Treat Mom to a fabulous Mother's Day weekend with these picks for May 9 - 11.

• Art in the City
  The West End’s 3rd annual Art in the City event is on from Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 11, free, and fun for the whole family. With art for sale in every medium--drawing, painting, photography, pottery, and more--it's a great way to find a unique gift for Mom while supporting local arts.

• VSO: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  Give Mom an opportunity to put on her little black dress and pearls and treat her to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's performance of Mendelssohn's most popular work: incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Saturday, May 10.

• Canadian Geranium & Pelargonium Society Annual Plant Sale & Art Show
  This plant sale is a chance to see and buy rare geraniums and pelargoniums, making it a perfect day trip for moms who love gardening--the whole family can stay and tour VanDusen Botanical Gardens--or the perfect place to buy her a beautiful and unusual floral gift.

• The Pacific Spirit Run
  OK, so Mom can't run away from home. But she--and the whole tribe--can join the thousands of runners and walkers helping to raise funds for the Tapestry Foundation for Health Care at the BMO Pacific Spirit Run, Canada’s largest trail run, Saturday, May 10.