Special events
FRIDAY-NEXT SATURDAY
• The Homes for the Holidays Tour will feature decorated homes in the El Dorado Hills area, including Serrano. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. next Saturday. $20 general, $15 children younger than 12. (916) 549-3869.
FRIDAY-DEC. 4
• The 38th annual Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour will feature five decorated homes in east Sacramento's historic Fabulous Forties neighborhood. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. next Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4. $25 advance, $30 after Thursday. (916) 556-5050.
NEXT SATURDAY
• Friends of the Jensen Botanical Garden workday. Bring work gloves and hand pruners. Lunch provided. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 8520 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael. (916) 485-5322, ext. 23.
• Guided tour of the UC Davis Arboretum focusing on planting for pollinators and other beneficial insects. 2 p.m. at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery, Garrod Drive, UC Davis. Free. (530) 752-4880.
• Tour three Sonora homes and a historic church sanctuary during the American Association of University of Women's 45th annual Home Tour. Noon-4 p.m. $20. (209) 586-1322.
• Dickens in the Valley, a holiday home tour presented by Friends of Meals on Wheels, will feature seven Woodland homes dressed for the season. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased at several Woodland businesses and in Davis at The Avid Reader. For information call (530) 662-7035. Day of the event, purchase tickets at 703 College St., Woodland.
NEXT SATURDAY-DEC. 4
• The 32nd annual Holiday Open House at Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa Rosa and Sonoma avenues, Santa Rosa. $2 ages 2 and older. (707) 524-5445.
Holiday crafts fairs
TODAY
• Arts and Crafts Holiday Fair. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. State Indian Museum, 2618 K St., Sacramento. $3 general, $2 children ages 6-17, free for children 5 and younger. (916) 324-0971.
NEXT SATURDAY
• More than 140 crafters will participate at the 22nd annual Holiday Craft Fair and Book Sale. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Maidu Community Center and Library, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville. Free. (916) 774-5950.
NEXT SATURDAY-DEC. 4
• St. John's School hosts its 33rd annual A Holiday Show of Hands, featuring more than 150 artists. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. next Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 4. St. John's Parish Hall, 5701 Locust Ave., Carmichael. Free. (916) 481-8845, ext. 216.
• Handcrafted gifts will be offered at the annual Holiday Boutique. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. next Saturday and 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 4. Parkside Community Church, 5700 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento. (916) 421-0492.
Classes and workshops
THROUGH DEC. 8
• Weekly fused-glass jewelry classes. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursdays. Mission Oaks Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. $65. (916) 966-3535.
TODAY
• "Greening Your Holidays" exhibit, and learn ways to reduce waste and energy during the holidays at the Holiday Gift Wrapping Demonstration. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville. Free. (916) 746-1550.
FRIDAY
• Garden hobbyists will meet for a garden workshop presented by the Sacramento Public Library. 1 p.m. Rancho Cordova Library, 9845 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento. (916) 264-2920.
NEXT SATURDAY
• Holiday gift wrapping demonstrations and "Greening Your Holidays" exhibit. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. next Saturday. Roseville Utility Exploration Center, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville. Free. (916) 746-1550.
• Master Gardener Walt Miller will cover the selecting and planting of bare-root trees during the El Dorado County Master Gardener Class. 9 a.m.-noon. Center Hearing Room, Building C, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville. Free. (530) 621-5502.
• Tree-pruning clinic presented by Luanne Leineke of the Sacramento Tree Foundation. 10:30 a.m. at the Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Ave., Carmichael; and 2 p.m. at the Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento. (916) 264-2920.
Meetings
MONDAY
• Merlyn Lenear will demonstrate the preferred method of wreath- making at the Gardeners of the Grove meeting. 6:30 p.m. Jesse Wright Building, 9275 E. Stockton Blvd., Suite 100, Elk Grove. (916) 691-9433.
• Cactus expert and grower Nick Wilkinson will hold a slide presentation on cold-hardy aloes and agaves for gardens iat the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent Society meeting. 7 p.m. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento. (916) 505-8724.
• California Garden Clubs Inc. and the Roseville Green Thumb Garden Club present Jim Bohen, who will cover birds in your garden. 6:30 p.m. Raley's Event Center, Douglas and Rocky Ridge, Roseville. (916) 723-2508.
WEDNESDAY
• The Sacramento Valley Cymbidium (Orchid) Society meeting and annual members sale. 7 p.m. Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento. Free. (916) 374-9110.
THURSDAY
• The Knitting and Crochet Circle will meet (all skill levels welcome). Bring your yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks and needlework projects. 7 p.m. North Natomas Library, 4660 Via Ingoglia, Sacramento. (916) 264-2920.
FRIDAY
• The Organic Gardening Club of Sacramento County will meet for a holiday potluck. 10 a.m. Carmichael Park Administration Building, Room 1, 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael. (916) 635-6724.
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