Wade Center Events
The Wade Center plans to record all events and upload them to our YouTube channel unless otherwise noted and barring any technical difficulties.
- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026 | 7:00 PM | BAKKE AUDITORIUM
IN WHICH Winnie-the-Pooh Visits the Wade Center: An Evening with Joe Sutphin and Kevan Chandler
Sutphin and Chandler share the story of how they set out to write a graphic novel adaptation of Winnie-the-Pooh. Join us after the talk for a book signing.
WATCH THE WINNIE-THE-POOH EVENT LIVESTREAM - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2026 | FAMILY WEEKEND
The Boy Behind the Wardrobe with Suzanne Poulter Harris
A book talk and signing
11:00 AM | Bakke Auditorium
WATCH THE BOY BEHIND THE WARDROBE LIVESTREAM
Wade Center Family Weekend Open House
Experience the Kilby Reading Room, browse the bookshop and museum, explore Aslan’s Garden
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Wade Center - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM | BAKKE AUDITORIUM
A Lecture on The Magician’s Nephew, with Jerry Root
A book talk - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2026 | 7:00 PM | BAKKE AUDITORIUM
Christmas at the Wade, with Sylvie Vanhoozer
A book talk and signing
Endowed Programming
Stanley W. and Jeannette A. Bakke Endowment for Intellectual and Imaginative Engagement
This endowment offers occasional lectures as well as artistic presentations of all types including periodically commissioning new works.
Ken and Jean Hansen Lectureship
A series of lectures on the Wade authors presented annually by Wheaton College faculty.
Fuller Endowment for Imagination & the Arts
A regular series of talks, performances, exhibitions, and new commissions celebrating imagination and the arts.
Stephen and Marjorie Mead Endowment for Spiritual Formation
Occasional lectures on spiritual formation subjects by speakers who draw upon the writings of the Wade authors in this area.
Explore Media Recordings
View & listen to recordings from our previous programming, and other Wade author-related content, on our Media Page and YouTube channel.