Community Calendar for week of April 25 - May2

 

 

Habitat for Humanity of Wake County seeks volunteers to help with upcoming neighborhood revitalization projects Friday and Saturday. Projects will include exterior work such as painting, yard work and minor repairs on five area homes, as well as general community clean up and canvassing.
Friday’s project includes home repairs. Forty volunteers are needed.
Saturday, 40 volunteers are needed for home repairs, 20 volunteers are needed for community cleanup, and 30 volunteers are needed for canvassing.
Volunteers can register at habitatwake.volunteerhub.com.

This year’s Franklin County Strawberry Festival is tomorrow (Friday), from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Franklin County Farmers Market, 129 Shannon Village Shopping Center, Louisburg.
The recipe contest begins at 10:45 a.m. and all recipe entries are due at 10:30 a.m. Strawberries must be included in the recipe. Entry forms are available at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 103 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg.
Also, free strawberry ice cream will be available at 11:15 a.m. and education sessions about strawberries and how they grow begin at 11:30 a.m.
Blood pressure checks will be given by the health department, and there will be opportunities to win Walmart gift cards.

The Wake Forest farmers market has moved back to regular hours, every Saturday 8 a.m.-noon.
Located at 150 N. White St., the market offers fresh-off-the-farm produce, pasture-raised beef, poultry, pork and lamb, free-range duck, chicken and quail eggs as well as honey, herbs, jams, preserves and delicious baked goods.
Art and craft time as well as live music by Kyle Scobie will be featured this weekend. As well as a special treat — Lori Tyman will offer chair massages.
Wednesday afternoons beginning in May, the market will be open 3-6 p.m.
For more information, see wakeforestfarmersmarket.org or call 919-671-9269.

The Bunn Centennial Extravaganza is slated for Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bunn High School. The celebration includes an inflatable bounce house, games, a plant giveaway, food vendors, arts and craft vendors, T-shirts for sale and more.

The Franklin County Historic homes tour returns Saturday and Sunday, featuring residences in both Franklinton and Louisburg.
Hosted by The Person Place Preservation Society, and featuring 12 sites plus Louisburg College’s 78-acre Dehart Botanical Gardens and Trails, it is the sixth biennial event of its kind.
Hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Advanced tickets may be purchased at $12 apiece from The Coffee Hound in Louisburg or by calling Dewey Botts, 919-539-7868.
Tickets may be purchased the day of the event for $15 at Franklinton Town Hall and Person Place, 605 N. Main St., Louisburg.

The Franklin County Humane Society hosts a Kitten Shower Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Youngsville Library on U.S. 1-A.
The event includes food, games, prizes and the chance to meet new kittens. Also at the event, the society will conduct a supply drive to collect kitten replacement milk, litter, canned kitten food and more. The society has registered for the drive at Walmart.

The Youngsville Kiwanis Club is selling bags of Vidalia onions through Tuesday.
The 10-pound bags of onions will sell for $10 and will be harvested and delivered the first week in May.
All of the proceeds will go toward local community projects and to support the Teen Kiwanis Key Club.
Please contact Matt Cyrus at 919-339-8498 or e-mail davidmcyrus@gmail.com

The Wake Forest Kiwanis Club hosts a food drive through Tuesday to benefit Tri-Area Ministry. Donation boxes are located at Lowes Foods and Food Lion grocery stores.
For more information about Tri-Area Ministry, see triareaministry.com.

Alumni from Wake Forest High School classes 1956-62 are invited to participate in a reunion Dutch-treat lunch Friday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Forks Cafeteria in Wake Forest. Spouses and friends may attend.
For more information, call Terry Alford at 919-556-5736.

The Wake Forest Police Department is raising money for the Special Olympics of North Carolina by selling T-shirts. The fundraising goal is $6,000.
There are two t-shirts available for purchase: a gray cotton T-shirt for a minimum $13 donation and a black technical polyester T-shirt for a minimum $20 donation.
Photos of the shirts are available at sonc.net/torch-run/torch-run-t-shirt-hat/.
For more information and to order, contact Officer S. Graham at sgraham@wakeforestnc.gov or 919-761-3132.

 

•The Wake Forest Historical Museum and Calvin Jones House, 450 N. Main St. See exhibits on college and town history. Sundays 2-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-noon,1:30-4:30 p.m. Tours by appointment. 919-556-2911.
•Northern Wake Senior Center offers daily activities at 235 E. Holding Ave. Contact 919-554-4111.
•Franklinton Senior Center offers activities daily at 602 E. Mason St. 919-494-5611.
•Free meal site transportation to the Northern Wake Senior Center, offered daily by Resources for Seniors, Inc. Meals provided by Meals on Wheels. Call Resources for Seniors Transportation Coordinator Mike Mitchell at 919-713-1527.
•Food pantry and clothing closet care ministry, New Bethel Baptist Church, 605 E. Young St., Rolesville, Mondays 2-4 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m.-noon, third Saturday of month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.  Call 919-556-5395 or 919-556-2500 for more information or for questions.
•Al-Anon meetings: Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Kelsey’s Store, 1672 N.C. 96 and 8 p.m., Franklinton Baptist Church, 102 W. Mason St.; Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 905 S. Main St. 919-556-2239 and Fridays, 6:30 p.m., Rex Healthcare at Wakefield, 11200 Governor Manly Way, Raleigh. Newcomers welcome.

•Wake Forest Lions Club, (second and) fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m., The Forks Cafeteria. Contact: Linda Day, 919-539-3709, wakeforestnc.lionwap.org.
•Free youth line and shag dancing classes, Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brooks Street Bowl (413 Brooks St.) in Wake Forest. Youth ages 10 to 16 can participate. For more information, call Kenny Powers, dance instructor, at 919-607-0239.
•The Wake Forest Library Book Club, fourth Thursday, 6:45-8 p.m., Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, 350 S. White St. Contact: Becky Woodhouse 919-554-8498 or becky.woodhouse@wakegov.com.
•Night Writers Group meets (second and) fourth Thursdays, 7 p.m., Full Circle Coffee Shop, 120 E. Main St. Youngsville. E-mail DonnaCampbellSmith@gmail.com for information.
•Wake Forest Civitan Club, (second and) fourth Thursday, 7 p.m., The Forks Cafeteria. Dinner 6:30 p.m. Contact: Bill McKenney 919-389-5422; Tommy Gentry, 919-220-8440 or Courtney Hamm, 252-314-0140. civitan.net/wakeforest.

•Wake Forest Homeschool Play Group, Fridays, 9:30 a.m., Main Street Park, 200 S. Main St., Rolesville. Contact: schoolathome2009@hotmail.com.
•Celebrate Recovery, Fridays, 7 p.m., Word of Life Church, 410 Southtown Circle, Rolesville. For more information, call 919-602-2811.

•The Wake Forest Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, 150 N. White St. wakeforestmarket.org.

•The Feed Pantry, Sundays 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. North Wake Church, 1212 South Main St., Wake Forest. See northwake.com or call 919-556-1546.
•Six Sundays in Spring concert, 3-7 p.m., E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. See information on page XX.

•Franklinton Soup Kitchen, is offered Mondays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Franklinton United Methodist Church at 110 N. Hillsborough Street, in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome. Questions can be directed to 919-494-7440.
•Wake Forest Chess Club, Mondays, 6-8 p.m., Wake Forest Coffee Company, 156 S. White St. Geared toward ages 16+. Contact: schoolathome2012@hotmail.com.
•Wake Forest Kiwanis Club Bingo, Mondays, The Factory, 1839 S. Main St., 6:30-9:30 p.m. $20 entry fee, cash prizes. Supports Kiwanis children’s projects. wakeforestbingo.com
•Wake Forest Rotary Club, 7 p.m., Mondays, The Forks Cafeteria, 339 Brooks St., Wake Forest. Social/dinner begins 6 p.m.

•SEBTS Chapel, Tuesdays (and Thursdays), 10 a.m. when classes are in session. Open to the public.
•Custom Built Chiks Inspirational Weight Loss Community, meets Tuesdays at the YMCA at The Factory, 7 p.m. Cost $5. More info at meetup.com/custombuiltchiksofthetriangle or e-mail custombuiltchik@gmail.com.

•Second Cup Ladies’ Writers Group, first and third Wednesday, Full Circle Coffee Shop in Youngsville, 9:30 a.m. Contact donnacampbellsmith@gmail.com.
•Caregivers Support Group meets the first Wednesday of month, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 10 a.m. Refreshments served, and activities and supervision available for your loved one. 834 Durham Road, Wake Forest. 919-556-3656.

•SEBTS Chapel, (Tuesdays and) Thursdays, 10 a.m. when classes are in session. Open to the public.
•The Wake Forest clergy group, first Thursday, 11:30 a.m., The Forks Cafeteria. Lunch, devotion and prayer open to all pastors, police and fire chaplains, SEBTS leadership, the YMCA and Corporate Chaplains of America. Contact: Rev. Ken Steigler 919-562-8649.
•Wakefield Rotary Club of Wake Forest, Thursdays lunch, 11:45 a.m., TPC Wakefield Plantation Country Club, 2201 Wakefield Plantation Dr. Contact President Jere York: 919-761-8816 or jere@nc.rr.com.
•We the People-Franklin Co. Patriots, 6 p.m. dinner and round table discussion at 7 p.m. at Rigsbee’s, 601 S. Bickett Blvd., Louisburg. For more information, see connect.freedomworks.org or on Facebook under We The People of Franklin County.
•Kiwanis Club of Wake Forest 6 p.m., The Forks Cafeteria, 339 Brooks St., Wake Forest, at 6 p.m. wakeforestkiwanis.com
•47th Regiment, N.C. Troops, Camp 166, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 6:30 p.m., The Forks Cafeteria, first Thursday.
•Wake Forest Woman’s Club, first Thursday, the Community House, 133 W. Owen Ave. Social at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7. Contact wakeforestwomansclub@gmail.com or see wake-forest-womans-club.com.
•Free youth line and shag dancing classes, Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brooks Street Bowl (413 Brooks St.) in Wake Forest. Youth ages 10 to 16 can participate. For more information, call Kenny Powers, dance instructor, at 919-607-0239.
•The East Wake Republican Club, first Thursday. Dinner at 6 p.m., program at 7; Country Buffet, 7114 Knightdale Blvd., Knightdale.
•Heritage Woman’s Club, first Thursday, 7 p.m., 1250 Heritage restaurant, inside Heritage Clubhouse. Contact Jennifer Walters, 919-562-1004.
•Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8466, first Thursday, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, 225 E. Holding Ave., Wake Forest. Contact Rich Heroux, 919-494-2707, vfwwebcom.org/nc/post8466.