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    The week ahead: Home and garden activities

    Published: Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 2CALIFORNIA LIFE

    GARDEN-RELATED ACTIVITIES

    • THE (SO COOL) REDWOOD GROVE

    Where: UC Davis Arboretum; meet at the Wyatt Deck

    When: 9 a.m. today

    Admission: Free

    Details: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-4880

    This guided tour explores the cathedral-like cool and quiet of the arboretum's mature redwood grove. Learn about the redwood forest and the plants that love to share its shade.

    • SALSA CONTEST

    Where: Flower Hut Nursery, 603 Fourth St. at Highway 65, Wheatland

    When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today

    Admission: Free

    Details: www.flowerhutnursery.com, (530) 633-4526

    Drop off your salsa by 10 a.m. Catergories include hottest, tastiest and best overall. Anyone who drops by the nursery will serve as taste testers and judges. Winners will be notified this afternoon.

    • PLANT PROPAGATION FOR THE HOME GARDENER

    Where: 3072 24th St., Sacramento

    When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today

    Admission: $35

    Details: (916) 617-7516

    This course can sprout your green thumb – and save you money, too. Learn how to propagate plants from cuttings, division and seed – without a greenhouse or special equipment.


    HOME-RELATED ACTIVITIES

    • 17TH ANNUAL GRAPE & GOURMET

    Where: Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento

    When: 3-6 p.m. today

    Admission: $50

    Details: www.calexpo.com

    Taste the winners of the 2012 State Fair wine competition and take some home, too. Medal-winning wines will be available for sale by the bottle or case with proceeds benefitting the Friends of the California State Fair's scholarship program. Also available for tasting are top beers from the fair's craft brew judging, winners of the fair's cheese competition and samples from area restaurants.

    • SIXTH ANNUAL CURTIS FEST

    Where: Curtis Park, Curtis Way at East Curtis Drive, Sacramento

    When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 26

    Admission: Free

    Details: www.sierra2.org, (916) 452-3005

    The Curtis Park Neighborhood Association celebrates in style with a day full of local art, music and family fun. This festival features dozens of artists and artisans, live music, food and children's activities including a petting zoo. Organizers are accepting vendor sign-ups through Monday. Stick around after the festival for Music in the Park, starting at 6 p.m.

    – Debbie Arrington

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