The Renton Municipal Arts Commission is hosting its sixth “Arts Equinox” event this week to provide a forum for the growing local arts community.

This fall, the event’s theme is music.

“It’s a seasonal party we have,” Commission Member Ben Andrews said Monday. “It’s really just a celebration.”

The Arts Equinox events began about three years ago with the idea of bringing together the various groups and artists of the Renton community in a single networking and public art event.

Renton Community Development and Project Director Jennifer Davis Hayes said while Renton has a large community of artists and organizations, they weren’t often talking with each other so the Equinox events were created to bring everyone together to meet other artists and network.

But the event is also free and open to the public.

Scheduled to perform are the Renton Youth Symphony Orchestra, piano player and singer McKenzie Fysh and jazz guitarist and singer Nicholas Fair.

Along with the music, there will be a series of “pecha kucha” presentations as well. A “pecha kucha” is a type of presentation originally developed in Japan in which the artist presents 20 slides for 20 seconds each (for a total of six minutes and 40 seconds)

Wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

The Fall Arts Equinox is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at Carco Theatre, 1717 S.E. Maple valley Hwy. To RSVP or for more information, call 425-652-1236 or visit ArtsCommission.rentonwa.gov.