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Custer’s Fall Antique Show - Friday, 4-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., Spokane Valley. $6/adults, good all weekend, free/age 12 and younger. (509) 924-0588.
Fall Festival of Homes - Self-guided scattered home tour featuring 26 builders, showcasing 43 homes in the Greater Spokane area. Presented by Spokane Home Builders Association. Fridays-Sundays, through Oct. 7. Free admission. (509) 532-4990.
Past Blessings Junk Warehouse Sale - Features antiques, hand-painted furniture, signs, handmade soaps and candles and more by several Northwest vendors; Friday–Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 6205 N. Nevada St.
Apple Festival at Green Bluff - Large variety of apples, fresh pressed cider and pumpkins. Live music, food, craft booths, antiques, farm mazes and animals. Saturdays-Sundays, through Oct. 28. Green Bluff, 15 minutes north of Spokane.
Hullabaloo Arts and Antiques Fair - Nearly 40 vendors from across the region with art, antiques, jewelry and specialty items. Live music by On Tap and other local talent in the food court. Children’s activities, car show, quilt show, author signings, artist shows, and beer and wine garden. Tour the nearby Perkins House, visit with the WSU Raptor Club or take a stroll through local shops. Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Downtown Colfax. (509) 397-3712.
Home Idea Show - Oct. 12-14. More than 300 booths with thousands of products and services. Oct. 12, noon-8 p.m.; Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane County Fair & Expo, 404 N. Havana St. $7.
Nestting Vintage Market - Monthly market featuring vintage merchandise and crafts, furniture from primitive to cottage and garden styles, vintage jewelry and accessories, architectural pieces and a custom sign vendor. Held second weekend of each month, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 13 - 14. 1909 W. Monroe Road, 4 1/2 miles north of Hasting Road, 1 mile west of Highway 395, Colbert. (509) 995-5335.
October Fest - Antique vendors and trendy craft vendors with handmade jewelry, holiday décor, cards, and more Oct. 13-14. Live German Music Oct. 13 from noon-1 p.m., Oct. 14 from 1-2 p.m. and live performances throughout the day. Sample different German beers in the Beer Garden with all proceeds going to Guardian Angel St. Boniface School. Hayrides all weekend and pumpkin carving contest on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. Festival hours are Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Oct. 14, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Red Barn Farms, 501 Wawawai Road, Colton, Wash. $5 for the weekend. (509) 995-6335.
Garden
Winterizing Your Lawn and Garden - Sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department; today, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Corbin Art Center, 507 W. Seventh. $12. (509) 625-6677.
What is Organic Gardening? - Part of the 2007 Home Horticulture workshop series hosted by the Bonner County Master Gardeners. Registration is required; Wednesday, 6-8 p.m., Bonner County Extension Office, 4205 N. Boyer, Sandpoint. $10 per class. (208) 263-8511.
Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement: Reality and Imagination - Noted garden design scholar and author Judith B. Tankard presents a lecture and slide show examining the philosophy of landscape design that originated in the late 1800s, which came to redefine the relationship between the garden and the house; Saturday, 3-5 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W First Ave. Free for members or $7 for adults and $5 students/seniors. (509) 326-3442.
South County Chipping/Compost Days - Spokane County attendees, with identification verifying residence, can receive a free plastic compost bin after completing the various composting activities. There is a limit of one bin per household; Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Valleyford Fire Station, 12100 E. Palouse Highway, Valleyford. Free. (509) 625-6580.
Vegetable Gardening in Our Cold Climate - Part of the 2007 Home Horticulture workshop series hosted by the Bonner County Master Gardeners. Registration is required. Oct. 10. 6-8 p.m., Bonner County Extension Office, 4205 N. Boyer, Sandpoint. $10 per class. (208) 263-8511.
Sundays in the Garden - Hosted by the Friends of Manito, beekeeper and master gardener Joan Nolan will speak on the role of bees in the garden. Oct. 14. 2 p.m., Manito Park meeting room, east of the conservatory. (509) 456-8038.
Rock Gardens - Part of the 2007 Home Horticulture workshop series hosted by the Bonner County Master Gardeners. Registration is required. Oct. 17. 6-8 p.m., Bonner County Extension Office, 4205 N. Boyer, Sandpoint. $10 per class. (208) 263-8511.
Fall Compost Fair - Free and open to the public. Spokane County attendees, with identification verifying residence, can receive a free plastic compost bin after completing the various composting activities. There is a limit of one bin per household. Oct. 20. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Finch Arboretum, 3404 W. Woodlawn Blvd. (509) 625-6580.
Espalier - The discussion on this techniques of training trees to create a two dimensional pattern is part of the 2007 Home Horticulture workshop series hosted by the Bonner County Master Gardeners. Registration is required. Oct. 24. 6-8 p.m., Bonner County Extension Office, 4205 N. Boyer, Sandpoint. $10 per class. (208) 263-8511.
Farmers markets
Tuesday Growers’ Market - Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., through October. Moscow Food Co-op parking lot, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow. (208) 882-8537.
Colville Farmers’ Market - Wednesdays, noon-6 p.m., through Oct. 17. Third and Oak streets, one block east of Main (Highway 395). (509) 732-6619.
Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 3-5:30 p.m., through Oct. 13. Farmin Park, Third at Main. (208) 265-8267.
Millwood Farmers’ Market - Wednesdays, 3-7 p.m., through October. Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite Road, two blocks west of Argonne Road. (509) 924-2350.
Spokane Farmers’ Market - Saturdays and Wednesdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Live eclectic acoustic music Wednesday by Nattie. Second Avenue at Division Street, behind First Covenant Church. Free admission. (509) 995-0182.
Cheney Farmers’ Market - Fridays, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through Oct. 12. First Street and College Avenue. (509) 559-5818.
St. Maries Farmers’ Market - Friday, 3-6 p.m. 536 Main St., next to Hughes House. (208) 245-2422, ext. 33.
Bonners Ferry Farmers’ Market - Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Highway 95 at Kootenai Avenue in the Visitor’s Center parking lot. (208) 267-7987 or (208) 267-7791.
Columbia Basin Farmers’ Market and Bazaar - Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 27. Moses Lake Civic Park, Fifth at Balsam. (509) 766-6751.
Farmers’ Market at Sandpoint - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wednesdays, 3-5:30 p.m., through Oct. 13. Farmin Park, Third at Main. (208) 265-8267.
Kootenai County Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 20. Entertainment Ruby Devine at the corner of Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue, Hayden, Idaho. (208) 772-2290.
Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 13. Public demonstration by artists Dale Young and Randy Raak. Saturday. Liberty Square Building parking lot, 1421 N. Meadowwood Lane. (509) 475-4574.
Moscow Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Oct. 27. Music by Hog Heaven Band. Jackson Street public parking lot, off Friendship Square. (208) 883-7036.
Northeast Washington Farmers’ Market - Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27 at the corner of Main and Astor streets, Colville. (509) 935-7388.
Pend Oreille Valley Farmers Market - Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Third Street between Union and Washington, Newport. (509) 279-6966 or (208) 610-1266.
Humble Earth Farmers’ Market - Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., through Oct. 30. Aslin Finch parking lot, 10505 Newport Highway at the Y. (509) 879-2987.
Pets
Long Ear Short Ear Equine Playday - Classes are open horses, mules and donkeys. Age groups include: leadline, age 7 and younger; junior, 8-12 years; youth, 13-17; adult, age 18 and older. Registration from 8-8:45 a.m., show starts at 9 a.m.; Saturday, Valley Mission Horse Arena, Bowdish and Mission. $4/class, $30/day pass. (509) 990-6246.
Pet Blessing - The annual service blesses pets in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of pets. The blessing will be held outside and all pets are welcome; Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th. (509) 838-4277.
Hobby Horse - The first meeting of a new 4-H club for youth in grades K-12 who love horses. Horse ownership is not required. Kids will learn about horses and participate in activities. Oct. 16. 6:30-8 p.m., Spokane County Extension Education Center, 222 N. Havana. (509) 477-2165.
Wolves Come to Turnbull - Meet a live wolf and view a slide show of photos of wolves as part of a pack and share some stories Oct. 20 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, Cheney. Register by Oct. 15 online at www.spokaneparks.org. $15/adults, $9/age 16 and younger. (509) 625-6200 for reservations.