Today
Sister Seraphim’s Birthday Celebration – Ice Cream Social Craft Fair – The Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter, 5278 E. 21st St. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 12. Free. 571-7839.
Tuesday
Artist As Archaeologist – Kaitlin’s Creative Cottage, 740 N. Main Ave. Build layers of tissue paper and collaged images in an artistic strata to reveal something wonderful about your soul. Fun and easy. Pre-registration required. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 14. $20; all supplies included. 622-6161.
Canyon Knitters – Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. Bring your needles and yarn to an unstructured gathering of novices to experienced knitters. 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays. Free. 594-5275.
Thursday
Yarnivores – Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. Brown-bag dinner group devoted to the yarn arts. Bring your dinner, project and yarn. 6-7 p.m. Thursdays. Free. 594-5420.
Friday
Urban Yarns – Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Bring your hooks, needles, and lunches to Urban Yarns, an informal weekly gathering. Note: No instruction is provided. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays. Free. 791-4010.
Canyon Quilters – Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. An unstructured quilting opportunity to audition colors, layout blocks or applique. Ample tables for sandwich pinning. Electrical outlets available. Bring your project or preview works in progress. 1-3 p.m. Fridays. Free. 594-5275.
Saturday
Hands-On WaterSmart Garden Design – Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave. Hands-on class that will help you develop a conceptual xeric garden design. Participants should plan on bringing a basic site map of their garden drawn on graph paper. Registration required. 9 a.m.-noon. Aug. 18. Free. 626-5161.
Gray Water Rebate Class – Pima County Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson Water’s Single Family Residential Gray Water Rebate Program can reimburse you up to $200 when a permanent gray water irrigation system is installed in your home. Tucson Water customers must attend a two-hour gray water workshop that will cover the appropriate methods to design, operate and maintain a gray water system. Registration required. 10 a.m.-noon. Aug. 18. Free; sponsored by Tucson Water. 626-5161.
Ventana Canyon Summer Indoor Arts and Crafts Festival – Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Kiva Ballroom, 7000 N. Resort Drive. More than 50 artists. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 18-19. Free. 797-3959.
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