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Annual Spring Open House - Presented by WSU/Spokane County Master Gardeners. Plant Clinic and Resource Center Saturday to help with plant problems and garden questions; browse through books, see displays, gardening demonstrations, and activity room for kids. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., County Extension Education Center, 222 N. Havana St. Free. 477-2181.

Plant Identification on Turnbull Refuge - Learn how to identify the plant growing on the refuge and surrounding environs Saturday or May 21. A classroom and field session will be held. Pre-registration is required. The plant identification is sponsored by the Native Plant Society and the Friends of Turnbull. Turnbull Education Center. $10. 359-6512.

Japanese Garden Festival and Drawing (Japan Week) - Enjoy a tranquil garden setting with koto music and Japanese stories by Elizabeth Falconer Sunday. Information talk with Roger Snipes from Inland Empire Bonsai. Have your name written in Japanese and make origami with Eastern Washington University international students. 1:30-2:30 p.m., Manito Park gardens, Bernard and 21st. 359-2259.

Inland Empire Bonsai Society (Japan Week) - See demonstrations and displays of the art and design of trees in miniature Monday at 10:30 a.m., Spokane Community College Lair Deli conference room, 1810 N. Greene St. Free. 533-8114.

Annual Arbor Day Celebration - Featuring demonstrations, interactive activities, information on recycling and more April 23. Free and open to the public. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., John A. Finch Arboretum, Sunset at Woodland Blvd. Free. 624-4832.

Cheney Earth Day Celebration - Fourth annual event April 23 including a children’s program, College Street clean-up, free seedlings, information booths, snacks and refreshments. 9 a.m.-noon. Cheney City Park, Fifth and C St., Cheney. 559-5818.

Earth Day Celebration – April 23, includes children’s activities, live music, Procession of the Species, and a reuse-a-shoe collection at Riverfront Park Gondola Meadow, plus an enviro-film festival at City of Spokane Council Chambers. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Riverfront Park Gondola Meadow. Free. 838-4912.

Feng Shui Workshop with Marjaana Ylitalo - Bring your floor plan to class and discover the benefit solutions to your own situation April 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.. Sponsored by City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department, pre-registration is required. Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $15. 625-6200.

Premier Home Show - Presented by the Spokane Home Builders Association. April 30-May 1. April 30, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., May 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Spokane Fair and Expo Center, Havana at Broadway. 487-6783.