The annual Wake Forest Cemetery Walking Tour, which will be held this year on Saturday, May 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., offers unique insight into the lives of Wake Forest residents from past generations. Docents will be stationed at various family plots throughout the cemetery to share interesting stories about specific gravesites, as well as small artifacts and photographs of loved ones bearing their ancestral names. Representatives of the Wake Forest Junior ROTC, under the direction of Colonel Dimitri Belmont, will appear as color guard in the opening ceremony. The JROTC will also provide parking and other assistance. Parents are encouraged to bring their children. This year there will be a special children’s hand-out highlighting interesting artifacts on the grounds. Designed for interaction between a child and their parents or accompanying adult, the photos and sites will help educate them about the historical significance of the cemetery as they locate significant places

Once again the Mad Hatter’s Tea & Garden Party will return to North Main Street and the Wake Forest Historical Museum with its traditional afternoon tea, garden and historic tours, a classic car show and sales of locally grown plants. The date is Saturday, May 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You will only need tickets for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, three separate seatings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., where you will be delighted by the fine silver, English tea, finger sandwiches and sweets. The $20 tickets are available on line at www.wfgardenclub.org or Facebook at Wake Forest Garden Club. You can also purchase tickets at The Cotton Company, Ollie’s Café and Page 158 Books. On the day of the party, you can also buy tickets at the Wake Forest Garden Club tent for $25 as long as they are available. All the other events and activities

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 &

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 continue this Sunday, May 6, with Capital Transit. 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. Other acts scheduled to perform are The Spongetones on May 13; Caribe Vibe on May 20; Melissa Reaves on May 27; and the John Brown Quartet on June 3, which is co-sponsored by PineCone,

A young Wake Forest woman was one of the nine winners of the 2018 BBB Torch Scholarships which were awarded at a ceremony at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary on April 19. The scholarships recognize students who personify high ethics as demonstrated through leadership, community service, overall personal integrity and academic history. The winners, their scholarships and the schools they plan to attend or are attending are: $5,000 – Student of Ethics BBB Torch Scholarship Jack O’Connor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC $3,000 – ALCO Custom Cabinets BBB Torch Scholarship Hannah Moyles, Wake Tech Community College, Wake Forest, NC $3,000 – National Pawn BBB Torch Scholarship Julian Lobo, Green Hope High School, Cary, NC $2,000 – Club Z! In Home Tutoring BBB Torch Scholarship Kate Miller, J.H. Rose High School, Greenville, NC $2,000 – Jan Pro Cleaning Systems of Raleigh BBB Torch Scholarship Maria Harb, Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, Raleigh, NC

What does one do when Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby fall on the same day? Celebrate big during the Wakefield Rotary Cinco de Derby reverse raffle party. On Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 4 to 8 p.m., Wakefield Rotary Club will host a Cinco de Mayo fiesta and Kentucky Derby festival during a single event that will culminate in someone winning $2018. The event will be held at Heritage View Clubhouse, 1037 Marshall Farm Street, in Wake Forest. Proceeds will go toward the club’s new vocational education scholarship for local graduating seniors pursuing a trade. same day,” said Wakefield Rotary President Steve Arrington. “We’re bringing people together for a fun time and at the same time raising money for our club’s new local Vocational Education Scholarship Only 100 Cinco de Derby tickets will be sold. Cost is $100 and admits two people to the event with heavy appetizers and one reverse

The Wake Forest Police Department is inviting area residents to participate in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics of North Carolina on Saturday, May 12. Online registration is available at www.wakeforestnc.gov/law-enforcement-torch-run.aspx. The registration fee is $30 and includes a 2018 SONC Torch Run T-shirt. On the day of the race, registration and check-in will take place from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at Publix, 1040 Forestville Road. After registering, participants will be transported by shuttle to Walmart, 2114 South Main Street. The 2.3-mile run will begin at 9 a.m. at Walmart and end at Publix. For more information, to purchase a 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirt or hat or make a tax-deductible donation, contact Officer J. McArthur at 919-554-6150 or jmcarthur@wakeforestnc.gov.  

The Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra will present a free spring concert at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 26, in the Wake Forest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall at 113 South Avenue. The community is invited, and free tickets are available at www.wfcyo.org.  

On Thursday, May 10, the 2018 Field of Dreams will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Factory Ballpark, featuring exceptional students, big smiles and America’s favorite pastime and the tenth anniversary of Field of Dreams in Wake Forest. Jennifer Smart, a member of the special committee helping organize the anniversary, wrote a letter asking for more town participation and explaining how it came to be. “This year is the 10th anniversary of Field of Dreams in Wake Forest, a unique program that makes a real difference in the lives of special needs students. Created by instructors at Wake Forest High School who realized the fun and excitement of team sports should benefit every student, this heartwarming effort is sparking interest and imitators across the U.S. “Field of Dreams is the brainchild of WFHS Special Education teacher Gail Tucker and the Wake Forest Army JROTC, led by