The Wake Forest Youth Ballet is thrilled to present the highly-anticipated return of The Nutcracker Suite, featuring select numbers from the beloved holiday classic The Nutcracker, scored by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and performed by the leading youth ballet dancers in the Triangle area. The Wake Forest Youth Ballet (WFYB) is a non-profit professional performance platform for dance students in the preparatory ballet program at Destiny Dance Institute in Wake Forest and provides dancers with a vehicle to perform both classical and contemporary ballet productions. Led by DDI Founder Patty Ogden and Artistic Director Terry Lehman, DDI’s high caliber ballet program for young dancers is recognized as one of the top ballet instructional programs in the Triangle area, and through a commitment to hard work, quality training, and excellence in production, offers a rigorous pre-professional instructional track to develop the technique and skill of its dancers. WFYB and DDI are widely

 Embrace the holiday season and experience the charm of historic Wake Forest during the “It’s a Wonderful Wake Forest Historic Holiday Festival” on Saturday, Dec. 4. Free and open to the public, the event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wake Forest Historical Museum, 414 N. Main St. The Historic Holiday Festival will feature the Calvin Jones House decorated for the holidays and open for tours, along with the museum and exhibit hall. As a special treat, the favorite holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” will be screened at 10 a.m. and noon in the museum auditorium. Please Note: In accordance with Wake Forest University’s COVID policy, masks are required inside the Wake Forest Historical Museum and Calvin Jones House. Parking will be available along North Main Street and side streets in the vicinity of the Historical Museum. Historic District Walking Tours have been scheduled as

A phone call from Santa Claus is on every child’s wish list. The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is making those wishes come true by offering “Calls from Santa” to kids ages 3 to 9 on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m.   Registration forms will be available online Saturday, Nov. 27, at http://bit.ly/WFCallsfromSanta and at the Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road, and Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Completed forms must be submitted online or received at the Joyner Park Community Center or Town Hall by 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1. Telephone registrations will not be accepted. There is no cost to participate, but all calls must be local. For more information, call 919-435-9560 or email Recreation Program Superintendent Monica Lileton at mlileton@wakeforestnc.gov. #  

ARTS Wake Forest will present its Fifth Annual Holiday Artisans Market on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.  Free and open to the public, the Holiday Artisans Market will be offered in conjunction with the Downtown Wake Forest Holiday Open House. Featuring more than 60 vendors, the Holiday Artisans Market is a unique shopping experience featuring a variety of arts and crafts in a wide range of prices. Conceived as a showcase for local craftspeople and artisans, the market is centered around handmade items from potters, fine artists, photographers, woodworkers, fiber artists, furniture makers, jewelry artists and more. For complete details, visit https://artswakeforest.org. For a complete listing of Wake Forest’s holiday events, visit http://bit.ly/WFChristmasEvents. #

The 2021 Wake Forest Cares Holiday Donation Drive is underway. As part of this year’s effort, area residents and businesses are invited to contribute online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-forest-cares to one or more of the following Town-sponsored initiatives:   Helping Others by Providing Electricity (HOPE) Northern Community Food Security Team Shop with a Cop Wake Forest Firefighters Foundation Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Scholarship Program These programs are addressing specific needs in our community, including hunger, home lighting and heating, youth health and fitness, and providing joy and hope during the holiday season and beyond. The Wake Forest Cares Holiday Donation Drive is an opportunity to demonstrate our support for these important efforts. In addition to online donations, checks are accepted and should be made payable to Town of Wake Forest (include “Wake Forest Cares” in the memo line), then mailed to Town of Wake Forest, 301 S. Brooks St., Wake Forest, NC