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Craft Classes/Workshops

Ikebana - Learn about the traditional Japanese style of flower arrangement. Participants will be able to take home their flowers. Call ahead to reserve a spot. Monday and Feb. 23, 3:30-5 p.m., Japanese Cultural Center, 4000 W. Randolph Road. $7. (509) 328-2971.

Fit for Real People - Friday through March 6. Learn how to alter patterns to fit you. This is a hands-on class for intermediate level. Fridays, 4-6 p.m., Top Stitch, 3808 N. Monroe St. $95. (509) 328-7397.

Nature’s Textures with Textiles - Betty Kuhlers is an artist who uses nature as the starting point for creating her leaves. This workshop allows you to interpret and re-create your own leaves with fabric and threads. Limited enrollment. Feb. 26-March 1, Sew Uniquely You, 11402 N. Newport Highway, Suite C. $150. (509) 467-8210.

Home/Garden

Horticulture Workshops - The 2015 University of Idaho and Idaho Master Gardeners’ Annual Horticulture Workshops includes: Monday, 6-8 p.m., Idaho Native Tree and Forest Shrub ID, $10; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Introduction to Beekeeping, $25/individual or $30/pair sharing materials; Feb. 23, 6-8 p.m., Basic Vegetable Gardening for Northern Idaho, $10. Registration requested. University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension Office, 1808 N. Third St., Coeur d’Alene. (208) 446-1680.

Get in the Garden: Pruning 101 - Learn from Master Gardener Steve Nokes about the importance of pruning and the proper techniques to make your garden flourish. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., East Side Library, 524 S. Stone St. Free. (509) 444-5375.

Bring Nature Home: Your Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary - You’ll learn how to provide year-round food, water and shelter to draw regular wild visitors. Thursday, 1:30 p.m., Indian Trail Library, 4909 W. Barnes Road. Free. (509) 444-5395.

Inland Northwest Vegetable Gardening - Presented by Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers. Saturday, 2 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390.

1,000 Crops for Northwest Growers - One-day workshop with Michael Pilarski will give an overview of 50 crop categories. Bring a list of plants you are interested in. Everyone will go away with new ideas. Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana St. Suggested donation: $20-$50. (406) 741-5809.

Get in the Garden: Growing Tomatoes - Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers will go over the do’s and don’ts of growing tomatoes, and will provide an early season planting activity. Feb. 21, 10 a.m., Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. Free. (509) 444-5380.

Basics of Soil and Composting - Presented by Master Gardener Eberhard Schmidt. Feb. 21, 2 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390.

Propagation from Seeds and Cuttings - Master Gardener Steve Nokes will teach easy ways to propagate seeds with or without a greenhouse. Also learn how to propagate plants using cuttings. Feb. 24, 6 p.m., Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. Free. (509) 444-5390.

Get in the Garden: Vegetable Gardening - Presented by Master Gardener Claudia Myers. Feb. 28, 1 p.m., Hillyard Library, 4005 N. Cook St. Free. (509) 444-5380.

Growing Tomatoes from Seed to Harvest - A hands-on workshop presented by Master Gardener Marilyn Carothers. Feb. 28, 2 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390.

Vegetable Gardening 101 - Presented Master Gardener Steve Nokes. March 3, 6:30 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., Otis Orchards. Free. (509) 893-8390.

Spring Beginning Beekeepers’ Class - Learn the basics about keeping honeybees. Upon completion of the course, participants can take the Washington State Beekeepers’ Association’s apprentice test. March 7, 14 and 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pizza Factory, 123 S. Broad Ave., Medical Lake. $35/family. Test on March 28 costs $15/person. (509) 280-3116.

Animals

Puppy Love with Wine - Enjoy wine tasting, appetizers from area restaurants and a silent auction. Benefits the animals at the Spokane Humane Society. Wednesday, 6-9 p.m., Nectar Tasting Room, 120 N. Stevens St. $10/advance; $15/at the door. (509) 467-5235, 219.

Third Annual Dog People Blood Drive - The Inland Northwest Blood Center will have their bus parked in front of the clinic so people can donate and the Pet Emergency Clinic Blood Bank will be there to do blood typing and temperament testing on dogs. For your dog to be an eligible donor they must be more than 60 pounds., 1 to 6 years, happy and healthy. Saturday, 1 p.m., Lincoln Heights Veterinary Clinic, 2829 E. 27th Ave. (509) 535-3551.

Sled Dog Racing/Mushing - Members of the Inland Empire Dog Sled Association will provide an overview of sled dog racing, both in the past and in the present, and talk about their personal experiences with the sport. Feb. 28, 2 p.m., Cheney Library, 610 First St., (509) 893-8280; March 1, 2 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., (509) 893-8400; March 3, 4 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road, (509) 893-8260; March 5, 4 p.m., Otis Orchards Library, 22324 E. Wellesley Ave., (509) 893-8390; March 7, 2 p.m., Deer Park Library, 208 S. Forest Ave., (509) 893-8300. Free.