The Wake Forest Dance Festival, the Triangle’s only free outdoor dance festival featuring international and national performers, will return to E. Carroll Joyner Park at 701 Harris Road on Saturday, Oct. 5. The most anticipated performances during the day-long festival will be comprised of works by visionaries in the field of dance including Paul Taylor Dance Company alumni and the dancers of Ailey II, the second company of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Robert Weiss, the founding artistic director of the Carolina Ballet, is being honored during the festival for his significant contributions to the art of dance in the state of North Carolina and beyond. His work, Meditation from Thaïs, will be performed by Carolina Ballet principal dancers Marcelo Martinez and Lara O’Brien. “The Wake Forest Dance Festival brings some of the most sought-after dancers to the Triangle, and we encourage families, performing arts

Beginning Monday, Oct. 14, the Wake Forest Loop  or WFL, a weekday, fare-free bus for residents traveling within Wake Forest and a portion of Wakefield, will expand to offer an early/late extension along North Main Street and a mid-day extension into Heritage. At 6:32 a.m., 7:32 a.m., 8:32 a.m. and 9:32 a.m., the WFL will depart Wake Forest Crossing, 12536 Capital Blvd., and make stops at the intersections of North Main Street/East Oak Avenue and North Wingate Street/West Oak Avenue before proceeding to the CVS Pharmacy stop at the intersection of North White Street/Roosevelt Avenue. The late extension will repeat the sequence hourly from 4:32 p.m. to 7:32 p.m. The mid-day extension into Heritage will be offered hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the top of each hour, the WFL will depart downtown Wake Forest and travel to a bus stop at the intersection of Heritage Branch Road/Branch

We’ve been blessed with a new donor of fresh produce.  We can use some help on Friday mornings between 9 and 11:30.  You’ll help us unload our van and sort/pack the produce for storage.  If you’re able to help, please email Sandy Matthews. Also, we need volunteers to help set up tables and chairs at the Wake Forest Presbyterian Church on Thursday, October 17.  We’ll need six people between 8:30 and approximately 10:30. Click HERE to sign up. Contact Dennis Beemer for additional info. We need volunteers to help move the silent auction baskets to Wake Forest Presbyterian Church on Thursday, October 17.  We’ll load the baskets to the TAM truck, and then unload them at the church. We’re looking for six people from 1 till approximately 3 p.m.  Click HERE to sign up. Contact Leslie DuBois for additional info. Finally, we’re looking for six people to help set up the silent auction displays and set the tables at Wake Forest

New terms for members of the town’s advisory boards begin in January after appointment in December, and you can apply now for a seat on one or up to three of the boards listed below. Applications will be accepted through Thursday, Oct. 31, for appointment to the following volunteer commissions:   Board of Adjustment Cemetery Cultural Resources Design Review Greenway Historic Preservation Human Relations Planning Public Art Recreation Senior Center Technology Urban Forestry Residents may apply for up to three advisory boards. Current advisory board members are not required to re-apply. Instead, they should notify Executive Assistant Cathi Pope at 919-435-9467. Only residents who live in Wake Forest or within its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to fill seats on the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. Candidates for the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) must reside in the Historic District, in Wake Forest, or within its ETJ. Professionals with historic preservation expertise

The Wake Forest Police Department is warning residents that law enforcement officers are being impersonated in a recently reported phone scam. Although the Wake Forest Police Department has not received any reports, Raleigh Police have reported incidents of residents receiving calls from individuals posing as Wake Forest Police officers. The subjects tell the victims to purchase and send various gift cards to avoid being arrested for outstanding warrants. The caller often claims a warrant has been issued for their arrest, or soon will be, but they can pay a fine now and avoid being arrested. In another common scenario, the scammer asks you to buy Google Play gift cards from the nearest retailer. After you buy them, the scammer asks for the code on the back of the card or an image of it. Once you provide the code, the scammer can use all the money on the gift card.