Need a little Christmas?
Progress Through Preservation is celebrating early with a Holiday House Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 and 6. A house at 180 S. Rose Blvd. in Akron will be decorated by merchants for the event, which also includes an optional tea at the nearby O'Neil House.
Tickets are $10 for the tour only and $20 for the tour and tea. They can be ordered at http://www.preservationakron.org or purchased at the door on tour days.
Beekeeper needs votes
Teenage beekeeper Nicole Shimandle is again in the running for a $25,000 grant from Pepsi's Refresh Project.
Nicole, a sophomore at Aurora High School, didn't get enough votes to win a grant this summer but resubmitted her project for October's voting.
She wants to expand her beekeeping enterprise and her efforts to teach others about the importance of honeybees.
You can vote for her project daily by visiting http://www.refresheverything.com/savehoneybees or by texting the number 102816 to Pepsi at 73774. Voting ends Oct. 31.
Events, programs
• Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. $8.50; children 3 to 12, $3; botanical garden members and younger children, free. Information: http://www.cbgarden.org or http://www.westernreserveherbsociety.org.
• Make It & Take It, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Northminster Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 104 W. Portage Trail Extension, Cuyahoga Falls. Free craft demonstrations.
• Fall walks and tours, noon to 5 p.m. each Saturday in October, Stone Gate Manor, 10117 Mantle Road, East Rochester area of Augusta Township, Carroll County. Free walks in the woods. Guided tours of the Gothic manor house, $8. Information: 330-868-2834 or http://www.stonegatemanor.org.
• Olde Stark Antique Faire, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Stark County Fairgrounds Exhibition Building, 305 Wertz Ave. NW, Canton. $4 ($5 for both days); children 12 and younger, free. Free parking.
• Knitting and Crocheting Circle, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road. Information: 330-273-4150.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://warmupakron.webs.com.
• Northeast Ohio Medicinal Herbs, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Learn clues for identifying plants and information on drying, storing and combining herbs. Residents, $22; others, $24. Registration: 330- 971-8225.
• Needlework Circle, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Seville Library, North Center Street. Information: 330-769-2852.
• Yarncrafters meetings, 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway. Information: 330-725-0588.
• Twinsburg Garden Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Twinsburg Senior Center in the community center, 10260 Ravenna Road. Program: presentation on Garden of the Week recipients and announcement of the Garden of the Year. Information: http://www.twinsburg-garden-club.com or 330-425-3626.
• Get Organized seminar, 10 a.m. to noon or 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Comfort Inn West, 130 Montrose West Ave., Copley Township. Organizing tips from nationally recognized home-management expert Deniece Schofield. $20 (couples $30), payable at the door. Information: 800-835-8463.
• Appraisal Day, Oct. 16, Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St. Amelia and Jeff Jeffers of Garth's Auctions in Delaware, Ohio, will present Family Heirlooms and Fabulous Finds: How to Tell Your Trash from Treasure at 12:30 p.m. From 1 to 3 p.m., they will give valuations of items brought by the public. Free, but registration is required at 330-653-6658, ext. 1010, or askus@hudson.lib.oh.us. Limit two items per person. Photos are acceptable for large items. Information: http://www.hudsonlibrary.org.
• Sewing program with Shirley Adams, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23, First Congregational Church, 85 Heritage Drive, Tallmadge. Adams, host of the PBS series The Sewing Connection, will share techniques and sewing information at the annual fall meeting of the Akron/Canton Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. $30. Registration deadline is Wednesday. To register, write a check to ASG Akron/Canton Chapter and send it along with your name, address, e-mail address, ASG chapter and phone number to Ruth Albright, 823 Washington Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. Information: 330-923-8686.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public. Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com. You can also become a fan on Facebook.
Need a little Christmas?
Progress Through Preservation is celebrating early with a Holiday House Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 and 6. A house at 180 S. Rose Blvd. in Akron will be decorated by merchants for the event, which also includes an optional tea at the nearby O'Neil House.
Tickets are $10 for the tour only and $20 for the tour and tea. They can be ordered at http://www.preservationakron.org or purchased at the door on tour days.
Beekeeper needs votes
Teenage beekeeper Nicole Shimandle is again in the running for a $25,000 grant from Pepsi's Refresh Project.
Nicole, a sophomore at Aurora High School, didn't get enough votes to win a grant this summer but resubmitted her project for October's voting.
She wants to expand her beekeeping enterprise and her efforts to teach others about the importance of honeybees.
You can vote for her project daily by visiting http://www.refresheverything.com/savehoneybees or by texting the number 102816 to Pepsi at 73774. Voting ends Oct. 31.
Events, programs
• Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. $8.50; children 3 to 12, $3; botanical garden members and younger children, free. Information: http://www.cbgarden.org or http://www.westernreserveherbsociety.org.
• Make It & Take It, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Northminster Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 104 W. Portage Trail Extension, Cuyahoga Falls. Free craft demonstrations.
• Fall walks and tours, noon to 5 p.m. each Saturday in October, Stone Gate Manor, 10117 Mantle Road, East Rochester area of Augusta Township, Carroll County. Free walks in the woods. Guided tours of the Gothic manor house, $8. Information: 330-868-2834 or http://www.stonegatemanor.org.
• Olde Stark Antique Faire, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Stark County Fairgrounds Exhibition Building, 305 Wertz Ave. NW, Canton. $4 ($5 for both days); children 12 and younger, free. Free parking.
• Knitting and Crocheting Circle, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Brunswick Library, 3649 Center Road. Information: 330-273-4150.
• Warm Up Akron meetings, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://warmupakron.webs.com.
• Northeast Ohio Medicinal Herbs, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Learn clues for identifying plants and information on drying, storing and combining herbs. Residents, $22; others, $24. Registration: 330- 971-8225.
• Needlework Circle, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Seville Library, North Center Street. Information: 330-769-2852.
• Yarncrafters meetings, 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Medina Library, 210 S. Broadway. Information: 330-725-0588.
• Twinsburg Garden Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Twinsburg Senior Center in the community center, 10260 Ravenna Road. Program: presentation on Garden of the Week recipients and announcement of the Garden of the Year. Information: http://www.twinsburg-garden-club.com or 330-425-3626.
• Get Organized seminar, 10 a.m. to noon or 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Comfort Inn West, 130 Montrose West Ave., Copley Township. Organizing tips from nationally recognized home-management expert Deniece Schofield. $20 (couples $30), payable at the door. Information: 800-835-8463.
• Appraisal Day, Oct. 16, Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St. Amelia and Jeff Jeffers of Garth's Auctions in Delaware, Ohio, will present Family Heirlooms and Fabulous Finds: How to Tell Your Trash from Treasure at 12:30 p.m. From 1 to 3 p.m., they will give valuations of items brought by the public. Free, but registration is required at 330-653-6658, ext. 1010, or askus@hudson.lib.oh.us. Limit two items per person. Photos are acceptable for large items. Information: http://www.hudsonlibrary.org.
• Sewing program with Shirley Adams, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 23, First Congregational Church, 85 Heritage Drive, Tallmadge. Adams, host of the PBS series The Sewing Connection, will share techniques and sewing information at the annual fall meeting of the Akron/Canton Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. $30. Registration deadline is Wednesday. To register, write a check to ASG Akron/Canton Chapter and send it along with your name, address, e-mail address, ASG chapter and phone number to Ruth Albright, 823 Washington Ave., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. Information: 330-923-8686.
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