Home and garden events this week

If your calendar isn’t consumed by gardening (check!) or getting your boat in the lake (alas, I’m boatless), consider hitting some of the following activities happening around the Inland Northwest this week:

-Create a living wreath. I’ve seen Martha Stewart do this with such skill and beauty that I’m tempted to attend this workshop at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave., tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes supplies. (509) 535-0803.

-Coolin Days, at Priest Lake in North Idaho. The fun starts Friday and includes an old-fashioned, small-town parade, an 8-mile fun run, a quilt show and a craft fair, where I snapped a photo of that giant metal rooster (see above) last year. Go here for details.

-The Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens , just south of downtown near Seventh Avenue and Bernard Street and adjacent to the Corbin Art Center, are now open for the season. Come just to admire the historically preserved gardens and city views or pack a picnic. The gardens are only open on the weekends in May, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and then Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., beginning in June. You can learn more about the gardens here and here .

-On Thursday, the folks behind Project Hope will be showing the film “Food: A Global and Local Issue” as part of its “Seeds of Change” film series. Project Hope is probably best known for Riverfront Farm, a program that gets at-risk youths involved in gardening to keep them out of trouble. Organizer Patrick Malone and volunteers have been converting vacant lots in the West Central neighborhood into gardens during the last couple of years for the program.
Thursday’s presentation begins at 7 p.m. at The Porch Church, 1804 W. Broadway Ave. Admission is free with a food or seed donation.

-Live outdoor music is back at the Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. Sidhe, the guitar-vocal duo with a world-music sound, will perform Saturday at 8 p.m. On Monday, also at 8 p.m., guitarist Josh Wade will play a mix of classic rock (think The Eagles) and adult contemporary (think U2) music. Check here for information about upcoming performances throughout the summer. Grab a latte or a cold one and a pint of organic strawberries and enjoy the show.