WCPE-The Classical Station is pleased to announce that its Education Fund grant application period for non-profit music entities within the listening footprint of the station is now open. Grants are made possible by supporters of radio station WCPE who specify 10 percent of their gift to the station is to be directed to the Education Fund. The deadline to submit the application is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017. All applications and required accompanying documents should be emailed to membership@theclassicalstation.org or sent via surface mail to Ms. Patricia Crane, Membership Director, WCPE-The Classical Station, PO Box 897, Wake Forest, NC 27588 by the deadline. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. The WCPE Education Fund has awarded nearly $50,000 to 20 different nonprofit organizations since its establishment in 2010. Non-profit music education entities and music entities that expose their communities to classical music are invited to submit

The tickets for this year’s Reverse Raffle at The Sutherland on March 17 – also St. Patrick’s Day – are available now at the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce building in downtown Wake Forest. Call or come by. Tickets are $125 each and admit two to the party. Only 300 tickets will be sold, giving you an excellent chance to win the Pot o’ Gold Grand Prize — your choice of a Nissan Leaf electric car or $10,000 cash! Thank you to our Pot ‘o Gold sponsors: Chris Leith Automotive, Wake Electric Membership Corp., and Wake Forest Power. You and a guest will enjoy delicious food, complimentary beer and wine, drink draws with mystery prizes, a 50/50 raffle, a live auction, entertainment and more. Business After Hours will be held this month at the Hasentree Golf Club, 7305 Village Club Drive, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan.

You only have until Monday, Jan. 23, to sign up to enter your delicious chili in the annual Chili Cookoff on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. Looking ahead to February, there will be a Black History Celebration at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, with light refreshments. And the Mardi Gras Dance and Fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, costs $5 but it helps support programs at the senior center. A DJ will provide music, refreshments are sponsored, and mask are welcome but not required. Remember there is free tax aid thanks to AARP on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Feb. 1 to April 12. Call the front office to set up an appointment. Also, because of the AARP Tax Assistance in the fitness room, the Wednesday Zumba class will be held in the Community Center at Flaherty

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. Remember, Gazette subscriptions are free. 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 held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. See its Facebook page for vendors. *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. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Overeaters Anonymous meets on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest United Methodist Church, 905 South Main Street. Enter through the back by the office. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! Contact Jennifer at 928-225-5236. *The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church on Friendship Chapel Road with a fellowship dinner at 6 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m. *The Wake Forest Town Board will hold its annual planning