Museum celebrates We Built This Sunday, July 21 The Wake Forest Historical Museum will host a free reception open to the public on Sunday, July 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate its current exhibit, We Built This: Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina. Snacks and refreshments will be available. If you are unable to attend the reception, the museum is hosting an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on the same day. Registration is required for the reception. Visit www.wakeforestmuseum.org for more information and to register. ### Other dates and entertainment ** Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park will feature Kung Fu Panda 4 on Saturday, July 20, at 8:30 p.m. ** The Summer at the Centre series will continue with two concerts by the Malpass Brothers at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, at the Renaissance Centre. ** It is

Bright Star Touring Theatre will offer a free performance of “Jack’s Adventure in Space” Saturday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.  When it comes to adventure and imagination, no one beats Jack! Come along with Jack on this out-of-this-world adventure through the solar system! Learn about the origins of the names of the planets from Mercury to Neptune, and even the controversial Pluto. Students will also learn about the physical features of the various planets and discover fun facts about each planet’s special path around the sun in this fun STEM adventure.  Families and children of all ages are invited to attend this free performance, but seating is limited. “Jack’s Adventure in Space” is part of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre’s “Arts for All” free community performance series, which is supported by United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. For more information,

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Saturday, Aug. 24. Presented by Ting, the Battle in the Forest is open to players ages 10 and older and free to play on all consoles and PCs. The online tournament will be live streamed on Twitch.tv.  Registration is open through Wednesday, Aug. 21, at https://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/Community/Home. Please note: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is rated e10+. Participants will compete in a one-on-one, single-day, double-elimination tournament to run in conjunction with “Bull City Gaming.” The matches will be best of three, while the championship match will be best of five. In the event more than 32 participants register, the tournament will expand to two days with the qualifying rounds taking place on August 24 and the top eight participants battling it out in the finals on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre (WFRC) is inviting filmmakers to submit their films for the Sixth Annual Wake Forest Film Festival (WFFF). The WFFF seeks feature and short films in the following categories: student, narrative feature, narrative short, and documentary. Films may be submitted via FilmFreeway at https://filmfreeway.com/WakeForestFilmFestival. The website includes film screening fees and submission requirements. The Early Bird Deadline is Friday, Aug. 16, and the fee is $5 for students and $15 for professionals. Scheduled for Saturday, March 1, 2025, the WFFF will spotlight passionate, creative, and thought-provoking movies by some of today’s most promising and accomplished local, national, and international filmmakers. Intended for both the general public and film professionals, the WFFF is an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their films in a unique location to a discerning audience.  The WFRC is also seeking volunteers with filmmaking experience to judge film submissions for the 2025 Wake Forest Film

Good Neighbor Day returns to E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Saturday, Sept. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. Hosted by the Human Relations Council , Good Neighbor Day is an annual celebration that assembles Wake Forest residents from all walks of life for a day of free food, fun, and family entertainment. By bringing together a mix of cultures, music, ages and ethnicities, the event celebrates diversity and promotes goodwill among all Wake Forest citizens. Volunteers are critical to the success of the event and needed at various times between noon and 5 p.m. Volunteer duties will be general in nature and may include setting up, cleaning up, answering questions, and assisting attendees. Local civic groups and community organizations are especially encouraged to participate, along with local students interested in earning community service hours. For more information or to sign up to volunteer, email Human Resources Director Angela

Coming soon . . . Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation Banquet The 2024 annual banquet will be held at the Richland Creek Community Church starting at 3 o’clock the afternoon of August 3, 2024. The Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, a non-profit volunteer organization was formed in 2009. The foundation’s mission is to raise enough sponsorships to host an annual dinner inviting area purple heart recipients and their families to attend at no charge. From the beginning, through the present time, all funds raised go directly into the non-profit to focus on the mission. There is no paid staff. The dinner is made possible by the number of volunteers who freely donate their time to honor area Purple Heart veterans. Wake Forest has been designated as a Purple Heart community. Local signs leading to the city demonstrate the village’s respect and admiration for our nation’s wounded veterans. Only those veterans