Tidbits around town

-Feeling trashy? Then don’t miss the Junk2Funk Fashion Show and Dinner , a parade of eco-friendly clothes made by local artists being held at O’Shay’s in Coeur d’Alene Saturday. The fashions are made from garbage and recycled materials. The event, a fundraiser for the Kootenai Environmental Alliance, starts at 4 p.m. and costs $35 at the door.

-South Hill resident Jan Treecraft is hosting a garden exchange Sunday for anyone interested in swapping seeds, starts, tools, excess produce or any other garden supplies. Bring what you no longer need, and you might walk away with someone you’ve always wanted. Also up for grabs:  advice and experiences from other backyard gardeners. Priceless!
2 p.m., 1203 W. 16th Ave.
Update: How’s that for a typo? You might walk away with someTHING, not someONE you’ve always wanted. It wasn’t that kind of party!

- The Top Stitch fabric store, that eye-popping shop at Garland Avenue and Monroe Street on Spokane’s near North Side, redesigned its Web site and added a major new feature: online shopping. Sure, that means those of you on the outskirts of the Inland Northwest (and beyond) can get all that Amy Butler , Anna Maria Horner and other yummy fabric delivered to your door. More importantly—to me anyway—is that now I can place an order and pay online, zip up to the shop and have owner Carrie Jarvis deliver it to my car without my wiggly little children ever terrorizing her store. Sweet!

-The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes is hosting its Harvest Festival and bake sale Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors will sell needlework, ceramics and secondhand goods and there will be old-fashioned fun for the kids, like craft activities and a cake walk.

-Make a Scarecrow, a workshop for kids held—appropriately enough—at Tinman Art Gallery (811 W. Garland Ave.) Bring old clothes and $5 to cover the straw and other materials. Saturday, 1 p.m.