The Lemon Tree and other downtown Wake Forest businesses are inviting everyone to join the fifth annual Snowball Crawl through the participating shops, enjoying sips and nibbles while finding great promotions and deals. The evening begins at 6 p.m. and will end at White Street Brewing Company for craft beers and raffles. Over $300 in gift certificates from White Street merchants will be raffled. To register your team, send a note to Stacey@thelemontreewf.com or call her at 919-946-2302.

The vendors at the Wake Forest Farmers Market know that their foods – meats, vegetables, honey, and baked goods – offer a wholesome alternative because they are raised or produced within 75 miles of the market and most are either totally organic or raised without pesticides and antibiotics. Come see and taste the difference Saturday, Jan. 17, when the market will be open from 10 a.m. to noon in the Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street. There is plenty of parking. This week, if the farmers can protect them from this week’s ice and cold, there may be spinach, kale, cabbage, sugar snaps, sweet potatoes and turnips for sale along with the variety of meats – beef, chicken, pork, turkey, rabbit and goat – and baked goods. There will be honey and honey products such as lip balm, along with natural soaps and lotions. You will also find jewelry. The market

Everyone is invited to participate in the next Downtown Wake Forest Cash Mob Event. We will meet in front of Sunflower Studio & Gallery, 214 East Jones Avenue, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, where each person is committed to spending $20. Sunflower Studio has been the cornerstone of artwork and art lessons in the community for 15 years. The charming 1930’s bungalow has every nook and cranny adorned with the work of a wide variety of local artisans and seven resident artists. They also do Paint Parties (paint step by step acrylic on canvas)! Afterwards we will continue the party down the street at recently opened Ollie’s, 213 South White Street. Ollie’s serves Well Bean Coffee and fresh pastries and breads, with nook seating in the two display storefront windows, a large seating area in the middle and a gift shop in the back. Please join us in welcoming this new business. Experience how Cash Mob can be a great way to support and connect to your

The Koinonia Foundation will mark 25 years of meeting basic human needs in the greater Wake Forest area with its Koinonia Cares Charity Auction held at The Forks Cafeteria on February 7 starting at 5:30 pm. This year’s theme, “Caring for the Hearts of Our Community for 25 years,” reflects both the foundation’s milestone anniversary and the auction’s proximity to Valentine’s Day, a holiday about love and caring, according to Bob Hill, president of Koinonia. “The Koinonia Foundation reflects the caring nature and spirit of our community, and our February auction has become a wonderful Valentine’s tradition in the greater Wake Forest area,” said Hill. “The support of businesses, organizations and individuals enable Koinonia to provide assistance for our neighbors in need who have nowhere else to turn.” Established back in 1990, the Koinonia Foundation has evolved into a non-denominational organization that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Foundation has given nearly

You can make a difference in your community and your life by serving on one of the Town of Wake Forest’s advisory boards where there are currently vacancies on four boards. If you live in town or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) you can apply for one of the two openings on the Urban Forestry Board, the vacancy on the Board of Adjustment and the one empty seat on the Cemetery Advisory Board. Only town residents are eligible to apply and serve on the Senior Center Advisory Board. The senior center board meets four times a year; the other boards meet monthly. Completed applications will be accepted until 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19, and may be mailed or delivered to Town Clerk Deeda Harris, Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587 or faxed to 919-435-9419. UFB applicants will have the opportunity to appear before the