Try this: Craft Beer and Wine Festival; Show and Shine; Washougal Art and Music Festival

Bottoms up

The Craft Beer and Wine Festival is this weekend in Esther Short Park at West Eighth and Esther streets in downtown Vancouver. The festival (for 21 and older only) features craft beers, local wines and craft spirits, with proceeds benefiting Choice Charities and the Clark County Food Bank. The music lineup includes Revisiting Creedence with some original band members, Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys, Queen tribute band Queen Mother, Cheap trick tribute band A Cheaper Trick and The Cars tribute band Candy-O. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 to $200. Get details at thecraftwinefest.com.

Sights and sounds

The Washougal Art and Music Festival is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Reflection Plaza on Washougal’s Main Street, featuring local artists selling paintings, pottery, fiber arts, photography, lapidary, watercolors, mixed media and jewelry. Hear live music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by singers and songwriters from the Washougal Songcraft Festival. Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle will host a community poetry writing project. Learn more at washougalarts.org.

Fenders and fins

The Uptown Village Association Show and Shine, hosted by the Slo Poks Car Club, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Vancouver’s Uptown Village. The event is open to all hot rods, custom cars, bikes, rat rods and collector cars. The show includes raffles, giveaways and goodie bags. Registration is $15 per car, plus a donation of school supplies. Spectators are free. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Hough Foundation. Cars should enter on the corner of McLoughlin Boulevard and Main Street. For details, call Michael Finn at 360-281-5333.

Furry photos

The Historic Trust will offer free pet portrait sessions from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the O.O. Howard House, 750 Anderson St., Vancouver. A portrait photographer will capture pet poses with a professional portrait backdrop and provide free downloads. No appointments are needed. Photo sessions will be first come, first served. The event includes selfie stations, free whipped cream “pup cups” and a patio lounge with food and beverages for sale. Representatives from the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society will be on site with adoptable pets. Get details at thehistorictrust.org.

Pints not posts

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington present “How Beer Might Save Democracy” from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. Michael Goldsby, beer enthusiast and associate professor of philosophy at Washington State University, suggests we get off social media and back into bars — or tasting rooms or coffee shops or bowling alleys. Unlike social media, face-to-face meetings allow us to connect to one another in an authentic, focused and empathetic way. Admission is free but register at thehistorictrust.org.

… And more

For more details about these and other events — including the Kiggins Theatre’s Comedy on Tap with Sam Millar, Bingo Nights at Latte Da Coffee and Wine Bar and the Boys & Girls Clubs Cornhole Classic fundraiser — visit events.columbian.com.