The Wake Forest Fire Department will host its annual “Drive By Fish Fry” on Friday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. – or until all the fish plates are sold. The drive-thru event will be offered along Elm Avenue in front of Fire Station #1at 420 Elm Avenue. A map of the drive-thru system will be provided in the coming days. Fish plates will include generous portions of fried flounder, boiled potatoes, coleslaw, and hush puppies. No beverages will be provided. Plates are $11 each when purchased with a credit or debit card. Only available while supplies last, fish plates may be purchased on the day of the event with cash for $10 each. Online orders will be accepted through Wednesday, April 13, at https://bit.ly/WFFDFishFry. Please note: Due to a limited number of meals, ordering ahead is strongly encouraged. Fish fry proceeds will benefit the Wake Forest Firefighters Foundation. Formed in

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will present Joshua Lozoff’s “Life is Magic” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1 – and no foolin’ – admission is free. From his full stage show to his closeup “Strolling Magic,” Joshua Lozoff’s performances combine his love for the art of magic with his fascination with psychology and the powers of observation and influence. In one moment, he makes a drawing come to life just by pointing, and in the next he predicts an audience member’s choices even before she knows them herself. An evening spent with Joshua will amaze and entertain the entire family! To learn more about Joshua Lozoff, visit https://joshualozoff.com/. This production is part of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre’s “Arts For All” free community performance series, which is supported by United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. For more information, contact Renaissance Centre Specialist Debra Horton at 919-435-9566 or dhorton@wakeforestnc.gov. #  

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an informative workshop for parents, guardians, and caregivers of individuals with special needs on Saturday, April 2. Scheduled from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road, the “Flourish Parent’s Workshop: Loving & Caring for an Individual with Special Needs” will offer education, inspiration, and support on a variety of topics related to caring for and loving people with disabilities. Presenters will include Kenzie Clark, Founder and Manager of Able Transition Consulting discussing “Transition Services;” Paul Yokabitus, Estate and Special Needs Planning Lawyer at Cary Estate Planning speaking on “Special Needs Trusts and Guardianship;” and Stephanie Taggart, Travel Agent for Kingdom Destinations offering “Tips for Travel.” The cost of the workshop is $35 per person and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration is underway at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Home and at Joyner Park Community Center. For more information, contact

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will again partner with GSK and the UNC Morehead Planetarium & Science Center to offer “Science in the Summer” for rising students in grades 2-8. The free program will be offered at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., according to the following schedule:   Level 1 – 2nd and 3rd graders; Monday-Friday, Aug. 8-12; 9 a.m.-noon Level 2 – 4th and 5th graders; Monday-Friday, Aug. 8-12; 1-4 p.m. Level 3 – 6th-8th graders; Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 2-4; 1-4 p.m. There is no cost to participate, but due to limited seats in each session, registration is required. The online application is available on the Town website at http://bit.ly/WFScienceinSummer. Completed applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Monday, May 16, (or until all seats are filled) and may be emailed to Recreation Specialist Garrett Bryant at gbryant@wakeforestnc.gov or delivered/mailed to the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.,

North Wake Theatre will present three performances of “Forever Plaid: The Musical” Saturday and Sunday, March 19 and 20, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 South Brooks Street. Show times are Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus tax and may be purchased online at www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events or at the Renaissance Centre Box Office. “Forever Plaid” is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies. Once upon a time, four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) discovered that they shared a love for music, then got together to become their idols – The Four Freshman, The Hi-Lo’s and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge’s family’s plumbing supply company, they became “Forever Plaid.” Tragically, on the way to their first big gig, the “Plaids” are broadsided by a school bus

Starting in April, the Town of Wake Forest will celebrate the return of warm weather by hosting a wonderful array of outdoor events and activities for the entire family. From our Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremonies and Easter Egg Hunt to Friday Night on White and Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park, spring and summer in Wake Forest are jam-packed with fun-filled outdoor events guaranteed to help you shake the winter blues. To help inform area residents about all these events, the Town of Wake Forest offers the “Wake Forest Outdoors” portal on its website. Located at http://bit.ly/WakeForestOutdoors, the webpage provides detailed information about our area’s most popular spring and summer happenings, including the Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremonies, Friday Night on White, Six Sundays in Spring, Meet in the Street, Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park, Independence Day Celebration, and National Trails Day – just to name a few. Offering dates, times, locations, event

Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Town of Wake Forest and a host of partnering veterans’ organizations will resume their monthly flag-raising ceremonies in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza on Monday, April 4, at 11 a.m. The 38th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor William Gill, who served his nation in the U.S. Army during World War I. Members of Gill’s family have been invited to 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 Gill served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout April. Photographs and other remembrances of Gill will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby through the end of

Eleven beautiful gardens will be available for viewing during the Wake Forest Garden and Art Tour 2022, and each garden will host one of our talented local artists demonstrating his or her talent over the weekend of Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30. The tour is sponsored by the Wake Forest Garden Club. Tour hours are 2 to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 29, and 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 30. The Garden Tour tickets include food and wine at the After Party on the grounds of the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 414 North Main Street. The After Party starts at 5:30 and ends at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022.  The food will be catered by The Lemon Tree of Wake Forest and Wine 101 will supply the wine and beer. Tickets are $35 per person and will go on sale on March 15

Beginning Monday, April 4, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will partner with the Northern Wake Senior Center to offer free virtual fitness classes at the Alston-Massenburg Center at 416 North Taylor Street. The PRCR Department will offer virtual classes in the AMC’s large meeting room according to the following weekly schedule (items/supplies needed to participate shown in parentheses):   Drawing – Mondays at 10 a.m. (vinyl eraser, sketch pad, ruler, #2 pencil) Yoga Stretch & Meditation – Mondays at 12:30 p.m. (mat) Tone & Sculpt – Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10 a.m. (one- or two-pound hand weights) Aerobics – Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Zumba – Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. Anyone interested in participating in one or more of these virtual classes will be required to register and sign a waiver in advance. To register, visit the AMC during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday,

The Wake Forest Inspections Department permitted 93 new homes in February, 56 single-family houses and 37 townhouses. There were also seven new businesses permitted by fit-ups or pre-occupancy. The fit-ups were for NuSpine Chiropractic at 3612 Rogers Branch Road, Suite 105; Capitol City Homes at 1628 South Main Street; Stretch Lab at 12646 Capital Boulevard, Suite 124; Fortnight Brewing at 1894 South Franklin Street, Suite 100; and Wake Forest Quilt Lizzy LLC at 1225 South Main Street, Suite 104. The pre-occupancy inspections were for Cline Contracting LLC at 5203 Unicon Drive, Suite H and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. at 1788 Heritage Center Drive, Suite 101. The townhouses will be built as follows: — Two townhouses will be built by Garman Homes in the Live Oaks subdivision off Wall Road; — 16 townhouses will be built by Lennar Carolinas along Gimari Drive in the Devon Square subdivision on Capital Boulevard; —