The 11 a.m. race at Winkler Park is $30 through Sept. 13, then $35; the dog festival runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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The Aug. 19 downtown show, sponsored by CareVet of Conover Pet Veterinary Hospital, also crowned smallest, largest, waggiest-tail, look-alike, costume, and most paw-triotic pets.
Business Development Director Dave Leonetti gave the award to President and CEO Mark S. Jones at the Aug. 4 City Council meeting, citing more than 80 years in Hickory.
Free backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, face painting, and food are listed 5–7 p.m.; Modern Nissan of Hickory is the presenting sponsor.
The 4-mile loop course is about 70% trail, with more than 17,950 feet of elevation gain; $125 registration includes a hoodie and a finisher’s award.
Patrol cars park at L.P. Frans Stadium from 5 p.m.; children 12 and under get a free ticket, meal voucher, and amusement pass for the 7 p.m. Augusta game.
Early registration is $30 through Aug. 3, then $35; a headlamp or flashlight is required on the mixed paved and off-road course.
Ethan Brooks-Livingston and Robert Carr presented in March; fall sessions list Dr. Christopher Moore on founders’ religion and Jeremy Wilson on Yorktown.
Free movies are listed at 8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of July and August; Inside Out moved to Sept. 12 after weather.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through September at 3070 11th Ave. Drive SE, Hickory; WIC Director Jeremy Stockton said the market fights food insecurity.