The Northern Community Food Security Team and several other Wake County organizations committed to a sustainable food future will host the Wake Forest Potato Drop on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 520 West Holding Avenue. The event will bring together hundreds of area volunteers to bag 60,000 pounds of white potatoes that will be distributed to dozens of food pantries across our region and state. Volunteers of all ages are needed to bag the potatoes and work alongside the Wake Forest Waste Minimization & Compost Team to remove the potato scraps. Local civic groups and community organizations are especially encouraged to participate. The event will also offer a great opportunity for local students to earn community service hours. Anyone planning to volunteer should bring/wear comfortable shoes and clothing and work gloves. The Potato Drop and cleanup is expected

Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, NC, will offer two free performances of “The Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King” on Saturday, Feb. 9. Geared for ages six and older, the free performances are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 North Taylor Street. Admission is free, and everyone is invited. Please note: Bright Star was originally scheduled to perform “Let It Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement,” but the program was changed to “The Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King.” The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of both triumph and tragedy. In this dramatic show, the audience comes to see that the rights won by the American Civil Rights Movement came with a heavy price. This production is part of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre’s “Arts For All” free

Forest Moon Theater will present “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” Friday-Sunday, Feb. 8 through Feb. 10 and Feb. 15 through Feb. 17, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. Showtime on Friday and Saturday is 7:30 p.m., while Sunday’s show time is 3 p.m. At the height of Hitler’s campaign to rid the world of Jews, children of the condemned arrive in Terezin, where they are assigned to a teacher, Raja, who watches over them until they are separated and sent to concentration camps. Raja survives to tell their story, a story that celebrates the human spirit and ability to uplift oneself, a story about children who bring light to the dark, hope to the abject, and love to a place surrounded by hate. This play is produced by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Advance tickets are $15 plus tax for adults and $13 plus tax

Mayor Vivian Jones will deliver her 2019 State of the Town Address on Monday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., during the 11th annual State of the Town Address and Dinner. Presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, the event will take place at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 Brooks Street. During her remarks, Mayor Jones will highlight the town’s key accomplishments in 2018 and outline the goals Wake Forest will strive tow019. All area residents are invited to attend. Tickets are $15 per person in advance and $20 on the day of the event and include a catered meal. Dress for the event is business casual. Tickets can be purchased online with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit card at www.wakeforestnc.gov/state-of-the-town.aspx<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/state-of-the-town.aspx>. Tickets may also be purchased at the Renaissance Centre Box Office with cash, check or credit card. A processing fee will be added to the

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will sponsor “Lawn Care 101” on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The class will take place in the Town Hall Ground Floor Meeting Room, 301 Brooks Street. The room is most easily accessed via Town Hall’s Taylor Street entrance. Geared to homeowners, the “how-to” session will emphasize warm season turf management and address issues related to establishing and caring for your lawn. The workshop will also address common landscaping practices used throughout Town-maintained parks. Park Maintenance Superintendent Josh Glover will lead the workshop. An N.C. State graduate with a degree in Turfgrass Science, Glover has 10 years turf management experience involving everything from parks and golf courses to professional baseball and football sports turf, including Bank of America Stadium. The cost to participate is $5 and registration is required. The nominal fee will be used to help sponsor