ArtWalk Festival
Formally called the Artist Sidewalk Sale, this street festival, over the past 6 years, has progressed to so much more. The event includes the 5K Brook Hill Run for Ovarian Cancer Awareness and 1 mile Fun Run, live music, featuring The Westbound Rangers from Nashville, food and drink vendors and children’s art activities. And, of course, an amazing variety of artists will be displaying, demonstrating, and selling their art.
Formally called the Artist Sidewalk Sale, this street festival, over the past 6 years, has progressed to so much more. The event includes the 5K Brook Hill Run for Ovarian Cancer Awareness and 1 mile Fun Run, live music, featuring The Westbound Rangers from Nashville, food and drink vendors and children’s art activities. And, of course, an amazing variety of artists will be displaying, demonstrating, and selling their art.
The Westbound RangersThe Westbound Rangers will perform free to the public from 2 PM - 4 PM on Saturday August 29th. The varied musical talents of Wes Burkhart on bass, Read Davis on guitar and vocals, Graham Sherrill on banjo and vocals and Mike Walker on mandolin and vocals, are what gives the group its unique sound. Mike Walker is origially from Hartselle, Alabama. All four of the members are students at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The group was in the top five of the annual Belmont Country Showcase in February 2009 and are currently doing performances all over the Southeast. They are technically bluegrass but with a blues-y and rock infl uence, and have great audience rapport and interaction. For more info on the Westbound Rangers see www.myspace.com/thewestboundrangers
Brook Hill Run for Ovarian Cancer AwarenessIn 2001 Brook Hill was a civic-minded wife, mother of two, a business woman, and the president of the Decatur Arts Council raising funds for the planned Carnegie Visual Arts Center. Tragedy struck when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She fought a brave battle with the disease, and prior to her passing in 2004, she asked her family and friends to bring awareness to and raise funds for ovarian cancer research. Participation in the annual Brook Hill Run for Awareness helps this cause and keeps Brook’s vibrant spirit alive. The 5K and 1 mile courses are both certified. The 5K start time is 8 AM followed by the 1 mile at 9 AM. Race day registration is from 6:30 AM -7:45 AM for the 5K and until 8:45 AM for the 1 mile. Registration form is available for download at www. rivercityrunners.com and online registration is available at www.active.com. Cost for the events are $12 for the 5K and $10 for the 1 mile if you register before August 27th.
Both the 5K and the 1 mile are $15 each on race day. Pre-registration packets will be available at the Carnegie on Friday , August 28 from 5:30 PM - 7 PM. Contact Jon Elmore at 351-7426 or jklca5@charter.net for more race information.
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