Grab a controller and best your opponent on the Xbox or PS5. Board and card games available for those not gaming. Free. Register at avlREC.com. Read to Flora the Golden Retriever: 4 p.m.

Freedom Fest: 6:30-9:30 p.m. June 28, Etowah Baptist Church, 6508 Brevard Road, Etowah. Food trucks, music, inflatables, professional fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Bring a chair. Watershed ...