Save the Date: Lots of ways to get growing with Idea Fair, plant sales, seed swap

This weekend is a great time to find ideas to transform your outside space. Kick it off with the 25th annual Clark Public Utilities Home & Garden Idea Fair, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Be sure to save room for some plant starts. The fair is free, with $6 for parking. www.clarkpublicutilities.com/event/home-garden-idea-fair

The Wildlife Botanical Gardens will be hosting its Bare Root Trees, Shrubs and Perennials Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Sunday, plus April 30. Tour the gardens for landscaping ideas to attract pollinators and other beneficial wildlife. Admission to the sale is free at Wildlife Botanical Gardens, 11000 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. 360-737-1160 or www.naturescaping.org

Or check out the Seed Swap at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Bring garden seeds to trade and swap, or visit with other gardeners. 360-834-4692 or www.cityofcamas.us/index.php/camaspubliclibrary

If not this weekend, then make plans for the 19th annual Camas Plant and Garden Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7 in downtown Camas. Featuring a wide array of plants, trees, garden art and furniture, and other locally made products, plus a kids activity zone. www.cwplantfair.org

Or the Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County’s yearly plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 at 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. 360-397-6060 ext. 5706 or www.mgfcc.com

Re-Imagined Radio will bring one of the longest running radio series, “Gunsmoke” and the famous action hero “The Shadow” to the stage. The radio re-creators will bring to life the “Gunsmoke” episode, “Bloody Hands,” as Marshal Matt Dillon deals with a murder in Dodge City, Kan. The Shadow must find an stop an invisible sniper from taking revenge in “The Silent Avenger.” The performances begin at 7 p.m. May 4 at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are free. radionouspace.net/index.php/re-imagined-radio

There’s still time to sign up for the 25th annual Walk/Run for the Animals at 9 a.m. May 7, with all event proceeds benefiting the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. Race day begins at Esther Short Park, 301 W. Eighth St., Vancouver. Registration is $30 to $45, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-693-4746 or southwesthumane.org/engage/events/walk-run-for-the-animals

Clark College Theatre will perform “Measure for Measure,” one of Shakespeare’s tonally ambiguous plays. The story follows Lord Angelo, who has been left in charge while the Duke’s away. Angelo enforces stricter morality laws and sentences soldier Claudio to death for getting his wife-to-be pregnant before marriage. Claudio’s sister and novice nun Isabella seeks a pardon, while the real Duke, disguised as a friar, comes up with a plan. Performances run 7:30 p.m. May 13-14 and 19-21 at Decker Theatre, Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Tickets are $13, $11 for seniors, $9 for students and alumni. 360-992-2815 or www.clark.edu/academics/programs/theatre/season.php

Southwest Washington Wind Symphony presents “Exploring the Cosmos” at 3 p.m. May 15 at the Performing Arts Center, Union High School, 6201 N.W. Friberg-Strunk St., Camas. Selections include the American premiere of “War of the Worlds” by Adam Gorb, “Saturn Returns” by Michael Markowski and “Moonscape Awakening” by Joni Greene. The concert is free. 360-574-8386 or www.swwindsymphony.org