Single word that parallels "Recent" when discussing the near future
Solution 1:
upcoming
FORTHCOMING, APPROACHING
Upcoming events are posted on our Web site.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upcoming
Solution 2:
Consider imminent:
ready to take place : happening soon
// … systems engineers have become rather blasé about the imminent liftoff.
(source: Merriam-Webster)
To my surprise, the first ten example sentences listed in the Oxford Dictionaries are about threats; I'm quite sure it can be used in a neutral way as well, as the Merriam-Webster example shows.
Solution 3:
imminent was the first word to come to mind, but impending will also work perfectly:
occurring or likely to occur soon
Source: Merriam-Webster