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Arts
Kings Drive Art Walk
11 a.m.-8 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Little Sugar Creek Greenway, between East Morehead Street and Pearle Street Bridge along Kings Drive. 704-338-1060. festivalinthepark.org
Enjoy a wide variety of art along Little Sugar Creek Greenway, as well as live music at the Metropolitan and close-up magic acts at the Fountain Amphitheatre on Little Sugar Creek. From 8-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Festival After Dark will offer more music on the JazzArts Music Stage
Beach Party
Beach Fest Matthews
6-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. Stumptown Park, 120 South Trade St., Matthews. 704-321-7275. beachfestmatthews.com
Beach Fest Matthews brings you the best parts of a beach trip – beach music, sand volleyball, carnival rides, shag dancing. Also enjoy boardwalk-style food vendors, kids’ crafts and activities, and many sponsor exhibits.
Tree-climbing
2012 Tree Climbing Competition
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Freedom Park, 1900 East Blvd. caa-nc.org/3.html
It’s free to watch 39 competitors, both men and women, from all over the world demonstrate their climbing skills using nothing but a rope and saddle. They’ll compete in five preliminary events on Saturday, with the top five competitors advancing to the finals on Sunday. If watching isn’t enough for you, you’re invited to participate in a free fun climb on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Goats
Green Goats and Gardens
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Environmental Way, 1000 Louis Rose Place, in University Research Park. 704-549-4141. greengoatsandgardens.org.
Learn about the environment, participate in a bike rodeo, get a free bike safety inspection, participate in a bike/run duathlon and meet lots of goats.
Bike
BIKE! Charlotte
Various events throughout week. Various locations. 704-503-0138. bikecharlotte.org
For 17 days starting Friday, BIKE! Charlotte will hold events designed to encourage and celebrate bike-riding in Charlotte: trail rides, repair clinics, bike rodeos, mountain bike clinics, etc. Anybody traveling with a bike from April 29-May 5 can ride CATS buses or LYNX trains for free.
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Jody Mace runs CharlotteontheCheap.com and is a member of the Charlotte News Alliance, a network of hyperlocal websites.
