We don’t know anyone who doesn’t like chalk art except for Mr. Rainy Weather. But as of Friday night the weather forecast looks pretty good for Chalkfest ’09, a companion piece to Summerfest. There's just a slight 20% chance of isolated rain showers and mostly sun through the middle of the day. Saturday 11am to 11pm in Wilson Park, artists will be chalking up their sidewalk panels into works of art. Also, there'll be a Pictionary tournament, Chalk-off competitions, food, music, and much more – brought to you by all of us here at V1. At 8:30 in the evening, prizes will be awarded at the Nightlight Reception.  Stop back on Sunday from 9am to 3pm for an "open gallery" showing. Seriously, you have no idea what can be done with the medium. Learn more about Chalkfest here.

Also on Saturday: Eau Claire Summerfest, the Kubb Championship, Hipps Car Show, Chipp Falls' Heritage Fun Fest, Ryan freakin' Cabrera, and Conrad Plymouth + Laarks + The Gentle Guest + Jay Flash.

And on Sunday: the Special Olympics, Allan Julson & Larry Past, Davey J and the Jones Tones, and The Deedles.

Art Showing: Art & the Blues, Roger Adams, August Artists (Suzanne Schroeder + Peg Breitzman), Dinosaur Dig! (kids' fun), Greta Otto, Jack Barquist, Story Lines: Narrative and Sequential Images, "Color Statements" by Tracy Landis, and Watercolors Plus by Tere Hering.