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Run to the beat of the drums and the distinctive sounds of the bagpipes, as you loop through beautiful Central Park. This 10k, now in its fifth year, is a fun and memorable event that kickstarts a week of Scottish celebrations. All are welcome, so bring the children for face-painting and share the fun with the whole family.

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Over 6,000 runners will kick off Scotland Week on Sunday, March 30, 2008 during the fifth-annual Scotland Run 10K through Central Park. As part of Scotland Week, the Scotland Run is designed to honor Scottish heritage and celebrate Scotland's vibrant living culture.Sponsored by the Scottish Government and operated by the New York Road Runners (NYRR), the Scotland Run attracts runners and families from across the globe — many outfitted in kilts and face paint — as they run to the beat of bagpipes and drums through a 6.2-mile loop in Central Park. The run starts at 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2008 at West Drive and 62nd Street in Central Park, and ends at Tavern on the Green. Following the race there will be a special live music performance by Scotland’s own, Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Interviews will be available with runners, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Linda Fabiani, Scotland's Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture and Mary Wittenburg, President and CEO of New York Road Runners.The Scotland Run, a qualifying run for the ING New York City Marathon, is one of more than 55 races NYRR organizes throughout the year. The NYRR races and fitness programs draw more than 300,000 runners annually.

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The New Jersey Nets host the Phoenix Suns in this National Basketball Association matchup.

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The lady Tigers take on the visiting team from Cornell University in this college lacrosse matchup.

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Fitness Collective is hosting an open house fundraiser on Saturday, March 29, to raise funds for the Brooklyn-based Hope Program, which serves New Yorkers whose lives have been shattered by poverty. During this event, prospective clients will have the opportunity to check out the Park Slope Fitness Collective facility and purchase a special 1-2-3 package, which includes 1 nutritional consultation, 2 group classes, and 3 personal training sessions for only $150, with 10% of each package sold during the open house being donated to the Hope Program. During the event, current members who donate to Hope can enact some sweet revenge on their trainers by having them perform least favorite exercises. Fitness Collective has also lined up a generous donor that will match all the money raised. For more information call 718-499-1849.

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The Tigers take on the visiting team from Yale University in this college lacrosse matchup.

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Steve Miller's career has encompassed two distinct stages: one of the top San Francisco blues-rockers during the late '60s and early '70s, and one of the top-selling pop/rock acts of the mid- to late '70s and early '80s with hits like "The Joker,""Fly Like an Eagle,""Rock'n Me," and "Abracadabra."Miller was turned on to music by his father, who worked as a pathologist but knew stars like Charles Mingus and Les Paul, whom he brought home as guests; Paul taught the young Miller some guitar chords and let him sit in on a session. Miller formed a blues band, the Marksmen Combo, at age 12 with friend Boz Scaggs; the two teamed up again at the University of Wisconsin in a group called the Ardells, later the Fabulous Night Trains. Miller moved to Chicago in 1964 to get involved in the local blues scene, teaming with Barry Goldberg for two years. He then moved to San Francisco and formed the first incarnation of the Steve Miller Blues Band, featuring guitarist James "Curly" Cooke, bassist Lonnie Turner, and drummer Tim Davis. The band built a local following through a series of free concerts and backed Chuck Berry in 1967 at a Fillmore date later released as a live album. Scaggs moved to San Francisco later that year and replaced Cooke in time to play the Monterey Pop Festival; it was the first of many personnel changes. Capitol signed the group as the Steve Miller Band following the festival.The band flew to London to record Children of the Future, which was praised by critics and received some airplay on FM radio. It established Miller's early style as a blues-rocker influenced but not overpowered by psychedelia. The follow-up, Sailor, has been hailed as perhaps Miller's best early effort; it reached number 24 on the Billboard album charts and consolidated Miller's fan base. A series of high-quality albums with similar chart placements followed; while Miller remained a popular artist, pop radio failed to pick up on any of his material at this time, even though tracks like "Space Cowboy" and "Brave New World" had become FM rock staples. 1971's Rock Love broke Miller's streak with a weak band lineup and poor material, and Miller followed it with the spotty Recall the Beginning...A Journey From Eden. Things began to look even worse for Miller when he broke his neck in a car accident and subsequently developed hepatitis, which put him out of commission for most of 1972 and early 1973.Miller spent his recuperation time reinventing himself as a blues-influenced pop-rocker, writing compact, melodic, catchy songs. This approach was introduced on his 1973 LP The Joker and was an instant success, with the album going platinum and the title track hitting number one on the pop charts. Now an established star, Miller elected to take three years off. He purchased a farm and built his own recording studio, at which he crafted the wildly successful albums Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams at approximately the same time. Fly Like an Eagle was released in 1976 and eclipsed its predecessor in terms of quality and sales (over four million copies) in spite of the long downtime in between. It also gave Miller his second number one hit with "Rock'n Me," plus several other singles. Book of Dreams was almost as successful, selling over three million copies and producing several hits as well. All of the hits from Miller's first three pop-oriented albums were collected on Greatest Hits 1974-1978, which to date has sold over six million copies and remains a popular catalog item.Miller again took some time off, not returning again until late 1981 with the disappointing Circle of Love. Just six months later, Miller rebounded with Abracadabra; the title track gave him his third number one single and proved to be his last major commercial success. None of his remaining '80s albums were consistent enough to be critically or commercially successful. A box set covering most of Miller's career was compiled by the artist himself in 1994. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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