The three-day Memorial Day weekend starts in a few days and if you’re looking for some family activities to soak up that extra day here’s what’s happening at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field.

World War II Bomber Rides
Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 Tour of Aluminum Overcast
Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A Memorial Day weekend tradition continues as The Museum of Flight will host the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast, for rides and ground tours during the last week in May. The Flying Fortress will arrive

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Earlier today I posted on the Counting Crows and The Wallflowers concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville. Now, Chateau has released their full season schedule.

Here it is:

Live Broadcast of A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION featuring GARRISON KEILLOR.
Saturday, June 15 • 2:45PM
$39.00 GA / $65.00 Res.

STEVE MILLER BAND
Saturday, June 29 • 7PM
$49.00 GA / $89.00 Res.

Girls Night Out!
PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO and BERLIN with TERI NUNN
Sunday, July 7 • 7PM
$45.00 GA / $65.00 Res.

CHRIS BOTTI
Saturday, …

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Usually you take in Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park from the warmth of your car.

But not today.

Visitors can preview the 18th annual Fantasy Lights during a walking preview from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Sunday, Nov. 18). It starts in the parking lot at Sprinker Recreation Center, where crowds will gather and then walk to the Spanaway Park entrance. Sprinker Recreation Center is at 14824 S. C St.

Coffee, cocoa and snacks will be available for purchase, organizers said.

About 3,500 people participate each year in the 2.5-mile walk, Pierce County recreation supervisor Cara Cross …

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It’s a weekend full of community festivals. Here are some happening all around the Sound.

Annual Pride Celebration noon-5 p.m. July 14, Pierce Transit Park, Broadway, Tacoma. Free. 253-383-2318, rainbowcntr.org. Read our story about the event at: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/13/2212770/tacomas-annual-lgbt-pride-week.html?storylink=weekendnav

Art on the Ave Tacoma’s annual art festival featuring a mobile glass Hot Shop, live music, artist vendors, “grub crawl” and much more. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday on Sixth Avenue between Pine and Trafton streets. Admission is free. Read about the event at: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/13/2213234/grub-glass-art-and-maybe-a-guest.html#storylink=misearch

PowellsWood Storytelling Festival featuring local and national story tellers, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today. Free …

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The party that Tacoma throws for itself every Fourth of July –
Freedom Fair - begins in a few hours along Ruston Way.

Here are some highlights and tips:

Freedom Fair opens at 10 a.m.

Today’s airshow begins at 1:30 p.m. but most of the jets performing in the show will make a practice run starting at 11 a.m. Go early and you’ll have two airshows in one day.

A highlight of the show, the F-22 Raptor, has already been making practice runs this week over the bay. The highly maneuverable Air Force stealth fighter …

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UPDATE: Race organizers have now moved back the race registration deadline to Aug. 1.

Zombies seem to be everywhere these days – both in entertainment and in the news (don’t ask.) Now, they’re even showing up at fun runs.

Yes, you can get your exercise while running from a hoard of the shuffling brain-eaters in the zombie-Infested 5K, “Run For Your Lives.” It’s coming to Onalaska on August 4. (UPDATED) Race registration deadline is August 1.

“Run for Your Lives” will take participants through a series of obstacles over a 5K course while …

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It’s going to be a 70s love fest when Journey joins Pat Benatar and Loverboy at the Gorge Amphitheater on July 28. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

In the 70s and 80s it was nearly impossible to turn on a radio without hearing Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” Loverboy’s “Working For The Weekend” or any number of chart-topping hits from Journey.

Journey may have lost lead singer Steve Perry but if you haven’t stopped believin’ you’ll hardly notice the difference with Arnel Pineda in the front man spot. The Philippines-born singer was discovered on YouTube …

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The Washington Sportsmen’s Show, which bills itself as a one-stop shopping destination for hunters and anglers, begins today at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center. It runs through Sunday.

The show also provides a wealth of information through more than 150 how-to presentations and the chance to develop local contacts.

Get connected: The show is a great opportunity to visit with people from the area who enjoy the same activities you do. There will be dozens of hunting and conservation organizations; groups representing different breeds of hunting dogs; and groups with a passion for trout, bass or salmon. Take a …

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