*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 11. Mark the following Saturday on your calendar for the crafts market with longer hours.
*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.
*The Wake Forest Singer’s spring concert is all about dance and will feature several talented dancers. See and hear it all at the Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 12. Tickets are $6 for those older than 10.
*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. Admission is free. Find more than 100 artisans’ booths full of handcrafted arts and crafts as well as live music, street performances, food, and children’s activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*The Friends of Wake Forest Library Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See article in this week’s issue for sale details and locations of the book collection bins.
*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.
