Popular party band Crush will headline the one and only Friday Night on White (FNOW) of the year on Friday, Sept. 10. The free outdoor concert is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. Before Crush takes the stage, the Town will host a brief ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and honor local first responders. The observance will include the presentation of colors by the Wake Forest Fire Department Honor Guard, brief remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones, and the playing of the National Anthem. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase during the September 10 FNOW at several downtown restaurants. Plus, the following food and dessert trucks will be on site: Bo’s Kitchen, Charlie’s on Wheels, Cousins Maine Lobster, Crumbstruction, Goodberry’s Frozen Custard, Hale Yeah Kitchen, Kona Ice, Lawrence & Perry Barbeque, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Southern Fried Lumpia Co., Stavi’s Sandwiches, The

The Wake Forest Fire Department is partnering with The Freedom Flag Foundation to host a 9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. The occasion will take place at Fire Station #1, 420 Elm Avenue. Open to the public, the ceremony will include the raising of the Freedom Flag, a display of steel from the World Trade Center, and a moment of silence to remember those killed on 9/11. The Freedom Flag Foundation is a non-profit organization formed to establish the Freedom Flag as a national symbol of remembrance for September 11, 2001, and to support educational efforts of teaching future generations about the tragic events and many lives lost on that date.  It all started with a drawing on a napkin by a local Richmond, VA business owner in November 2001 and now is a national movement to educate our kids and to Never Forget. To learn more, visit www.freedomflagfoundation.org/.

The Wake Forest Optimist Club presents the first annual Kars for Kids Charity Car Show. The charity car show will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Market of Wake Forest shopping center located at Business 98 and Capitol Boulevard. This is a fun family-friendly event and admission is free to spectators. Antique, Pony, Trucks, Muscle, Rods, and Custom Cars and Trucks will be on display. Everything from mild to wild – vintage to modern. The Grand Sponsor of Kars for Kids is Ted Wilder Agency State Farm Insurance. Mr. Wilder is also an avid antique car enthusiast and collector. Gold Sponsors are Wegmans, Wake Forest Partners Group, Zapolski Real Estate Property Management Company, Johnson Hyundai, Charlie’s Kabobs, and Sam’s Express Car Wash. Silver Sponsors are Fidelity Bank, PIC Publications, Lumpy’s Ice Cream and State Farm Insurance – Wesley Wilder. Admission is

One of Wake Forest’s most treasured community traditions, Six Sundays in Spring, had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19. But this fall the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and ARTS Wake Forest plan an autumn edition of the event in the Amphitheater at E. Carroll Park, 701 Harris Road. This free, live, outdoor entertainment – rain or shine – will feature a variety of local and regional performers. The Magnificent’s Band will entertain on September 12. Other acts scheduled to perform include Orchesta K’che on September 19; Revolution Beatles Tribute Band on September 26; Tea Cup Gin on October 3; and Chatham Rabbit on October 10. To view the complete concert schedule, including a description of each band, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/meetings-events/six-sundays-spring. No food or refreshment vendors will be on site during this year’s Six Sundays in Fall concert series, so attendees are encouraged to pack

An exhibition of art by talented local artists will open Friday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. and run through Sunday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. at The Corner of Wake Forest at 102 North Avenue. The art exhibited will be for sale. #