The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will host the 2016 Forest of Wake Storyfest on Saturday, Aug. 6. Featuring three professional storytellers, along with entertaining workshops and concerts for children and adults, the festival will bring the art of storytelling to the Wake Forest community and celebrate one of humanity’s oldest art forms. Audiences of ages 6 and older are sure to relate to the colorful, humorous, and inspirational stories shared by the lineup of storytellers, including Wake Forest’s Daniel Blaisdell, Durham’s Donna Washington, and Charlotte’s Lona Bartlett. Blaisdell is a North Carolina solo guitarist and singer who can provide appropriate music to make any event a memorable occasion. His repertoire contains a wide variety of styles including Country, Blues, Contemporary Classics, Rock, Folk, Easy Listening, and more. He is also an accomplished songwriter with several hundred original songs to his credit in a variety of styles. Master storyteller Donna Washington

Spend an evening in Wake Forest with family and friends and enjoy some foot-tapping, finger-snapping good times during two upcoming concerts at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Christiane & The Strays will perform at the first Concert in the Park on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 5-7 p.m., while the second performance will feature Dark Water Rising on Sunday, Sept. 4. Both performances are free and open to the entire community. Christiane and the Strays have a wide range of musical interests. From bluegrass to alternative rock to neo-soul, their music reflects a broad mix of influences in original songs and an array of often surprising covers resulting in an interesting and energetic take on Americana music. Josh Kearns (mandolin) draws on mandolin influences of Sam Bush, Matt Flinner, John Reischman, and Adam Steffey overlaid on a musical backdrop of ’70s rockers like Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie. Rachael Kearns

On Thursday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. seniors can learn about the MEDS Delivery Pharmacy offering home delivery of your medications, and the firm will sponsor bingo at 10:30 a.m. that day. You can meet with the senior center board of directors, the center director and staff Tuesday, Aug. 9, at noon at an event called Meet, Learn and Share. There will be light refreshments. Members of the board of directors are appointed by the Wake Forest Town Commissioners because the town owns the building, which was made possible by the efforts of many of the town’s older residents in the 1990s. The next big event at Northern Wake Senior Center is the annual yard sale on Aug. 12 and 13. You can start donating Aug. 9, but be reminded clothing and shoes cannot be accepted. Volunteers are needed all week to help receive the donations Aug. 9 through 11

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*Friday, Aug. 5, the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will show “Union Bound,” the Uptone Pictures film based on a true story. There will be a reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the 94-minute movie will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the Renaissance Centre box office. *The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 6, with its regular spring, summer and fall hours, 8 a.m. to noon. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Another movie night under the stars, Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park is planned for Saturday, July 30. The movie begins at 8:30 p.m. There will be food vendors. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and