Saturday, May 4, the 39th annual Meet in the Street festival returns to historic downtown Wake Forest with over 200 arts and crafts vendors, more than 20 food vendors and food trucks, live music and other entertainment. Well over 30,000 people are expected for the event that runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on South White Street, South Taylor Street and South Brooks Street. Visitors can take advantage of the free shuttle service, thanks to Sam’s Club and the Banks Kerr Family YMCA. Visitors can hop on one of two YMCA buses at the Wake Forest Sam’s Club, 11460 Royall Cotton Road, for the short trip to downtown. The shuttle will run continuously from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the last shuttle leaves downtown. Musicians will perform on the main stage in the Wake Forest Chamber’s parking lot, and they include The Tyson Brothers, The Will McBride Group,

Country, blues, salsa, jazz. A wide variety of music will be offered in the 2019 Six Sundays in Spring concert series in the amphitheater at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. The outdoor concerts last from 5 to 7 p.m. every Sunday afternoon beginning on April 28 and ending on June 2. In addition to Buckshot Betty, other acts scheduled to perform during this year’s concert series include Southern Culture on The Skids on May 5; The Magnificent’s Band on May 12; Orquesta GarDel on May 19; Tyson Brothers Band and Mister Felix on May 26; and the Marcus Anderson Band on June 2. A new amphitheater cover, now under construction, should be completed in time for the April 28 concert. Designed to blend in with current Joyner Park structures and the natural habitat, the shelter will provide full stage coverage offering performers both shade from the sun and

Weather permitting, Sleeping Booty will headline the first Friday Night on White concert of the year on Friday, May 10. The April 12 concert, which was scheduled to kick off the 2019 season, was canceled because of inclement weather. The free outdoor performance will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at several downtown restaurants. Plus, the following food and dessert trucks will be on site in the Depot Parking Lot: 454 Grill, Bam Pow Chow, Bulkogi, Charlie’s Kabob Grill, Cousins Maine Lobster, Dusty Donuts, Kona Ice, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Moonrunners, The 13th Taco, The VFW Chuckwagon and Virgil’s Jamaica. Event organizers urge anyone planning to attend Friday Night on White to know the following: *  No outside alcohol or coolers are permitted during Friday Night on White, but beer, wine, soft drinks

For four Thursdays in May, area residents can take their lunches to Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall and enjoy great music from noon to 1 p.m. It’s the spring season music series, Music at Midday. The series will run from May 9 – after the pine pollen season – until May 30 – after which it is often too hot and steamy to enjoy an outdoor lunch. The musicians this year are Big Bang Boom on May 9, Into the Fog on May 16, Kristi Dixon on May 23 and the Freddy Greene Trio on May 30. Lumpy’s Ice Cream will be on site selling desserts and sweet treats during each concert. The music series is sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and ARTS Wake Forest

Henry Bryant Keith, who served our nation in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, will be honored at the 32nd Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, May 6, at 11 a.m. Area residents are invited to the ceremony in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street. Members of Keith’s family will participate in the ceremony, which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising. After raising the American flag, the Wake Forest Fire Department Honor Guard will raise the U.S. Marine Corps service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Keith served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout May. Photographs and other remembrances of Keith will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby through the end of the month. Presented by several local