Palo Alto: Artisans, chalk painters, DJ spin zone at Festival of the Arts
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Palo Alto: Artisans, chalk painters, DJ spin zone at Festival of the Arts
"This weekend's 42nd Palo Alto Festival of the Arts will turn the city's University Avenue into an open-air gallery with 250 fine-arts booths plus Italian chalk artists, a children's Chalk-A-Lot area and new this year a DJ spin zone. The event, hosted by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24. Admission is free."
"Those whose medium is chalk will descend on Tasso Street for the Italian street painting expo, with the featured artist duo of Wayne Renshaw, a Santa Clara architect, and Cheryl Renshaw, a local landscape designer, demonstrating how they create trompe-l'oeil, or 3-D, chalk images. They'll be using the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina as the inspiration for their works."
The 42nd Palo Alto Festival of the Arts transforms University Avenue into a free open-air arts event with 250 fine-arts booths and Italian street painters. The festival runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23-24, and features West Coast artists working in sculpture, ceramics, glass, fiber, wood, metal, photography, leather, paint and mixed media. Featured chalk artists Wayne and Cheryl Renshaw will demonstrate trompe-l'oeil 3-D techniques inspired by the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. DJs from Pacific Crew will spin at the new Ramona Beats & Brews area while Devil's Canyon Brewery supplies brews, and more than 20 musical performances include Tom Rigney and a Uke Jam. A Play Me piano returns, and food booths offer a wide variety of international and festival foods. Bring tote bags for purchases and see the festival website for band lineup and details.
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