As it starts to heat up, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts brings runners a way to beat the heat while supporting youth education programs at the Center. Night Run for the Arts is a fun, family-friendly event. All ages and abilities are welcome. You can run, walk, or stroll! Highlights include the 8K Run through downtown Scottsdale, the 3-Mile Fun Walk/Run, the 1-Mile Fun Run and the Art Stroll, a docent-guided walking tour of the sculptures on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. The Night Run for the Arts also features live entertainment throughout the route and culminates with an outdoor party featuring music, food and beverages. Participants receive a commemorative T-shirt and may register individually or as part of a team. Doesn't this sound like fun? Here's what you need to know.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 6, 2006
7:05 p.m. (event start time)
5:30 p.m. (late registration at the start/finish line)

WHERE:
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Amphitheater
75th Street and Main Street in Scottsdale

PARKING:
The amphitheater is located on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall at 75th Street and Main Street. Free parking is available in the public parking garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and directly behind Los Olivos restaurant on Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue and at the Civic Center parking garage located on Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street.

COST:
$18 (before April 30)
$20 (May 1-5)
$25 (day of the race)

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION:
www.scottsdalenightrun.org or call 480-994-ARTS (2787)

_{Night Run artwork provided courtesy Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts}