GET OUT!

Event

* A Night in Fullerton, featuring live music, dance, drama, art shows, children’s activities and other attractions at 12 sites, takes place in downtown Fullerton. 7-11 tonight. Free. (714) 738-6575.

* The Fun With Chalk Festival, featuring chalk art displays by local artists, live entertainment and hands-on art activities for children, begins at the Norman Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo. Noon-6 p.m. today. Free. Through Sunday. (877) 932-4255.

Pop/Rock

* The Ziggens, Busstop Hurricanes, D’Railed and Vodka 9 play at the La Vida Roadhouse, 6105 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea. 8 tonight. $6. (714) 996-0720.

* Cognitive Bite, Dr. Awkward, Magdalen and Psychedelic Lullaby play at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 8 tonight. $8-$10. (949) 496-8930.

Jazz/Blues

* The Bernie Pearl Blues Band plays at the Catch Steakhouse, 1939 S. State College Blvd., Anaheim. 9 tonight. $5. (714) 634-1829.

Dance

* UC Irvine’s MFA Dance Concerts, original choreography by graduate dance students, begin in the campus Village Theater, West Peltason Drive and Mesa Road. 8 tonight. $6-$8. Through Sunday. (949) 824-2787.

Stage

* The Orange County Children’s Theatre production of “Grease” opens at the Stanton Cultural Arts Center, 7800 Katella Ave. 7:30 tonight. $6-$8. Through May 9. (714) 502-2244.

* “Two Sisters and a Piano” by Nilo Cruz opens on South Coast Repertory’s Second Stage, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 tonight. $26-$43. Through May 30. (714) 708-5555.

* “Six at Eight,” a showcase of winning entries in the West Coast Ten-Minute Playwriting contest, opens at the Vanguard Theatre, 699 S. State College Blvd., Fullerton. 8 tonight. $13-$19. Through May 22. (714) 526-8007.

* Christopher Durang’s “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You” opens at the Irvine Valley College Forum Theatre, 5550 Irvine Center Drive. 8 tonight. $10-$11. Through May 9. (949) 451-5333.

Film

* Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation and “Sick & Twisted” open at Edwards Cinema, 1534 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa. The Festival of Animation, for general audiences, screens at 7 tonight, and “Sick & Twisted,” for adults only, is at 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Through May 13. (714) 546-3102.

* “Sans Soleil” (1982), directed by Chris Marker, screens in the Student Center/Crystal Cove Auditorium, Campus Drive and Pereira Road, UC Irvine. 7 and 9 tonight. $2.50-$4.50. (949) 824-5588.

Country/Folk

* Dark Horse plays at the Crazy Horse Steak House, 1580 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana. 8 tonight. $5. (714) 549-1512.

--Compiled by Kenneth Williams