*The Holiday Artisans Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre while outdoors in the Renaissance parking lot the Wake Forest Craft Market and Farmers Market will lure shoppers. Entrance to these three events is free. You will find local potters, jewelers, fabric and fiber creators, wood workers and crafters.
*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.
*Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday along with its regular hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution. It 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.
*Hope House Weekly Food Pantry distributes food at 1 p.m. every Thursday. Hope House volunteers pick up the food from the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina and the house typically has vegetables, fruits, salad packages and breads but sometimes does have meat, eggs, fruit juice and milk. Hope House is at 334 North Allen Road. For more information, call Norma Bennekin at 919-263-1007.
*The Lighting of Wake Forest on Friday, Dec. 1, will officially start the town’s holiday season. The annual event will be held in Centennial Plaza on Brooks Street in front of Wake Forest Town Hall. The event will begin at 6 p.m. See article in this issue for complete information.
*A Walk through Bethlehem provided by the Wake Forest Presbyterian Church will be held over a three-day weekend, open from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; from 5to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2; and from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. The church is at 12605 Vapital Boulevard. See article in this issue for more details.
*Art Walk Wake Forest will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, when shops will be open late featuring local artists.
*The Holiday Artisans Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre while outdoors in the Renaissance parking lot the Wake Forest Craft Market and Farmers Market will lure shoppers. Entrance to these three events is free. You will find local potters, jewelers, fabric and fiber creators, wood workers and crafters.
*The Downtown Holiday Open House will be held Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 10 a.m. See details in an article in this issue of the Gazette.
*The 2017 Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner will be held Monday, Dec. 4, at The Forks Cafeteria. This is the 70th year the dinner has been held. See the article in this issue for all the details.
*The Wake Forest Christmas Parade will step off on South White Street at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. See article in this issue for all details.
