The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is selling 40 “Family Mystery Movie Night” take-home kits on RecDesk for $5 each. Each kit includes everything you need to enjoy a fun-filled Family Movie Night at home. For just $5, you can register for a kit that includes a family-friendly movie (the movies are G or PG-rated and suitable for all ages), a popcorn bucket, popcorn, and candy. Pre-registration is required at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Home. The program is titled “Family Mystery Movie Night Kit.” Pickups will be available every Thursday in June from 4-6 p.m. at Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road. For more information, contact Special Events Recreation Specialist Suja Jacob at sjacob@wakeforestnc.gov or 919-435-9558. #

A COVID Vaccination Clinic at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church (FCBC), 237 Friendship Chapel Road, on Tuesday, June 1, from 3-7 p.m. will complement the new vaccination clinic at the Northern Regional Center (NRC) and bolster efforts to bring lifesaving COVID-19 shots to the Wake Forest community. Appointments are required and available on a first come, first served basis for anyone 12 and over. To register for the June 1 clinic: Visit the NC Vaccine Finder website at https://myspot.nc.gov Scroll down to “Find a Vaccine Provider Now,” and input “Wake Forest” or “27587” Scroll down (on the left of the map) to Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, and click on “Submit Now” Scroll through the questions: Language > Eligibility > Calendar (to June) Select a time on June 1 that fits your schedule Include all required demographic information For more information about the June 1 clinic at FCBC, email James Grant at jamesjag00@gmail.com. The

This week some questions answered if you scroll down The Town of Wake Forest is launching a comprehensive public education campaign on proper recycling behaviors. Over the next year, #RecycleRightWF will introduce and emphasize a series of easy-to-understand messages aimed at simplifying the recycling process and improving the quality of materials residents place in their rollout recycling carts. “Recycling is not only the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do,” said Sustainability Coordinator Jeanette Johnson. “#RecycleRightWF represents a major step forward for recycling in our community. We know our residents want to recycle the right way. Through this campaign, we plan to help them do just that.” This week Johnson answered the questions the editor asked about the details of proper recycling. I have a blue wine bottle. Is that recyclable? Yes. As long as it is rinsed and cleaned it can go in your curbside bin. However, if it

There will be a large event on Saturday, June 5, to bag 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes.  These will be distributed to more than 30 food pantries and feeding programs ranging from Wake County to Greensboro.  This event is sponsored by the Society of St. Andrew who coordinates bagging and gleaning activities in 25+ states. The event will be in the parking lot at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 520 West Holding Street, Wake Forest.  Check-in will start at 8:30 am followed by a prayer at 8:50 am.  The bagging is expected to begin at 9:00 am and should take an hour or so. This is a great family event for the young from 5 years old and up.  As the event will be capped at 250 volunteers, please register in advance at: https://endhunger.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=46849 Please email George Shaw at g0b07shaw@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The threat of severe weather forced the cancellation of the inaugural Spring Artisan Market, but organizers have rescheduled the outdoor event for June 5, 2021, in historic downtown Wake Forest. The Spring Artisan Market, presented by The Wake Forest Guild of Artists, ARTS Wake Forest and Wake Forest Downtown Inc., will be held along South White Street on Saturday, June 5, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In the event of severe weather, the rain date is the following weekend on Saturday, June 12, same time, same place. The art event will feature more than 40 artisans who specialize in a variety of work including painting, printmaking, 2-D art, photography, candle making, ceramics, needlework, home decor, jewelry, edibles and more. Visitors can view the art in each booth and show their support by purchasing items. “Outdoor events can be difficult to plan because of unpredictable weather, but we’re happy to reschedule the Spring Artisan

The Wake Forest Area Chamber Foundation is sponsoring a new initiative which has been created specifically for area residents aged 55-plus. Connect Wake Forest is a four-week program designed to connect residents with like-minded peers while they learn about the history and growth of Wake Forest, discover ways to get involved in the town, and become more civically aware. At the end of the program, participants will be given opportunities to volunteer with existing organizations and launch new community initiatives. Connect Wake Forest is open to both residents and non-residents of Wake Forest. Applications are being accepted now. The program kicks off on Wednesday, July 14, at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The day’s topic will be the history of Wake Forest. Subsequent programs feature town government, local businesses, and community involvement. During each session, participants will be introduced to community and business leaders. Every session includes lunch and facilitated

Between now and May 31 Boy Scout Troop 500G and the Wake Forest United Methodist Church will collect sewing supplies – sewing machines, sewing machine needles, fabric, thread and sewing needles – for a mission in Belize sponsored by Rise Against Hunger and for local people who sew who are in need. You can drop off your contributions either to Scout Troop 500G or put them in the labelled bin on the back porch of the Wake Forest United Methodist Church Family Life Center. #  

In an effort to bring life-saving COVID-19 shots closer to communities, Wake County has opened a vaccination clinic in Wake Forest at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue, and people do not have to make appointments. The new site will offer free vaccines five days a week and will have evening and weekend hours. Most people are familiar with the regional center because it offers a lot of county services in a convenient location. Just walk in during clinic hours to get your shot. It’s not always easy for people to go to Raleigh to access county programs and services like mass vaccination clinics, and that’s exactly why these regional center exist – to bring those services to residents in communities where they live,” Ross Yeager, director of the Northern Regional Center, said. “Dozens of people already come here to vote, to get a copy of a birth

Several members of the Wake Forest Police Department are raising money for NC Special Olympics and the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics by participating in “Mustache May.” Throughout the month of May, participating officers and staff will encourage community members to donate to Special Olympics and the nearly 40,000 registered athletes who train and compete year-round in 20 different sports. Each participant has a fundraising goal of at least $50, and several will grow a mustache to show their support. For more information about “Mustache May,” to view participant photos, or to donate to a particular participant’s fundraising effort, visit http://bit.ly/WFPDMustacheMay or contact Cpl. J McArthur at 919-554-6150 or jmcarthur@wakeforestnc.gov. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing

Wake Forest Coffee Company hosts first live poetry since COVID By Antino Art • @RaleighisforRonin Live poetry returns to Wake Forest on Saturday, June 5 in a show billed as The Quarantined Poets Supper Club. The show will be hosted by the Wake Forest Coffee Company in collaboration with local poets. Located in historic downtown Wake Forest, the indie coffeehouse became an epicenter for spoken word poetry in the Triangle. Where Unheard Voices Howled It was the year before COVID. The cafe began hosting poetry nights every month in their second-story artist loft — a hideaway of wooden floorboards and dimmed recess lights, back-set by the easels and canvases of local painters. Soon, the cafe built a marquee name in the scene. Poets from all over the Raleigh-Durham area would converge with their favorite caffeinated drink in hand, and howl their truths into a mic in front of standing room