*A special edition of Writer’s Night in the Forest on Thursday, March 26, will focus on Wake Forest’s history from Dr. Calvin Jones, who provided the name for the college and later the town, to today’s growth trends. There is no charge for the event in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street that begins at 6:30 p.m. See more in the article in this week’s issue.
*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 28.
*The Easter Bunny plans to bring a big load of eggs to town – more than 10,000 – for the annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 28, at E. Carroll Joyner Park. The hunts, organized by the ages of the participants, will begin at 10 a.m., and there will be an Egg-ceptional Egg Hunt at 11:30 a.m. for children with disabilities. It is all free.
*Go to South White Street Saturday, April 4, for the second annual Dirt Day. Learn about gardening, landscaping, camping and exercise. Entertainment with music and children’s activities will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
*The Third Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 6, in Centennial Plaza in front of town hall on Brooks Street to honor Roger “Marvin” Hockaday. The public is invited to the ceremony.
*Carnival for the Kids, sponsored by the Wake Forest Police Department, will again be held in the Home Depot parking lot of Retail Drive from April 7 through 12. The carnival’s proceeds provide money for police projects that benefit area children.
*Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, will be at the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street from April 16 through May 31. This is one of only six North Carolina museums selected to host the exhibit, which is free and will be open to the public every day during the exhibit.
*The always popular HerbFest will return for two weekends – April 17-19 and April 24-26. Find the largest selection of non-GMO organic herbs, heritage tomatoes, heirloom vegetable plants and local perennials. There will be demonstrations about herb crafts and cooking, live music, free face painting and pony rides on Saturday, April 18. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
*The Wake Forest Fire Department’s Fish Fry will be held Friday, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Station #1 on Elm Avenue. Plates are $8 each, eat in or take out, and there will be delicious desserts provided by the Women’s Auxiliary for sale.
*The First Annual Spring Sing sponsored by the Northeast Piedmont Chorale and St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church will be held Saturday, April 18. Singer registration ends Saturday, Feb. 18. There will be an all-day workshop ending in a free concert at 4 p.m. at the church.
*The 35th annual Trentini Foundation Banquet will be held Saturday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at The Forks Cafeteria. See this week’s issue for tickets and details.
*A reception to honor retiring Wake Forest Town Manager Mark Williams will be held Sunday, April 19, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street.
*The Old Campus Trek, when current Wake Forest University students, faculty and some alums travel to Wake Forest to visit the old campus and hear about life there, is set for Saturday, April 25. The event is mostly at the Wake Forest Historical Museum and Calvin Jones House on North Main Street, but expect several dozens trying to find Shorty’s and other landmarks downtown.
*Meet in the Street, the town’s popular crafts and arts street festival, will be back for the 35th year along South White Street and nearby streets on Saturday, May 2.
*The Friends of Wake Forest Library Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
*Tarheel Traveler Scott Mason from WRAL-TV will be at the Wake Forest Historical Museum Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. for a free public program as part of the Hometown Teams exhibit.
*The annual Mad Hatter’s Tea, Garden Tour and Art Market will take place Saturday, May 9, on the grounds and inside the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. You will have to have tickets for the tea and the tour, but the art market, plant sales and a classic car display on the grounds will be free.
*The Historic Wake Forest Cemetery Walking Tour will be held Saturday, May 9, at the cemetery on North White Street. The free event will introduce participants to some of the town’s most notable residents, from college presidents to sports figures. The hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the rain date is May 16.
*Relay for Life of North Raleigh/Wake Forest Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Heritage High School. The next meeting for the volunteers who make it possible is Thursday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. upstairs in The Factory’s Mill Room. Dinner will be provided.
*The Classic & Antique Charity Car Show will be held Saturday, June 20, in downtown Wake Forest.
