Taste of Taft: The Taft Museum of Art's next noontime lecture series opens noon Friday with Bill Wiebold, owner of Wiebold Art Conservation Studio in Terrace Park, presenting “One Hundred Years of Dust: The Restoration of the Covington Cathedral.” The talk will be at the Mercantile Library, downtown. Cost: $20 (includes box lunch). Reservations required: 241-0343, Ext. 30.

        Maifest: More than 100 artisans will be on hand for Maifest, a springtime festival, Friday through May 19 in Covington's MainStrasse. Hours: 5-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. next Saturday and noon-9 p.m. May 19. Information: 357-6246.

        Wall treatment: A faux painting workshop, “It Looks Like Wallpaper,” will be 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. next Saturday and 6-8:30 p.m. May 23 at the Great Indoors in Springdale. Fee: $45. Reservations: 346-1506.

        Burlington Sunday: The next Burlington Antique Show will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 19 at the Boone County Fairgrounds, Ky 338, five miles west of Florence Mall. Admission: $3, free to children under 12. Early admission (5-8 a.m., $5). Information: 922-5265.

        Green up: More than 500 volunteers are expected to participate in Cincinnati Parks' 18th annual Green Up Day 9 a.m.-1 p.m. next Saturday. For locations and information: 861-8970, Ext. 26.

        Tropical plants: Dewey Hollister of Ammons Landscape Design will talk about “Tropicals in the Garden” 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. next Saturday at Smith & Hawken, Rookwood Pavilion, Norwood. Fee: $5. Reservations: 731-3133.

        Class assortment: Classes this week at the Loveland Greenhouse and Right Thyme Gardenware, 11924 Lebanon Road in Loveland: Topiary, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, fee: $45-$125; Hand-Painted Glassware, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Thursday and next Saturday, fee $25; Clay Leaf Workshop, 10 a.m.-noon Friday. Information: 248-8500.

        Basic gardening: Gardening 101 Seminar will be 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. next Saturday at the Independence Senior/Community Center, Delaware Crossing in Independence. Cost: $20 (includes lunch). Information and registration: Allison Kriege, (859) 371-1158.

        Flutter in: Wild Ones will sponsor a free Butterfly Gardening talk and tour 10 a.m. next Saturday at the Civic Garden Center, Avondale. Leading the event will be the center's Mary Ann Westendorf and Jim Hansel. Information: 941-6497.

        Water gardens: Affordable Ponds & Gardens will host a free water gardening workshop 10 a.m. next Saturday at Mountain Laurel Nursery, 6840 Clough Pike in Anderson Township. Information: 528-9070.

        Topiaries: Topiary classes will be 6 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. next Saturday at Acanthus Botanical Design Studio, 240 E. Sharon Ave. in Glendale. Fees: $45 for 14-inch living wreath topiary; $50 for 24-inch living basket topiary. Reservations: 772-3046.

        For kids: During “Wee Sprouts” 11 a.m. next Saturday, the Mariemont Garden Center, 7510 Wooster Pike, will show kids how to make fairy and elf huts for the garden. Fee: $12. Registration required: 561-4769.

        Floral fantasies: Grab your favorite outdoor pot and join Robin Wood in her garden 2-4 p.m. next Saturday when she demonstrates how to create a floral backdrop for your terrace with a variety of colorful flowers ad greens. The session, limited to 12, is part of the Civic Garden Center's “Great Gatherings” series. Fee: $45 (includes afternoon tea). Reservations by Monday: 221-0981.

        Mother's Day gift: Tickets are on sale for Lebanon's Historic Home and Garden Tour 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 22-23. Cost: $20, $15 home tour only, $5 garden tour only. Tickets at Lebanon locations: the Gerald Miller Co., 3 S. Broadway, and Good Housekeeping Shop, 9 N. Broadway, (513) 932-1881.

       Items may be submitted by fax: 768-8330; e-mail jkraft@enquirer.com.

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