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Home buyer education classes - Sessions onWednesday and Feb. 28 must be attended to recieve the certificate of completion. Registration is required. Wednesday. 5:30-9:30 p.m., North Idaho College Work Force Training Center, 525 W. Clearwater Loop, Post Falls. $10. (208) 769-3333.

Spokane’s 29th Annual Home and Yard Show - Presented by Jim Custer Enterprises. Featuring displays and demonstrations with home- and yard-related products, services and improvements. Thursday-Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday is Habitat for Humanity Day, with 10 percent of admission price going to the charity. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. $6/adults, free/ages 12 and younger. (509) 924-0588 or 477-3033.

Lowe’s How-To Clinics - Kids race car building workshop, 10 a.m.; how to install ceramic tile, 11 a.m.; how to update your kitchen, noon; how to paint with faux finishing textures, 1 p.m. Saturday. Lowe’s Home Improvement, 5204 E. Sprague; 6902 N. Division. (509) 533-0066; (509) 487-2326.

Lowe’s How-To Clinics - How to update your bathroom at 11 a.m., how to decorate with molding at noon; how to install hardwood flooring and how to prepare your lawn for spring and summer at 1 p.m. March 3. Lowe’s Home Improvement, 5204 E. Sprague; 6902 N. Division. (509) 533-0066; (509) 487-2326.

Home, Garden and Travel Expo - Third annual event hosted by Colville Travel and the Colville Chamber of Commerce with seminars, demonstrations and vendors. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 9 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10. Northeast Washington Fairgrounds, 411 W. Astor, Colville, Wash. $2. Ages 17 and under are free. (509) 684-5973.

Home and Garden Show - Hosted by the North Idaho Building Contractors Association. Hours are 1-7 p.m. March 16, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. March 17 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 18. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. $5. (208) 765-5518.

Beyond Straw Bales - The Institute for Extended Learning is offering this class on building or remodeling a green home. Sessions are from 6-9 p.m. the first three Wednesdays in April. Registration is required. April 4. CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. $129 per person or $179 per couple. (509) 533-4717.

NIC Foundation’s Really Big Raffle - Only 5,000 raffle tickets will be sold for the grand prize of a $300,000 custom home. Other prizes include a car, boat, travel package and shopping spree. Tickets are $100. Proceeds benefit North Idaho College. Purchase tickets are www.nic.edu/foundation/rbr or by phone. July 11. North Idaho College. (208) 769-3271.

Antiques Roadshow - PBS television program comes to Spokane. Bring your antiques and collectibles for free appraisals by specialists from the country’s leading auction houses and independent dealers. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Ticketing rules are available at www.pbs.org/antiques or 1-888-762-3749. Ticket recipients will be selected at random from the pool of entries. Aug. 4. Downtown Spokane, Spokane. Free.

Garden

Inland Empire Iris Society - The group’s semiannual potluck dinner meeting; Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Manito Park meeting room, east of the conservatory. (509) 535-8025.

Friends of Manito Houseplant Sale - An exotic houseplant sale and seminar; Saturday, 10 a.m., Manito Meeting Room, east of the Gaiser Conservatory. (509) 456-8038; registration is required.

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

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