This week’s home and garden events: Lake Pontchartrain Craft Fair —
Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 8001 Lakeshore Drive —
Features local artwork, handmade jewelry, home decor, photography, pottery and glass. Summer water safety information and instruction also will be offered. 504.836.2205, saveourlake.org.
Botanical Garden plant sale — Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m.-noon, City Park, Pelican Greenhouse — For a list of available plants, call 504.483.9464 or e-mail plants@nocp.org.
Freret Market — Saturday, June 7, noon-5 p.m., Freret Street near Napoleon Avenue — Features locally made crafts, live music and food. freretmarket@gmail.com
Historic New Orleans Collection Culinary symposium — Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. — Explore the history of coffee, both in New Orleans and around the world. Speakers include Mark Pendergrast, Patrick Dunne, John T. Edge, Lolis Eric Elie, Jessica B. Harris, Poppy Tooker and representatives from Westfeldt Brothers Inc. and Baby’s Coffee. Registration required. Admission: $40 ($30 for members, teachers and students.) 504.523.4662.
Looking ahead
Harrison Avenue Marketplace – June 11, 5-8:30 p.m., 801 Harrison Ave. — Features locally made arts and crafts, music and food. 504.535.4486, harrisonavenuemarketplace.org
Nature walk — June 11, 5:45 p.m., Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville — Join Northlake Nature Center for a two-hour walk through swamps, bayous, hardwoods forests and pineland habitats. 985.626.1238 or Rue@northlakenature.org.
‘City Peek’ Tour — June 14, 10 a.m., new Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park–
The Friends of City Park hosts a behind-the-scenes, members-only tour of the Botanical Garden. To become a member: 504.483.9376.
Madisonville Art Market — June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tchefuncte Riverfront, Madisonville — Features painting, mixed media, photography, jewelry, wood carving, sculpture, stained glass by local artists. madisonvilleartmarket.com, 985.643.5340.
OCH Market — June 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. — Features arts and crafts, food and flea market finds. 985.250.0378, ochmarket.com
Piety Street Market — June 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St. —
Features arts and crafts, vintage goods and refreshments. 504.782.2569
Vertical Gardens — June 14, 9 a.m.-noon, Parkway Partners, 1137 Baronne St. — Learn to build vertical gardens with Wil Crary of VertiFarms, Patrick Ellis of CRISP Farms and Marguerite Green of NOCCA. On sale in the Parkway Partners greenhouse will be vines and plants suitable for vertical and container gardening, fruit trees, vegetable and herb starts, pollinator flowering shrubs and colorful bedding plants.
Nature hike and Poisonous Plants talk — June 14, 8 a.m., Northlake Nature Center, 23135 Highway 190, Mandeville — Joe Pavur will give tips for identifying poisonous plants during a guided hike through Northlake Nature Center. Reservations required. Admission: $5 (free for members) 985.626.1238, Rue@northlakenature.org
New Orleans Recycling Drop Off Day — June 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 2928 Elysian Fields Ave. — Orleans Parish residents may bring the following items for recycling: newspapers, junk mail, phone books, catalogs, office paper, plastics (No. 1 through No. 7), small metal cans, cardboard, box board (cereal boxes), wax board (juice boxes), Mardi Gras beads, E-waste (computers, laptops, cell/telephones, telephone systems, cables, X-boxes, Playstations, Wii, MP3s, DVRs, DVDs, UPS, circuit boards, GPS, ink/toner cartridges, digital cameras/picture frames, fax machines, beepers, pagers, stereos, security systems, televisions, batteries, light bulbs and tires.
Weeding and gardening demo — June 17, 9 a.m.-noon, Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, City Park — The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans and the New Orleans Louisiana Iris Society demonstrate weeding techniques and answer gardening questions. 504.658.4153 or 504.866.2381
Researching your New Orleans Property — June 21, 10 a.m., Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. — Architect Robert J. Cangelosi Jr., an adjunct lecturer at the Tulane University School of Architecture, will present an in-depth program on historic home research hosted by The Friends of the Cabildo. Cangelosi will outline how to research the history of your property, using primary sources. A concise architectural history will be included to help identify the style of your property. Admission: $30 ($20 for Friends of the Cabildo members). Space is limited. Reservations: 504.523.3939.
Growing gardeners — June 21, 10 a.m., New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park — Children ages 6 to 9 learn about plants, food and ecosystems. Admission: $15. 504.483.9470, nobgeducation@nocp.org.
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