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Sun., March 23, 2014

Arts/Crafts

55th Annual Gem, Jewelry and Mineral Show - Friday-March 30. The show will feature 40 dealers and 60 displays of precious and semi-precious stones, fossils, specimens and jewelry. It will also include demonstrations and children’s activities. Presented by Rock Rollers of Spokane. Hours are Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. $6/adults; $5/seniors and military; free/age 12 and younger and Scouts in uniform; free parking and admission is good all weekend. (509) 891-6533.

West Central Community Center Rummage Sale - Saturday-March 30. Items include clothing, accessories, baby gear, furniture, housewares, collectibles, toys, electronics, books, video, tools and sporting goods. Benefits Developmental Disabilities and Youth Development programs at West Central Community Center. Cash and credit cards only. Hours are Saturday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m.-noon. West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt St. Free admission. (509) 323-7517.

Annual Spring Rummage Sale - April 4, 9 a.m., Newport United Church of Christ, 430 W. Third St., Newport, Wash. Free admission. (509) 447-4121.

Spokane Home and Garden Show - April 4-6. The 38th annual event. Learn of services to make your next home improvement project a success. April 4, noon-8 p.m.; April 5, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and April 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. $8/adults; $6/seniors and military; free/age 12 and younger. (509) 534-5380.

Home/Garden

Horticulture Workshops - The University of Idaho Extension presents the 2014 Idaho Master Gardener’s Annual Horticulture Workshops, including: The Art of Composting, Monday, 6-8 p.m., $10; Hunting for Wild Mushrooms in Northern Idaho, March 31, 6-8 p.m., $10; Ice Age Floods, April 7, 6-8 p.m., $10; April 14, Plants and Clean Water: Creating Rain Gardens, Native Gardens and Protecting the Aquifer and Surface Water, 6-8 p.m., $10. Registration is recommended; class sizes are limited. University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension Office, 1808 N. Third St., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 446-1680.

Community Library Network Adult Programs - “Doing it in the Dirt” presented by horticultural consultant Nina Eckberg. Wednesday, 6 p.m., Hayden Public Library, 8385 N. Government Way, Hayden. (208) 772-5612. Free.

Vegetable Gardening 101 - Backyard Bounty Spring Gardening Series presents a class on designing your garden, soil prep, planting, watering, fertilizing and harvesting. Thursday, 7 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road, (509) 893-8350; April 2, 7 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., (509) 893-8400. Free.

Associated Garden Club - Chickens in the Urban Backyard. Friday, Manito Garden Meeting Room, east of the greenhouse, 4 W. 21st Ave. (509) 838-3705 or (509) 260-5503.

Beginning Gardening Class Series - Presented by the WSU Spokane County Extension Master Gardeners. Classes include: Saturday, Growing Small Fruits and Berries; and April 5, Growing Easy Flowers. All classes 9 a.m.-noon. Registration is recommended at www.mgfsc.org or www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/Spokane/eastside. WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana St. $12/per class. (509) 477-2181.

Spokane Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale – Saturday-March 30. Eight vendors and hundreds of orchids for sale. There will be raffles and speakers. Come and see prize-winning orchids and displays. Hours are Saturday, noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Southside Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. $2/person; free/age 15 and younger. (509) 953-5356.

Grow Your Own Food Class Series - Presented by the WSU Spokane County Extension Master Gardeners. Classes include: Saturday, Culinary Herbs; and April 5, Vegetables for the Inland Northwest. All classes 12:30-3 p.m. Registration is recommended at www.mgfsc.org or www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/Spokane/eastside. WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana St. $12/per class. (509) 477-2181.

Blast From The Past - High tea, vintage trunk showing by the Woman’s Club of Spokane, plus local radio and TV gardening personality Phyllis Stephens as guest speaker on “Gardening Remedies from the Past that Work Today.” Sponsored by Inland Empire District of WA Garden Clubs. Fundraiser event benefits horticulture scholarships. For tickets or reservations, call (509) 921-7670 or email fcbmama@comcast.net. Saturday, 1-3 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5810 S. Meadowlane Road. $20.

“The Life and Death of the Craftsman House” - The MAC and Spokane Preservation Advocates present a workshop on the maintenance and preservation issues of historic craftsman and bungalow houses. The lecture will be given by architectural conservator Amy Elizabeth Uebel. March 31, 6:30 p.m., Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. $10. (509) 456-3931.

SCD Tree Sale and Surplus Sale - The featured species this year are the Giant Chinese Silver Grass and the Rocky Mountain Juniper superstock. Both species are great for making screens, prefer full sun, are drought tolerant and are highly adaptable. Visit www.sccd.org to order. For more information on the annual tree and shrub seedling sale, email treesale@sccd.org or call. April 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and April 5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Spokane County Conservation District, District, 210 N. Havana St. (509) 535-7274.

Beginning Bird Watching Classes - The Friends of Turnbull and Spokane Audubon Society will sponsor beginning bird watching classes for ages 8 to 80. The classes will be April 5, May 3, June 7 and July 12 and include binocular instruction and practice, field guides, identifying birds at Turnbull and more. Classes are 9-11 a.m., Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road, Cheney. Registration and payment required with participant information and check to Friends of Turnbull, c/o D. Burt, 3312 E. Donora Court, Spokane, WA 99223. $5/per person; $10/per family. (509) 448-0659.

Gardeners’ Gala - The Spokane Valley Partners Community Gardens spring outreach event and fundraiser for the construction of a second community garden in the Edgecliff neighborhood and the backyards garden program. April 5, 7 p.m., nYne Bistro and Bar, 232 W. Sprague Ave. $25/person; $100/group of five. (509) 927-1153, ext. 34.

“Garden Wisdom: Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Gardening” - The speaker for the next meeting of the Inland Empire Gardeners will be Northwest gardening guru, author, TV personality and seed company owner Ed Hume. April 10, 6:30 p.m., CenterPlace, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Free. (509) 535-8434.

Animals

Backyard Chickens - Paul and Susan Puhek from S&P Homestead Farm will share their knowledge of backyard chickens. Monday, 6-7:45 p.m., South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Free. (509) 444-5385.

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