*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. See its 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.
*A Carnival for the Kids began Tuesday, March 14, and continues through Sunday, March 19, in the Wake Forest Home Depot parking lot on Retail Drive. It is sponsored by the Wake Forest Police Department. See article in this issue for details.
*A public meeting about the N.C. 98 Corridor Study for the 27 miles of the highway between Durham and U.S. 401 will be held Tuesday, March 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the ground-floor meeting room in the Wake Forest Town Hall. See article in this issue for more details.
*A public meeting about the Wake Transit Draft Work Plan will be held Wednesday, March 22, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 153 at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue. See article in this issue for more details.
*The Cougar Walk of Champions celebrating and honoring the Wake Forest High School Football Cougar win of the 4AA state championship will be held on Saturday, March 25, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Depot Parking Lot and proceeding to Wake Forest Town Hall. The entire community is invited.
*Immediately after the Cougar Walk of Champions, the Trentini Foundation will host a Trentini Reunion at the Wake Forest Baptist Church’s Stephenson Center on Wake Union Church Road. Former board members, foundation supporters and members of the Wake Forest High School Bulldogs football team are invited.
*The Senior Lifestyle Expo will be held Tuesday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road. There will be more than 50 booths, informative speakers, demonstrations and performances, health screening, refreshments and giveaways. Entrance is free.
*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 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.
*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 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.
*A forum about the Friendship Chapel 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, April 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North White Street. The event is free and open to everyone.
*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.
*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/.
