Great Indoors classes: Faux painting and decorating focusing on a child's room, with stenciling, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fee: $25. Faux painting workshop to learn mixing glazes, color mixing using strie, combing, and creating stripes by hand, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. next Saturday. Fee: $45. Reservations: 346-1506.

Orchard House classes: Basic stenciling workshop with paint sculpting, floated color, liner work, drop shadows and stippled texture, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. Fee: $50 (stencil and liner brushes required). Two faux marbling projects 8-11 a.m. next Saturday. Fee: $75 (badger brush required). 8455 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. Information: 474-8222.

Rug hooking: Rug hooking artist Ramona Cann will demonstrate and talk about her book Rug Hooking Motifs for the "But I Just Can't Draw" Crowd (Hollandays; $30) 7-8 p.m. Thursday at Books & Co., 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. Information: (937) 298-6540.

Bonsai: The Bonsai Society's Dave Radlinski will speak on the history and styles of bonsai gardening as well as design aspects, soil conservation, wiring, care and maintenance 10:30 a.m.-noon next Saturday at H.J. Benken Florist and Greenhouse, 600 Plainfield Road, Silverton. Fee: $5. Reservations: 891-1040.

Woodcrafting classes: The Woodcraft store at Gilmore Square in Fairfield will have a beginner's class on making wooden baskets with scroll saws 9 a.m.-1 p.m. next Saturday. Fee: $55 (materials about $10). A beginner's session on pen turning using a wooden lathe is 2-6 p.m. next Saturday. Fee: $50 (materials $10). Information: 871-6181.

Sap to syrup: Learn how sap from sugar maple trees is turned into syrup 1-2 p.m. next Saturday at Caldwell Nature Center in Carthage. Free. Reservations by Thursday: 761-4313.

Antiques show: More than 25 dealers from Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana with early American, period and country furniture; jewelry; books; paintings; glass; china and silver at the Antiques Show and Sale 11 a.m.-6 p.m. next Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Fairfield Career Center, U.S. 33 and Coonpath Road, north of Lancaster. It is sponsored by TWIG 14, a volunteer group from Fairfield Medical Center. Admission: $4. Information: (740) 653-0643.

Quilting against cancer: A quilting contest with exhibits, a merchant mall, classes, lectures, a luncheon, a mini-quilt auction and breast cancer education are part of the "Sew Near To My Heart" benefit for breast cancer by the Cancer Society and Quilters' Guild, Thursday-next Saturday at Sharonville Convention Center and Woodfield Suites. Show hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. The auction will be 7 p.m. Friday. Contest and merchant mall at Sharonville Convention Center and exhibits, lectures and mini-quilts at Woodfield Suites. Complete class schedule and costs at Web site or 891-1600.

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