*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, May 20, from 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 Senior Scam Jam or Seniors at Risk: 21st Century Scam Threats, Preventions and Solutions seminar will be held Thursday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. Find out how to attend the free event in the article in this issue. You must register in advance to attend
*A meeting about specialized recreation programming will be held Thursday, May 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Wake Forest Town Hall ground-floor meeting room. See article in this issue for details.
*The second annual Bowl-a-Thon for Autism sponsored by the T&T Creative Group will be held Thursday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Brooks Street Bowl in Wake Forest. The event will raise funds for the autism class at Rolesville High School. See article in this issue for details.
*A Special Needs Movie Night will be hosted by the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre Friday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. See article in this issue for details.
*R.I.S.E. (Rise, Inspire, Succeed, Empower), a free workshop for young women ages 11 to 18 will be held Saturday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Alston-Massenburg Center. Preregistration is required, http://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/recdeskportal/.
*Rescheduled! The annual Wake Forest Historical Cemetery Tour has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This free self-guided tour of the town’s cemetery dating from the early days of Wake Forest College until today includes a number of family members and interested docents who will relate the lives of the people in selected graves. Parking is available at the cemetery on North White Street and in nearby parking lots.
*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 on Sunday, May 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 441 North Main Street. The forum is free and refreshments will be served.
*National Trails Day will be celebrated at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Saturday, June 3. The free event features a number of interactive events. For details see article in this issue.
*Suicide Blonde, an ‘80’s cover band, will play for a concert to benefit the nonprofit CHERUBS-CDH on Friday, June 9, from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street. Tickets are $10 before the event, available through EventBrite, and $15 at the door.
*The Wake Forest Charity Car Show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, along South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. It is free. In the event of rain, the show will be rescheduled for Saturday, June 24.
