*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, April 1, with a return to summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon. See the market’s Facebook page for vendors.
*Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information.
*Overeaters Anonymous meets on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest United Methodist Church, 905 South Main Street. Enter through the back by the office. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! Contact Jennifer at 928-225-5236.
*Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution and serves about 700 families in Wake Forest, Youngsville, Rolesville and their surrounding areas. Call 919-556-7144 for information about receiving food, volunteering and donations. You can send donations to Tri-Area at PO Box 1394, Wake Forest NC 27588.
*The Town of Wake Forest will hold a citizen information workshop on the Dunn Creek Greenway from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Alston-Massenburg Center on Taylor Street. See article in this issue for more details.
*The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold an informal, drop-in hearing Thursday, March 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. about the proposed grade separations between vehicle traffic and the CSX rail line. The meeting will be held in the ground floor meeting room in the Wake Forest Town Hall which is best accessed from South Taylor Street behind town hall.
*The fourth Wake Forest Dirt Day will be held along South White Street in the historic downtown on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It includes fun for all family members along with gardening tips and an outdoor fitness class. It is a free event.
*A Special Needs Resource Fair will be held Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road. It is free and sponsored by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department. See article in this issue for details.
*The next Wake Forest Food Truck Rodeo is Sunday, April 2, from noon to 4 p.m. in front of the Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. See article in this issue for details.
*The first 2017 Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising will take place Monday, April 3, at 11 a.m. and will honor Sgt. James Steffins. The ceremony will be held in Centennial Plaza on Brooks Street in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall.
*Wake Up Wake Forest will feature Planning Director Chip Russell with a presentation, Managing Growth in Wake Forest, at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. It is the second in a series of morning information seminars sponsored by the Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $10 and include breakfast. Buy them at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-up-wake-forest.aspx.
*On Saturday, April 8, the annual Easter Egg Hunt will draw children of all ages to E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road for a series of egg hunts by children in four age groups. It is presented by Primrose School and hosted by the town’s parks and rec department. Please see article in this issue for details.
*The Old Campus Trek, the annual visit by Wake Forest University students and alumni to the campus where Wake Forest College began, will be Saturday, April 8, with a host of activities at the Wake Forest Historical Museum and throughout town. There will be a casual coffee and social hour at 9:30 a.m. followed by a program, and there will be guided tours of North Main Street, once called Faculty Avenue. After a picnic lunch on the grounds, university students will lead a panel discussion about life at the college featuring alumni of the old campus.
*The African Children’s Choir will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Friendship Chapel Missionary Baptist Church on Friendship Chapel Road. The concert is free and welcoming to all.
*The Wake Forest Fire Department’s annual Fish Fry will be held this year on Friday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fried fish, potatoes, slaw, hush puppies and drink of your choice for either eat-in or take out.
*The Trentini Foundation annual banquet where the scholarship winners are announced will be held on Saturday, April 22, at The Forks Cafeteria. The time has not been decided yet because that is the same night as a prom at Wake Forest High School. The organizers want all the students to be able to attend both events.
*The 2017 Franklin County Historic Home Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, with Woodlief Plantation, which has been restored to its 1838 glory, as one of the highlights. See article in this week’s issue for details.
*A forum about the Friendship Chapel Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, the one dating back into the mid-1800s and through the early 20th century, will be presented by the Wake Forest Historical Association is postponed to a date later this spring because of scheduling conflicts.
*A workshop for young men, D.R.I.V.E., will be held Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Alston-Massenburg Center on Taylor Street. See details about the free event in this issue.
*A free paper shredding event will be held Monday, April 24, in the parking lot of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street, from noon to 6:30 p.m. – or until the four Shred-it trucks are full. There is a limit of four banker-box sized boxes or four large bags of paper per household or business with a limit of one trip per household.
*A reminder: If you have unused prescriptions or over-the-counter drugs, they can be safely disposed of at the Wake Forest Police Department annex on Brooks Street next to Centennial Plaza. The disposal unit is inside in a lobby; it is only accessible during regular business hours.
*The first Friday Night on White this year will be Friday, April 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. The rest of the series will be on May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11 and Sept. 8. The Town of Wake Forest is now accepting applications for food trucks for the events. Last year Friday Night on White drew between 5,000 and 10,000 people to downtown.
*Meet in the Street sponsored by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will take place Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along South White Street. Chris Leith Automotive is the presenting sponsor. It is a full day of art, food and music. And it is free.
*The Wake Forest Garden Club’s Mad Hatter Tea Party and Garden Tour will be held Saturday, May 13, at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The always popular tea party will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the garden and art tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for the tea are $20 and for the garden and art tour $15. Both are available from Brown Paper Tickets at http:’’www.brownpapertickets.com/.
