Last week in Wake Forest was great with the Mother's Day Six Sunday's in Spring and so many other events in historic downtown Wake Forest like the 2008 Hopps for Wake Forest and so much more! This week is no doubt even bigger - take a peek!
From the Town of Wake Forest website:
Girls' Night Out
Monday, May 19; 6:30 p.m.
Blue Fin's Bistro, Rogers Road
This event is a fundraiser for NathanCan Foundation, Inc. - supporting brain cancer research and providing support for families with chronically ill patients. Tickets cost $30 per person and include appetizers, dessert, salad, and drink specials. Please purchase tickets in advance at Blue Fin's Bistro, Coffee Cargo, or Triangle Dry Cleaners (Rogers Road location). For more information, visit www.nathancan.org.
Computers and You Presentation
Monday, May 19; 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest
The Northern Wake Senior Center will host a presentation titled "Computers and You" for Seniors (age 55 and older) who are thinking about learning to use the computer or are just interested in knowing what computers are commonly used for. Topics include; the components of a computer, types of software, the Internet, Email, and Computer Security. For more information, contact Carol Battle at (919) 554-4111.
Northern Wake Senior Center Resource Fair
Wednesday, May 21; 9:30 a.m. - noon
Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 East Holding Ave., Wake Forest
Open to Seniors 55 and older. Learn more about our local businesses at our first Resource Fair. Each merchant will be providing a door prize valued at $20 or more. We will hold free drawings throughout the fair. For more information, contact Carol Battle at (919) 554-4111.
New Town Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony
Thursday, May 22; 10:00 a.m.
Corner of Owen Avenue and Brooks Street, across from the Wake Forest Planning Department, 221 S. Brooks St.
Wake Forest-area residents are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wake Forest Town Hall on Thursday, May 22 at 10 a.m. The event will feature brief remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones and Town Manager Mark Williams, as well as the ceremonial groundbreaking. For more information, contact Susan Simpson at (919) 554-6182.
Families After Five - featuring The Wake Forest Singers
Thursday, May 22; 5:00 p.m.
The Factory
Family Fun Day Event/Silent Auction
Thursday, May 22; 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Factory
The MOMS Club of Wake Forest-North presents a FAMILY FUN DAY EVENT/SILENT AUCTION. The charity event is taking place on Thursday, May 22 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm at The Factory in conjuction with "Families After Five" at the fountain. All proceeds will benefit Meena Bali and her family. Meena is a local 2-year-old girl diagnosed with Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB). ENB is a very rare malignant tumor. The Wake Forest Singers and Dan the Magic Man will perform. There will be face painting and Cotton the Clown will be making balloon animals. There will also be cotton candy and popcorn machines. The silent auction includes chances to win prizes from Barnes & Noble & Arbonne, free gym memberships, free golf, and lots of restaurant gift certificates. It will be fun for all ages and is for a great cause so please spread the word. For more information contact Shannon Blalock at (919) 570-5015.
D.A.R.E. Celebration Night
Thursday, May 22; 5:00 p.m.
The Factory
D.A.R.E. Celebration Night at the Factory will feature a band, magician, two huge kids' rides, and a dunking tank, as well as an Army helicopter and H3 Humvee. All D.A.R.E. kids are invited to come out and celebrate their D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony committments. Please be sure to visit the banquet room for food, drinks and a small ceremony beginning at 5 p.m. For more information, contact D.A.R.E. Instructor S. Graham at (919) 554-6150.
Free PRE-GED/GED classroom classes
Registration begins Thursday, May 22; 6:00 p.m.
Wake County Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest
The Wake Technical Community College, in collaboration with the W.E.B. DuBois Community Development Corporation, unveiled new Pre-GED/GED classroom classes offered free to Wake Forest residents. The Pre-GED/GED instructional classes will be offered in a classroom setting at the Wake County Northern Regional Center located at 350 E. Holding Avenue, in Wake Forest, NC. These classes are designed to improve reading, writing and math skills in order for a student to earn a high school equivalency diploma. The classes will help county residents to prepare for the GED. Students will receive educational review in all five GED subject areas - Language Arts, Reading and Writing, Social Studies, Math, and Science - as well as sample GED Test questions to prepare them to take the GED test. Classes are open and available to anyone who needs or wants to study for the GED exam. Instructors will be available to assist students on a one-to-one basis. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the Wake County Northern Regional Center at 350 E. Holding Avenue in Wake Forest. Interested persons must pre-register for these classroom classes by calling Sandra White at 876-3359 or stopping by the W.E. B. DuBois Community Development Corporation at 150-A N. White Street, in Wake Forest.
Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
Thursday, May 22;
Reception 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Program begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner served at 7:15 p.m.
North Ridge Country Club
This year's keynote speaker will be North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall. Individual tickets $55 and table sponsors $650. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at (919) 556-1519.
Wake Forest Farmers' Market
Saturday, May 24; 8:00 a.m. - Noon
Downtown Wake Forest - Municipal Parking Lot
The market offers fresh produce, pasture-raised beef, poultry and pork, free-range eggs, fresh and dried herbs, honey, jams and preserves, plus a whole lot more. The Farmers' Market is open Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. until noon through November 22. For more information, contact Terri Wilkinson at (919) 556-1579.
Six Sundays in Spring featuring Polecat Creek
Sunday, May 25; 5:00 p.m.
Wake Forest College Birthplace
The season finale on May 25 features Polecat Creek, winners of the neo-traditional contest at the 2006 Appalachian String Band Festival. Polecat Creek fuses traditional mountain melodies with new lyrics and a singular style of harmony singing. This is the 16th season for the series sponsored by the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association. The free concerts, which continue each Sunday through May 25, begin at 5 p.m. and last until 7 p.m. Area residents are encouraged to pack picnic baskets, blankets, chairs, dogs and children into their cars and come out to enjoy the music. Parking is available on the street. Local artists are invited to display their work, civic clubs sell hot dogs, snacks and drinks and various community groups display information and sale booths. Visiting with friends and neighbors, flying a kite, kicking a soccer ball and whirling a frisbee are strongly encouraged. For more information about the Six Sundays in Spring concert series, visit http://wakeforestculturalarts.org/sixsundays/.
Another great week in store in My Back Yard....
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The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last Tuesday to ban new permits for residential irrigation systems in an effort to be more proactive with water conservation. 
This is a great new serivce that I heard about on FoxNews this morning! 
What a fantastic place to spend a few hours one Saturday! The Finley family did just that last weekend. 
bucket may say 5 lbs the staff encourages you to heap it absolutely full until it is overflowing with strawberries. Of course, while you are actually in the fields you MUST taste at least one to see if they are sweet, right? Okay - maybe that isn't a requirement but I certainly snuck a few!
