NORWICH – The Chenango Arts Council proudly announces the 15th annual Allegro 5K Run for the Arts will be plotted along the streets of downtown Norwich on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Registration begins at 8 a.m.; Mayor Christine Carnrike will fire the starting pistol at 9 a.m. at 27 West Main Street, in front of the Chenango Arts Council building.

For the past 15 years, the Arts Council’s Allegro Run and Walk has made a name for itself with its two-fold mission of engaging public awareness for the arts while doubling as a fundraising opportunity that keeps the Arts Council’s mission of community arts enrichment alive in Greater Chenango County.

In the essence of extending community-based art initiatives, this year the Arts Council is also pleased to reveal its plans to transform the Allegro Run festivities into a day-long May Day Community Celebration full of artists, live music, craft and food vendors, and activities for the whole family.

Beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day until 5:00 pm, Guernsey Park (located behind the Guernsey Memorial Library on Court Street in downtown Norwich, directly across West Main Street from the Arts Council) will be a hub of vibrant, creative activities everyone, regardless of age.