The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will commemorate its second year of bringing extraordinary and diverse cultural and performing arts experiences to our community and raise money for its youth scholarship program during the 2015 Renaissance Centre Broadway Ball. Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14, the event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St. Themed “Dance to the Music of Motown,” the Broadway Ball will feature the Richmond-based band Affirmative Groove performing a variety of Motown favorites. In addition to Affirmative Groove’s dynamic performance, the occasion will include a three-course meal and cash bar. Advance tickets are $50 (plus tax) per person and $90 (plus tax) per couple. Dress for the event is black-tie optional. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will help fund community programs and educational scholarships for area youth. Tickets may be purchased online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/tickets-events.aspx with

Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina is pleased to offer the Fall 2015 BBB Torch Scholarships. Applications are now being accepted for this semi-annual essay scholarship program which recognizes students who personify high ethical standards as demonstrated through leadership, community service, overall personal integrity and academic history. Torch Scholarships are given to college-bound high school juniors, seniors, and college undergraduates who reside within BBB of Eastern North Carolina’s 33-county service area (Wake and Franklin counties are included in the 33). Scholarship prizes totaling $12,000 will be awarded. Fall 2015 Torch Scholarship Awards: $1,000 Confero, Inc. BBB Torch Scholarship $1,000 National Pawn BBB Torch Scholarship $1,000 Triangle Office Equipment, Inc. BBB Torch Scholarship $1,000 BBB Torch Scholarship $3,000 BBB Torch Scholarship $5,000 BBB Torch Scholarship To be eligible, students must submit a 400-500 word essay, along with an application, transcript and a letter of recommendation from a BBB Accredited Business.

The activities committee in the St. Ives subdivision off Kearney Road is once again hosting a Holiday Bazaar featuring local vendors and artisans. It will be held Saturday, Nov. 7,  from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the subdivision’s clubhouse at 505 Capellan Street. This year the committee is foregoing the usual space rental and instead asking the vendors and artisans to donate the $10 usual fee to Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry. On the day, shoppers will be asked to donate nonperishable food items. Tri-Area Ministry operates with an all-volunteer staff from a building it owns at 149 East Holding Avenue – actually built to house the all-volunteer Wake Forest Rescue Squad – and is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Mondays and Wednesdays to provide food to families and individuals in the area in need. You can mail checks to Tri-Area Ministry, P.O. Box 1394, Wake Forest, NC 27588,

If you have been a subscriber to The Wake Forest Gazette and now find you are not receiving weekly notices that the new issue is on line, the problem lies in the software for the paper’s email service, Mailchimp. If a subscriber’s inbasket is full or if there are other reasons why the email would not accept the Gazette notice, it will be listed as bumped. If that condition continues, Mailchimp will list that subscriber as unsubscribed and stop sending notices. To remedy the situation, if you want to receive the weekly notices, please re-subscribe by going to www.wakeforestgazette.com, find “Subscribe” on the first page and enter your information.  

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Renaissance Plaza in front of the Renaissance Centre. Food, music and farm- *The Wake Forest Chamber’s Business & Community Expo will be held Thursday, Oct. 29, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road. It is sponsored by CenturyLink and is free to everyone. *Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day, and Wake Forest voters will elect three members of the town board. Polls are open at all precincts from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You are not required to show your voter registration card to vote. In 2016, voters will be required to show a valid photo ID in order to vote. Go to www.wakegov.com/elections for more information. *The Wake Forest Town Board will hold its monthly work session Thursday, Nov. 5, beginning at 5:30 p.m.