Older children or those with an appreciation for chamber music can take Mom to hear a free performance by Havana's all-female orchestra, Camerata Romeu, on Mother's Day. If Mom is a sports fan, take her to cheer on Lisa Leslie and the rest of the L.A. Sparks against the New York Liberty at a 7 p.m. exhibition game Saturday. For households with a motorcycle mama, the Motorcycle Swap on Friday, 5-10 p.m., is a biker's dream. Let Mom shop till she drops at the Studio City Rotary Club Festival of Arts, Saturday and Sunday in Moorpark Park, at Moorpark and Laurel Canyon boulevards, Studio City. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both days.
Admission is free.
Learn how moms did chores in the old days, at Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday. Make your own candles and ice cream, then watch experts in spinning, weaving, quilting and woodcarving. The Lakewood Pan American Fiesta begins Friday with a three-day carnival. Mayfair Park, Clark Avenue and South Street in Lakewood.