Is there any more vexing wee-hours quandary than "What is art?" According to Teller of Penn & Teller, "Art is anything we do after the chores are done." By that reasoning, most things we do can be art, as long as we enjoy them. (Ideally, someone else enjoys them, too.) Live music can be art, but does haute cuisine qualify? Graffiti can be art, but what about sand sculpture, board games, glasswork or robot designs? You bet! At Art on the Ave in Tacoma, all such pursuits are invited. If you're accustomed to thinking of art as esoteric - or, for that matter, if you regard it as material to enliven the walls over sofas - then prepare to have your mind ba-lown.

Read Christian Carvajal's full feature on Art on the Ave in Northwest Military's Music & Culture section.

ART ON THE AVE, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 14, Sixth Avenue between Cedar and Trafton streets, Tacoma, artontheave.org