Join Island Home Park Health and Rehab for BBQ and the fixin’s. Your donation goes to support The Senior Companions Program. On Friday, Nov. 18, drive through the facility at 1758 Hillwood Drive; hours are 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The lunch pack includes barbecue, cole slaw, chips, a drink and a cookie for $5 per meal. Info: Lynsey at 865-748-3553.

Kerbela ISO crafters, vendors

Kerbela Shrine Temple’s inaugural One-Stop Christmas Shop will be Dec. 17-18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 315 Mimosa Ave. The Shriners are looking for crafters and vendors. Applications are in the office or email office@kerbelashriners.org.

What’s Poppin’ at Stanley’s

Today we share the unusual ‘Mariken’ maidenhair tree, a dwarf Ginkgo variety from the innovative Iseli Nursery in Oregon.

This compact, bushy Ginkgo biloba ‘Mariken’ was discovered in 1995 as a witch’s broom growing in a Ginkgo tree in the Netherlands. It has proven an excellent find with the same fan-shaped green leaves characteristic of larger Ginkgo trees – that turn bright yellow in fall – but ‘Mariken’ stays very small, reaching around 6 feet tall and wide at maturity. Its thick, spreading branches are loaded with a dense arrangement of foliage.

This slow-growing (3- to 6-inches of growth per year) deciduous conifer makes a small, high-interest feature tree with its flat, rounded, growth habit which is perfect for either small gardens or containers. Requires a full sun location.

Bake like a pilgrim

Marble Springs is hosting two colonial Pie-Making Workshops on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Want to level up your pie game at this year’s Thanksgiving? Get your ticket and come to Marble Springs to make a traditional apple pie in our tavern! Visitors will make a pie to bake at home and also receive a pastry cloth and a recipe card. Event registration here.

Notes

Seymour High School Band’s third annual craft bazaar will be Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Seymour High School, 732 Boyds Creek Hwy. in Seymour.

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