Home Front Home Front (May 20, 2005)

UPCOMING CLASSES . . . Palo Alto Adult School is offering several home, garden or real estate classes tomorrow, including: "Soap Making: Basic Techniques," 10 a.m.-2 p.m., taught by Lori Stoia, $35; "Open Workday in the Woodshop," 9 a.m.-5 p.m., John McCormack, $49; "Topiary for the Home and Garden," 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Karen Froniewski, $35; "Faux Décor Workshop," 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sharon Mylroie Goldfein, $39; and "Remodeling your Home Successfully!," 1-5 p.m., Richard Morrison, $39. For information, call (650) 329-3752 or visit www.paadultschool.org.

IT'S A BREEZE . . . Sunset's annual Celebration Weekend, May 21-22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., will introduce The Breezehouse, a prefab home erected at Sunset headquarters, 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park. Designed by Michelle Kaufmann, who did last year's Glide House, the home is a two-bedroom, two-bath "eco-oriented" house that can be constructed for about $160/square foot. The weekend celebration includes interactive exhibits, demonstrations, test kitchen and garden tours, hands-on projects, wine and microbrew tasting. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 seniors (60+), free for children 12 and under ($1 off with Safeway Club Card, or if you bike to Sunset, or if you park at Sun Microsystems, 1601 Willow Road, and take the free shuttle). Part of the proceeds benefits Children's Health Council. For information, visit www.sunset.com.

FOR BEGINNERS. . . A class on "Plant Propagation 101" will be offered Sunday, May 22, 2-4 p.m., at Gamble Garden Center Carriage House, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Discussion will deal with gathering, storing and germinating seeds, rooting plant cuttings and dividing large plants. Fee is $25 for non-members, $20 for members. For information, call (650) 329-1356 or visit www.gamblegarden.org.

LOW DOWN ON VEGGIES . . . Buzz Bertolero, of KRON-TV's "Henry's Garden," will be the guest speaker for the Garden Club of Los Altos on Tuesday, May 24, 1:15 p.m. He will offer advice on selection and planting of tomatoes and other vegetables. Fee is $5. The group meets at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Road, Los Altos. For information, call (650) 969-2282.

COOKING WITHOUT GAS . . . Don Larson will teach a class on "Cooking with the Sun" tomorrow, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Common Ground, 550 College Ave., Palo Alto. He'll offer tips on adapting recipes for solar ovens, as well as construction principles and materials. Cost is $21. For information, call (650) 493-6072 or visit www.commongroundinpaloalto.org.

SAMPLE SALE . . . San Francisco Design Center will holds its annual Spring Sample Sale tomorrow, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Concourse Exhibition Center, 635 8th St., San Francisco. Admission is $6 with more than 100 vendors offering housewares, paper goods, arts and crafts, gift items as well as clothing and jewelry. For information, visit www.sfdesigncenter.com.

PLANT SALE . . . The De Anza Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will hold a plant sale tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until all plants are sold) at the intersection of State and Main streets in Los Altos. Look for fragrant Maddenii series rhododendrons. For information, call Mike McCullough at (408) 920-0884.

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