Weekend Planner

A free event will be held for children and adults to learn more about bike safety Saturday at 9 a.m. at Southwest Middle School.

The event will feature bike safety instructions, rules of the road and bike handling skills. Free bike helmets, helmet fittings and bike inspections will be available, too.

Friday

• See the “East Meets West I-90 Art Connection” show at the Albert Lea Art Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Friends of the Albert Lea Public Library’s book sale is open from noon to 6 p.m. west of the lower level of City Hall in the City Center Garage off Fountain Street.

• The Sons of Norway will hold a Syttende Mai Banquet celebrating Norwegian Independence Day with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. A program featuring Byron Statsvold’s “Trip to Norway to Find Your Roots” will follow the dinner. For reservations call 377-8162. Tickets are $12.

• Albert Lea High School will feature an orchestra concert at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Saturday

• The Albert Lea Farmers Market starts at 9 a.m. and goes until noon in the North Broadway Avenue parking lot.

• Friends of the Albert Lea Public Library’s book sale is open from 9 a.m. to noon west of the lower level of City Hall in the City Center Garage off Fountain Street.

• The Family Bike Safety Rodeo will start at 9 a.m. at Southwest Middle School in the parking lot. The event is free.

• Bergdale Harley-Davidson is holding an anniversary bash from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bad Monkey and other local music performers will be performing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• See the “East Meets West I-90 Art Connection” show at the Albert Lea Art Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• The Sample Saturday Series will feature free Zumba at the Albert Lea Family Y starting at 2 p.m.

• A spaghetti benefit supper and silent auction will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Armory in Albert Lea to benefit Beth Sackson and Kris Schewe, who lost their home in a fire in April. With questions or to donate call Holly at 507-391-4557.

Sunday

• The Montessori Children’s House of Albert Lea will hold its annual spring breakfast benefit from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in Skyline Plaza. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, potatoes, eggs, coffee, milk and juice. Cost is $6 for adults and $5 for children under age 6.

• The Sons of Norway Lodge will hold a pannakaker breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu includes pannakaker (rolled pancakes), eggs, parsley potatoes, ham, juice and coffee. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children.

• American Legion Leo Carey Post 56 will hold a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, potatoes, fruit, juice and coffee. Suggested donation is $7 for adults and free for children.

• The Land Between the Lakes Triathlon will start at 9 a.m. at the Edgewater Park West entrance. The race begins with a one fourth-mile swim in Fountain Lake, then a 20 1/2-mile bike ride and end with a 3 1/2-mile run alone Edgewater Park and Fountain Lake. The race is limited to 300 entrants.

• First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea will host a Hymn Works II concert at 7 p.m.