Posted on: Friday, January 28, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: You Can Install Laminate Flooring, 7 p.m. today; You Can Get Organized, 10 a.m. Saturday; You Can Install Moulding and Trim, 2 p.m. Saturday; You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux, 2 p.m. Sunday; Power Tools 101: You Can Use a Miter Saw, 7 p.m. Tuesday; You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, 7 p.m. Thursday; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i, (808) 632-2740.

Do-It-Herself Workshop, lessons in home repair especially for women, 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. Monday, free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i, (808) 632-2740.

11th annual BIA-Hawaii Home Building & Remodeling Show, appearance by Vern Yip, guest chef demonstrations, educational seminars, keiki games, and informational booths by contractors, suppliers and building industry experts, 5-9 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 5 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 6, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4 adult per day, $1 discount for seniors on Feb. 6, $6 for a four-day pass. Additional discounts and information, www.bia-hbrs.com.

GARDEN EVENTS

Bonsai Workshop, Isami Ishihara shares his experience at growing bonsai during the Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 5, Church Row Park, Waimea, Big Island; free (bring a plant from home to bonsai). (808) 961-8706.

5th World Bonsai Convention, to be held in Washington, D.C., May 28-31, has extended the deadline for entries. Submit slides or digital images for preliminary selection before March 15. Entry forms for all categories available at www.bonsai-wbff.org. (540) 672-5699.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.

Send announcements with name and contact phone number to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.