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Volunteer Meet & Greet July 27
Renaissance Center manager Debbie Dunn reveals a not-so-secret side of her personality, when she takes the stage (and the microphone) with her husband, guitarist Harry Teuting, to perform a selection of heartfelt songs. After earning her music degree from Meredith College, Debbie performed professionally in theater as well as and fronting a band on tours throughout the Southeast, even opening for the Charlie Daniels Band. Join us for an intimate mini-concert on March 8!
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Helping creators to find an outlet and fans to find creators.
For more than 30 years, ARTS Wake Forest has been supporting local artists and existing art programs throughout the Wake Forest community, while encouraging new arts ventures as well. Events we have presented through the years include the Six Sundays in Spring concert series, the Wake Forest Dance Festival, the Neck of the Woods variety show, and the Wake Forest Holiday Artisans’ Market. We also assist with the Town of Wake Forest’s Mardi Gras Festival and Dirt Day Festival, as well as the Wake Forest Youth Connect conference, and the Mad Hatters’ Artist & Garden Tour. As a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, ARTS Wake Forest is funded through individual contributions and corporate sponsorships, along with grants from the Town of Wake Forest, United Arts of Raleigh & Wake County, and others.
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Join Us at Draw on the Street
ARTS Wake Forest and the Wake Forest, NC Optimist Club invite area youth and family teams to participate in the Draw on the Street chalk art contest on April 6, 2019. The contest will take place at the annual Dirt Day Festival in Downtown Wake Forest from 11:00am to...
Buy Tickets to Arti Gras
ARTS Wake Forest Brings Arti Gras Celebration to CommunityARTS Wake Forest (AWF) will host Arti Gras, a Mardi Gras party open to the community on Saturday, March 2, 2019, 6 p.m., in downtown Wake Forest at the Renaissance Centre, 405 South Brooks Street. Arti Gras--an...
Longstanding Local Arts Organization Changes Name
LNew ARTS Wake Forest Name Better Exemplifies Its Many Endeavors A Wake Forest nonprofit that puts the arts first in the community, is now putting the arts first in its new name. Wake Forest ARTS has changed its name and updated its logo to ARTS Wake Forest (AWF). For...