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The event will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday,
April 18 from 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Levine Avenue will close on April
17 at 7 a.m. and reopen on April 19 at 1 a.m. There will be a closed circuit
video broacast screen showing the live concerts outside the Knight
Theatre (near the Mint and Bechtler museums).
The race begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 on Neal Road.
Event organizers expect 800 participants. The route includes Neal Road
and Jeremiah Boulevard. For more information, contact cfauniversityplace@gmail.com.
 Governor's Village 5K
The race begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 on Mammoth
Oaks Drive. Event organizers expect 600 participants. The route includes
Mammoth Oaks Drive, Lakeview Drive, Creola Road, Preston Lane, Lansing Drive
and Jefferson Drive. Contact 704-287-7859 or prracemanagement@gmail.com for more
information.
 Sarcoma Stomp
The race begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 on Church
Street. Event organizers expect 175 participants. The route includes Church
Street, Ninth Street, Pine Street, Eighth Street, Poplar Street, Fourth Street,
Cedar Street, Westbrook Drive and First Street. Start 2 Finish at 704-893-3800
for more information.
 Heart of the City
The race begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 on E. Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Event organizers expect 500 attendees. The route
includes E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, S. Davidson Street, E. Third
Street and S. McDowell Street. For more information contact Rodney Sellars at rodney.sellars@mecklenburgcountync.gov
or call 704-336-7855.
 Rodney’s Great Kids Triathlon
The race will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at Central
Church of God. Event organizers expect 1,000 participants. The course uses
Sardis Road, Providence Road, Rutledge Avenue and Randolph Road. Contact
Central Church of God at 704-364-5003.
 Pure Religion 5K
The event begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at
Independence Park. Event organizers expect 250 participants. The route includes
Park Drive, Seventh Street and Charlottetown Avenue. Contact Humane Society of
Charlotte at 704-494-7711.
 Pet Palooza
The walk will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at Plaza
Place. Event organizers expect 500 participants. The route will use Mecklenburg
Avenue, Country Club Drive, Mattheson Avenue, Belvedere Avenue, Midwood Place,
Tippah Avenue and The Plaza. Contact Charlotte Family Housing at 704-335-5488
or go to cfhyellowbrickroad.org.
 Yellow Brick Road
The race will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 24 at the
Greenway. Event organizers expect 350 participants. The course will use the
Lela Avenue, the Greenway, Fourth Street, Wesley Heights Way, Walnut Avenue,
Litaker Avenue, Cedar Street and Summit Avenue. Visit http://freemorewest5k.racesonline.com/ for
more information.
 FreeMoreWest 5K on the Greenway
The event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at
the Arboretum Shopping Center. Event organizers expect 750 attendees. The
course uses Providence Road, Windbluff Drive, Rounding Run Road, Raintree
Lane and Willow Point Drive. Email prracemanagement@gmail.com
for more information.
 Miles against Melanoma
The event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 25. Event organizers expect 600 attendees. The course will use Williams Pond Lane, Rea Road, Fieldgate Drive, Darcy Hopkins Drive and Provincetowne Drive. For more information, contact Bridgit at bridgitkerger@yahoo.com.
 Bulldog 5K
The run will begin at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 at the CPCC
main campus. Event organizers expect 1200 runners. The course uses Kings Drive,
East Seventh Street, Cameron Avenue, East Fifth Street, Clement Avenue, Park
Drive, Travis Avenue, Elizabeth Avenue back to the CPCC driveway before Kings
Drive. Contact Ben Kubie with the CPCC Foundation at ben.kubie@cpcc.edu
or http://cpccfoundation.com/skyline-run/ for
more information.
 CPCC Skyline Run
The event begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 at Providence
Baptist Church. Event organizers expect 250 participants. The course uses
Randolph Road, Gaynor Road, Hardwick Road, North Sharon Amity Road, Addison
Drive, Nottingham Drive and Shasta Lane. Contact Strider Events at 704-408-4996 for more information.
 RAC Race 5K
The event begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 on Camden Road.
Event organizers expect 300 participants. The course uses Camden Road, Tremont
Avenue, Hawkins Street, Dunavant Street, Remount Road, Charlotte Trolley Rail
Trail, Bland Street, Summit Avenue and Park Avenue. Visit Clean Air Carolina for more information or
click here to register.
 5K for Clean Air
The walk will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 at West
Fourth Street and South Poplar Street. Event organizers expect 8,000
participants. The route will use South Poplar Street, West Fourth Street, West
Second Street, Greenleaf Avenue and South Cedar Street. Contact March of Dimes
at March for Babies for more information.
 March for Babies Walk
The event begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 25 at Symphony
Park. Event organizers expect 2500 participants. The course uses Morrison
Boulevard, Barclay Downs Drive, Fairview Road and Sharon Road. Contact Walk to Defeat ALS for more information.
 Charlotte Walks to Defeat ALS
The festival will be held
April 25-26 at the Sugar Creek Greenway. Event hours for Saturday are 11 a.m. -
6 p.m. and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday. Pearl Park Way Bridge will close at 5
a.m. on Saturday, April 25 and will reopen at 8 p.m. on April 26. For more information,
visit http://festivalinthepark.org/.
The races begin on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 a.m. at
Ballantyne Corporate Park. Event organizers expect 2,800 participants. The
route uses Ballantyne Corporate Place Drive, Rushmore Drive and Conlan Circle. For
more information, visit ymcacharlotte.org/Morrison or email morrisonevents@ymcacharlotte.org.
 Run! Ballantyne 5K
 Run! Ballantyne 8K
The event starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the Whitehall Corporate Center. Event organizers expect 7,000 participants. The course uses Arco Corporate Drive, Sandy Porter Road, Taragate Drive, Scarlet Circle, Swallow Lane, Merriweather Drive, Johnny Reb Lane, O’Hara Drive and Meadhaven Drive. Visit gotrcharlotte.org for more information.
 Girls on the Run
The event begins on
Saturday, May 2 at 8 a.m. at The Park Expo & Conference Center. Event
organizers expect 600 participants. The route uses Briar Creek Road, Colonnade
Drive, Monroe Road, Pecan Avenue, Bay Street, Bascom Street and Seventh Street. Visit http://www.thepark5krun.org/ for more
information.
 The Park Church Domestic Violence Awareness Walk/Run
The event begins at 8 a.m. on
Saturday, May 2 at Gateway Village Promenade. Event organizers expect 2000
participants. The course includes North Cedar Street, West Fifth Street, North
Tryon Street, West Stonewall Street, South Graham Street and West Trade Street.
Contact RAIN at 704-372-7246 for more information.
 AIDS WALK Charlotte 2015
The race will begin at 8
a.m. on May 2 at Peak 10 on David Taylor Drive. Event organizers expect 250
participants. The running portion of the race uses Governor Hunt Road, David
Taylor Drive, Research Drive and the Mallard Creek Greenway. The bike portion
uses Governor Hunt Road, David Taylor Drive, Research Drive, WT Harris
Boulevard, Medical Plaza Drive, Mallard Creek Road, West Mallard Creek Church
Road and Claude Freeman Drive. Contact Charlotte Sports Cycling at 704-575-4398
for more information.
 University City Duathlon 3K
 University City Duathlon 5K
 University City Duathlon 18.5K Bike Route
The race
begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2. Event organizers expect 100 participants.
The route uses Wilhelmina Avenue, Mecklenburg Avenue, Belvedere Avenue, Tippah
Avenue, Kensington Avenue, Thurmond, Place, Chambwood Drive, Ashland Avenue and
Winter Street. Contact the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association at
704-634-9081 for more information.
 Midwood Miles 5K
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the Duke Energy
Center. Event organizers expect 900 participants. Following the inside tower
run, a post celebration will be held on the plaza and Levine Avenue of the
Arts. Levine Avenue of the Arts between Tryon Street and Church Street will be
closed from 6 a.m. until 1 p.m. Contact Charlotte Sports Foundation at
704-644-4045 for more information.
The festival is on Saturday, May 2 from noon until 6 p.m. Event organizers expect 2,000 attendees. During the event, East Kingston Street will be closed between South Boulevard and the light rail tracks.
The event will be held Saturday, May 2 from noon until 9 p.m. Mint Street between Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, along the park from Mint Street to Church Street, will close on Saturday, May 2 from 8 a.m. until midnight. One lane of Third Street will close at 8 a.m. and reopen at 10 p.m. Mint Street will close between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on May 1 and May 4 for crane use to set up and tear down the event stage. Contact Charlotte Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation at 704-336-3509 for more information.
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