In brief
Poinsettia festival: Molbak’s hosts its annual Festival of Poinsettias featuring 13 new varieties of poinsettias.
The annual festival continues through Dec. 12. The free festival features 46 varieties of the winter plant. Participants can listen to festival holiday music, sample Danish pastry with coffee and have photos taken beside a 10-foot “poinsettia tree.”
Hours of the festival at 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Molbak’s will be closed on Thanksgiving.
Molbak’s is at 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville.
For information, call 425-483-5000.
Parlor Tour: The Snohomish Historical Society’s annual Snohomish Parlor Tour will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 12. View seven private Snohomish homes decked out for the holidays and the Blackman House Museum. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and children under 12.
Tickets are available in advance at Star Center Mall, Weed’s Variety, Speckled Hen, Joyworks and Kusler’s Pharmacy. The day of the tour, tickets will be available at the above places and at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B.
For more information call the Blackman House Museum at 360-568-5235.
Watch for Home &Garden’s sneak preview of the tour in our Dec. 9 issue.
Tea and tour: Dearborn House and Stimson-Green Mansion open their decorated doors for public tours beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 14 at Dearborn House, followed by a reception at 2:30 at Stimson-Green Mansion.
The $25 includes the tour of decorated homes, refreshments and tea. Reservations required. Proceeds benefit Historic Seattle and the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.
Dearborn House is at 1117 Minor Ave., Seattle.
For tickets or information, call 206-622-6952.
Restoration grants: The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Home &Garden Television announce that applications for HGTV’s “Restore America: A Salute to Preservation” grants of up to $100,000 each are now available.
Six to 12 grants will be awarded for projects that include rehabilitation of single family residences, adaptive use of historic buildings for housing, creation of upper-floor apartments in Main Street communities, or restoration of Save America’s Treasures sites that continue to have residential use.
Nonprofit organizations and public agencies are invited to apply for an HGTV “Restore America” grant.
Grants must be postmarked by Nov. 30.
For information, grant guideline and applications, visit www.nationaltrust.org/restore_america/ra_grants.html.
Homes for the holidays: It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Home &Garden Television. The network is ringing in the holiday season with “12 Days of Christmas,” premieres of 12 festive programs each night, Friday through Dec. 7.
Programs include holiday episodes of HGTV’s popular series, including “Divine Design Christmas” (Dec. 2), “Holiday Design on a Dime” (Dec. 4) and “A Very Merry Curb Appeal” (Dec. 5); and new specials, such as “Christmas Room by Room Style” (Dec. 1) and “Home to Go Holiday Special” (Dec. 3). The 12 days culminate on Dec. 7 with “White House Christmas 2004.”
Visit www.hgtv.com to find details on programs.
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