*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Saturday, Jan. 30, with its usual winter hours, 10 a.m. to noon.
*The Wake Forest Historical Association’s annual membership meeting will be held Sunday, Jan. 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. A new board member and officers will be elected. Michelle Michael, a senior planner with the Town of Wake Forest, will provide an update about the rehabilitation/renovation of the Ailey Young House. This was postponed on Jan. 24 because of Winter Storm Jonas
*There will be no Wake Forest Planning Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, because of a lack of items ready for review. However, the Wake Forest Town Board will hold its regular work session that night at 5:30 p.m. and it will be broadcast on Channel 10;
*The Wake Forest Town Board will hold its annual winter planning retreat Friday, Jan. 29, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Renaissance Centre. It is open to the public. Call Town Clerk Deeda Harris to arrange if you want breakfast and lunch.
*Due to renovations around the Community House, the Feb. 4 and March 3 meetings of the Wake Forest Woman’s Club will be held in the Parish Hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 834 Durham Road.
*Wake Forest’s Mardi Gras will take over downtown on Saturday, Feb. 6. The free event features a people’s parade, contests, food and fun. See article in this week’s issue for more details.
*A Special Needs Valentine Party will be hosted by the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. See article in this week’s issue for details.
*Creation Care: A Bird’s Perspective will be the topic when a National Audubon Society leader leads a community workshop Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the fellowship hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Durham Road. See article in this issue for more details.
*The State of the Town Dinner will be held Monday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts. See the article in this issue to purchase tickets.
*A Night of Comedy will be presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club and the Wake Forest High School Band Boosters on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. See information about tickets and attractions in this week’s issue.
*The Mad Hatters Tea Party & Art Market, the Wake Forest Garden Club’s major fundraising activity, will be held Saturday, May 14, at the Wake Forest Historical Museum, 414 North Main Street. Shop the market or buy tickets for the tea and garden seminars. See more information in this week’s issue.
