Friday Night on White, downtown Wake Forest’s popular outdoor music series, continues with Love Tribe on Friday, Aug. 11. Presented by White Street Brewing Co., Friday Night on White takes place along South White Street in downtown Wake Forest from 6-9 p.m. on the second Friday night of each month from April through September. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at several downtown restaurants during every Friday Night on White. A variety of food and dessert trucks will also be on site in the parking lot of Fidelity Bank, 231 S. White St., and along Owen Avenue. Food and dessert trucks scheduled to participate on Aug. 11 include Baton Rouge Cuisine, Bulkogi, Charlie’s Kabob Grill on Wheels, Cousins Maine Lobster, CockledoodleMoo, Dusty Donuts, Gonza, Kona Ice, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, VFW Chuckwagon, and Virgil’s Jamaica. Event organizers urge anyone planning to attend Friday Night on White to know the

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will sponsor a Youth Empowerment Workshop for young men and women ages 11 through 18 on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 North Taylor Street. The seminar will be hosted by Wake Forest Commissioner Anne Reeve and parks and rec Director Ruben Wall. Entitled “Back 2 School Success,” the workshop will feature these three facilitators and their respective topics: Mechelle Degree McKenney: “GPS – Positioning Yourself for Success” Krista Pimental: “GOAL Diggers” Vincent Sawyer: “The Power of YES” The event is free, and a continental breakfast will be provided. A limited number of seats are available, so pre-registration is required at www.wakeforestnc.recdesk.com. For more information, contact Recreation Program Superintendent Monica Lileton at 919-435-9563 or mlileton@wakeforestnc.gov.

Due to the community’s overwhelming response to the Aug. 30 “Lawn Care 101” workshop, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will offer a second session on Thursday, Aug. 31. The Aug. 30 session is now full, so organizers have scheduled a second workshop the following day to accommodate interested residents. The Aug. 31 workshop will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wake Forest Town Hall Ground Floor Meeting Room at 301 Brooks Street. The meeting room is most easily accessed via town hall’s Taylor Street entrance. Park Maintenance Superintendent Josh Glover will lead both workshops. Geared to homeowners, the “how-to” sessions will emphasize cool season turf management and fall over-seeding, while also providing useful information about plant beds. An N.C. State graduate with a degree in turfgrass science, Glover has 10 years turf management experience involving everything from parks and golf courses to professional

The Wake Forest Police Department will host a free BikeSafe Rider Skills Day on Friday, Aug. 25, beginning at 8:45 a.m. at the Wake Forest Police Department, 225 South Taylor Street. Area motorcyclists are invited to participate in the course designed to make riding a motorcycle safer and more enjoyable. BikeSafe Rider Skills Days involve background information and training related to five areas: Motorcycle Control – acceleration, braking, clutch control, and smoothness; Hazard Management – observation, planning, approach position, safety margin, reaction to signs, perception of danger and reaction to danger; Cornering – curve assessment, approach position, approach speed and safety margin; Overtaking – planning and following position; Roadcraft – mirrors and rear obstacles, use of signals and attitude. The course includes classroom discussion, along with advice and active riding skills assessment by qualified BikeSafe assessors. The course includes classroom discussion along with advice and active riding skills assessment by qualified BikeSafe assessors. On the

If you’re interested in learning more about the Wake County Transit Plan and its potential impact on the local business community, then don’t miss the upcoming session of “Wake Up Wake Forest.” The Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will present the third in the series of morning information seminars on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 a.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. Regional Transportation Alliance Executive Director Joe Milazzo will discuss the Wake County Transit Plan with a special emphasis on the initiative’s impact from a regional business community perspective. All area residents are invited to attend, including both chamber and non-chamber members. Tickets are $10 each (plus tax), including breakfast, and available for purchase online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-up-wake-forest.aspx. Wake Up Wake Forest is offered through a partnership between the Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of