Home & Garden Calendar
CRAFTS
Basics of Beading, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 5. Indigo Bead Studio, 307-E Pisgah Church Road, GB. $28. 286-0999.
Caged Pendants, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 26. Indigo Bead Studio, 307-E Pisgah Church Road, GB. $28. 286-0999.
Drop Dead Tennis Bracelet, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 12. Indigo Bead Studio, 307-E Pisgah Church Road, GB. $48. 286-0999.
f Greensboro Bead Club, 6:30 p.m. third Thursday of each month. Leonard Recreation Center, 6324 Ballinger Road, GB. Open to beaders of all levels. 294-1498.
f Kids Knit! 4:30 p.m. Friday. Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Road, GB. For knitters of all ages. Bring needles. Yarn provided. 373-2925.
f Knitting Classes, noon. Monday. Rockingham County Agriculture Building, 525 N.C. 65, RV. 342-8230.
f Knitting Club, 7 p.m. second Thursday each month. Oak Ridge Bookshop and Cafe, 2205 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge. 644-1244.
The Little Extras, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 19. Indigo Bead Studio, 307-E Pisgah Church Road, GB. Tips to take your beading to the next level. $28. 286-0999.
Open Beading Class, 10 a.m.-noon Monday. Indigo Bead Studio, 307- E Pisgah Church Road, GB. $5. 286-0999.
f Origami Club, 6 p.m. second Friday of the month. Oak Ridge Bookshop and Cafe, 2205 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge. 644-1244.
Pick Your Knitting Project, 10 a.m.-noon or 12:30-2:30 p.m. Monday or Wednesday or 10 a.m.-noon or 6-8 p.m. Thursday. This & That, 200 E. Cornwallis Drive, GB. $50 plus materials. 275-0044.
f Piedmont Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, 7 p.m. first Thursday. Parkway Baptist Church, 1411 Benjamin Parkway, GB. September-May. 834-8242.
f Stitch-In, 7 p.m. third Thursday. Barnes & Noble, Friendly Center, GB. 834-8242.
GARDEN
f Carolina Lawns, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Road, GB. Lawn establishment and maintenance program. 375-5876.
f Community Gardening, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each Saturday through September. Elsewhere Artists Collaborative, 606-608 S. Elm St., GB. Volunteers help create the gallery’s public alley into the Hanging Gardens of Greensboro. http://urbangreen.vox.com/.
Cove Creek Gardens, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Monday and Tuesday through Oct. 28. 4505 Summit Ave., GB. Display garden promotes art of horticulture, water conservation and native plants. Offers opportunities for research, learning and interaction with nature. $4, free for ages 8 and younger. 621-0611.
Farmers’ Market, 2-5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 31. Burlington Outlet Village, I-85/40 Exit 145, BU. E-mail burlingtonfarmersmarket@aacre.com.
f Green Dialogue, 2 p.m. Aug. 16. Elsewhere Artists Collaborative, 606-608 S. Elm St., GB. Jim Dees, environmental sustainability coordinator for Guilford College, on “How To Institutionalize Sustainability.” http://urbangreen.vox.com/
f Greensboro Farmers’ Curb Market, 6 a.m.-noon Saturday, 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. Wednesday. Yanceyville and Lindsay streets across from War Memorial Stadium, GB. Vendors of seasonal produce, baked goods, flowers, Homeland Creamery products, crafts and more. 373-2402, 574- 3547.
f Greensboro Rose Society, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Lewis Recreation Center, 3110 Forest Lawn Drive, GB. Topic: Rose Propagation. 643- 2052.
f Guilford County Beekeepers Association Meetings, 7 p.m. second Tuesday of each month. Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Road, GB. Visitors welcome. 454-2331.
f Guilford County Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program, 8 a.m.-noon second Thursday of each month. Guilford County Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Road, GB. Containers must be pesticide containers and must be plastic, triple-rinsed or pressure- rinsed and dry. 375-5876.
f Legacy Demonstration Garden, sunrise to sunset daily, weather permitting. Guilford County Agricultural Center, behind the barn, 3309 Burlington Road, GB. Garden created and maintained by Master Gardeners features herbs, roses, annuals, perennials, butterfly garden and vegetables. Master Gardeners available for questions Wednesdays. 375-5876.
f North Carolina Landscape Association Convention, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 17. Pavilion, Greensboro Coliseum Complex, 1921 W. Lee St., GB. 373-7474.
f Piedmont Triad Farmers’ Market, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday. 2914 Sandy Ridge Road, Colfax. 605-9157.
f Rockingham County Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and 3- 6 p.m. Wednesday through October. Former Chinqua Penn Stables, 1944 Wentworth St., RV. 342-5348.
f Sedgefield Garden Club, third Tuesday of each month September through May. 4211 Wayne Road, GB. $35 annual fee. 856-2299.
f Small Farms Field Day, 8:30 a.m.-noon Aug. 7. N.C. A&T Farm, 3136 McConnell Road, GB. Seven sites focusing on production practices and technologies from biodiesel production to GPS for farm mapping. 334-7957. www.ag.ncat.edu.
f Sumner Garden Club, first Monday of each month September through May. 4475 Rehobeth Church Road, GB. $25 annual dues. 274- 7850.
Triad Koi and Water Garden Society, first Saturday of each month. Location varies. 841-1833.
HOME
Architectural Salvage of Greensboro, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday or by appointment. 300 Bellemeade St., GB. Retail sale of architectural items salvaged from homes by volunteers of Preservation Greensboro. 389-9118.
f Guilford Solar Monthly Meeting 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 9. Barn Kitchen Meeting Room, Guilford Agricultural Center, 3309 Burlington Road, GB. Topic: Biodiesel — Benefits and Challenges. 375-5876.
f Household Hazardous-Waste Collection Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson St., GB. 855-7925. City of Greensboro Household Hazardous Waste Hot Line: 373-2196.
Kitchen Sanitation and Food Safety Class, 3 p.m. Aug. 5. Rockingham County Opportunities Corporation, 342 Cherokee Camp Road, RV. $10. 342-7853.
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