Saturday, November 23, 2002

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White Oak open house: Hot cider, fresh-baked cookies, popcorn, holiday discounts and staff demonstrations on decorating indoors and out are scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at White Oak Garden Center. 3579 Blue Rock Road, Groesbeck. Information: 385-3313.

Design open house: George Edwin Group, offering interior design, catering, floral design and event coordination, will have an open house 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday with Pure Joy bath products, Faberge eggs and holiday accessories, 504 Erlanger Road, Erlanger. Information: (859) 342-7400.

Fiber arts: The annual Fiber Arts Show and Sale of the Weaver's Guild of the Miami Valley will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today at the John Bryan Center, 100 Dayton St. Demonstrations will be featured. Information: (937) 864-2132.

Rustic Comfort open house: Holiday decorations with a country flavor will be in the spotlight 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and noon-5 p.m. Sunday at Rustic Comforts, 120 Main St., Milford. Information: 965-8944.

Make gift wrap: The Great Indoors in Springdale will have a workshop on making gift wrap from plain paper and basic gift bags, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fee: $45 includes materials. Reservations: 346-1506.

Milford's Hometown Holidays: The riverside town's annual Christmas walk includes free carriage rides, carolers, quaint antiques and gift shops and the spectacular Davis train displays. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday , 10 a.m.-6 p.m. next Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Dec. 1. Information: 831-9868.(Train info 831-6425).

African Marketplace: A marketplace with clothing, food, wood carvings, jewelry, books, Kwame art work, calendars, black history tapes and crafts will be 10 a.m.-7 p.m. next Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Dec. 1 at 1621 Dexter Ave., Evanston, sponsored by the African American Heritage Project and the African American Health Initiative. Information: 861-3901.

Brown County Craft Guild: The Winter Art & Craft Fair in Nashville, Ind. - with watercolors, oil paintings, jewelry, paper, weaving, glass, pottery, textiles, woodworking and photography - will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday at the Convention Center at the Seasons Lodge, Ind. 46, 1 mile east of downtown. Admission: $1. Information: (812) 587-5068 and (812) 988-4014.

Holiday arrangements: Mariemont Garden Center will have a class on making kissing balls, wreaths and swags using winter greens and berries 11 a.m. next Saturday. Free. Information: 561-4769.

LaSalle High sale: The school's sixth Warehouse Overstock Sale, with tables, lamps, mirrors, furniture, home and office accessories and items found in designer catalogs, will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. next Saturday at 3091 North Bend Road, Monfort Heights. Proceeds benefit the LaSalle swim team. Information: 741-2687.

Centerpiece class: The Loveland Greenhouse will have a workshop 1 p.m. next Saturday on creating a centerpiece with oasis and fresh evergreens. Fee: $25. Registration: (513) 683-1581.

Winterfair: Cincinnati Winterfair, formerly Cincinnati Crafts Affair, where artists show and sell jewelry, wood, blown glass, ceramics, wearable art and crafts, will be 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and next Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Albert B. Sabin Convention Center, downtown. Admission: $7.

Holiday decorating session: Robin Wood Flowers and Dina Burke of Spaces Interior Design will host a hands-on design session featuring 10 easy ways to refresh the house for the holidays and create a fresh arrangement to take home 6-8 p.m. Dec. 2. Fee: $60 for materials. Reservations: 531-5590 or 841-1001.

Contact Joy Kraft by phone: 768-8467; fax: 768-8330; e-mail: jkraft@enquirer.com.