Dozens of dedicated volunteers are needed to help make this Meet in the Street the best ever, Corey Hutcherson with the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce said this week. He is asking that anyone who can help on Saturday, May 3, for a two-hour shift send a response to Sherry Forbes at wfmeetinthestreet@gmail.com to sign up. A volunteer meeting will be held Wednesday, April 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Factory YMCA. Meet in the Street is a daylong fun-filled event that expected to draw at least 15,000 people on Saturday, May 3, to shop, enjoy the music, the food and the entertainment. It is larger this year, stretching along three downtown streets, and that means more people are needed to man different posts and keep the fun going all day long. On May 3, visitors and town residents will find food trucks, the Carolina Hurricanes Storm Squad

The White Street Brewing Company won a gold award in the 2014 World Beer Cup in Denver, Colorado, on April 11, just two years after the brewery opened in downtown Wake Forest. The World Beer Cup is a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers in 94 beer style categories. White Street won its gold for its Kolsch Ale, a crisp and refreshing ale with hints of pear and melon. The brewers are Ian VanGundy, Barrett Williams and Michael Stanley, and Dino and Pam Radosta are the brewery owners. White Street Brewing is a 3,000-barrel microbrewery that specializes in handcrafted small-batch ales and lagers. Learn about its hours, operations and other ales and lagers at www.whitestreetbrewing.com. “To win an international competition in a non-American style category is really something special. With a beer like our Kolsch-Style Ale, there

Wake Forest people began burying their loved ones in Wake Forest Cemetery before there was a town by that name, and it is still the chosen final resting place for many. Along with its history – the college presidents and professors buried there as well as town notables – the cemetery is a delight because of its specimen trees, its landscaping and its air of quiet reverence. You can experience it Saturday, May 10, when the town’s Cemetery Advisory Board hosts the annual cemetery tour from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The rain date is May 17. Once again family members and volunteers will be at many of the graves to talk about those buried there and sometimes exhibit photographs or other memorabilia. Frank Powell and other members of the Sons of Confederate https://medimagery.com/buyklonopin/ Veterans will be on hand to talk about the local soldiers who served in the War

On Saturday, May 10, the Wake Forest Garden Club will host its annual Mad Hatters’ Garden Party at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. The event will include the Mad Hatters’ Tea and Garden Seminars from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; an Art and Garden Market and a Classic Car Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and the drawing of winning tickets for the Mad Hatters’ Raffle at 4 p.m. You’re invited to join us for a plated “afternoon” tea and two garden seminars at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. Wear your own “Mad Hat” and receive a free raffle ticket. The seminars will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Karen Diebolt will demonstrate how to make exquisite gifts using colored foam and flowers and Trisha Bell, a local gardening expert, will talk about gardening in small spaces. Tickets for the tea and seminars

Create a living screen for your yard Do you want to block out an offending view, shield your yard from neighbors or the public or just create a backdrop for your flowering garden? Consider using an evergreen screen using Emerald Green arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’), which is a naturally columnar shaped evergreen. It has dense bright green fan-like foliage that takes on a bronze hue in winter. It will reach 10 feet tall and only 3 feet wide in a few years, though it will get larger with time. It is a great choice where space is at a premium. Arborvitaes love the sun and moist well drained soil. They are moderate growers but can be hurried along with adequate moisture and fertilization. This also minimizes spring and fall interior shedding. They have relatively few pests but bag worms can be a problem. Keep a sharp eye out for