April 19, 2006

Published in Wake Forest, NC

            The lineup starts Friday, April 21, when HerbFest begins at 9 a.m. in the gazebo parking lot along South White Street. You can buy herbs, perennial plants and flowers, garden art and herb-related products through the weekend. The festival will end at 4 p.m. Sunday.

            Also on Friday, the firefighters and members of the board of directors of the Wake Forest Fire Department will hold their annual fish fry. Beginning at 11 a.m. and running to 7 p.m., you can get a plate filled with fried flounder, cole slaw, hush puppies and potatoes along with a glass of iced tea for $7. The women’s auxiliary will be selling baked goods of all kinds to round out your meal. The fish fry will be held in Station #1 on Elm Avenue.

            All day Saturday and Sunday there will be an arts and crafts show featuring local artists and crafts people at The Factory on South Main Street.

            Saturday night, April 22, the winner of this year’s Anthony J. Trentini Scholarship will be announced during the banquet at The Forks Cafeteria, which begins at 6:30. The candidates are Timothy Adams, Ryan Appleby, Nick Crabb, Sarah Gleason, Alyssa Moore and Jacklyn Rannels. The winner will receive a four-year, $26,000 scholarship to the college or university of his or her choice.

            Sunday, just after HerbFest ends, everyone is invited to the first concert in the popular series, Six Sundays in Spring. It begins at 5 p.m. on the lawn at the Wake Forest College Birthplace (the Calvin Jones House) on North Main Street, and Al Williams is the featured musician.

            Also on Sunday, April 23, there will be an evening of gospel music and a dinner at The Forks Cafeteria to raise money for Operation Harvest. Operation Harvest provides food and other goods for needy people. Tickets are $15.

            Because HerbFest will use all the space in the gazebo parking lot and probably spill over into the nearby extension of Wait Avenue, the Wake Forest Farmers Market will not operate Saturday. There will be one booth selling a few items and providing information about the market. The farmers market will return on April 29 and operate every Saturday through October.