As a part of Wingate University’s Fine Arts of Being Southern Symposium mothers and daughters can enjoy a southern-style tea on Sunday, April 1 from 1 p.m.  to 3 p.m. in the LaVerne Banquet Hall. The cost is $2 per mother/daughter pair.
An assortment of tea and light snacks will accompany a review of the history […]

As part of Wingate University’s Fine Arts of Being Southern Symposium, author and motivational speaker Debbie Morris will visit the campus Saturday, March 31 at 3 p.m. for a free lecture about her personal journey told in her book “Forgiving the Dead Man Walking.” The event will take place in the George A. Batte Jr. […]

Local artisans and craft vendors will gather in the academic quad at Wingate University on Sat. March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to sell their items. Admission is free.
Following the Craft Show, sculptor Tom Clark will discuss his famous creations at 1 p.m. in the Recital Hall on campus. After […]

Mary Erickson of Marshville, N.C., will display her oil paintings at Wingate University March 13- April 5 from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. each weekday in the C. Douglas Helms Gallery.
Erickson discusses our connection to the natural world through her oil paintings. This first time solo exhibition encompasses her travels through Argentina and Ireland, in […]

The Wingate University Theatre will present Ron Osborne’s comedy, First Baptist of Ivy Gap March 22-24 and March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center.
The play explores the lives of six women during the World War II era and their dreams, desires and disappointments. The play then fast […]

Wingate University’s Friends of the Library will host a luncheon with Nan Graham, author of “In a Magnolia Minute” Thurs. March 29 at 11:30 a.m. in the La Verne Banquet Hall on campus. Tickets are $30, and this event is open to the public.
Graham, who is also the commentator for WHQR Public Radio in Wilmington, […]

Josh Gracin will kick off the Wingate University Fine Arts of Being Southern Symposium with a concert on March 28 at 8 p.m. in Cuddy Arena on the university’s campus. Tickets are $20.
Most easily recognized as a finalist, placing fourth, on “American Idol” in its second season, Gracin used that experience to jump start a […]

Wingate University will host a symposium March 28 – April 2 that focuses on the many fine artists, authors, musicians and actors who live in the South. The event will kick off March 28 with a concert featuring country artist Josh Gracin, “American Idol” finalist from 2003.           
The symposium will also feature authors Nan Graham and […]

The Chris Thompson Cultural Ensemble will perform an African Show entitled “Journey of the Drum” on Thursday February 8 at 7:30 pm in McGee Theater in the Batte Center. For questions call 704-233-8107.
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Pianists Allison Gagnon and Eric Larsen perform a free concert Feb. 1 at the George A. Batte Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.
Canadian pianist Allison Gagnon and American pianist Eric Larsen are internationally-acclaimed artists and members of the faculty at North Carolina School of the Arts.
The program will feature works by Bach, Mozart, Infante, Arensky, […]