fleeting art

Keep your toddler on a leash this Father’s Day weekend during the Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival. We don’t want a repeat of 2007 when a little kid trampled some Buddhist monks’ half-finished sand mandala at Union Station. Sand mandalas, the elaborate and colorful circular designs that are meant to help with meditation, and infioratas, carpets made of flower petals, are among the temporary art featured at foot level at Crown Center Square (2450 Grand). There will, of course, be chalk drawings, too, plus food, performances and kids’ activities. See the fleeting works from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. See kcchalkandwalk.org for details.— Crystal K. Wiebe

Sat., June 19, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., June 20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., 2010