Last fall festival-goers judged the first Wake Forest Dance Festival the most outstanding event of the year. And it will be back in town on Saturday, Sept. 29, in E. Carroll Joyner Park with a day-long event featuring international, national, regional and local dancers. With a format similar to last year’s inaugural event, the 2018 festival brings a day of dance to the Triangle in an outdoor, wooded setting. WFDF showcases a diversity of dance genres, including classical ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and world dance, by international, national and regional professional dancers as well as local rising advanced dance performers. WFDF will begin with an educational technical rehearsal in the morning and conclude with a staged performance lasting through the early evening. During the day, mini dance performances showcasing various dance styles will take place in select areas of Joyner Park culminating with a staged performance. Presented by ARTS Wake

The Wake Forest Film Festival – A Light in the Forest – will be at the Renaissance Centre March 28 through 30, 2019, and tickets will go on sale Nov. 1. But to have a film festival, you must have films which is why Cathy Gouge, the Renaissance Centre manager, is calling for passionate, creative and thought-provoking movies by promising and accomplished local, national and international filmmakers. Get started by going to www.wakeforestrencen.org/event/wake-forest-film-festival or call Gouge at 919-435-9567, cgouge@wakeforestnc.gov. A three-day film showcase, the Wake Forest Film Festival will engage audiences with films of all lengths and genres, including short and feature, documentary, horror, animation, narrative and student. Intended for both the general public and film professionals, the film festival is an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their films in a unique location to a discerning audience. The Renaissance Centre is now accepting film submissions. The fee to submit a feature

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host a special screening of “Etchings in Stone,” on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and the Town of Wake Forest, “Etchings in Stone” is a filmed play featuring Vietnam veterans and their families about the feelings and emotions evoked by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial or “The Wall” in Washington, DC. Written by Wake Forest native and Vietnam veteran Ron Harris, “Etchings in Stone” places the audience inside “The Wall” thereby offering them the unique ability to experience firsthand its impact on visitors. Not only can the audience hear what visitors to The Wall “say,” they can also “hear” their unspoken thoughts. According to Harris, “Etchings in Stone” is another step towards reassuring Vietnam veterans that they are not alone in their transition back to civilian life. The filmed play endeavors to accomplish this by addressing

The Town of Wake Forest will conclude its 2018 Friday Night on White concert series on Friday, Sept. 14, with the popular party band, Crush. 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 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 Sept. 14 include American Meltdown, Baton Rouge Cuisine, Charlie’s, Cousins Maine Lobster, Kona Ice, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Stuft, Sweet Traditions, VFW Chuckwagon, Virgil’s Jamaica, and The Wandering Moose. Event organizers urge anyone planning to attend Friday Night on

Applications are now being accepted for participation in the 2018 Wake Forest Christmas Parade. Applications are available online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-christmas-parade.aspx<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-christmas-parade.aspx> and at the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 Brooks Street. Interested participants may submit their application online or by mail to Wake Forest Christmas Parade, c/o Wake Forest Downtown, Inc., 301 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC 27587. Entries postmarked by Monday, Oct. 29, will be considered for inclusion based on the number of entries needed for each category. Accepted entrants will be notified via email no later than Monday, Nov. 5. Payment for entry is due at the time of application. Parade packets for accepted participants will be mailed Monday, Nov. 19. The packet will include vehicle passes, parking information, and other pertinent event details. Sponsored by PowerSecure and presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc., this year’s Wake Forest Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m.