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.
- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 | 7:00 PM | ARMERDING CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS | CONCERT HALL
Good Words for Good Work: An evening with Andrew Peterson
Words have great power to shape the way we think. In this talk, Andrew will discuss three words from J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Wendell Berry that have recalibrated his heart’s compass over the years. Sponsored by the Mead Endowment for Spiritual Formation.
Tickets required. Reserve your Free Ticket - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2026 | 1:30 PM | BAKKE AUDITORIUM
How to Read like C.S. Lewis: Lessons from the Lewis Library, with Jim Beitler
A Homecoming Weekend lecture - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | HOMECOMING WEEKEND
Wade Center Homecoming Open House
Explore the Kilby Reading Room, browse the bookshop and museum, stroll through Aslan’s Garden - 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
A book talk and signing - 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
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.