Mardi Gras in Irvine!

1/27/2005

The Irvine Fine Arts Center will be holding a Family Arts Day-Mardi Gras Saturday, February 5, from 10 am to 2 pm.

Family Arts Day is an exciting annual event where families celebrate the spirit of community by participating in hand-on art workshops. Entertainment that day by the Scarlet Sisters Circus includes stilt walking, acrobats and a hysterical interactive circus show. Artist Mark Leysen, who created a butterfly for the City of Irvine, will be unveiling his butterfly for the first time as it is placed in Heritage Park.  Paul Paiement and Janet Inez Adams, two other artists who created butterflies for Rogers Garden auction will also he here.

For more information on the Butterfly Initiative go to www.butterflyinitiative.org. No pre-registration for Family Arts Day. Admission is $3.00 at the door and children under 2 are free. For more information call (949) 724-6880 or go to www.IrvineFineArts.org.