Mum’s the word
Enjoy a Mother’s Day brunch and artisan market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Manor Grange, 17901 N.E. 72nd Ave., Battle Ground. The Crafted Palate will offer a light brunch. Sweet Styles Company will sell floral bouquets, 50 crafters and artists will sell their wares which can be wrapped at a gift wrap booth. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Scented Acres Lavender Farm will host a Plant and Craft Fair featuring garden plants and local vendors selling handcrafted items. The lavender shop will be open and fully stocked. Learn more at facebook.com/scentedacres/.
Garden gala
The Camas Plant & Garden Fair is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Find plants, trees, flowers and garden art along Fourth Avenue and side streets in downtown Camas. New vendors include a seed farm, succulents, stained glass art, society of roses, sourdough bread and sweet confections. The Kids’ Zone is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dallas Street with free activities for children including a take-home seed sprouting kit and a petting zoo with goats and bunnies. Rhys Thomas presents the Strolling Jugglemania Show with a giant rose puppet, juggling and stilts. Get more details at cwplantfair.org.
Art affair
The La Center Arts Fair is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Holley Park Wheel Club Community Center, 1000 E. Fourth St., La Center. The event features artist booths, food vendors and kids’ activities. The Cowlitz Drummers will kick off the arts fair with a drum performance. Clark County Poet Laureate Susan Dingle will create a poem for La Center and local novelist Russell Myers will read an excerpt from his recent novel, “Miss, The Target.” Demonstrations include spray-painted art and a martial arts performance. Admission is free. Learn more at facebook.com/LaCenterArtsCouncil.
Treasure hunt
Kindred Homestead Supply hosts the Downtown Alley Flea Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month through October in the alley next to the store at 606 Main St., Vancouver. Shoppers can find everything from handmade pottery and upcycled flannels to artisan soaps, lotions and art prints as well at crocheted, knit, sewn and otherwise handmade treasures. Vendors will also sell vintage furniture and home décor with live music from Ronald Records. Kids can enjoy the bubble machine and chalk art. Learn more at kindredhomesteadsupply.com.
