4. Coming up at the Three Rivers Festival in Pittsburgh the next two weekends - where there is always something special and new the art will be really coming out of the box: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/events/

5. The Edmonds (WA) Arts Festival kicks off June 13. The 51st annual festival is one of Washington state’s largest, oldest. It opens this Father’s Day weekend for a three-day run June 13 through 15 at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds. Chosen by professional jurors from a field of more than 600 applicants, some 200 artists will display their works on the grassy field east of the Anderson Center. To find out more: