*A public meeting for comments about Impediments to Fair Housing Choice will be held Thursday, May 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue. Wake County, the City of Raleigh, the Town of Cary, the Raleigh Housing Authority and the Housing Authority of Wake County are sponsoring a series of meetings throughout the county. See article in this issue for the other meetings.
*The streets in the town’s historic downtown district will be alive with visitors, shoppers and music Friday night, May 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. during Art After Hours. See article in this week’s issues for the events in the shops and studios.
*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street this Saturday, May 9.
*Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, will be at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street from April 17 through May 31. This is one of only six North Carolina museums selected to host the exhibit, which is free and will be open to the public every day except Memorial Day during the exhibit.
*The annual Mad Hatter’s Tea, Garden Tour and Art Market will take place Saturday, May 9, on the grounds and inside the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. You will have to have tickets for the tea and the tour, but the art market, plant sales and a classic car display on the grounds will be free. See article in this week’s issue for details.
*The Historic Wake Forest Cemetery Walking Tour will be held Saturday, May 9, at the cemetery on North White Street. The free event will introduce participants to some of the town’s most notable residents, from college presidents to sports figures. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the rain date is May 16.
*Help develop the Wake County Transit Plan by attending a public meeting Wednesday, May 13, at 6 p.m. in the ground floor meeting room at Wake Forest Town Hall. See article about the planning in this week’s issue.
*Relay for Life of North Raleigh/Wake Forest Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Heritage High School. The next meeting for the volunteers who make it possible is Thursday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. upstairs in The Factory’s Mill Room. Dinner will be provided.
*Wake Forest’s Food Truck Rodeo will happen Sunday, May 17, from noon to 4 p.m. in the Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street.
*The Classic & Antique Charity Car Show will be held Saturday, June 20, in downtown Wake Forest.
