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Your Alien the musical banner. Source: Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
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Tickets on sale for Two Performances of “Your Alien” on Apr. 26

April 15, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre will offer two performances of “Your Alien” on Friday, April 26, 2019, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S Brooks Street, Wake Forest, North Carolina. Geared for audiences ages 12 […]

Clothing and more may be recycled by Wake Forest, NC town sanitation customers. Source: Simple Recycling
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Wake Forest, NC Introducing Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories Recycling

April 10, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina and Simple Recycling are partnering to offer a new program that will allow Town sanitation customers to recycle clothing, shoes, and various accessories. In the coming days, Town […]

Dirt Day logo. Source: Town of Wake Forest, NC
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Tree Seedling Giveaway to be Part of Wake Forest “Dirt Day” on Apr. 6

March 28, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Urban Forestry Board (UFB) is offering Wake Forest residents added incentive to attend this year’s Dirt Day. For the first time, the UFB will host the popular Tree Seedling Giveaway as part of the […]

Job and Resource Fair 2019 flyer. Source: Bill Crabtree, Town of Wake Forest
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Wake Forest Job and Resource Fair is Mar. 29

March 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest, North Carolina Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Job & Resource Fair on Friday, March 29, 2019, 9am-4:30pm. Designed for area residents ages 15-21 years-old, the event will […]

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Wake Forest Accepting Food Truck Vendor Applications for July 3 “Fireworks Spectacular”

March 15, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Town of Wake Forest will accept applications from food truck vendors who are interested in participating in the 2019 Fireworks Spectacular. Applications will be accepted until the deadline of Tuesday, April 30, 2019. This […]

Multicultural Day image. Source: Town of Wake Forest
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Wake Forest’s Inaugural Multicultural Day is Mar. 23

March 2, 2019 Kay Whatley

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council encourages community unity and increases awareness of the unique cultures Wake Forest has to offer. As part of this goal, the council is hosting its first “Multicultural Day” on […]

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“Senior Scam Jam” Seminars to be Offered in Wendell and Wake Forest

February 28, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

An upcoming seminar, Seniors at Risk: 21st Century Scam Threats, Preventions and Solutions, will be offered at two locations: Wendell and Wake Forest, North Carolina. The seminar, also known as “Senior Scam Jam,” is designed […]

Mardi Gras parade in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Source: Town of Wake Forest
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Wake Forest’s “Mardi Gras Street Festival” is Mar 2.

February 26, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Make plans now to join your friends and neighbors in downtown Wake Forest for the Seventh Annual Wake Forest Mardi Gras Street Festival. Presented by Thomas G. Walters Allstate Insurance and Primrose School of Heritage […]

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Wake Forest 2019 Dementia Awareness Education Series begins Feb. 28

February 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will host seminars in February, April and June to raise awareness about Alzeheimer’s disease and related dementias. Each seminar in the 2019 Dementia Awareness Education Series will […]

Wake Forest Renaissance Centre logo
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Local Students and Parents invited to Wake Forest STEM Event on Apr. 13

February 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board is inviting area middle and high school students and their parents to Wake Forest STEM Saturday 2019 on Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10am-2pm. Presented by the Wake Forest Wireless […]

Wake Forest Film Festival 2019 logo. Source: Catherine Gouge, Wake Forest Renaissance Centre
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Wake Forest Film Festival is Mar. 28-30

February 18, 2019 Kay Whatley

Mark your calendars for a cinematic tour de force; the debut of the Wake Forest Film Festival on March 28, 29, and 30, 2019. This inaugural event aims to spotlight passionate, creative and thought-provoking movies by […]

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Free Spring Concerts Planned in Wake Forest NC

April 9, 2018 Kay Whatley

The town of Wake Forest, North Carolina is holding a 2018 Six Sundays in Spring concert series on six consecutive Sundays. The first concert is in late April, with the last in early June 2018. The 2018 concert Sundays […]

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Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk to Raise Funds for Tri-Area Ministry

September 10, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor The 2017 Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk is Sunday, September 24, 2017, beginning with sign-in at 2pm. Walkers are signing up for the Wake Forest NC walk now via this event page. […]

HerbFest 2017 logo.
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Two Weekends of HerbFest – April 21-23, 28-30

April 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

The 18th-annual HerbFest returns to Wake Forest, North Carolina for two weekends in April. Come to check out herbs, learn of their uses, and pick up plants for home on April 21, 22 and 23 or April 28, 29, […]

Writers Retreat Location is Rolling View Community Building. Photo Source: Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC.
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Deadline Approaching for Writers Retreat (Updated)

April 7, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

*UPDATE: This event was rescheduled due to flooding at the park. New date information.   By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council The deadline, April 15, 2017, is approaching to register for the Franklin County […]

Grow And Share logo, by Rachel Hestilow. Source: growandshare.org.
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NC Nonprofit Plans Garden Plant Giveaways

April 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

Grow And Share Helps Get Gardeners Growing, or Helps Them Become Gardeners, to Increase the Local Food Supply Released by Grow And Share, Raleigh NC Over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of vegetable, […]

Bingo! Photo Source: NC Beach Bingo, Wake Forest NC.
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Cosmic Bingo Returns to Wake Forest Bingo Parlor

March 1, 2016 Kay Whatley

NC Beach Bingo is bringing back Cosmic Bingo!  Come try your luck at this second-ever Cosmic Bingo! During bingo play, the atmosphere is set by black lights, disco balls, glow sticks, and other plays of […]

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Bigfoot Column: To Woo or Not To Woo? It’s not even a question.

May 15, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey After years of research into the Bigfoot world, I have come up with four different schools of thought regarding the species’ interactions with humans. Naturalistic This group is categorized by individuals who […]

Video of a chicken in Middlesex, NC making tracks in fresh concrete garnered over a million views on TikTok. Photo/video property of Nadia E.
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Middlesex Chicken’s Antics Go Viral

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The Strange-ness: Chemtrails

February 1, 2013

Contributed by Chris Chappell By now everyone has seen crisscrossing streaks of white clouds trailing behind jet aircraft, stretching from horizon to horizon, eventually turning the sky into a murky haze. Our gut tells us these […]

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