The city of Long Branch, in collaboration with the Broadway Arts Center, is sponsoring "Walk a Mile for Long Branch" as part of the annual Long Branch Day festivities. The event will be held Sept. 8 beginning at 10 a.m. in Jerry Morgan Park on Liberty Street. Proceeds will benefit the city's recreation and other youth programs.

Participants in the walk can preregister by downloading the entry form from the Broadway Center Web site, www.broadwaycenter.net, or by calling the Long Branch office of Community and Economic Development at (732) 923-2043.

The walk will be held rain or shine; the entry fee is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 years. Race-day registration begins at 9 a.m. in the park and the course will run through the neighborhoods of Long Branch. Prizes will be awarded and the event will also feature music and food.

Broadway Center is a mixed-use residential retail-arts/entertainment project, which received final site plan approval from the Long Branch Planning Board and will be developed on lower Broadway. For more information, call (732) 222-9275.