Sip in the sunny weather during this weekend’s Summer Brewfest. With 25 Northwest breweries offering 50 different beers to try, it’s a great place for adults to watch and cheer on the participants in the Freedom 5K today and Vancouver USA Marathon on Sunday. The brewfest is open noon to 10 tonight and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Esther Short Park, 301 W. Eighth St., Vancouver. Admission and tasting is $25 to $35 for 21 and older, with free re-entry. www.energyevents.com/summerbrewfest
If your dad’s passion is chrome and speed, head to the Touchmark Car Show, which runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Close to 150 automobiles will be on display, ranging from classics to customs. A highlight will be the 1977 308 Ferrari once owned and driven by actor Paul Newman. There will also be car clubs, entertainment and a complimentary barbecue at Touchmark at Fairway Village, 2911 S.W. Village Loop, Vancouver. The event is free, with donations encouraged to benefit Loaves & Fishes. 360-254-4925 or www.touchmarkvancouver.com
On Tuesday, the summer Public Archaeology Field School begins, as students of Washington State University Vancouver and Portland State University start digging into the past. The public can visit two active sites as students look for the Hudson’s Bay Company’s cooper’s shop and excavate the site of the World War I spruce mill through July 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 1001 E. Fifth St., Vancouver; free. www.nps.gov/fova
The beer continues to flow at the 22nd annual Gorge Blues and Brews Festival. The festival kicks off with a purely local celebration of brews and musicians from 6 to 10 p.m. June 26, with free admission and dancing. The main event runs noon to 10 p.m. June 27, as 16 regional craft breweries will join a multitude of live blues musicians on two stages, headlined by Patrick Lamb and the Funkified Band. It all takes place at the Skamania County Fairgrounds, 650 S.W. Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson. Admission is free for June 26, $20 for June 27, for those 21 and older. www.gorgebluesandbrews.com