New art shows, new and returning vendors, and a children’s egg hunt will all help herald the arrival of Spring at the March 30 San Mercado in downtown San Marcos. Activities are slated to take place in the garden and inside the Price Center from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Local artist and author Veronique Hahn’s new solo show, titled “Natural Beauty,” covers a 20-year span of multi-media works inspired by some of nature’s finest forms, including roses, shells, and the human face. Visito

Local mosaic artist Marnie Silcocks is bringing her talents and a variety of materials and supplies to a new creative, two-day, abstract mosaic workshop at the Price Center March 18 and 25 from 1-4 p.m. A $50 advance registration fee covers the cost of workshop and the majority of the materials needed to complete a project. “This latest creative workshop is a nice compliment to the ongoing heritage arts practiced monthly at the Center as well as ongoing workshops we’ve hosted