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July 9, 2010 Main Stage Music Performers Announced: our Saturday and Sunday headline acts are set! (read more) |
July 1, 2010 Mayor Kasim Reed and Festival Organizers Proclaim “Welcome to Peachtree Street and the Midtown Mile” (read more) |
June 24, 2010 A message from the Mayor: I am delighted to Iearn about the new Midtown Festival of the Arts and the widespread community effort that made its creation possible. (read the full letter) |
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
is sponsoring the inaugural road race of the Midtown Festival of the
Arts. Saturday morning, September 25, 2010, runners will take off from
Colony Square in a one-mile race down Peachtree Street—through the heart
of the festival—to the Fox Theatre. The Midtown Mile Road Race features
one wave for competitive runners and another for recreational runners,
families, children, and walkers. The course is wheel-measured and closed
to traffic.
Go to
Active.com to learn more about the race and pre-register!
| Register | Compete | Win |
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Pre-registration – $20 by September 21, 2010. Race
T-shirt guaranteed for pre-registrants. To Pre-register for the race, go to www.active.com Race-day registration – $20 for adults; $15 for kids 12 and under. Race T-shirt may not be available for race-day registrants. |
7:45 a.m. – Race-day registration begins at the
starting line at Colony Square, 14th and Peachtree Streets.
9:00 a.m. – Race begins! Competitive Race followed by Fun Run/Walk. 10:00 a.m. – Awards presentation. |
Race awards will be presented to the top male and female
finishers in three divisions: open, Masters, and youth (12 and
under). After the race, stay for the food, beverages, art, and fun of the Midtown Festival of the Arts. Admission to the Festival is free! |
After the race, stay for the food, beverages, art, and fun of the Midtown Festival of the Arts. Admission is free! All proceeds from the race and the festival benefit Midtown neighborhood safety and improvement programs.
Take MARTA to the Arts Center Station, N5, and walk around the corner to Colony Square at Peachtree and 14th Streets. Reduced rate parking is available at Colony Square for $5 with parking ticket validated at the concierge desk.
Emory University Hospital Midtown is a 511-bed community-based, acute care teaching facility and full service hospital located in Midtown Atlanta. More than 23,205 inpatients and 143,961 outpatients come to Emory University Hospital Midtown each year. A part of Emory Healthcare, which is the largest and most comprehensive health system in Georgia, the hospital offers a full range of services, which include general medicine, maternal and infant care, orthopedics, and surgery. Women's services include prenatal and postnatal education, bone density testing, mammography, and obstetrics, with a specialization in high-risk pregnancy. The hospital is well regarded for services in cancer, cardiology, cardiac surgery, gastroenterology, and emergency medicine.
