Run for the Arts set for Saturday

The Balboa Performing Arts Theater Foundation will sponsor the second

annual 5K Run/Walk for the Arts on Saturday.

The event, which takes place on Balboa Peninsula on a flat course,

will benefit the foundation, which is raising money for the renovation of

the Balboa Theater.

So far, the foundation has raised about $2 million and needs another

$2 million to open the theater, said Dayna Pettit, the foundation’s

president.

Pettit, who said she will be running in the race, added that

construction could start within a month if the foundation receives the

necessary permits from the city. With construction time estimated at

eight to 10 months, the theater could open in the fall of 2001.

“But there are so many outside factors,” Pettit said. “We’re all

trying to be very patient.”

The race starts at 8 a.m. at the theater, 707 E. Balboa Blvd., loops

through Peninsula Point, continues to the Wedge and finishes at the

Balboa Pier on Main Street.

The fee is $25 for same-day registration, which includes a T-shirt and

refreshments. Registration for the half-mile kids’ run costs $5 and does

not include a T-shirt. The kids’ run starts at 8:10 a.m. Same-day registration begins at 6:30 a.m.

For information and registration forms, call (949) 673-0895.