The Spokane Winery Association is holding it's annual Mother's Day Spring Release Weekend, so tell mom you love and appreciate her with a bottle of wine or an afternoon of tasting.

Spring is when wineries release their selections for the season and local wineries are celebrating with tasting events and other festivities. There are 21 Washington wineries featured at 17 local tasting rooms throughout the area.

The Mother's Day Spring Release Weekend events run from 12pm-6pm through Sunday, May 12th, at area wineries and tasting rooms. Tasting fees vary depending on the location. You can download a map of local places at http://www.spokanewineries.net 

Every mom knows that the price tag for kids clothes and toys can quickly add up. So why pay full price for brand new items? The Just Between Friends consignment sale is this weekend and you snag great deals on everything from clothes to cribs. 

Tyona Albrecht purchased the Spokane and North Idaho franchisees of Just Between Friends in 2007 and it has since grown so much that she has sold the North Idaho portion to focus on her biannual Spokane sales. Mothers from around the area can consign their gently used items and after the weekend sales they receive 65 percent of the profits. 

The sale features infant and toddler clothes, maternity wear, cribs, bouncers, tike sized furniture, strollers, pack-n-plays and high chairs. This sale even has a section of teen clothing. Volunteers helping out with this weekend's event were able to shop early yesterday and had first pick of the goods. Sunday everything will be half price.

Right before you cross the T.J. Meenach bridge you'll hit mile four of the Bloomsday course. Doomsday Hill looms around the bend and you just might start to feel some pain in your feet and fatigue in your legs. Why not stop to reboot at the SNAP VIP booth?

SNAP will have a VIP photo booth set up just before the bridge so you and your friends and family can snap silly photos before huffing and puffing up the hill. You can also sip on coconut water to rehydrate you for the last half of the run. Pictures will print classic photo booth style and be ready to take home. SNAP will also provide a web link for you to check out and share your Bloomsday photos online. 

However, the booth is VIP for a reason. SNAP only has 500 of the reflective VIP bracelets available for purchase. So, not everyone will get to taste the high life on race day. The VIP bracelets will be available for purchase at the Trade Show at SNAP's booth (#304) and are only $5. First come, first serve, and you won't be able to buy them on race day.