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Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
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By Mary Beth Breckenridge
Beacon Journal home writer
Published on Saturday, Feb 02, 2008
The color forecast this year is bright — and muted and soothing and glamorous.
In other words, there's no one hot hue this year, color expert Leatrice Eiseman said in predicting color trends this week at the Winter 2008 Las Vegas Market, a home furnishings trade show. Yet she expects color to be used in highly stylized and unusual ways, inspired by lifestyles, fashion and cultural trends.
Among the hot colors: many shades of green (the color, not the concept, although the environmentalism movement is a big reason for its popularity), blues, pinks, purples and gray. Yellow is making inroads, she said, while orange and metallics continue to be popular. So does brown, but in a richer version and used in unexpected combinations, such as brown and fuchsia.
Apply for grants
Nonprofit organizations in Summit County may apply for grants for horticulture-related projects, programs or events from the Partner Grant Program of the Ohio State University Extension Master Gardeners of Summit County.
Grants of $500 to $1,500 are available. Projects must have an educational element, and the money must be used within 12 months.
For information, contact Anita Meeker at 330-864-2536 or Ahneatah@aol.com. Application deadline is March 30.
On the home front
News from the home beat:
• Garren-McCuan-Renner Interiors in Bath Township has changed its name to Alan Garren Interior/Exterior Design.
The change was overdue, Garren said. One partner, Terry McCuan, has relocated to Natchez, Miss.; the other, Robert Renner, is semiretired.
Garren also has a new Web site, http://www.alangarren.com.
• Tony Bouquot, director of engineering for Macedonia-based Patio Enclosures Inc., has been elected to a one-year term as president of the National Sunroom Association.
The trade group focuses on advancing the manufacture and construction of safe, energy-efficient and environmentally conscious sunrooms, patio rooms and solariums.
Bouquot said in a news release his goal is to increase the association's activity in the building code development process and therefore enhance its position as the voice of the sunroom industry in the building code arena.
Events, programs
• Native Plants for the Home Landscape, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Dayton Nurseries, 3459 Cleveland-Massillon Road, Norton. Speaker: Bob Kehres, Ohio Prairie Nursery. $10; garden club members, $8. Information: 330-825-3320.
• National City Home & Garden Show, today through Feb. 10, I-X Center, 6200 Riverside Drive, Cleveland. Indoor gardens, model homes, seminars, vendor booths and exhibits. Appearances by Lee Snijders of HGTV's Design on a Dime, noon and 3:30 p.m. today and noon and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Show hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. both Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Sundays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday. $13; children ages 6-12, $4; younger children, free. Parking, $8. Discount coupons available at National City Bank branches, Discount Drug Marts, Pat Catan's Craft Centers, Petitti Garden Centers and Levin Furniture stores, or bring a new or slightly used book for Cleveland Reads and get $1 off admission. Information: 800-600-0307 or http://www.homeandflower.com.
• Warm Up Akron meeting, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Danbury of Cuyahoga Falls, 1695 Queens Gate Circle. Members knit or crochet squares that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://www.geocities.com/warmupakron.
• Botanical Arts: Drawing Exotic Botanicals, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 6-27, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. All experience levels welcome. Members, $75; others, $85. Supplies additional. Registration: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Creating Fantastic Container Gardens With Unique & Traditional Plants, 10-11:30 a.m. next Saturday, Graf Growers Garden Center, 1015 White Pond Drive, Akron. Speaker: Jim Nau, an author and manager of trial gardens for Ball Horticultural Co. $12. Sign up in person or mail in a registration, available at http://www.grafgrowers.com (click on ''In Season''). Information: 330-836-2727.
• Have No Fear of Orchids, 11 a.m. next Saturday, Donzell's Flower & Garden Center, 937 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. Speaker: Barb Ford, Akron Orchid Society. Free, but reservations are requested. Registration: 330-724-0550, Ext. 110.
• Developing, Breeding & Testing Star Plants, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday, Dayton Nurseries, 3459 Cleveland-Massillon Road, Norton. Speaker: Tim Wood, Conard Pyle/Star Roses. $10; garden club members, $8. Tickets: 330-825-3320 or info@daytonnursery.com.
• Orchid Mania, next Saturday through March 9, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Theme: The Seductive Orchid. Vignettes illustrating the role of orchids in perfume, cosmetics, food and more; Orchid Doctor tutorials on weekends. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (open to 9 p.m. Wednesdays), noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. $7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org. Preview party, 6-9 p.m. Friday. Members, $45; others, $55. Reservations: 216-707-2846.
• Cultivating the Green Life, Beech Creek Botanical Garden Nature Preserve's eighth annual Garden Symposium, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16, R.G. Drage Career Center, 6805 Richville Drive S.W., Perry Township, Stark County. Keynote speaker: Peter Gail, an ethnobotanist who will talk about edible backyard weeds. Members, $35; others, $45. Registration deadline is Friday. Information: 330-868-6329 or http://www.bcbgarden.org. A flier can be downloaded from the Web site.
• A Holden Winter: An Uncommon Cure for the Cold, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Feb. 17, Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland. Interactive display of full-spectrum lighting, exotic flowering houseplants and orchids, activities. $6; seniors, $5; children 6-12, $3; members and younger children, free. Information: 440-946-4400, 440-256-1110 or http://www.holdenarb.org.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include your name and telephone number. All events must be open to the public.
Mary Beth Breckenridge can be reached at 330-996-3756 or mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
The color forecast this year is bright — and muted and soothing and glamorous.
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