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Charlotte Kids Fest Returns This Weekend

Melanie began her career in radio when she joined the on-air staff at Praise 100.9 in 2006. She is a three-time Stellar Award nominee for Gospel Announcer of the Year, a preliminary judge for BET’s hit show Sunday Best, and has been recognized in Who’s Who in Black Charlotte. In 2013, she was an inaugural recipient of the Stellar Woman of Gospel Award for her contribution behind the scenes in the gospel industry. In 2015, she was awarded the 1st Melvin Crispell Gospel Heritage Award and was recognized as one of ten Most Influential Radio Personalities by the Gospel Music Industry Round-up. And in 2016 she was awarded Radio Show of The Year by the Queen City Music Awards. A self-proclaimed foodie - in particular tacos - and founder of the Foodie Flash Mob, Melanie had the pleasure of serving as judge of the Carolina Food Truck Chow Down. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Harvest Center, a transitional program for the homeless and underserved in Charlotte. Melanie is an ordained Elder in the Life Center Fellowship where she and her husband Bryan, serve as Young Adult Pastors. Facebook: facebook.com/melaniewho Twitter: @melaniewho Instagram: @melaniewho1

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The Charlotte Kids Fest returns to UNC Charlotte this Saturday. From 11a-4p there will be free opportunities for kids to experience creative, informative activities and live performances. The mission of the Charlotte’s Kids Fest is to expand entertainment options for the children and their families in the Charlotte area.

The festival will consist of 6 main areas:

Create Zone will focus on interactive activities such as; crafts creation area and workshops.
Dance Zone will be the place to boogie down all day.
Discover Zone will host interactive performing arts experiences from dance to live music performances.
Learn zone will offer interactive science activities along with other fun educational experiences.
Play Zone will focus on outdoor and healthy activities from sports, games and contest.
Go Zone is set to feature BIG construction and emergency vehicles.

More information here