Editor’s Note: Day 6 of The Selective Echo coverage of the Utah Arts festival features details about tomorrow’s Art Attack 5K Fun Run and a feature about artist Jann Haworth, the artist in residence for this year’s festival. Tomorrow, look for features about the Wasatch IronPen Competition, Sunday’s performance of the MASS Ensemble and Earth Harp, and reviews of the world premiere musical commissions.

Runners and kids eager to test their summer fitness capabilities will want to take advantage of a USAT&F certified out-and-back course that is fast and flat throughout, not always readily available in Salt Lake City running events tomorrow morning. Now in its 15th year, the Annual Sports Medicine Center of Utah Art Attack 5K will be held taking participants from Library Square out to Liberty Park and back to festival grounds.

The event has become a solid way to raise funds for arts programs associated with the festival, according to Lisa Sewell, festival director who also happens to be an experienced marathon runner. The run, which includes a 1K component for kids 12 and under, raised $12,000 last year.

Given that the run starts at 8 a.m., festival planners are hoping to see hundreds take advantage of the relatively comfortable mild morning temperatures to participate. It’s not uncommon to see at least 700 participants and the good news is that same-day registration will open at 6 a.m. tomorrow. Participants for the 5K run can register for $30; those participating in the 1K course can register for $20.

More information is available here.

Coming today:

After yesterday’s enthusiastic crowds, noticeably larger than what has been observed on the first day of previous festivals, today looks even more promising as all of the festival venues will offer a full day of entertainment, artists’ demonstrations, film screenings, workshops, and a full day of activities for kids in the Target Art Yard open until 9 p.m. Among the projects featured this year include printmaking techniques to make rock concert posters, creative assemblages of a forest of sounds, sculpturing sound waves from collage, string and paint, improvising a water jug drum circle, and an instrument petting zoo with Clive Romney. Participants will be able to play or sing on a recording and download a souvenir copy from the Utah Arts Festival’s web site.

On the Amphitheater Stage:

Passafire (8:15 p.m.) — A reggae rock band combining reggae roots, progressive rock, and experimental dub.

Chuck Prophet (9:45 p.m.) — This baritone singer/electric guitar player draws his influences from blues, rocks, and the likes of Waylon Jennings and Richard and Linda Thompson.

On The Festival Stage:

Swamp Boogie (5:30 p.m.) — Swamp Boogie does electric and acoustic “alt.cajun.bayou.blues” bringin’ a piece of New Orleans to any party.

Mayor’s Artists Awards (7:30 p.m.) — This year’s winners comprise Edward Bateman (Visual Arts), a digital media artist who teaches at the University of Utah; Lisa Bickmore (Literary Arts), a poet and creative writer on the faculty at Salt Lake Community College; Jerry Rapier (Performing Arts), producing director of Plan-B Theatre which has gained national recognition for its provocative, spiritually intense, and often poignant original productions; Maria Garciaz (Service to the Arts-Individual), a key figure in Neighborkworks Salt Lake and the organizer of the Bridges Over Barriers mosaic project, and the Utah Cultural Alliance (Service to the Arts-Organization), which has organized many grassroots activities and outreach programs involving the state’s expanding diverse cultural communities.

Salt Lake Jazz Orchestra (8 p.m.) — This features the world premiere of festival jazz commissions written by Melanie Shore and Courtney Smith, featured here.

Chicago Afrobeat Project (9:30 p.m.) — At the core are a host of genres including funk, rock, jazz, afro-Cuban, high life, and juju. Festivalgoers will enjoy this evening’s high-energy rock and experimental jazz original music.

And … The MASS Ensemble will be in the Festival in the Round at 8 p.m. in another interactive session featuring the smaller of the two Earth Harps. Last evening’s performance was packed.