Rubber ducks adopted by the public will race in the second annual Super Duper Duck Splash on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the WRAL Soccer Park, 7700 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh. A fundraiser for local youth-based nonprofits, the event is presented by the Wakefield Rotary Club of Wake Forest. Proceeds will be distributed to the club’s four Duck Buddies —Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club, Note in the Pocket, Kerr Family YMCA and North Carolina Football Club Youth. An individual duck can be adopted by the public for $5, or groups of ducks at a discount, with a chance to win cash totaling $3,000 and other prizes when ducks cross the finish line including last place. With uncertainty of how the public will be allowed to gather during the pandemic, the Duck Race will be broadcast live on the Wakefield Rotary Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WakefieldRotary) beginning at 11 a.m. on July 18 with the duck race

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host a two-day online esports gaming tournament featuring Rocket League on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23. Open to players ages 10 and older, the inaugural Battle in the Forest will be played online and live streamed on Twitch.tv. Registration begins Wednesday, July 1, at https://bit.ly/BattleintheForest, and the cost is $5 per player. Teams comprised of three players each will compete in the two-day tournament which will run in conjunction with Bull City Gaming. Qualifying rounds will take place Saturday with the top eight teams battling it out in the finals on Sunday. The top two teams will receive a variety of prizes donated by Ads N Art Screenprinting, Chick-fil-A, Barton College Esports, Wake Forest Awards & Engraving and Play4Life Comics. Considered one of the top esports games in the nation, Rocket League is a vehicular soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix. The game

Delayed due to concerns about COVID-19, the opening of the Holding Park Aquatic Center will take place Wednesday, July 1, at 10 a.m. Open Swim times will be scheduled in three-hour blocks, with one hour in between to allow staff to clean and sanitize the facility, including deck chairs, door handles, hand rails and other high-touch areas. A maximum of 120 patrons will be allowed inside the facility during each session. Patrons must register and pay for each session in advance online at https://bit.ly/HoldingParkAquaticCenter. No walk-ins will be allowed. Community health and safety is the top priority for the Town of Wake Forest. Due to the ever-evolving situation surrounding COVID-19, the aquatic center operating schedule is subject to change with limited notice. Town officials will continue to closely monitor official updates and follow guidelines from the Wake County Health Department, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control.

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Downtown Inc. are planning to stimulate our downtown economy and reward residents who are supporting downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve these goals, from June 13 through July 5, a special incentive is being offered to people who shop at participating stores. As part of “Red, White & Blue – Downtown Wake Forest Needs You,” for every $25 a customer spends at one of the following downtown businesses, he or she will receive a raffle ticket to be entered into a weekly drawing: B & W Hardware Company Bella Music Nancy Jo Photography Next Consignment North Carolina General Stores Page 158 Books Record Krate Renegade Motorcycle Southern Suds & Gifts Sweeties Candy Shop Sugar Magnolia Café (purchases of alcohol are not eligible) The Cotton Company The Lemon Tree Unwined on White (purchases of alcohol are not eligible) Wake Forest Art &

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host “Red, White and Hues,” a virtual art exhibit and wine tasting on Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m. Free and open to the first 90 people to register, the event will take place over Zoom. Take a virtual tour of several works of art supplied by the Wake Forest Guild of Artists while enjoying three wines specifically selected from Unwined on White to pair with the art. The artists and sommelier Andrew Mehring will join the conversation to share their inspiration and knowledge. Wines can be purchased online at www.unwinedonwhite.com/online-ordering.html or by calling 919-761-5049.