Word on the Street Scene Is ‘Family’

Street Scene, a two-day family art festival, will take place at Cal State Fullerton today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The free event, part of countywide Imagination Celebration activities, will feature about 90 amateur and professional chalk artists who will create works in Parking Lot D, outside the Visual Arts building.

“This is a great family event because it appeals to little children and grandparents and everyone in between,” said Lee Carlson, spokeswoman for the Art Alliance, a fund-raising organization for the university’s art department.

The chalk artists will try to re-create the International Street Painting Festival, which takes place annually in Italy. Chalk art was popularized during the 16th Century, when artists transformed pavements into colorful canvases during religious celebrations.

Strolling singers and Cal State Fullerton’s Jazz Ensemble will perform both days. Dancers will also entertain visitors, and student artists will present weaving, pottery and T-shirt spraying demonstrations while a Vietnamese-American contemporary art exhibit will be on display in the Main Gallery. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend.

For $10, children can buy colored chalk to use for their own creations, Carlson said. Proceeds from the events, food sales and sponsorships will raise money for scholarships for art students and to support the gallery.

* Street Scene runs today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd. Free. (714) 773-3256

IMAGINATION CELEBRATION

Today:

* The eighth annual High School Choral Festival is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 556-2787, Ext 888.

* Street Scene, a family arts festival with chalk painting, live music, theater and dance performances, art demonstrations and more, is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Visual Arts Center at Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton. Free. Through Sunday. (714) 773-3256. Story, F3.

* Arts Festival Day, featuring circus-themed performances and art workshops for children, is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Children’s Museum at La Habra, 301 S. Euclid St., La Habra. Free. (310) 905-9793.

* Sculpting workshops for children are being offered from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. at Sculpture Spaces, 17911 Bushard St., Fountain Valley. $2. Call for reservations. (714) 964-6620.

* “The Stars of Tomorrow,” a day of workshops and performances focusing on music and dance, is from 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fashion Island Newport Beach. Free. (714) 556-2787, Ext. 888.

* “A Celebration of Visual Art,” featuring more than 1,000 artworks by local children, and hands-on art workshops, opens at the Brea Mall, State College Boulevard and Imperial Highway, Brea. Hours today: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Through May 1. (714) 990-2732.

* The Pacific Symphony presents “Dances Around the World” for children at 10 and 11:15 a.m. at the Celebrity Theatre, 201 E. Broadway, Anaheim. Free tickets may be picked up at the Anaheim Museum, 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim. (714) 778-3301.

* “Artventures,” a watercolor, collage and printmaking workshop for all ages, is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach. Free. (714) 494-8971.

* The Anaheim Children’s Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Koll Anaheim Center, Anaheim Boulevard and West Harbor Place, Anaheim. There will be live entertainment, street chalk painting, storytelling, arts and crafts and face painting. Free. (714) 778-3301.

* “On Stage at the Curtis Theatre,” a variety show by and for children, is from noon to 4 p.m. at the theater, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea. Free. (714) 990-7722.

* “Young Masters,” featuring work by student artists, opens at Irvine City Hall, Alton Parkway and Harvard Avenue, Irvine. Hours today: 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Through Thursday. (714) 724-6000.

Sunday:

* The Orange County Marine Institute is offering programs of seafaring stories, songs and lore at 10:30 a.m., 12:15 and 1:30 p.m. aboard the tall ship Pilgrim in Dana Point Harbor, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. $4, by reservation. (714) 496-2274.

* A Victorian May Day Celebration takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Discovery Museum of Orange County, 3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana. There will be games, a Maypole, homemade ice cream, craft workshops, storytelling and more. $1.50 to $2.50. (714) 540-0404.

* Create Your Own Craft Day for children is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach, 1085 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. Projects include magic wands, spin-art, sand painting and musical instruments. $2. (714) 494-2535.

* The Blake Gallery, at 16062 Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach, is holding a meet-the-artists day from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. and a student photography show on view through May 1. Free. (714) 841-7551.

* Children’s vocal trio Sharon, Lois & Bram appears at 2:30 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. $4. (714) 556-2787, Ext. 888, or (714) 740-2000 (TicketMaster).