FULLERTON

Work on the long-awaited downtown museum plaza will begin Thursday with groundbreaking ceremonies. The festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot on Wilshire Avenue, east of Harbor Boulevard, next to the Fullerton Museum Center. The 50,000-square-foot plaza, designed by Urban Design Studies of Orange County, will feature landscaping and a stage for special events. It will also be home to the city’s weekly outdoor Fullerton market and the annual First Night Fullerton New Year’s Eve party. Construction is expected to be completed in time for First Night Fullerton 2000. Information: (714) 738-6575.