With the threat of frost over (let's hope so, anyway), here's a bouquet of events for your springtime calendar.

The fifth annual Garden Faire, organized by North Fulton Master Gardeners, is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26 at Bulloch Hall in Roswell. Chairing the free event is Leslie Foley. Highlights include an 11 a.m. cooking demonstration by chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene; Chester Hewell of Hewell Pottery in Gillsville; and Polly McLeod Mattox and Helen Mattox Bost, who will discuss their book, "Private Gardens in Georgia." Pick up gently used garden accessories at the "Fleatique" and heirloom blooms at the pass-along plant sale. Info: 770-992-1731, 404-613-7670; www.northfultonmastergardeners.org.

> The Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society's "Evening in the Garden" party with hosts Terri and Steve Cole is 7 to 11 p.m. May 2. It's $75 for members, $95 for nonmembers. Call 770-426-4982.

> The 2008 Ladies of the Lake Garden Party will be 4 to 7 p.m. May 4 at the Duck Pond, one block east of Peachtree Road between Lakeview Avenue and Peachtree Way. Sponsor Casa Grande is catering; Big Peach Swing Band entertains; and the silent auction features trips, artwork, photography and wine. It's $20 in advance, $25 at the party. Mail a check to Ladies of the Lake, P.O. Box 550254, Atlanta, GA 30355 or call 404-869-2308. Organizers say leave kids and pets at home.

> The Sandy Springs Society sponsors the seventh annual Sandy Springs Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 and noon to 5 p.m. May 4. Tickets are available at Ace of Sandy Springs, 6010 Sandy Springs Circle, or at Smith and Hawken, 2395 Peachtree Road in Buckhead. Tickets also will be available at each of the gardens on tour day for $20. Event co-chairs are Minnie Bob Campbell and Jan Green. Ticket chair is Angi Evert; tour day volunteer coordinator is Peggy Buckner. Proceeds benefit Sandy Springs charities. Organizers suggest comfortable shoes for walking and note that neither pets nor strollers are allowed. The properties are not wheelchair-accessible. Info: www.sandyspringssociety.org.

> The fourth annual Artful Garden Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17. Benefiting the High Museum of Art, it features a number of drought-tolerant gardens in Druid Hills, Inman Park, Loring Heights and Virginia-Highland. Local landscapers David Ellis and Brendan Butler designed and coordinated some of the gardens, and others were completed by the homeowners. Local artists Doug Dannels and Matt Janke will exhibit clay sculpture, blown glass, metalwork and painting en plein-air during the garden tour. It's $25, $20 in advance, and $18 for groups of 10 or more. Info: www.high.org/gardentour.

Here and there

St. Pius X's class of 1972 met at Manuel's Tavern not long ago and had such a blast they decided to plan another get-together, this one for charity. This Sunday, the band MoJo Filter, including St. Pius X '72 grads John Kelly, Rick Lubrant and Gerald Craig, along with David Hulsey and Bryant Kachel, takes the stage from 4 to 8 p.m. at Blind Willie's.

The bash, featuring food, drinks and a silent auction, benefits Prevent Blindness Georgia. Tickets are $25. Call 770-309-0613 or visit www.pbga.org to purchase tickets. . . . The 23rd annual Magnolia Ball, benefiting Bulloch Hall in Roswell, is planned for 7 p.m. June 14 at the Atlanta Country Club in east Cobb. Former Roswell City Councilman Ed Tate chairs the black-tie event, themed "The Roaring Twenties." Malon D. Mimms Co. is presenting sponsor. Other sponsors are Lincoln Capitol Advisors, Bob Hagan and Healthcare Service. Committee members include Chadwick Hagan and Sue Sloop. Tickets are $125 each. Call 770-992-1731, Ext. 223. For sponsorship info, call 404-394-6201.

Making fishers of men

Catch a Tropical Breeze, benefiting Food for the Poor, starts at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center. Proceeds will build houses and a fishing village in Haiti and teach ecologically and economically sound fishing and business practices. The event honors Fish 104.7 morning hosts Kevin Avery and Taylor Scott; the station has raised funds for more than 640 housing units across Jamaica. Event chairs are Kim Mahfood Williams and Paul Williams. For info, e-mail KathyL@foodforthepoor .com or call 954-427-2222, Ext. 6646. Food for the Poor, an international relief agency, provides clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training, and emergency relief. Info: www.foodforthepoor.org/atlanta.

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