For decades during the mid-1900s dairies were a staple part of the Wake County landscape and the Pine State truck collecting milk was a familiar sight. Those dairy farms and the men and women who owned and worked on them will be remembered Sunday, April 29, in a program hosted by the Wake Forest Historical Association in the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. The free program will run from 3 to 5 p.m. and there will be refreshments, including ice cream from NC State’s Howlin’ Cow ice cream store.

A third phase of the downtown South White Street streetscape will improve the area from East Holding Avenue to Elm Avenue and East Owen Avenue from South White Street to Brooks Street. You can see the conceptual design plan at a meeting Tuesday, May 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 in the Renaissance Center Arts Annex at 407 Brooks Street. The meeting will be informal with an open house format; Residents may drop in any time between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. There will be no formal presentation but Wake Forest officials will be on hand to answer questions and listen to comments about the project. The opportunity to submit written comments will also be provided at the meeting or online via the “Contact Us” form on the Town’s website at www.wakeforestnc.gov/contactus.aspx. All comments received will be taken into consideration as the project develops. For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/downtown-improvements-phase-3.aspx or contact Assistant to the Town

During Wake Forest’s best spring time, after the pollen and before the blistering heat, is a wonderful time to be outdoors. Enjoy it even more every Thursday during May when the town recreation department sponsors the delightful Music at Midday concerts in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street. The free concert series gives everyone a change to eat lunch outdoors – a bagged lunch from home or something from a nearby restaurant – while enjoying different musical artists each week. Each concert runs from noon to 1 p.m. This year the musicians are Honey Magpie on May 10; the Freddy Greene Trio on May 17; DRL Band on May 24; and Big Bang Boom on May 31. Assorted dessert trucks will be onsite for each concert selling desserts and sweet treats. The free series is cosponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation &

The 2018 Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo is not about angry bulls, lariats and saddles; it is a test of the precise and safe skills power utility lineworkers must have to rescue fellow workers or repair broken lines during treacherous weather conditions. Come to the free event Saturday, April 28, and watch some true professionals. The opening ceremony is at 7:30 a.m. with competition beginning at 8. You reach the stands by turning onto South Franklin Street from Rogers Road and going to the end of the street past the Holding Village subdivision. The Town of Wake Forest is partnering with the American Public Power Association, ElectriCities of NC and the North Carolina Association of Municipal Electric Systems to host the rodeo as part of the power association’s convention in Raleigh. Hundreds of electric lineworkers from public power utilities across the United States will descend on the field with a forest

From rock and blues to salsa and jazz, there’s something for all music lovers at this year’s Six Sundays in Spring concert series. Sponsored by the Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest ARTS, the performances get underway Sunday, April 29, at 5 p.m. with The Connells. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018, Six Sundays in Spring is an annual concert series featuring free, live, outdoor entertainment. Scheduled on consecutive Sundays from April 29 through June 3, Six Sundays in Spring offers area residents an opportunity to enjoy a variety of local and regional performers and an enriching cultural experience. All concerts are scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. in the E. Carroll Joyner Park Amphitheater at 701 Harris Road. In addition to The Connells, other acts scheduled to perform are Capital Transit on May 6; The Spongetones on May 13; Caribe Vibe on May 20; Melissa Reaves on May 27;