The week ahead: Get wrapped up in quilt show
▪ RIVER CITY QUILTERS’ GUILD QUILT SHOW
Where: Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St., Sacramento
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $7; children age 12 and under admitted free
Details: www.rivercityquilters.org, (916) 452-5881
See hundreds of handmade quilts and wearable art, created by local quilters. Also, shop for handmade gifts and learn quilting techniques. Find lots of vendors, too.
▪ WORKSHOP: WINTER PREP
Where: Green Acres Nursery & Supply, 8501 Jackson Road, Sacramento; 901 Galleria Blvd., Roseville; and 205 Serpa Way, Folsom
When: 10 a.m. today
Admission: Free
Details: www.idiggreenacres.com
Learn how to get your garden ready for winter with frost-protection and irrigation tips. And, in case you missed it, Green Acres’ popular fruit tree pruning workshop will be back at 10 a.m. next Saturday at all locations.
▪ GO GREEN DROP-IN DAY
Where: Trellis in the California Native Plant GATEway Garden, UC Davis Arboretum (behind the Davis Commons shopping center)
When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Free
Details: arboretum.ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-4880
The whole family can have fun learning how to be more “green” at this hands-on sustainability demonstration.
▪ MOUNTAIN MANDARIN FESTIVAL
Where: Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High St., Auburn
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 23
Admission: $3 Friday, $8 next Saturday and Nov. 23; $5 weekend admission for seniors (age 60 and up); children age 11 and under admitted free
Details: www.mandarinfestival.com
This citrus-filled food fest has become a mecca for anyone who loves satsuma mandarins. Many mandarin products (such as mandarin oil and mandarin marmalade) will be available along with fresh fruit. Master gardeners also will be out in force to offer advice.
▪ FALL COLOR IN THE ROSE GARDEN
Where: Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento
When: 10 a.m. next Saturday (rain cancels)
Admission: Free
Details: www.oldcitycemetery.com, (916) 448-0811
Tour the cemetery’s world famous collection of old garden roses and see not only late blooms but colorful (and unusual) hips, the fruit of these rare roses.
Debbie Arrington
This story was originally published November 14, 2014 at 4:00 PM with the headline "The week ahead: Get wrapped up in quilt show."