Ultimate Symphonius 2000 opens at 11 a.m. March 13 and will be open through March 15 . Events on March 16 will include an Irish poetry reading and performances by Celtic harpist Krista Duran, the Wake Forest Flute Choir, and the Selkie Celtic Music Band. The weeklong celebration will conclude on March 18 with a Community Day at Reynolda House.
All events are free and open to the public.
The Wake Forest University Press, the premiere publisher of Irish poetry in North America, is sponsoring the celebration. For a complete schedule of events or other information, call the News Service. Wake Forest alumni and students are preparing for a three-day visit to the town of Wake Forest, carrying into the 21st century a tradition of making pilgrimages to the historic campus where the university was founded in 1834 and remained until 1956. The celebration of the university's heritage will be held March 31-April 2 . Most of those attending the event will be alumni who completed their studies on the university's original campus, which is now occupied by a Baptist seminary unaffiliated with the university.