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Make a Scene Downtown Jacksonville, June 4th, 2009

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The City of Jacksonville invites you to “Make A Scene Downtown” on Thursday, June 4 at a street festival on Bay Street (between Newnan and Ocean streets) featuring Happy Hour at the Ivy Ultra Bar beginning at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment by the George Aspinall Band and AIA, the official Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show will highlight the evening.

This Make A Scene Downtown! event will welcome the 2009 Jacksonville River Rally Charity Poker Run taking place June 4-7 on the downtown riverfront. Poker Run merchandise, and a Tiki Bar, which will benefit the American Lung Association, will be available for attendees.

For more information call (904) 630-3690, or visit www.makeascenedowntown.com

National Running Day on June 3, 2009

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National Running Day to Unite the Country Through Events and Activities from New York to San Diego on Wednesday, June 3

Major U.S. running organizations to host local events as part of national effort to get Americans moving.
New York, April 1, 2009—The United States running industry today announced an unprecedented unified effort to launch the inaugural National Running Day on Wednesday, June 3, to nationally and locally promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise. Across the country,
the day will celebrate the benefits of running as part of a healthy and active lifestyle aimed at combating some of today’s most pressing health issues.

Through a grassroots effort, the foremost road racing and track and field organizations from major U.S. cities—including New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Little Rock, Denver, Eugene, and San Diego—in addition to national running organizations USA

runningTrack & Field and Running USA, are encouraging Americans of all ages and fitness levels to get out and run by hosting a variety of National Running Day activities, including professional athlete appearances, free running events, group runs, and clinics.This unified effort is aimed at encouraging people to lace up their shoes and invite a friend to join them in experiencing the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of running.

Running Is for Everyone
“Everyone can run. That’s the message of this day,” said New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. “As an industry, we know first hand how great running is. Millions of Americans have discovered that running is an easy way to feel better, look better, and live better.”

Runners can join in the National Running Day festivities by simply going for a run on June 3, then logging on to the national website and social media resources at runningday.org to download an “I’m a Runner/I Ran Today” Facebook button, interact with other runners, and find complete information.
Resources available on the site will include information on local community events with running clubs and retailers, course-mapping tools, training tips, and other running-related information.
“This is a day to celebrate the most universal of all sports,” said USA Track & Field CEO Doug Logan. “By taking National Running Day into the virtual realm of social networking, we’re doing even more to expand that universe. You might be running toward a goal, running with a purpose, or even just running away from your problems. Any reason is a good reason to run, especially on National Running Day.”

National Running Day
National Running Day is an initiative whereby many of the major organizations within the United States running industry are joining forces in an unprecedented, unified effort to nationally and locally promote running as a healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise. The inaugural National Running Day will be on Wednesday, June 3. From New York to San Diego, the day will celebrate the benefits of running as part of a healthy and active lifestyle aimed at combating some of today’smost pressing health issues. For more information, visit www.runningday.org.

First Wednesday Art Walk – Jacksonville, June 3th, 2009

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Visit downtown Jacksonville for the monthly art walk on Wednesday June 3th, 2009. This event takes place the first Wednesday of the month from 5 pm – 9 pm, rain or shine.

Several venues downtown serve as galleries during the art walk event. Start your self-guided tour at  Art Walk Headquarters with Fogle Fine Art’s exhibition inside the Jacksonville bank at 100 W. Laura St.

Click here for more details about the First Wednesday Art Walk Jacksonville

art walk

Night at the Museum in Charleston, South Carolina

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Ben Stiller is not the only one who can experience “Night at the Museum”. But instead of a battle at the Smithsonian it will be a “battle at Charleston Museum”. On June 5th you can participate in this real life adventure from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, if you dare.

When lights are out and the museum is empty, no joke, the whole museum comes to life.

Who knows, you might run into a band of pirates, bump into a unit of Revolutionary War soldiers, a Viking, George Washington, or even some wild animals! This event is for brave kids and adults only. We strongly recommend bringing your flash light, since it can come in handy and even double up as a weapon.

Museum curators and staff will share stories about the collections and maybe even entertain you with a tall tale or two. Visitors are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing as your favorite animal or in historical costume. I’ll have to remember to tell Joe about that, he loves dress up!

This event is not just for kids – big-kids-at-heart are welcome! Reservations required – register online or call 722-2996 x264.
Members – $10/adult, $5/child. Non-members – $20/adult, $10/child

Night at the Museum in Charleston

Break It Down Block Party – Charleston, SC

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In Charleston the Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto take over town this time of year. If you’re looking to expand your horizons and try something new and different, we have found an interesting event.

The Break It Down block party in Charleston is part of Piccolo Spoleto and sounds like a fun event. The block party is put together by the talented interns at the Office of Cultural Affairs. You’ll get to enjoy an 80’s cover band, and break dancers performing to today’s music. The event will take you from the music style of the 80’s to today and highlight our environmental progress at the same time. Sounds interesting. You encouraged to step out on the green carpet in your best 80’s or 90’s garb or simply wear an outfit created of recycled material to fit the theme. If that doesn’t sound like you, just go and watch – it’ll be a blast!

The event takes place at the US Custom House on Concord & Markets Streets in Downtown Charleston on Saturday May 30 from 7.00 pm to 11 p.m. For more information visit www.piccolospoleto.com