Concert. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-30; Dec. 1 and 2 p.m. Dec. 2. MainStage Theatre. Featuring guest choreographers Duane Cyrus, Gyula Pandi and Tina Yarborough Liggins and Wake Forest dance faculty choreographers.
$10/ $5 for students. (336) 758-5295
DECEMBER EVENTS
Dec. 2
Holiday Event: Annual Christmas Lovefeast. 8 p.m. Wait Chapel. Service will be conducted by Edwin G. Wilson, Provost Emeritus at Wake Forest, and Wake Forest Chaplain Tim Auman.
Free. (336) 758-5121
Dec. 4
Holiday Event: Annual Lighting of the Quad. 7 p.m. Hearn Plaza. Holiday event featuring speakers, music, refreshments and holiday tree lighting.
Free. (336) 758-5185
Dec. 5
Concert: Student Chamber Music Concert. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Dec. 6
Concert: Holiday Choral Concert. 8 p.m. Brendle Recital Hall.
Free. (336) 758-5364
Press Contacts:
Pam Barrett
(336) 758-5237
Kevin Cox
(336) 758-5237
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