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The 20th Century Cincinnati show in Sharonville next weekend highlights icons such as the "egg chair" and matching ottoman, originally designed in 1959 for the Royal SAS Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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20th Century Cincinnati: Paintings, metal ware, art glass, pottery, posters, textiles, dinnerware, lighting and furniture from the Arts & Crafts movement, Art Deco/Streamline era and Mid-Century Modern period will be part of 20th Century Cincinnati, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday and noon-5 p.m. March 2 at Sharonville Convention Center. $5. Information: 738-7256; www.20thcenturycincinnati.com.
Wood winners: Local winners in the Rockler Woodworking contest will be displayed 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today at the Springdale Rockler Woodworking and Hardware store, 421 E. Kemper Road. Included will be examples of scroll sawing, children's projects, woodturning, carving and small projects. Information: 671-7711.
Silk paper making: Pat Maley will teach a class on using silk fiber to make paper, a small gift box and note card 6-9 p.m. Monday and March 25 at Poeme, 3446 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park. $85, includes materials. Reservations: 321-4999.
Bead workshop: Jan Ranard of Pizazz Studio Inc., Loveland, will lead a workshop on making bead-enhanced utensils 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the shop, 120 Karl Brown Way. $15, some materials extra. Reservations: 683-3333.
Woodworking class: Make a Welsh Windsor stick chair in a six-day "beginner"-level class at Woodcraft's Gilmore Square store, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, next Saturday, and March 2, 7, 8 and 9. $500, plus $125 for materials. Woodcraft is at 500 Kolb Road, Fairfield. Information; 874-6181.
Chair stenciling: Use stencils to turn a chair into a piece of art, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. next Saturday at Orchard House, 8455 Beechmont Ave., Cherry Grove. $130 (you provide sanded and painted chair). Reservations and prep information: 474-8222.
Orchid tips: Get tips on growing these floral favorites from Dick Wells of Hilltop Orchids, 10:30 a.m.-noon next Saturday at H.J. Benken Florist and Greenhouse, 6000 Plainfield Road, Silverton. $5. Reservations: 891-1040.
Coaster class: The Ohio Valley Decorative Artists will have its monthly meeting followed by a class in making canvas coasters with acrylic floral designs, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. next Saturday at the New England Club, 8135 Beechmont Ave., Anderson Township. $12 ($7 members). Information: 797-4888 days or 752-0194 evenings.
Garden seminar: Dianne Woodard, owner of Yardscapes by Dianne, will talk about new plant varieties, basic gardening and soil preparation, followed by a question-and-answer session, 10 a.m. next Saturday at Baeten's Nursery and Greenhouses, 364 Frogtown Road, Union. Free. Reservations: (859) 384-4769.
Woodlands classes: Seminars on decorating with accessories will be 10-11 a.m. next Saturday, $10; and making weathered rose pots with hydrangea and ferns, 2-4 p.m. March 2, $10 ($35 materials), at Woodlands, 1004 Delta Ave., Mount Lookout Square. Reservations: 533-4153.
Crafts show: Prairie Town Market, with folk and contemporary art, crafts and historic trades, will be at Conner Prairie, the living history museum in Fishers, Ind., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. next Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 2. $8. Information: (317) 776-6006, (800) 966-1836; www.connerprairie.org.
Great Indoors seminars: Classes scheduled at the Springdale store include metallic color on your walls, faux painting, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. next Saturday, $45, includes materials. Free classes include: kitchen design and what's hot in cabinetry and color, 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. next Saturday; all about counter tops, 1-2 p.m. next Saturday; bath design, 11 a.m.-noon March 2; all about hard flooring, 12:30-1:30 p.m. March 2; all about carpet, 2-3 p.m. March 2; all about faux finishing, 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 2. Reservations: 346-1506.
Kentucky crafts: More than 300 of Kentucky's folk and contemporary crafts, including visual art, recorded music, videos, books, foods, entertainment and children's crafts, will be part of the Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2003, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. next Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 2, at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville. $6 adults, $3 children 6-12, $4 parking. Information: (888) 592-7238; www.kycraft.org.
Community gardening: The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati will start its free, 11-part community gardening course next month. Sessions will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. The schedule: Organizing your project, March 12; Recruitment strategies, March 19; Getting started, March 26; Designing your community garden project, April 9; Implementing your design, April 16; Constructing your project, April 23; Basic techniques, May 14; Soils, composting and fertilization, May 21; Off-site vegetable garden planting, May 28; Preserving your fall harvest, Sept. 3 and Putting your garden to bed and graduation, Sept. 10. Information: 221-0981.
City releafing: Cincinnati residents and community groups who want to plant trees in "highly visible areas within 30 feet of the street" can get trees on a first-come, first-served basis by completing an order form and returning it by March 14 to the Park Board's Natural Resource Management Section. Trees offered this year include eastern redbud, river birch, yoshino cherry, thornless honey locust and Norway spruce. Tree pick-up will be April 5. To get an order form or more information, call 861-9070.
Window boxes: Products and plants to help you plant and maintain window boxes and container gardens will be part of a 1 p.m. seminar March 6 at Loveland Greenhouse, 11924 Lebanon Road. Free. Information: 683-1581.
To get a home, garden or craft-related class listed, send the information to Joy Kraft by fax: 768-8330, or e-mail: jkraft@enquirer.com.
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