Untitled by David Carroll LONG BRANCH — A group of dynamic artists and musicians has been working to transform the block between Second Avenue and Liberty Street into a destination attraction, and they will provide a glimpse of what’s to come this weekend when Art Hits the Streets.

It all takes place 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 26, when Imagine Long Branch members will gather in the lot adjacent to the former Siperstein’s Paints at 140-150 Broadway.

During the free event, a diverse and eclectic group of visual artists, music makers, writers, photographers and others will join to celebrate the arts in Long Branch. There will be live music, as well as live on-the-scene painting, and other demonstrations of their creativity.

There will be activities for the children, too, along with the opportunity to meet the artists and talk about how each individual can get involved in fostering the arts in Long Branch through their own art or music or events like “Second Saturdays” and organizations like the Long Branch Arts and Business Coalition.

“Carousel Girl” by Erika Rainey Later that evening an opening reception for a group art show, “Evolve,” will be hosted by Inspired Life Studios, 560 Broadway, second floor, formerly Inspired Living. Between 7 and 10 p.m. there will be live music and refreshments to introduce art created by artists David Carroll and Erika Rainey.

For information, call 908-433-2395 or email chrismurph26@gmail.com.

Carroll is a self-taught artist, currently living in New York. He began creating art using traditional tools and methods. Over time, he incorporated photography and digital manipulation into creating compositions.

Rainey, a Jersey Shore native and alumna of Monmouth University, has a fascination with vivid color as well as religious and philosophical themes throughout time.

Some of the artists participating in Art Hits the Streets are: Thor Fister, musician, music teacher, painter, photographer and a yoga teacher at Inspired Life Studios; Matt Makrinos, one-third of the popular Deftet Jazz Trio; Josh “Dogmatic” Matson, a local artist who, when he is not exhibiting, does live music painting; the Rev. Chris Murphy, who owns and operates Inspired Life Studios, a donationbased yoga studio and art gallery. Becky Polenberg, a multifaceted artist who does painting, sculpture, photography, videography, comics, writing, and acting under the brand name FlammaBombo; Kathy Polenberg, painter and published poet; Andrew Ricci, artist and screen printer who also plays saxophone for Live Music Yoga at Inspired Life Studio; Maxine Snow, a renaissance woman and a self-taught artist creating styles and working with all types of mediums and materials.