The Ukranian national flag colors of blue and yellow will glow for the foreseeable future in the towers on East Owen Avenue, the event street between South Brooks and South White streets. Drop by to see them and reflect on how the Ukranian people are courageously fighting the Russian invaders.
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There will be a Wake Forest Christmas House Tour this year, the Historic Preservation Commission has decided. The tours were discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exact dates have not been released yet, but people who love to tour the historic and well-kept North Main Street homes will be happy.
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The Wake Forest Historical Association will host a drop-in social event from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, at the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 414 North Main Street.
There will be information about the B.W. Wells Association and Ryan Keith has assembled a video about a popular music group, the Vandals. It will be a good time to reminisce.
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The Wake Forest Historical Museum staff will host a series of five walking tours through historic areas of Wake Forest this spring. The first tour will be on Friday, March 25, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., an exploration of the Wake Forest Historical District and its houses along North Main Street.
The other four will also be on a Friday afternoon in coming months and will explore the Glen Royall Mill Village, the Downtown, the Northeast Community and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus, the former home of Wake Forest College.
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Lisa Oakley, glass blower and second-generation owner of Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor, has blown 55 exquisite glass Spring Eggs. Five will be auctioned to the top 5 bidders and the remaining 50 will be raffled. All proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Last year, Cedar Creek Gallery and its loyal community donated $20,000. This year, we are looking for additional recognition of this event, with your help, to feed even more families.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 10.
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Will WF have a Christmas parade this year?
No. The town has stopped funding the Christmas Parade and no other organization has stepped up to do it. The problem was that one group, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, have marched in the parade for several years and two years ago a group protesting them had plans to do so. The town did not have the legal authority to ban the Confederate group, there were real fears of violence during the parade and the town chose to cancel it and not have one going forward. A private group could ban whomever they chose.
Are you saying the town maybe open to the idea of granting permits for a parade if politically controversial groups were banned? I heard all the new developments downtown caused issues with closing the streets for the parade. Is this not an issue?
I do not know what the Town of Wake Forest may be willing to do regarding a Christmas parade, but a private organization could set parameters for the paraders it would accept. I never heard anything about what the residents in the new apartments or townhouses are telling the commissioners or mayor.
Carol
Ok thank you so much.