*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, April 8, with its 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.
*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.
*Heritage Day at B. W. Wells Park promises to be a free educational fun day for families and individuals. The park is at 2201 Bent Road off Stony Hill Road, and Heritage Day runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with wildflower and geology walks, tours and children’s activities.
*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 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 annual Wake Forest Historical Cemetery Tour will take place Saturday, May 13, 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.
*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/.
*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.
