Below is a list of groups – and if your group is not included and should be – please send a note with the information to cwpelosi@aol.com. If the information about your group is wrong or out of date, please send a note with the corrections to that same email address. Aren’t we lucky to have so many groups that benefit our town and its resident! Last updated on July 1, 2023. *American Legion Post 187 meets the second Thursday at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 225 East Holding Avenue. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5. For information and membership, call Commander Doug Doster at 1-603-660-6948. *American Heritage Girls (AHG) meets at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church on Rogers Road on the second and fourth Thursdays. Get in touch with Amy Minor at chrisnamy34@hotmail.com or see the website, www.hopelutheranwf.org. *The General James Moore

Join the Wake Forest Woman’s Club at an informal Meet and Greet! Learn what the Club is all about and how you can serve your community. The gathering will be on Thursday, August 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Page 158 Books, 416-B Brooks Street, Wake Forest. Light refreshments served by The Lemon Tree Cafe. GFWC Wake Forest Woman’s Club is a proud member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Honoring the motto of “Unity in Diversity,” we come together as unique individuals dedicated to community improvement by projects with Wake Forest Community Table, Hope House, the Town of Wake Forest, to name a few, and most recently, The Purple Heart Foundation. Our mission is to enhance the lives of others through volunteer service. Drop by to learn more! For more information, email wakeforestwomansclub@gmail.com. ###

Think comic-cons are events that just happen in big cities? Think again. Wake Forest, a burgeoning community of 50,000, hosts its own Comic-Con Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. And unlike the arm and the leg generally needed, this event costs just $5, and is free for kids under 12. Held at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, the sixth Wake Forest Comic-Con is co-hosted by Play4Life Comics and the nonprofit Wake Forest Downtown Inc. The con features 30-plus tables with more than 100,000 comics for sale from area shops and private collections, as well as toy, figurine and collectibles vendors, local artists, authors and publishers. “The Comic-Con is great for both fans of the comics and for folks who just like having fun,” says Play4Life owner and event organizer Brandon Wright. “We hope everyone has a good time.” There’s a cosplay/costume contest at 3 p.m. (sign-up is at

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host “Art in the Park: Paint with a Hero” Saturday, Aug. 26, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Designed for people of all skill levels, the painting classes will be offered according to the following schedule: · 9:30-11:30 a.m. – Children, ages 6-11, paint with Wake Forest Police Officer(s) · 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Youth/Adults, ages 12 and older, paint with Wake Forest Firefighter(s) These classes will give students the opportunity to paint for fun while improving their painting skills. Participants can also take pictures and interact with members of the Wake Forest Police and Fire Departments. The cost is $15 for children ages 6-11 and $25 for youth and adults ages 12 and older. All materials will be provided. For more information and to register, visit https://bit.ly/PRCRArtinthePark. ###

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Wake Forest Pickleball Club will host the Wake Forest Third Annual Fall Classic Pickleball Tournament Friday-Sunday, Oct. 6-8, at the Flaherty Park Tennis Complex, 1226 North White Street. The entry fee is $45 per player, plus $10 for each additional event. No registrations will be accepted on the day of the tournament. Complete tournament details, including registration information, are available at https://bit.ly/WFPickleball. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 27. A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Sandy Brasseale at 501-772-7439 or sandybpickleball@gmail.com. ###