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--Win a trip for four to Pixar Animation Studios and $1,200, courtesy of the Disney-Pixar film Wall-E and Eureka's Capture vacuum cleaner. Other prizes include cleaning services worth $500, to be awarded to four winners, and 25 copies of Wall-E on DVD. Enter by Jan. 15 at http://www.eureka.com/walle.
--Internet retailer Nature Hills Nursery is honoring community groups that improve their local environments with its Green America Awards. The top three winners will receive $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 worth of plants. Apply at http://www.naturehills.com. Deadline is April 1.
--Guys can win a getaway in Bill Me Later's Win a Man Cave contest. Contestants must submit a brief essay at http://www.IWantMyManCave.com explaining why they need their own manly space. Videos or photos may be submitted to augment the essays. The winner will get up to $15,000 worth of merchandise to fill his lair. Deadline is Dec. 2, but weekly winners are being chosen in the meantime.
--Bassett Furniture is giving away a custom-designed sofa every day through Dec. 18. Visit http://www.BassettFurniture.com to design your own sofa and enter.
--Deadline is Friday for the Knock (Us) Out With Your Knock Out Photos contest. The Conard-Pyle Co., which produces Knock Out roses, is seeking photos that illustrate creative uses for its roses. Enter at http://www.theknockoutrose.com. Winners in each of three categories get $350 plus five Knock Out roses and 10 companion plants. Runners-up get $150 and five roses.
--Win an exterior paint job for your home or another home-improvement prize in Rohm and Haas Co.'s $pruce Up Your Home contest. To enter, upload a photo of your home at http://www.paintquality.com/spruceup and explain in 200 words or fewer why the house needs sprucing up. Deadline is Feb. 1.
Events, programs
--Great Safety Adventure, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Lowe's, 8224 Golden Link Blvd., Northfield Center Township. Nonprofit exhibit teaches children about home safety. Free.
--Howl-o-ween, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Akron Dog Park, 499 Memorial Parkway. Party and costume contest for dogs and their owners. $5. Proceeds benefit Better Akron Recreation for Canines. Information: http://www.akrondogpark.org.
--Pumpkin painting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Graf Growers Garden Center, 1015 White Pond Drive, Akron. Buy a pumpkin and then decorate it for free. Information: 330-836-2727.
--Warm Up Akron meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mogadore Library, 144 S. Cleveland Ave. Members knit and crochet rectangles that are used to make afghans for needy people in the Akron area, and they'll teach others the skills. Information: 330-699-3252 or http://www.geocities.com/warmupakron.
--Western Reserve Rose Society meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, meeting room, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Middleburg Heights branch, 15600 E. Bagley Road. Program: fall-winter rose care panel. Information: 330-220-2213 or webmaster@westernreserverosesociety.org.
--The Ins and Outs of Historic Homes, 7 p.m. Wednesday Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St. Second installment in a two-part series. Free. No registration required. Information: 330-653-6658, Ext. 1010, or http://www.hudsonlibrary.org.
--Great Garden Adventure, ends Friday, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. Imagination Stations throughout the grounds help visitors reconnect with nature and learn about natural phenomena. Displays of scarecrows, flower sculptures made by "junkyard artist" P.R. Miller and whimsical bugs and butterflies made by area students. Wizard's Ball, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Ball admission: children 3-17, $8; adults, $4; adult members, free. Great Garden Adventure hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; closed Monday. Various admission options are available, with adult prices ranging from $8-$25. Information: 330-836-5533 or http://www.stanhywet.org.
--Fall in Hershey Children's Garden, ends Friday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Monarch tagging daily; apple cider making and tasting, 1 to 3 p.m. today; leaf matching races, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free with garden admission ($7.50; children ages 3-12, $3; members and younger children, free). Information: 216-721-1600 or http://www.cbgarden.org.
--Home for the Holidays: Harvest Wreath Workshop, 10 a.m. to noon next Saturday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Create a wreath or centerpiece using fall leaves, berries and dried botanical elements. Members, $60; nonmembers, $67. Registration: 216-721-1600 orhttp://www.cbgarden.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.
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