The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will offer a free adult yoga class Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 North White Street. Geared for participants ages 16 and older, the introductory class will emphasize the healing benefits of yoga with slower movements and connection to the breath. The practice is considered especially beneficial for anyone recovering from injury or illness. Participants will explore a moderately easy flow, gentle stretches and end with an extended guided meditation. All levels are welcome. No registration is required, but anyone planning to participate is encouraged to bring a yoga mat and two towels (one hand towel and one bath towel) and wear comfortable clothing. The PRCR Department will offer a four-week adult yoga class beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The cost for the four-week session is $32 for Wake Forest residents

Area residents will honor Willie Arrington at the 36th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall. Arrington served his nation in the U.S. Army, and members of his 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. Army service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Arrington served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout September. Photographs and other remembrances 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 veterans’ organizations to honor the sacrifices of deceased Wake Forest veterans and their families, memorial flag-raising ceremonies

For the third consecutive year, families, dance enthusiasts and the public will celebrate dance and music during the Wake Forest Dance Festival. This year’s event will take place Saturday, Oct. 5, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Free and open to the public, the 2019 festival will bring a day of dance to the Triangle in a spectacular outdoor setting. The Wake Forest Dance Festival 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.

The second annual Wake Forest Film Festival, A Light in the Forest, will be held Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, 2020. The event will spotlight passionate, creative and thought-provoking movies by some of today’s most promising and accomplished local, national and international filmmakers. The two-day film showcase will engage audiences with films of all lengths and genres, including short and feature, documentary, horror, animation, narrative and student (high school and college). 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 currently accepting film submissions via FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/WakeForestFilmFestival. The website includes film screening fees and submission requirements, including stipulations that all submitted films should have a plot that “reveals” or “sheds light” on a topic or issue and foreign films must include subtitles. Tickets for the

The Wake Forest Farmers Market will host its Fall Crafts & Kid’s Market on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to noon at 235 S. Taylor Street in downtown Wake Forest. For the first time, the Kid’s Market, featuring entrepreneurs ages 17 and younger who sell their handmade items, is combined with the Fall Craft Market. A limited number of booth spaces are available for crafters and kids. Online applications are due on Saturday, Aug. 24. Cost is $45, a $10 non-refundable application fee and $35 booth setup fee if application is accepted. Kid’s Market vendors pay the $10 non-refundable application fee and $15 booth setup fee. “Our Fall Crafts & Kid’s Market gives visitors an opportunity to shop with more than just the typical vendors at our community’s Farmers Market. We open it up to artisans selling homemade crafts and young entrepreneurs whose products we want to showcase,” said

Town officials are reminding area residents that they can use a free local circulator service, the Wake Forest Loop, to access local grocery stores, shopping and other services and ride a weekday rush-hour express, the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express, to reach Triangle Town Center and downtown Raleigh. The result of a 2008 partnership between the Town of Wake Forest, GoTriangle, GoRaleigh and the City of Raleigh, both the local circulator and express routes are operated using GoRaleigh vehicles. The Wake Forest Loop is a fare free, local circulator for residents wanting to travel within Wake Forest and a portion of the Wakefield community. The loop also serves the Park and Ride Lot at South White Street and Elm Avenue for those riders wanting to connect with the Wake Forest-Raleigh Express during peak hours and with Triangle Town Center in midday. The Wake Forest-Raleigh Express serves a Park and Ride Lot (located