This Thursday, grab a lunch from home or a local restaurant and go to Centennial Plaza in front of town hall for Music at Midday from noon to 1 p.m. The music will be provided by Freddy Green and there will be dessert food trucks, including Kona Ice, parked nearby. The weather should be great too. The free music series is sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and Wake Forest ARTS and will continue every Thursday through Sept. 29. The concert lineup includes Mister Felix on Sept. 15; Hope Marasco and Blake Anderson on Sept. 22; and Lee Holt on Sept. 29. For more information, including the complete dessert truck schedule, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov and search “Music at Midday” or contact PRCR Event Coordinator Lisa Jacobs at 919-556-7063 or ljacobs@wakeforestnc.gov.  

The Town of Wake Forest is attempting to gauge residents’ support for a community swimming pool. From now through Friday, Sept. 16, Wake Forest residents are urged to visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/swimming-pool-community-interest-survey.aspx or www.surveymonkey.com/r/wfpoolsurvey and share their opinions on Holding Park Pool, their level of interest in a community swimming pool, and other pool-related issues. The four-question survey takes about three minutes to complete. “We want to make an informed decision about how best to move forward, so we want to hear from our residents” said Mayor Vivian Jones. “Now’s the perfect time for anyone with an interest in our community to share their thoughts and opinions.” The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners will review and discuss the survey results during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Faith and Bob Pitino, backed by Polar Ice House, N.C. State, the Carolina Hurricanes and a long list of Wake Forest businesses, are hosting a free skate and fund-raising party for the Make-a-Wish Foundation on Friday, Sept. 9, from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. There will be a raffle and a silent auction where the top prize, courtesy of Polar Ice House, is an ice-skating birthday package. The ice house, Bob Pitino said, “. . . also donated a percentage of admissions that evening.” He explained how the couple became involved with Make-a-Wish. “I became involved with Make a Wish last January when I signed up for the Trailblaze Challenge, a 24.8-mile hike from Hanging Rock to Pilot Mountain. After the hike last May, my wife and I became Wish Granters, becoming more involved in the mission of Make a Wish (to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to

The gymnasium in the Flaherty Park Community Center will be closed through September while crews paint the walls and resurface the floor. Classes will meet as usual in the classrooms which have just been repainted. The center will resume all its normal operations on Saturday, Oct. 1. For all the normal hours, go to www.wakeforestnc.gov and search Flaherty Park Community Center. FlF

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council will sponsor the 11th annual Good Neighbor Day on Sunday, Sept. 18. This free, family-friendly event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Holding Park at the corner of South Main Street and West Owen Avenue Good Neighbor Day assembles people from all walks of life for a day of food, fun, and family entertainment. By bringing together a mix of cultures, music, ages, and ethnicities, the event celebrates diversity and promotes goodwill among all of Wake Forest’s citizens.