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4th of July and the Mountain Runner's Fun Run/Walk Mt. Shasta's largest annual event will begin in downtown Mt. Shasta on July 2 with a variety of live music by accomplished local musicians and bands, vendors and sidewalk sales from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mt. Shasta has long been known for the amazing number of professional musicians who live in the area. This year will feature all local groups and individuals perform- ing rock, blues, bluegrass, jazz, and folk music, interspersed with fantastic circus acts between each group. July 3 the fun will continue downtown from 10 a.m. until 7p.m. Music and circus acts on Saturday and Sunday are pre- sented by the Mt. Shasta Cham- ber of Commerce — www.mtshastachamber.com. July 4 will start off with the Mountain Runners Fun Run/walk — www.mtshastarunners.com, the largest small town run/walk in America, at 8:30 a.m. Register and have a good time competing in the running portion, or walking the two miles while being fed and entertained. Registered walk/run partici- pants have a chance to win the grand prize: a 2010 Nissan Versa 4 cylinder, 5 speed manu- al transmission. At noon the parade will be on its way. This year's open theme is all about having a good time and allows everyone's imagina- tion to come up with great floats Red Bluff Daily News Schedule — Subject to Change Friday July 1st 10:00am – 4:00pm Walk Run registration & T shirt pick up at the Armory 10:00am – 4:00pm Fiber Arts Show sponsored by the museum - open daily –FREE (530) 926-5508 Saturday July 2nd 10:00am – 4:00pm Walk Run registration & T shirt pick up at the Armory 10:00am – 7:00 pm Mt.Shasta Blvd. & Castle Street Vendors – Crafts & Food Booths 10:00am – 4:00pm Fiber Arts Show sponsored by the museum - open daily – FREE (530) 926-5508 10:00am – 7:00pm Live entertainment throughout the street fair: Acro- bats, Jugglers, More Sunday July 3rd 10:00am – 4:00pm Walk Run registration & T shirt pick up at the Armory 10:00am – 5:00pm Mt. Shasta Blvd. & Castle Street Vendors – Crafts & Food Booths 10:00am – 4:00pm Fiber Arts Show sponsored by the museum - open daily –FREE (530) 926-5508 10:00am – 7:00pm Live entertainment throughout the street fair: Acro- bats, Jugglers, More 7:00am – 1:00pm Community Breakfast by the Siskiyou Masonic Lodge #297 at the Mount Shasta Community Building on Alder St. All- you-can-eat, $8 Adults, $3 children. 5:00pm – 10:00pm Corben’s Ride Street Party – 200 Block of Mt. Shasta Blvd. Live music, dancing, entertainment. Monday July 4th 6:30am – 8:00am Register for July 4 Walk Run & pick up pre-registra- tion packages on Mt. Shasta Blvd. across from Stage Door 6:30am – 11:00am Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast Pancake Breakfast at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, $8 adults, $5 kids under 6. 8:30am — Mountain Runners Walk Run – Castle Street starting Line Noon — Annual Parade along Mt. Shasta Blvd. “Bears, Bears, Bears and More Bears” 7:00am – 4:00pm Castle Street Vendors – Crafts & Food Booths 12:00pm – 4:00pm Live Entertainment on Castle Street Stage 10:00am – 4:00pm Fiber Arts Show sponsored by the museum – open daily or drill teams. After the parade everyone can enjoy themselves at the Mt. Shasta Resort — www.mountshastaresort.com — for their traditional Customer Appreciation Day. Listen to great live music and get your favorite seat for the community's largest fireworks show yet — www.mtshastafireworks.com. Fireworks can also be viewed from the Lake Siskiyou Camp Resort beach — www.lakesis.com. Summer Schappell will perform at the Resort. There will also be circus performances at the Resort and Campgrounds, with a spectacu- lar fire performance following the fireworks on the beach at Lake Siskiyou. Mountain Runners of Mt. Shasta welcomes you to join us for this family fun and healthy annual July 4th event - 3 walks or races to participate in with great food and entertainment along the way. Live bands will be performing about every block along the route. At the end of your run or walk, enjoy gourmet delicacies from local restaurants. Along with the stationary live bands, enjoy rov- ing performances by the Mt. Shasta Walking Circus, which consists of professional stilt walkers, acrobats, contortion- ists, hula hoopers, unicyclists, musicians, clowns, belly dancers, costumed characters, mimes, and more. There is amazing circus and live music entertainment at every turn, with shows through- out the Mt. Shasta area all three days of the festival. For more information, call 530 926-6004. Friday, July 1, 2011 Page 5 Mt Shasta