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Painting Touch-up and Techniques - A Home Depot workshop. Thursday. 7 p.m., Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague; 9116 N. Newport Highway; 220 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene; 21701 E. Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake. (509) 534-8588; (509) 466-8991; (208) 676-1441; (509) 891-0613.

Creating a Home Theater - A Home Depot workshop. Saturday. 10 a.m., Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague; 9116 N. Newport Highway; 220 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene; 21701 E. Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake. (509) 534-8588; (509) 466-8991; (208) 676-1441; (509) 891-0613.

Lowe’s How-To Clinics - How to install ceramic tile, 11 a.m.; How to paint with crackle finishes, noon; How to decorate for the holidays, 1 p.m. Saturday. Lowe’s Home Improvement, 5204 E. Sprague Ave.; 6902 N. Division. (509) 533-0066; (509) 487-2326.

Flooring Solutions - Part of Home Improvement Week. Sunday. 1 p.m., Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague; 9116 N. Newport Highway; 220 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene; 21701 E. Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake. (509) 534-8588; (509) 466-8991; (208) 676-1441; (509) 891-0613.

HomeStarts - Community Frameworks is presenting this class that will discuss affordable home ownership, down payments and closing costs. Nov. 28. 6 p.m., Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. (509) 484-6733, ext. 121.

Painting Touch-up and Techniques - A Home Depot workshop. Nov. 30. 7 p.m., Home Depot, 5617 E. Sprague; 9116 N. Newport Highway; 220 W. Kathleen Ave., Coeur d’Alene; 21701 E. Country Vista Drive, Liberty Lake. (509) 534-8588; (509) 466-8991; (208) 676-1441; (509) 891-0613.

Music in Historic Homes: Christmas at Cliff Aerie - Music from Allegro and residential architecture. A salon-style, tea social and tour of the home after the concert. Seatings are 3, 4:30, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5-6. 708 W. Cliff Drive. $20. (509) 455-6865.

Garden

Flower Arranging - The University of Idaho Bonner County Master Gardeners are presenting Nicole French from Petal Talk in this home horticulture class. Tuesday. 6-8 p.m., University of Idaho Bonner County Extension office, 4205 N. Boyer Ave., Sandpoint. $10. (208) 263-8511.

SCC Poinsettia Open House - Choose from 60 different cultivars of poinsettias from Paul Ecke Ranch and Fischer USA. Grown by second-year nursery/greenhouse students at SCC, the poinsettias are for sale. Thursday-Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Spokane Community College greenhouses, Building 10, 1810 N. Greene St. Free admission. (509) 533-7277.

Inland Empire Bonsai Society - This month’s meeting will discuss long-term development and bonsai care. Sunday. Noon-3 p.m., Manito Park Garden Center. (509) 455-9576.

Xeriscape - The University of Idaho Bonner County Master Gardeners are presenting Bob Wilson in this home horticulture class. Nov. 28. 6-8 p.m., University of Idaho Bonner County Extension office, 4205 N. Boyer Ave., Sandpoint. $10. (208) 263-8511.

Gala East - A flower-arranging program and tea presented by the Inland Empire District, Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs. March 10, 2007. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Unitarian Universal Church of Spokane, 4340 W. Fort Wright Drive. $10. (509) 747-4926 or (509) 448-9267.

Farmers’ markets

Friday Fall Market - Breads, food and beverages by local farmers and artisans. Friday. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., The Community Building, 35 W. Main Ave. (509) 232-1950.

Pets

Friends of SCRAPS Dog Park - A volunteer meeting. Thursday. 6-8 p.m., Spokane County Cooperative Extension, 222 N. Havana, Spokane. (509) 624-3477; (509) 477-1967; or (509) 477-2752.

Spokane Humane Society’s Parade of Paws - Fourth annual event. Walk your dog or a shelter dog on a 2- or 4-mile route. Collect pledges from family, friends, co-workers and anyone else who wants to help out. Get five or more walkers together and form a “dog pack.” June 16. 6607 N. Havana St., corner of Francis and Bigelow Gulch. (509) 467-5235.

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