*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open its regular summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Aug. 30, in the parking lot behind CVS.
*The Wake Forest Town Board will hold its monthly work session Tuesday, Sept. 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Wake Forest Town Hall. There will not be a planning board meeting that night.
*Area residents are invited to a series of focus groups to help plan the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Master Plan. The groups will be held throughout the day and at different locations on Wednesday, Sept. 3. See article in this week’s issue for details.
*The Wake Forest Woman’s Club will sponsor the Antique Road Show Extravaganza Saturday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Carillon Assisted Living. See article in this week’s issue for details.
*Wake Forest Unplugged . . . Get Connected will return to E. Carroll Joyner Park Sunday, Sept. 7, beginning at 4 p.m. Take the family, play games and relax with a concert. It is all free.
*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 and maps for the studios.
*Under the Oaks, the annual pottery show at 2003 Wait Avenue with demonstrations, children’s activities and music, will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 14. For more, go to www.undertheoaks.com
*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. 13, in downtown Louisburg.
*The Wake Forest CROP Walk will be held Sunday, Sept. 28, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Participants need to join or form their teams now.
*The semi-annual Rabies and Microchip Clinic at the Northern Regional Center will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon.
