Pittsboro's Carolina Brewery & Grill is hosting a celebration all day Saturday, starting with a 5K in the morning and ending with a family-friendly event at the brewpub that evening.

If you want to sign up for the 5K through Powell Place neighborhood, it costs $25 and can be done online: http://goo.gl/dijbk. Runners will receive a t-shirt, complimentary breakfast and free admission to the night's events.

From 4-10 p.m., the brewery will be pouring its Oktoberfest lager and serving authentic German food as well as offering live music and children's activities. Admission is $5 and includes a token valid for a beer or food item. Additional tokens cost $5.

For more information, go to www.carolinabrewery.com or call 919-545-2330. The brewpub is located at the intersection of Highway 15-501 South and Highway 64 Bypass on Lowes Dr. in Bellemont Station.
 

City Councilman Steve Schewel is inviting Durham residents to run the American Tobacco Trail with him.

"Let's take the trail back by running it together," he said, in a notice published through the Partners Against Crime email lists.

Schewel said he plans to run five miles on the ATT for four Tuesdays in a row, starting Aug. 28. He's starting at the trailhead at Blackwell Street and Lakewood Avenue, going 2.5 miles south, turning around and coming back.

That section includes the area where several runners have been attacked this summer.

Schewel invites anyone who'd like to go along – running or walking, as far as one likes – to meet him at the trailhead:

Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 4, 5 p.m.
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m
Sept. 18, 6 p.m.
 

This Tuesday night, Centro in downtown Raleigh is offering a three-course tequila tasting dinner for $50 a person. The tequilas will be Tres Generaciones. For more information about the event, go to centroraleigh.com/events. To make a reservation, call 919-835-3593.

If you like to combine your drinking with your exercise, Centro also hosts a Margarita Run on Wednesday nights.

At 6 p.m. every Wednesday, gather at Centro and head out with fellow runners for a three- or five-mile run. Then return to the restaurant and head upstairs for a $5 taco bar and $5 margaritas.
 

Millbrook's Samantha George is the 2011-12 Gatorade North Carolina girls cross country runner of the year.

USA Baseball's inaugural Women's Development Camp takes place this weekend at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

Details for that camp and camps in other sports, plus team tryouts, league registration, instruction and tournaments can be found in the Play! Recreational Sports Calendar below, an expanded version of the calendar that appears each Tuesday in the print edition Sports section. 

The Southern Zone Age Group Swimming Championships, which start today at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, are just one of the many recreational sports events you'll find listed below in the expanded version of the Play! recreational sports calendar.

Summer has barely started, but already it's time to think about fall, especially if you plan to play in a fall recreational sports league.

Deadlines already are approaching for some organizations, and leagues are filling fast.

The “Angels Among Us” 5K Run & Family Fun Walk will be held Saturday, starting near the corner of Erwin Road and Flowers Drive.
The certified 5K run and walk are held to benefit the Duke Brain Tumor Center of the Duke Compreshensive Cancer Center.
Entry for either event is free for kids 12 and under. For everyone else, registration costs $30 and begins on-site at 7 a.m. on race day. The 5K starts at 8 a.m.
For more information, call (919) 667-2614.

The sound of the first footsteps on the course will be heard about 6 a.m. Saturday on a big day of running in the Triangle.

The early start on an April morning comes because the runners have a long way to go in the Umstead 100-Mile Endurance Run at Umstead Park. The field is full, but you can always cheer on the competitors.

Below is a look at some of the area's other runing events this weekend and next. Find more events in a variety of sports in the Play! Recreational Sports Calendar.