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Antiques sales coming up in May include:

The Monroe Street Antiques District annual Mother’s Day Sale and Chocolate Tasting. Friday through Sunday. Shoppers can register for gift certificates and dealers will be offering discounts and chocolates. For more information call Julie Dearman at Julie Button’s Antiques and Collectibles, 509-324-2018.

Sister’s Spring Sale. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on 14th Avenue between Bernard and Monroe streets in Spokane. Follow signs. For more information, call Carrie Druffel at (509) 443-0258.

Shabbytique Treasures. Saturday, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Bigelow Gulch Central Grange, 7001 E. Bigelow Gulch. Antiques, live music, espresso drinks by 4 Seasons Coffee Co. Admission is $3 and parking is free. For more information, call (509) 991-2782.

Fleur de Lis Vintage and Antique Show. May 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Featuring 14 vendors selling everything from primitives to vintage clothing to garden items, the show will be held at the Moran Prairie Grange, 6006 S. Palouse Highway (corner of 61st and the Palouse Highway). There will be an assortment of teas and fresh baked scones for sale provided by Taste and See Ministries to benefit Anna Ogden Hall Women’s Transitional Living Program. Admission is $2. For more information, call (509) 993-7150.

Past Blessings Antique Show. May 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and May 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fairfield Grange (22 miles south of Spokane). In addition to more than 40 dealers offering vintage items, the show includes bluegrass, food and espresso. MaryJane Butters will be available to sign copies of her new book May 19 at 1 p.m.. For more information, call (509),499-5099.

Flea market at Hurd Mercantile and Co. May 18-19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Located in Rockford (southeast of Spokane). For more information, call (509) 291-4077

Spokane Park ‘n’ Swap. Opening May 19 and running weekends through September. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Located in the parking lot of the former Newport Cinema on the corner of Highway 2 and Hawthorne Road near Northpointe Plaza, the European-style open-air market will offer space for 195 dealers. In addition to vendors selling antiques and collectibles there will be a farmers’ market. Admission is $1 and parking is free. For more information, go to www.SpokaneParknSwap.com or call (509) 768-0440