This week
Tours and events
Moore Theatre: 1932 Second Ave., Seattle; 206-622-6952, www.historicseattle.org.
Historic site event, Moore Theatre annual meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28, free, sponsored by Historic Seattle.
Classes
Christianson’s Nursery: 18506 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821, www.christiansonsnursery.com.
Winter pruning seminar with Ani Gurnee, 1 p.m. Jan. 26, reservations required; $5.
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
The “perfect” plant — dwarf conifers, 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
Creating curb appeal, 1 p.m. Jan. 27.
McDaniel’s Do It Center: 510 Second St., Snohomish; 360-568-1544.
McDaniel’s Do It Center offers free classes in decorative wall finish techniques at 10 a.m. every Saturday. January classes feature shimmerstone, a decorative architectural coating.
North Seattle Community College: 9600 College Way N., Seattle; 206-526-0187, www.homewatersproject.org.
Dirt — The Erosion of Civilization, 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24, author David Montgomery explores how humans must learn to sustain civilization; free.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com. .
Bottle cap bracelets, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 26, $32.
Junk bingo, 3 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26, free.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
Winter fruit tree care, 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
Swanson’s Nursery: Seminars and classes offered. Registration suggested. 9701 15th Ave. NW, Seattle; 206-782-2543, ext. 235, www.swansonsnursery.com.
Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs with David Nabinger, weather permitting, 11 a.m. Jan. 26.
Ikebana with Megumi Schacher, 9:15 a.m. Fridays, ongoing, registration required before first class, 425-744-9751; $25 per session.
WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500, www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
Keeping It Local — Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through Feb. 19, also Feb. 7, PUD auditorium, 120 E. Fremont St., Monroe; $40 per session, $120 for series, $20 each additional person from same farm; $30 per session for master gardeners; includes overview of Northwest greenhouse issues, associated costs and other considerations, and specific plants to be produced, like tomatoes and peppers; registration and advance payment required; 425-357-6024, snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/registrationform.pdf.
Plant sales
Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510, www.arboretumfoundation.org.
Pat Calvert Greenhouse is selling Arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through April.
Coming up
Tours and events
Tacoma Dome: 2727 E. D St., Tacoma; 253-272-3663, www.tacomadome.org.
Tacoma Home &Garden Show: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 30 and 31, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 and 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 3; $9, $7 ages 62 and older, free ages 12 and under; 2-day passes $14, $10; discount coupons from KeyBank locations; www.otshows.com.
Classes
Emery’s Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555, www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.
Hellebores weekend, 11 a.m. Feb. 2, noon Feb. 3, 1 p.m. Feb. 6, free.
Northwest Perennial Alliance: Bellevue Botanical Garden visitors’ center, 12001 Main St., Bellevue; 425-647-6004, www.northwestperennialalliance.org.
Fall perennial care, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. second and fourth Sundays, ongoing, all experience levels welcome; free.
The Salvage Studio: Classes start at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Registration with payment is required. 650 Edmonds Way, Edmonds; 425-330-5425, e-mail gardngal@usa.net, www.thesalvagestudio.com.
Valentine tinnies, 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 2, $32.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851. Seminars are free and do not require registration unless otherwise noted.
Rose care with Sheldon Arkin, 11 a.m. Feb. 2.
