Balla Kouyaté and World Vision

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Balla Kouyaté is a Master Balafon player, hereditary musician and Griot ('Djeli') from Mali, and an international Malian cultural ambassador. He is the recipient of multiple accolades including the NEA’s National Heritage Fellow in 2019. Balla will be joined by his band, World Vision, for a virtuosic concert of Malian traditional music and contemporary music fusions. Masks are required for attendees at Arts at Wheaton events regardless of vaccination status.

Free

Holiday Vespers Concert

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

After a year of singing virtually, the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers return to Cole Chapel to present the Holiday Vespers Concert.

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies: A Lunchtime MAP Day Reading and Conversation with Deesha Philyaw

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

African American author, columnist, and public speaker Deesha Philyaw will read from her debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, which won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize, and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in fiction. This event will also be available virtually via […]

Free

Ariana Reines: Ancient Evenings

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Part seance, part collective automatic writing, part investigation of philosophical texts, Ancient Evenings will be a collective spiritual awakening in our own Cole Memorial Chapel

Free

Student Recitals

Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United States

Gifted student performers demonstrate mastery in voice, violin, cello, piano and other instruments.

Free