HOME EVENTS

41st annual Food & New Products Show, home decor, arts and crafts, food samples, cooking demonstrations, wine and beer garden, entertainment, 5-10 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Arena and Exhibition Hall; $5 general, $4 seniors and children 7-12 years. 945-3594.

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for October: "You can install easy flooring solutions," 7 p.m. Fridays; "Family Fire Safety," 10 a.m. Saturdays; "You can have fun with color and faux effects," 2 p.m. Saturdays; "You can install track lighting," 1 p.m. Sundays; "You can update your kitchen countertops and cabinets," 1 p.m. Sundays; "You can use a miter saw to build picture frames," 7 p.m. Thursdays; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Ho-nolulu, 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.

"Hawai'i: a Sense of Place, Island Interior Design," recreation of period rooms from 1930s and 1940s Hawai'i using furniture featured in the book by the same name by Mary Philpotts McGrath, Kaui Philpotts and David Duncan Livingston, through Sunday, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; included with admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 children 4-12, kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

Build New or Re-Do, presentation on how to start and finance construction on a new home or remodeling project plus information on home energy conservation, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; free. Reservations: 955-2777.

GARDEN EVENTS

Garden Clean-up, volunteers needed, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; bring gloves, hats, and hand tools. (808) 323-3318.

Soil Fertility Workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28, Kainaliu Cooperative Extension Service conference room, South Kona, Big Island; $25 includes lunch and farm tour, sponsored by Hawaii Organic Farmers Association. Registration: (808) 969-7789.