Good morning, Wake Forest.

Hunger Awareness Month begins in Wake County as Wake County Cooperative Extension and local groups launch food donation drives + host educational events to aid over 126,000 residents facing food insecurity.

Wake Forest Police responded at 3:16 a.m. today to a fire that damaged several vehicles at North State Pools on the 200 block of Capcom Avenue — fire crews are working with investigators to determine the cause.

Kayla Drakeford-Williams, 31, was arrested Thursday at a daycare on the 8400 block of Strickland Road in Raleigh for allegedly biting a two-year-old—Wake County Sheriff's Office said the investigation is still ongoing.

Dr. Burton Horwitz—an award-winning pediatric dentist from Raleigh—shared his lifelong journey in dentistry during an interview for Jewish American Heritage Month.

At 87, he discussed his early start in the Air Force, his decades-long work with Head Start and free care for children, and his plans to celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary this august.

Adeem the Artist

7:30 PM – 1:30 AM — The Wake Forest Listening Room — Ticket prices vary — Experience the poetic storytelling of Adeem, a seventh-generation Carolinian singer-songwriter.

Couldn't Be Happiers

7:30 PM - 1:30 AM — The Wake Forest Listening Room — Ticket info TBD — Enjoy an engaging performance from a lively folk-rock/Americana duo.

Fairy Hair Sparkle Session

10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Frabjous Catfe — Cost to be determined — Add some shimmer to your hair with Fairy Hair while enjoying coffee and cuddling with kitties.

Wake Forest Elite Rockstar Connect Networking Event

7-9 p.m. — Buffalo Brothers Restaurant and Bar — Free entry — Connect with local professionals in an engaging networking atmosphere.

Vegan Suede Purse Wood Burning Workshop

11 AM – 1 PM — MK Creative Arts Studio — Refunds available — Unleash your creativity with wood burning on vegan suede and make your very own handbag and makeup bag.