Street performers and new workshops join Utah Arts Festival

What's new: Street performers like stilt walkers and aerialists are back for the first time in several years.

• A new slate of workshops gives visitors a chance to make a journal, learn watercolor techniques or complete an abstract ink painting. Class admission $10-$15; register online.

Worth your tummy: The food vendors range from kebabs to spicy Peruvian stir fry.

• Yes, alcohol is served at the festival. Check out the ClubTail Lounge near the Garden Stage, on the east side of the City-County Building.

Art in progress: See the masters at work with live graffiti by Polynesian muralist Bill Lewis, and marvel at what SLC's writers can create in a day as they compete in the Iron Pen literary marathon.

• Register online by Friday to join the fray.

Hands-on: Paint a square for the 20-foot mystery mural, unveiled Saturday night.

• Add your doodles to the chalk graffiti wall.
• The KidsFest has several nature-themed art projects, from paper plate seagulls to brine shrimp bracelets.

On stage: The music lineup ranges from funk and indie-pop to 14-year-old drumming prodigy YOYOKA.

• Several dance groups will perform each day, with storytellers and slam poets in exhibition and competition and 14 short film programs in the library.

What we're watching: Seo Jungmin, who takes traditional Korean music to the next level with experimental instruments.

• Catch her show Friday at 7:45pm.