First Friday Flix return to the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Friday, July 6, at 7 p.m. The featured film will be “Wonder” (PG). The Renaissance Centre hosts First Friday Flix on the first Friday evening of each month. Free and open to the public, these movie screenings feature a variety of film favorites and genres, including comedies, dramas, thrillers and more, often with a seasonal or historical theme. Concessions, including popcorn and soft drinks, will be available for purchase. For more information about events and activities offered at the Renaissance Centre, sign up for Renaissance Centre updates via E-Notifier at www.wakeforestnc.gov/enotifier.aspx<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/enotifier.aspx>. The Renaissance Centre is located at 405 S. Brooks St. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org<http://www.wakeforestrencen.org> or call the Renaissance Centre Box Office at 919-435-9458.

Who built what, who lived where and what happened to that building are questions being asked by a few people in Wake Forest these days, people trying to trace the construction and ownership of the Taylor-Purefoy-Swett house on South Avenue. And a different detective entered the questioning this week. Charles Hart of Australia came to town to trace the college hotel because the hotel helped put several family members, including his mother, through Wake Forest College. It begins with a young couple. Pinkney and Minnie Middleton married in 1909 and began married life on a small farm in Rutherford County. During the next 15 years they had six children, and Charles Hart is the son of the oldest daughter, Maxine. During the Depression, Pinkney and Minnie lost all their savings they had set aside to help with their children’s education and then in 1930 they had to sell the farm.

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council is soliciting youth and adult nominations for the ninth annual Good Neighbor of the Year Award. The award recognizes Wake Forest residents who work to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods without seeking recognition for their efforts. Nominees are sought in two divisions: adult and youth between the ages of 13 and 18. In order to qualify a nominee must be a Wake Forest resident who has made a significant contribution to the community between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018. Employees of the Town of Wake Forest are not eligible. The online nomination form is available on the Town’s website atwww.wakeforestnc.gov/goodneighborday.aspx. Completed nomination forms must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Nominations forms must include the names of both the nominator and the nominee, along with a narrative of 400 words or less describing why the nominee is deserving of

Wake Forest will host The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for four days in October, Oct. 18 through 21. The exhibit in Joyner Park will be free and open to the public around the clock for those days, and will require a large number of volunteers. Volunteers are critical to the success of the event and needed at a variety of times. Volunteer duties will be general in nature and may include answering questions, helping visitors locate names on The Wall and providing parking direction and assistance. Volunteers must be able to stand and walk and be 18 or older. The exhibit will be open from 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in volunteering may sign up online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/the-wall-that-heals.aspx. A volunteer training session will be held at Joyner Park on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m.