*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Saturday, July 23, with its regular spring, summer and fall hours, 8 a.m. to noon.
*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. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information.
*Another movie night under the stars, Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park is planned for Saturday, July 30. The movie begins at 8:30 p.m. There will be food vendors. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy.
*The Forest of Wake StoryFest with storytelling workshops and open mic will take place Saturday, Aug. 6, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street. Daniel M. Blaisdell, Lona Bartlett and Donna Washington will be featured.
*The Wake Forest Purple Heart Dinner will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in a new location, the Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road. Go to www.WakeForestPurpleHeartFoundation.org for information about the group.
*The Concerts in the Park presented by the Town of Wake Forest, PineCone, Wake Forest Arts and United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County will continue Sunday, Aug. 4, with Christiane & the Strays performing beginning at 5 p.m. Food and refreshments will be for sale or bring your own picnic basket.
*Friday Night on White will feature The Remedy on Aug. 12. Enjoy a free concert and sample all the different foods from the array of food trucks.
*The first Wake Forest Home & Garden Show hosted by the Renaissance Centre will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14. The hours will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. A variety of exhibits and workshops will be offered. Contact Anna Bolton – abolton@wakeforestnc.gov – to reserve a booth.
*Beach Night on White featuring Jim Quick & Coastline will take place Saturday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. Downtown shops and restaurants will be open and there will be a variety of food trucks.
*Need some peace and quiet away from the TV, computers and phones? Disconnect on Sunday, Sept. 4, at E. Carroll Joyner Park for Wake Forest Unplugged. Beginning at 4 p.m. there will be games and activities ending with a concert by Dark Water Rising from 5 to 7 p.m. The concert is part of the Concerts in the Park series sponsored by the town’s recreation and parks department, PineCone, Wake Forest Arts and United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County.
*The 11th annual Good Neighbor Day is planned for Sunday, Sept. 18, with food, games, music and fun in Holding Park from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring all the family and meet your neighbors.
*Pet owners are looking forward to Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, when the fourth annual Dirty Dogs Pet Extravaganza will take place in E. Carroll Joyner Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. One of the events will be the Ultimate Air Dogs competition and show.
*The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the Rolesville Chamber of Commerce to present 2016’s Business Expo at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. It is open and free to everyone in the Wake Forest-Rolesville area.
