Sharpen your turkey appetite Thursday morning by joining the Fourth Annual Gobblers Run, a 5K fun event that begins at 8 a.m. at the Wake Forest Boys and Girls Club on South Wingate Avenue.
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                Get on board The Polar Express Saturday, Nov. 28, at Crossroads Entertainment. The free movie for children will be shown from 4 to 6 p.m. Parents may stay with their children or shop in town. LIFE in Wake Forest, the sponsor, will watch the children and serve cocoa.              
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                The Wake Forest Town Board will hold a work session Tuesday, Dec. 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in town hall.
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                The Lighting of Wake Forest will take place Friday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the depot parking lot along South White Street.
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                Almost all the vendors with the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market will be on hand for the Holiday Market Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge on Wait Avenue half a block east of the regular site in the deport parking lot.
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                The Centennial Community Christmas Gala will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, at The Sutherland. The $25 tickets are on sale now at town hall and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce and are also available on line.
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                The Wake Forest Christmas Parade will step out at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, on South White Street in the historic downtown.
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                The Virginia Tull Music and Art Series sponsored by Wake Forest Baptist Church will present The American Youth Harp Ensemble Sunday, Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. in a holiday concert by candlelight. The 12-member ensemble is the country’s leading youth harp group.
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                Light up the night with First Light on Dec. 31. The second year of this event should prove to be bigger and, it is sincerely hoped, warmer.