Hurricane Florence has caused Forest Moon Theater to cancel this weekend’s three presentations of “Crimes of the Heart.” It will be presented on Friday through Saturday on Sept. 21, 22 and 23. Additional showings may be scheduled and will be announced as soon as details have been arranged. In the meantime, anyone who purchased tickets for the Sept. 14-16 shows will receive refunds. For more information, call the Renaissance Centre Box Office at 919-435-9458. The play centers of three sisters in a small Mississippi town who await news from the hospital where their grandfather lives out his final hours. Each woman has experienced hurt and failure of a different kind, yet each finds her own path to a promising new beginning. Along the way, the laughs and humor highlight the beauty in being human as the women take control of their future. This play is produced by special arrangements with

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

Town Commissioner Greg Harrington, a member of the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation that is bringing The Wall That Heals to E. Carroll Joyner Park in October, said last week the foundation needs some financial help. “There are several things we don’t have sponsors for that are expensive but needed. Let everyone know we appreciate all the donations so far.” A three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, The Wall That Heals is coming to Wake Forest for 24-hour display Thursday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be no admission charge and there will be volunteers on hand every hour the exhibit is here. Local businesses and individuals can donate via check or online via PayPal at www.wakeforestnc.gov/the-wall-that-heals.aspx. Checks should be made payable to Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and include The Wall That Heals in the memo line. Checks should be mailed to the Wake Forest Purple Heart

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