The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host Special Needs Movie Night on Friday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department, this free event will offer exceptional children and their families the opportunity to enjoy a film in a safe and accepting environment. To help ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone, the viewing area will include extra lighting, and the movie’s volume will be slightly lower. The event’s theme is “fun without repercussions,” so audience members will be invited to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing. There is no cost to participate, but a parent or caretaker must accompany each child. Concessions, including popcorn and soft drinks, will be available for purchase, but attendees are invited to bring their favorite snack. Due to the terms and conditions in its agreement with the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, the Renaissance Centre is

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will host a number of events over the next several months designed to raise awareness about Alzeheimer’s disease and related dementias. Each event in the Dementia Awareness Series will offer local residents the opportunity to learn about dozens of dementia-related programs, services, products and resources – all in one location. The Renaissance Centre is presenting the series in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern North Carolina and Wake Forest SING as part of an effort to establish Wake Forest as a dementia-friendly community. The Renaissance Centre will kick off the series by hosting a dinner and movie screening of the PBS documentary “Can Alzeheimer’s Be Stopped?” on Thursday, May 25, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The occasion will begin with exciting news from medical experts concerning dementia research and care, followed by dinner and the special movie screening. The program and

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

May 31 is National Senior Health & Fitness Day, and the Northern Wake Senior Center has an open invitation to the Wake Forest Community to visit that day and see the various fitness classes offered at the center. On Friday, May 19, from noon to 4 p.m. AARP will sponsor a Safe Driving Class. The cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers. Please sign up at the front desk. You can learn defensive driving techniques, proven safety strategies, new traffic laws and rules of the road. On Tuesday, May 23, beginning at 10 a.m. Hans Scheil, president of Cardinal Retirement Planning, will help you learn about the different parts of Medicare and how it pays for long-term care. He will also explain options available to combat the financial and emotional risks that come with longevity. Remember there are several free Wake Tech classes each semester at the Northern

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, May 20, 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