2017
WAKE FOREST 14-month Calendar of Events © Nov 2016-Dec 2017 Nov 2015 - Dec 2016 presented by the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina
Broadway Ball – Annual Fundraiser for the Arts
November 2016 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
1
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
2
F RIDAY
3
4 Big Screen Classics Movie Marathon Weekend
6
7
Daylight Saving Time Ends
WF Guild of Artists Art Exhibition
8
ELECTION DAY
10
9
11
5
R.I.S.E. Women’s Empowerment Workshop
Big Screen Classics Movie Marathon Weekend
12
VETERAN’S DAY
Broadway Ball
Town Offices Closed
Rogers Road Bridge Re-Opening Celebration
Bright Star Theatre Show Art After Hours
DMV Mobile Unit
13
14
15
17
16
flix4kidz Free at 3
20
S AT U RDAY
18 Special Needs Movie Night
21
22
23
29
30
24
THANKSGIVING Town Offices Closed
Princess & Pirates Party
19 Rockin’ the Forest: Johnny Folsom 4
25
26
Town Offices Closed
DMV Mobile Unit Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway
27
28
Wake Forest Christmas Parade
December 2016 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
1
2
S AT U RDAY
3
Historic Home Tour
WF Holiday Artisans Market Lighting of Wake Forest
4 WF Children’s Choir Holiday Concert
5 DMV Mobile Unit
11
6
13
flix4kidz Free at 3
8 Calls From Santa
Wake Up Wake Forest
12
18
7
14
10
Art After Hours
Christmas Jubilee Concert: Fabulous Equinox Orchestra
First Friday Flix
WF Christmas Parade
15
16
17
Arts for All: Pajama Night with Rags to Riches Theatre
Shop With A Cop
19
9
Downtown Holiday Open House
20
21
22
27
28
29
23
Town Offices Closed
24
DMV Mobile Unit
25
CHRISTMAS DAY
26
Town Offices Closed
Town Offices Closed
30
31
NEW YEAR’S EVE
MLK, Jr. Community Celebration
January 2017 S UNDAY
1
NEW YEAR’S DAY
MO N DAY
8
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
Town Offices Closed
Art After Hours
15
16
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DAY Town Offices Closed
17
18
19
20
21
27
28
MLK, Jr. Community Celebration
22
23
24
25
26
Special Needs Family Game Night
29
30
31
February 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
Wake Forest Mardi Gras
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TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
1
Summer Camp Registration Begins
n
Youth Baseball, Softball, T-Ball and Dream League
n
Adult Men’s Softball
n
Adult Pickleball
n
Summer Camps T H U R S DAY
2
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
3
4
First Friday Flix
5
6
7
8
9
14
15
16
DMV Mobile Unit
12
13
VALENTINE’S DAY
19
10
11
17
18
Forest Moon Theater presents Agnes of God Agnes of God Special Needs Valentine Party Art After Hours
Wake Forest ARTS presents Neck of the Woods
flix4kidz Free at 3
Agnes of God
20
PRESIDENTS DAY
21
22
23
Arts For All: Tired Souls
24
Agnes of God
25
DMV Mobile Unit Rockin’ the Forest: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
State of the Town Address & Dinner
Agnes of God
26
27
28
Wake Forest Mardi Gras
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March 2017
n
MO N DAY
5
Adult Church Men’s Softball
6
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION
S UNDAY
Carolina Puppet Theatre
7
1
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
2
3
8
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9
12
13
Daylight Saving Time Begins
Anne of Green Gables
19 Anne of Green Gables
26
10
Loose leaf collection ends
14
15
16
flix4kidz Free at 3
Art After Hours
17 Anne of Green Gables
20
21
22
23
DMV Mobile Unit
27
11
Forest Moon Theater presents Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables
DMV Mobile Unit
∂∂
4 Arts for All: Paperhand Puppet Intervention
First Friday Flix
S AT U RDAY
Anne of Green Gables
24 Rockin’ the Forest
28
29
30
18
31
25
Easter Egg Hunt
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April 2017
n
Youth Girls Volleyball
n
Church Co-Rec Softball
Deadline this month to submit an application for:
n
Seat on Youth in Government Advisory Board
S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
1 Blackpack Comedy Night Dirt Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DMV Mobile Unit Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
9
Wake Up Wake Forest
First Friday Flix
10
11
12
13
17
18
19
20
14
GOOD FRIDAY
Town Offices Closed
Easter Egg Hunt
15
flix4kidz Free at 3
16
DMV Mobile Unit
23/30
24
25
26
27
21
22
EARTH DAY
Friday Night on White Mike Farris & the Roseland Rhythm Revue Concert
Arbor Day & Tree Seedling Giveaway
28
29 Building Safety Month Kick-Off
Six Sundays in Spring
Wake Forest Art Showcase
Wake Forest Art Showcase
May 2017
Six Sundays in Spring
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Adult Church Co-Rec Softball
BUILDING SAFETY MONTH
S UNDAY
MO N DAY
1
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
2
3
DMV Mobile Unit Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
7
8
T H U R S DAY
4
F RIDAY
5
National Day of Prayer
Wake Forest Childrens Choir Concert
Music at Midday
9
10
11
S AT U RDAY
6 Meet in the Street
First Friday Flix
12
Bicycle Safety Fair
13 Cemetery Walking Tour
Six Sundays in Spring
14
MOTHERS DAY
Six Sundays in Spring
21
flix4kidz Free at 3
15
16
Six Sundays in Spring
17
22
23
24
29
Town Offices Closed
30
25
Friday Night on White
19 Special Needs Movie Night
Arts for All: Scrap Exchange presents Junk Jams
20 Movie Nights at Joyner Park
26
27
Music at Midday
MEMORIAL DAY
18 Music at Midday
DMV Mobile Unit
Six Sundays in Spring
28
Music at Midday
31
June 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
Friday Night on White
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TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
n
Youth Fall Baseball & Softball
n
Adult Co-Rec Kickball
n
Swim Lessons
T H U R S DAY
1
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
2 First Friday Flix
4
5
6
7
8
3 National Trails Day
9
10
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony Six Sundays in Spring
Friday Night on White
DMV Mobile Unit
11
12
13
14
15
18
The Curious Savage
25 The Curious Savage
17
WF Charity Car Show Forest Moon Theater presents The Curious Savage The Curious Savage
flix4kidz Free at 3 FATHERS DAY
16
19
20
21
22
DMV Mobile Unit
26
23
Movie Nights at Joyner Park The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage
27
28
29
24
30
July 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
2
3
Wake Forest Fireworks Spectacular Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony DMV Mobile Unit
9
10
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
n
Adult Pickleball
n
Adult Men’s Softball
n
Adult Co-Rec Softball T H U R S DAY
4
5
6
INDEPENDENCE DAY Town Offices Closed
Children’s Parade Art & Games in the Park
11
12
13
S AT U RDAY
1
7
8
14
15
Friday Night on White
17
18
19
20
24/31
21 Wake Forest ARTS presents Neck of the Woods
DMV Mobile Unit
23/30
F RIDAY
First Friday Flix
flix4kidz Free at 3
16
Fourth of July Celebration
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25
26
27
28 Special Needs Movie Night
22 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
29 Movie Nights at Joyner Park
August 2017 S UNDAY
n
Adult Kickball
n
Adult Flag Football
MO N DAY
Concert in the Park
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TU E S DAY
1
Registration opens for 2018 facility rentals
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
2
3
F RIDAY
4
S AT U RDAY
5
First Friday Flix
6
7
8
10
9
11
12
DMV Mobile Unit Concert in the Park
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
13
14
Friday Night on White
15
17
16
flix4kidz Free at 3
20
18
Movie Nights at Joyner Park
19
Special Needs Movie Night
21
22
23
29
30
24
25
26
31
DMV Mobile Unit
27
28
Deadline to nominate a Good Neighbor
Wake Forest Unplugged
September 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
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Youth Basketball
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
1
2
First Friday Flix
3
4
LABOR DAY
Town Offices Closed
5
6
7
8
9
Wake Forest Unplugged Music at Midday
Concert in the Park
10
11
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony flix4kidz Free at 3
17 Good Neighbor Day
24
12
13
Wake Up Wake Forest
18
19
15
16
22
23
Music at Midday
20
21 Music at Midday
DMV Mobile Unit
25
14
Friday Night on White
26
27
28 Music at Midday
29
30
National Public Lands Day
Halloween Spooktacular
October 2017 S UNDAY
1
Deadline this month to submit an application for:
MO N DAY
2 Memorial Flag Raising
National Night Out
TU E S DAY
3
WE D NE S DAY
9
Entry in Wake Forest Christmas Parade
T H U R S DAY
5 Energy Expo
Public Power Week COLUMBUS DAY
Seat on advisory board
n
4
DMV Mobile Unit
8
n
15
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10
11
7
12
13
14
Special Needs Family Bingo Night Art After Hours
16
Loose leaf collection begins
17
18
19
23
30
20 Wake Forest ARTS presents Neck of the Woods
24
25 Fall Foliage Tours
29
6 ➤
DMV Mobile Unit
22
S AT U RDAY
First Friday Flix
flix4kidz Free at 3
∂
F RIDAY
31
HALLOWEEN
26
27
Tip a Cop for Special Olympics at Red Robin
28 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Halloween Spooktacular
21
Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway
November 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
1
T H U R S DAY
2
F RIDAY
3
S AT U RDAY
4
First Friday Flix
5
6
Daylight Saving Time Ends
7
ELECTION DAY
8
9
DMV Mobile Unit
12
13
Town Offices Closed
Art After Hours
14
15
16
flix4kidz Free at 3
19
10
VETERANS DAY
17
11 Broadway Ball: Annual Fundraiser for the Arts
18
Special Needs Movie Night
20
21
22
28
29
23
THANKSGIVING Town Offices Closed
24
25
Town Offices Closed
Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway DMV Mobile Unit
26
27
30
Wake Forest Christmas Parade
December 2017 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
1 Lighting of Wake Forest
3
4
5
6
Calls From Santa
DMV Mobile Unit
10
7
8 Art After Hours
S AT U RDAY
2 Downtown Holiday Open House
9 Wake Forest Christmas Parade
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
27
28
29
flix4kidz Free at 3
17
DMV Mobile Unit
24/31
25
CHRISTMAS
Town Offices Closed
26
Town Offices Closed
Town Offices Closed
30
Holiday Operations Schedule
Board of Commissioners Meetings
Planning Board Meetings
7 p.m. | Town Hall
7:30 p.m. | Town Hall
2016
2016
2017
2017
Nov. 15 Dec. 20 Jan. 17 Feb. 21 March 21 April 18 May 16 June 20 July 18 Aug. 15 Sept. 19 Oct. 17 Nov. 21 Dec. 19
The meeting agenda is posted at wakeforestnc. gov, search “board of commissioners.” Work Session: The board of commissioners monthly work session is held at town hall on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. In July and November, the work session is held on the second Tuesday.
Nov. 1 Dec. 6 Jan. 3 Feb. 7 March 7 April 4 May 2 June 6 July 11 Aug. 1 Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Nov. 7 Dec. 5
The planning board meeting agenda is posted at wakeforestnc.gov, search “planning board.”
Town Hall
Garbage & Recycling Pick-Up
Wake Forest Bus Loop Service
Wake ForestRaleigh Express Bus Service
2016 Veterans Day
Nov. 11
closed
yes
yes
yes
Thanksgiving
Nov. 24 Nov. 25
closed closed
no* yes
no yes
no no
Christmas
Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Dec. 27
closed closed closed
yes yes no*
yes yes no
yes no no
New Year’s Day
Jan. 2
closed
no*
no
no
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 16
closed
yes
no
no
Good Friday
April 14
closed
yes
no
no
Memorial Day
May 29
closed
no*
yes
no
Independence Day
July 4
closed
no*
no
no
Labor Day
Sept. 4
closed
no*
no
no
Veterans Day
Nov. 10
closed
yes
yes
yes
Thanksgiving
Nov. 23 Nov. 24
closed closed
no* yes
no yes
no no
Christmas
Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 27
closed closed closed
yes yes yes
yes yes yes
yes yes yes
2017
* garbage & recycling service will run one day behind schedule for all customers serviced on or after the holiday Visit wakeforestnc.gov and search “holiday schedule” for updates and detailed information about the holiday schedule.
Find even more events on the Community Calendar! The Wake Forest Community Calendar is a comprehensive online listing of upcoming local events submitted by non-profit groups and organizations in the area. View the calendar at wakeforestnc.gov.
Wake Forest Advisory Boards ➤ Board of Adjustment
Meets as needed at town hall
➤ Recreation Advisory
Board
➤ Cemetery Advisory
Board
Fourth Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. at town hall
➤ Cultural Resources
Advisory Board
➤ Senior Center
Advisory Board
First Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre Arts Annex
➤ Design Review Board
Meets as needed on the second Thursday of each month, 4 p.m. at town hall
Board
Meets quarterly on the second Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. at town hall; work sessions scheduled as needed
First Tuesday of each odd-numbered month at the Northern Wake Senior Center: November at 6 p.m., January at 3 p.m., March at 6 p.m., May at 3 p.m., July at 6 p.m.
➤ Human Relations
Council
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6 p.m. at town hall
➤ Planning Board
First Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at town hall
➤ Public Art
Commission
Fourth Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre Arts Annex
Week Ahead
➤ Upcoming
Events at the Renaissance Centre
News and much more!
For information about advertising and event sponsorship, visit wakeforestnc.gov and search “advertising” or contact Marketing & Business Relations Specialist Anna Bolton at 919-435-9422 or abolton@wakeforestnc.gov.
Fourth Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at town hall
➤ The
Visit wakeforestnc.gov/enotifier.aspx and check the lists to which you wish to subscribe.
➤ Urban Forestry Board
The Town of Wake Forest’s free email notification system allows you to subscribe to one or more information categories and receive an email whenever we distribute alerts or updates related to your topics of interest.
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Fourth Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at town hall
➤ Youth in Government
Second Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. at town hall.
E-Notifier
Board
➤ Historic Preservation
Commission
Sign Up For
➤ Technology Advisory
➤ Greenways Advisory
Fourth Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Flaherty Park Community Center
Advisory Board
Third Saturday of each month (August-May), 9 a.m. at town hall
The Town of Wake Forest encourages residents to apply for one of the advisory boards. By serving on a board, you will have a direct impact on the quality of life in Wake Forest. Applications are available at wakeforestnc.gov, search “advisory boards.”
Please check the town’s online calendar at wakeforestnc.gov for updates and meeting cancellations.
Notes and Other Special Events
301 S. Brooks St. Wake Forest, NC 27587 919.435.9400 | wakeforestnc.gov
Published by the Town of Wake Forest Communications Department Special thanks to Joe Martinson, Photographer