The EG Peters Band describes itself as the most versatile in the Triangle area, and their playlist lives up to it – jazz, dance, party tunes, rock, Motown, beach, novelty, R&B, country and the hits from every decade beginning with the fabulous ‘50s. You can appreciate their wide range Sunday when they are the headline group for Six Sundays in Spring in the amphitheater at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. Bring a picnic, lawn chairs and a blanket to spread under the trees. There will also be a variety of food and dessert trucks. Remember alcoholic beverages and gas and charcoal grills are not allowed, but there are two large charcoal grills at the park. Unleashed pets are also banned. The lineup will continue with Hank, Pattie & The Current on May 21; Walking for Pennies on May 28; and Charros de Mexico on June 4. The concerts

On Saturday May 13, 2017, the Wake Forest Garden Club will host its annual Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 414 North Main Street. This year the Garden Tour is back featuring local garden-themed artists at each lovely garden location. The events will include the Mad Hatter Tea from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Garden and Art Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  This is a two-ticket event, so pick and choose your preference for the Tea Party or Garden Tour or don’t miss out on either and attend both. The $20 traditional plated tea will be served in the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The $15 garden tour featuring 10 area gardens and artists will wend through the historic area. Free events include a plant sale and classic car show. Tickets for both events are available on-line at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ 

Lace up your walking shoes because the annual walking tour of the historic Wake Forest Cemetery is planned for Saturday, May 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free, and parents are encouraged to bring their children for a first-hand experience in town history. The special feature of the tour are the docents – family members and volunteers – who are stationed at several gravesites where they talk about the people buried there and their importance in the town when they lived. Also Frank Powell and other members of the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will be there in uniform and talking about the men and boys who went into battle during the Civil War. And sometimes they bring authentic guns, even a small cannon, but that is not a promise. There will also be women in 1860-era dresses and hats, and Scottish bagpipe players

The Wake Forest Police Department invites area residents to join them in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics of North Carolina on Saturday, May 13. The event is open to the first 100 people to register. Online registration is now available at www.wakeforestnc.gov/law-enforcement-torch-run.aspx. Registration will also be offered on the day of the race from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at Walmart, 2114 South Main Street. The registration fee is $30 and includes a 2017 SONC Torch Run T-shirt. The registration fee will be waived for all public safety personnel, but donations will be accepted. On the day of the race, participants will assemble at Walmart before being transported by shuttle to Publix, 1040 Forestville Road. The 2.3 mile run will begin at 9 a.m. at Publix and end at Walmart. For more information, to purchase a 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirt or hat or make a tax-deductible

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will sponsor a R.I.S.E. (Rise, Inspire, Succeed Empower) Women’s Empowerment Workshop on Saturday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St. Designed for young women ages 11 through 18, the free workshop will be hosted by Wake Forest Commissioner Anne Reeve and PRCR Director Ruben Wall. The theme will be “The Amazing Girl: Be Fearless, Be Fabulous & Be You.” The event is free and a continental breakfast will be provided. A limited number of seats are available. Pre-registration is required at http://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/recdeskportal/. For more information, contact Lisa Jacobs at 919-556-7063 or ljacobs@wakeforestnc.gov.  

It lies in a stand of trees at the edge of a former pasture that will soon sprout homes, apartments, businesses and stores. Many of the remaining markers are toppled or broken because of vandals and neglect through the years. Members of Friendship Chapel Missionary Baptist Church knew of the cemetery and several cleared out brush and restored monuments in recent years. The church still owns the land for the forgotten cemetery where older generations of the church are buried. But now, thanks to the efforts of the church, the Wake Forest Historical Association members and a grant from the Jandy Foundation, Jan and Andy Ammons and their daughter, a lot of the past is being uncovered. The grant paid for a ground-penetrating radar search of the cemetery in February, a search which revealed 400 marked and unmarked graves, 277 possible graves and one possible unmarked grave where it is

Suicide Blonde, an ‘80’s cover band, will play for a concert to benefit the nonprofit CHERUBS-CDH on Friday, June 9, from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street Tickets are $10 before the event, available through EventBrite, and $15 at the door. CHERUBS-CDH is based in Wake Forest and was formed in 1995 by two parents to make the public aware of the prevalence of CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, in babies – one in every 2,500 births – and support research in the treatment of the lung condition. There are 1,600 cases in the U.S. every year, and the cause is currently unknown. The diaphragm is formed in the first trimester of pregnancy and controls the lungs’ ability to inhale and exhale. CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to form or to close totally and an opening allows abdominal organs into the chest

This month’s Business After Hours will have a Give Back to the Community theme and will be hosted by Help Me Rhonda Interiors; Open Door Furniture & Accents at 1600 Heritage Commerce Court, Suite 103, on Thursday, May 18, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  Rhonda and her team are asking for raffle items, big or small, for a raffle that will be held that night to benefit Hope House on North Allen Road. See more on the chamber website. * * * * If your office needs a notary, you can send an employee to the next notary public class which will be held Friday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the chamber office. The class includes all the information you will need as a notary and there is a test at the end of the class before you are certified and get your stamp. The class

There are two programs this week which may be interesting to center members, both on Thursday, May 11, and they unfortunately somewhat overlap. At 10 a.m. Heather McLaughlin with A&A Aging Life Care will present a program asking do I need a geriatric care manager? At 10:30 a.m. RoseMarie Betuker, a retired AP government teacher, will provide information followed by discussion about the executive branch and the presidency of our federal government. Remember there are several free Wake Tech classes each semester at the Northern Wake Senior Center. Check out the list of classes at the front desk. All center members are encouraged to attend the free workshop Seniors at Risk: 21st Century Scam Threats, Prevention and Security from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 18, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. Whether you are new or an old hand at the senior center, you should check the calendar regularly

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to noon. See the market’s 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. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution and serves about 700 families in Wake Forest, Youngsville, Rolesville and their surrounding areas. Call 919-556-7144 for information about receiving food, volunteering