The Piney Woods Boys will headline the eighth annual “Wake Forest Unplugged…Get Connected” on Sunday, Sept. 3. The free concert gets underway at 5 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. The Piney Woods Boys are Wayne and Margaret Martin, Matt Haney and Jim Collier. Together they play Southern traditional string band music that has its roots in “old-time” and bluegrass. Enjoy the sounds of fiddles, guitar, autoharp and mandolins and soak up that pure Southern traditional sound. These guys bring a lifetime of love of old time country music and the musicians that played it. The Sept. 3 concert will pay tribute to Doc Watson. The Piney Woods Boys draw from the golden age of music that inspired Doc’s playing. Included in their set is “Cold Frosty Morn,” a tune that Doc learned from the Piney Woods Boys’ own Jim Collier, who in his youth played in

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Father Daughter Dance on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fathers and daughters throughout Wake Forest are invited to celebrate their special bond during an unforgettable evening at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor Street. Featuring music, dancing, and refreshments, this event is sure to create memories that will last a lifetime. The cost is $20 per couple and $5 for each additional daughter. To register, visit http://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/recdeskportal/. For more information about the Father-Daughter Dance, contact PRCR Program Superintendent Monica Lileton at 919-435-9563 or mlileton@wakeforestnc.gov.  

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council has announced several exciting changes to this year’s Good Neighbor Day, including a new day, new location and free shuttle service. Good Neighbor Day is an annual celebration that assembles Wake Forest residents 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. For the past 11 years, the HRC has offered the popular community event on the third Sunday in September at Holding Park. This year, in an effort to encourage even greater participation by area residents, Good Neighbor Day will be on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. In addition to the new day and location will be the introduction of free shuttle service,

From now through mid-September Wake Forest Power tree trimming crews will be trimming trees and removing several crape myrtles along Stadium Drive in preparation for the Stadium Drive Complete Street Project scheduled to begin in 2018. Wake Forest Power crews will also be relocating power poles and other utilities ahead of the initiative. The work is scheduled Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is not expected to impact traffic. The removal and trimming of trees is necessary to avoid conflicts with the overhead lines once the power poles are relocated. Trees growing too close to electric lines are the single largest cause of power outages but more importantly endanger the lives of utility workers and the public. Wake Forest Power will eventually replace the crape myrtles with a species more appropriate for planting under power lines. Trees planted near power lines should be less than 25-feet tall at

The public is invited to join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the N.C. Museum of Art at 2110 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh. Hannah, age 11, of Wake Forest will represent the orange promise garden flower during the Walk’s symbolic ceremony, representing someone who supports the cause. “I walk to honor my grandfather who passed away this summer from Alzheimer’s and to raise money so we can kick this disease out forever,” she said. Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants will complete a 1.5-mile walk and learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer’s Association. Walk participants will also join in a tribute ceremony to honor those affected by the disease. The walk features “courtesy turns” for those who want to walk a shorter distance, as well as live music, vendor tables, photo booths, refreshments, face painting