Chalk this way | Kids enjoy annual Issaquah festival

Published 10:28 am Thursday, August 1, 2013

Dozens of kids turned out Tuesday to participate in Issaquah’s annual Chalk Art Festival.

The free event, sponsored by the Issaquah Arts Commission, ran from noon to 5 p.m. on the sidewalks in front of the Issaquah Community Center.

“This is just awesome,” said Sammamish resident Jeannine Pound, who brought her three girls to the event for the first time.

At the end of the day, top participants from various age categories were awarded prizes for their work. Designs this year ranged from cult heroes like Super Mario and Simba from the “Lion King” to abstract creations.

Anjali Patel takes a moment to admire her lady bug design Tuesday.

Sasha Pound, 5, rides on her mom Jeannine’s back as she works on a chalk drawing of Simba from the ‘Lion King.’

A glimpse down the sidewalk in front of the Issaquah Community Center just a couple of hours into the annual Chalk Art Festival.