*The annual yard sale and bake sale at the Northern Wake Senior Center will be held Friday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open its regular summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Aug. 9, in the parking lot behind CVS.
*The Forest Storytelling Festival will be held at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre Saturday, Aug 9. See article in this week’s issue for more information.
*The Wake Forest Purple Heart Dinner will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Presbyterian Church. See details in this week’s issue.
*The Wake Forest Guild’s Tour of Artists will take place Sept. 6 and 7. Go to www.wakeforestguild.com for details including the names of the 61 participating artists, their locations for the tour – from near Creedmoor down to Falls – and maps to find those locations.
*The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the 25th Annual Tar River Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in downtown Louisburg.
