Chevron Family Theatre Festival Returns July 16

The Chevron Family Theatre Festival will return this summer on Saturday, July 16 to the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek for the annual event featuring exciting new performers and popular favorites. The Festival will open at 10 am with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony, birthday cake and Prince and Princess Walk. Then free events inside and outside the Center along with ticketed shows will run through 4 pm. Show tickets are just $5 each. Ticketed shows are on sale now. Visit www.LesherArtsCenter.org for information and tickets.

This year’s headlining act is Artrageous - an amazing team of artists painting at electric speed right before your eyes. http://artrageousexperience.com

Alex Ramon Magic returns to the Festival this year bringing his unique brand of magic. http://alexramonmagic.com/media/videos/

Additional Shows include Fantasy Forum Actors Ensemble performing The Wizard of Oz, and Emmy Award-nominated Pushcart Players performing Peter and the Wolf.

Free offerings inside and outside the Lesher Center for the Arts include:

*Puppets for children courtesy of Chevron.
*Star Wars STEM: Build-a-Droid Station
*Na Mamo No’eau Polynesian Dancers
*San Jose Taiko Drummers
*A Birthday Party
*Barbershop Quartet
*Pirates – Buy a Bride
*Princesses Live
*Costumed Characters

Parking is available at the North Locust Street Garage next to the Lesher Center for the Arts (entrance is accessible only from California Blvd.) for easy all-day parking. A flat rate of $3 will cover parking for the entire day.

The Festival is presented by Chevron and is produced by the Diablo Regional Arts Association, The City of Walnut Creek and the Lesher Center for the Arts. The event offers families a low-cost day of non-stop theater, dance, and music performances along with visual arts activities both inside and outside the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA).