Near the end of the year, the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society, the nonprofit organization that owns and operates the Wake Forest Historical Museum, honors its strongest supporters with awards presented at the annual meeting. The Distinguished Service Award is designed to recognize those valuable volunteers who, over many years, devote their personal time, energy, and resources to advance and assist the museum in its mission to preserve, share, and support the unique history and culture of Wake Forest–College, Town, and University. The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to someone who has made a difference in the span of just twelve months, either working as a docent, supporting the staff, or responding to requests for special assistance. The 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Randy Bright. Bright has assisted the museum for years with the laying of commemorative bricks. In past years he installed the

A Wake Forest nonprofit that puts the arts first in the community, is now putting the arts first in its new name. Wake Forest ARTS has changed its name and updated its logo to ARTS Wake Forest (AWF). For 28 years, the organization has supported and enhanced a strong, vibrant community through the development, promotion and coordination of arts and cultural activities, and the group believes its new name will help it gain greater awareness as an independent, all-volunteer organization. “Events presented by ARTS Wake Forest bring arts to our community and provide opportunities for established and emerging artists, while also encouraging creativity, innovation and interaction,” said Mary Petretich, ARTS Wake Forest president. “This subtle but significant name change, along with a new logo, puts the emphasis where it belongs – on the arts.” The group’s new logo, designed by AWF Board Member Bill Cokas’ branding agency Strategic Insights in Wake Forest, conveys the many different art forms supported by the nonprofit – music, drama, film, dance and the written word. The nonprofit was started in 1990 by a group of community volunteers who called

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market has moved to the town employees’ parking lot on Taylor Street behind town hall. The market will be open this Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon, its winter hours. Local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday. Remember the Wake Forest Farmers Market is unusual in that it is owned by the farmers who sell their wares there. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9