➊ Handmade clothing and art, live music and a kids-only play zone pop up in the Beaumont neighborhood during Fremont Fest, August 3.     

➋ Little pickers will go wild over 120-plus booths of flea market finds at Junk Refunk Street Market, also August 3, in downtown Canby.     

➌  Sate that Old Portland nostalgia at the long-lived Alberta Street Fair August 10, teeming with street buskers and local artisans.    

➍  Get hands-on at Gateway Discovery Park during a free Art Workshop on the Porch August 10, focused on ethnic art designs.    

➎  Celebrate Oregon’s colorful heritage at the eclectic Oregon City Festival of the Arts August 10-11. 

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  • Erin J. Bernard is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Northeast Portland with her husband and two rather noisy and opinionated kids. They can often be found exploring the mountains and coastlines of the PNW in their trusty green Subaru.