*The Wake Forest Farmers Market is moving to the town employees’ parking lot on Taylor Street behind town hall beginning this Saturday, May 12. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon, and local farmers and artisans will have meats, seasonal vegetables, bread, baked good and other local wares for sale. See the market’s Facebook page for information about the vendors and sign up for a weekly notice about the offerings that Saturday.
*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 13, 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 13, will be The Spongetones. See article in this issue for more information.
*The Field of Dreams Special Needs Baseball Tournament will be held 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.
*Wake Forest’s Transportation Plan Public Meetings will take place Wednesday, May 23, in two sessions at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. Choose a time to attend and help shape the transportation for the future. 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.
*Occupy the Stage, a project of the Women’s Theatre Festival and the Renaissance Centre, will take place over the 24 hours between 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30, and 7 p.m. Sunday, July 1. For all the details please see the article in this issue.
*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.
