*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 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 ninth annual Good Neighbor Day will be held in Holding Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. See this week’s issue for details.
*The Wake Forest Historical Association will sponsor a forum about World War II experiences Sunday, Sept. 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. Retired N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. will be the moderator at the panel of four World War II veterans. The forum is free and open to the public and association members and there will be refreshments.
*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.
*Public Power Week will be celebrated the week of Oct. 5-11 to highlight the benefits of being a public power community. See www.wakeforestnc.gov/public-power-week.aspx.
*The semi-annual Rabies and Microchip Clinic at the Northern Regional Center will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon.
*The annual meeting for the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society will be held Sunday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. The featured speaker is Bethany Bradsher, who will talk about her latest book, “Bones McKinney, Basketball’s Unforgettable Showman.” She described the Wake Forest College coach as “a chain-smoking, Pepsi-swilling Baptist minister who was not averse to using colorful language and sped through life (literally) at 80 miles an hour.” It might be worth the price of a membership to hear about this man.
*The annual Halloween Spooktacular will be held Thursday, Oct. 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Flaherty Park Community Center on North White Street. See more details nearer the date. Trick-or-treating will, as always, be on Oct. 31, which this year is a Friday.
*Nov. 4 is Election Day and three bond referendum question will be on the ballot. You are encouraged to vote for improvements to the town’s streets, parks and recreation, and greenways.
*The Christmas Historic Home Tour will be held this year from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, and will feature about 10 historic homes. Advance tickets are $16 and $22 on the day. The tour is sponsored by the Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission and the Wake Forest Woman’s Club. See www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx or call Senior Planner Michelle Michael at 919-4335-9516.
