Go, Ideas for the Weekend: Fort fun, farmers markets, food and wine

1. By land, air and sea

The Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be filled with activities this weekend. Aviation fans can climb into the cockpit of vintage aircraft to get a pilot’s eye view during Open Cockpit Day. Historic planes will be on display, and visitors can try the Real Flight simulator. There will be a vertical wind table, glider-building station and the flight simulator lab from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 at Pearson Field Education Center, 201 E. Reserve St., Vancouver. 360-992-1815 or fortvan.org

Vancouver’s Memorial Day Observance Ceremony will begin at the parade ground bandstand at 11 a.m. May 30. The ceremony’s keynote speaker will be U.S. Marine Lt. Colonel Brad Aiello. The popular Soldiers’ Bivouac living history encampment will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when reenactors will create living history camps of military sites from the Civil War to World War II. The observance and Soldiers’ Bivouac will be near the bandstand and on the parade grounds, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver. 360-816-6230 or www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/2016memorialday.htm

 2. Butter side up

The Cedar Creek Grist Mill will cook up its annual Bread and Butter Day noon to 4 p.m. May 28. Visitors to the 1876 building will be treated to fresh bread made from wheat milled on site, topped with butter churned by hand on site. Recipes and flour will be available at the Cedar Creek Grist Mill, 43907 N.E. Grist Mill Road, Woodland. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. 360-225-5832 or cedarcreekgristmill.org

 3. Toast local wine

Memorial Day Weekend is celebrated by local wineries as Spring Release Weekend, when the public can try new wines that the wineries have been fermenting, especially ros? and white wines. Individual wineries will have special events and festivities throughout the holiday weekend from noon to 6 p.m. May 28-30. Participating wineries include Yacolt’s Moulton Falls Winery; Vancouver’s Burnt Bridge Cellars, Cellar 55 Tasting Room and English Estate Winery; Ridgefield’s Confluence Vineyards, Stavalaura Vineyard and Koi Pond Cellars; and Battle Ground’s Emanar Cellars, Heisen House Vineyards, Olequa Cellars and Rezabek Vineyards. Check with individual wineries for specific times and tasting fees. The Southwest Washington Winery Association also is offering a free passport program. www.swwawine.com

 4. “Just Like Heaven”

The Cure will kick off the amphitheater concert season this year. The English band, led by songwriter Robert Smith, will reach into its 37 years of history to perform for a set that includes old songs and some unreleased tracks. The first concert of the season starts at 7 p.m. May 28 at the newly renamed Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, 17200 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. The show is mostly sold out, with $17 tickets still available for lawn seating, or a group of four lawn tickets at $12.75 per ticket. Avoid the packed parking lot with the C-Tran Shuttle from the Salmon Creek Park & Ride, 1112 N.E. 136th St., Vancouver, for $2 round-trip fare. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

5. More farmers markets

Start off June exploring one of the nearby farmers markets, with the Camas Farmer’s Market offering entertainment Wednesday evenings this summer. From 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, June 1 through Sept. 28, shoppers can find seasonal produce, flowers and prepared foods on Northeast Fourth Avenue between Everett and Franklin streets. Opening day will feature a health fair with demonstrations, information, music and children’s activities. 360-838-1032 or www.camasfarmersmarket.org

The Vancouver Farmers Market once again heads east, with its Columbia Tech Center Farmers Market from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, June 2 through Sept. 1. See what’s growing around town with local produce sellers, food carts and craft vendors gathering at the Columbia Tech Center, 17701 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. 360-737-8298 or www.vancouverfarmersmarket.com