*The Wake Forest Farmers Market now has summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon, and will be open on Saturday, May 5, in the parking lot on Taylor Street behind Wake Forest Town Hall. The change in location is because of the many activities during Meet in the Street. Local farmers and artisans will offer meats, seasonal vegetables, bread and baked goods and other local wares. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the 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.
*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.
*Six Sundays in Spring will continue Sunday, May 6, with the free outdoor concerts through June 3 in the amphitheater at E. Carroll Joyner Park. The music begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 7. The entertainment on Sunday, May 6, will be Capital Transit. See article in this issue for more information.
*The 38th Meet in the Street sponsored by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will be held on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*The Wake Forest Children’s Choir will offer their spring concert, Tell Me a Story, on Tuesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. in the Wake Forest United Methodist Church at 905 South Main Street. The concert is free and open to the public.
*The Field of Dreams Special Needs Baseball Tournament will be held day, Thursday, May 10 (rain date May 17).
*The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will take place Saturday, May 12, on a course between Walmart on South Main Street and Publix on Forestville Road. See how to register in the article in this issue.
*The Mad Hatter’s Tea and Garden Party, the annual event that is the Wake Forest Garden Club’s only fundraiser, will be held on Saturday, May 12. Please see article in this issue for all information.
*The Historic Wake Forest Cemetery Walking Tour will take place Saturday, May 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free, open to everyone and a great way to learn about Wake Forest’s history from the docents stationed at important graves. See article in this issue for more information.
*The Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra will present a free spring concert on Saturday, May 26, at 11:30 a.m. in the Wake Forest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 113 South Avenue. Free tickets are available at www.wfcyo.org.
*Get your tickets now for the Saturday, June 2, Beach Music & BBQ with the Band of Oz at the grand re-opening of the renovated Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. Tickets are $25 and include the barbecue by Papa Jack’s Catering.
*The Sixth Annual Charity Car Show will be held Saturday, June 16, in Wake Forest’s historic downtown. See article in this issue for more details.
*The Wall that Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be displayed in Wake Forest for four days in October, Oct. 18 through 21, on the lawn of the Calvin Jones House and the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation is the sponsor. The wall and the museum will be open for 24 hours each day for the four days. A lot of volunteers will be needed as will donations.
