A contractor working to extend Ledgerock Road in the Deacons Ridge Subdivision has closed a portion of the Dunn Creek Greenway. The closure is necessary to allow crews to realign the trail. The work is expected to be completed by early November. Signage and barricades have been posted to inform the public of the closure. The Dunn Creek Greenway begins at the Smith Creek Soccer Center, 690 Heritage Lake Road, and runs north to the pedestrian culvert under NC-98 Bypass/Dr. Calvin Jones Highway. Measuring one mile, the 10′ wide paved and boardwalk trail is designed for biking, hiking or simply enjoying nature. For more information, visit wakeforestnc.gov and search “Dunn Creek Greenway” or contact Transportation Engineer Jonathan Jacobs at 919-435-9441 or jjacobs@wakeforestnc.gov.   #

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 and Mission Control GG are partnering to offer adults ages 18 and older a six-week online esports league July 13-August 17. Registration is underway and continues through 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at www.wakeforestnc.gov/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/games-contests. The cost is $25 per person, and you must have an XBOX 1 console and Madden 20 to participate. Participants will face a new person each week for six weeks in a best two out of three games to decide the winner. For more information, email Recreation Specialist Shawn Monday at smonday@wakeforestnc.gov. #    

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

Although the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre is closed and in-person events canceled, “the show must go on-line.” As we continue adjusting to life in the midst of COVID-19, the Renaissance Centre is set to begin offering a series of free online visual and performing arts experiences you can enjoy from the comfort of your home.  One of the Renaissance Centre’s signature events, The Malpass Brothers in concert, will take place virtually on Saturday, July 25. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and can be streamed via the Renaissance Centre Facebook page. Steeped in traditional country music, The Malpass Brothers feature a smooth vocal blend and skillful musicianship while performing in the styles of Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Hank Williams Sr. As young boys, Christopher and Taylor Malpass embraced the music of their granddad’s phonograph records. Christopher earned his first talent show trophy at age 7, and Taylor was playing mandolin