Home and Garden calendar

Saturday, Sunday

Salvaged from local landmarks, businesses and homes, Omaha architectural salvage will be on display and available for sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gift shop at Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St. Historic pieces, ranging in price from $15 to $13,000, are from places that include the Stockyards, Jobbers Canyon and Ak-Sar-Ben.

Among the featured items are: punched-tin ceiling tiles with an egg, dart and wreath motif and a detailed 5-foot-tall punched, solid copper corbel, both from Jobbers Canyon; glass globe metal light fixtures, marked W.O.W., from the original Woodmen of the World Building; an Ak knight on horseback plaster decorative ornament; cast-iron railings and balusters from structures throughout Omaha; and cast terra-cotta pieces from the Wickham Building in Council Bluffs.

Nov. 19, 20

Does Omaha’s Joslyn Castle have spirits in residence? The metro-area Paranormal Society has studied the castle for possible paranormal activity, and it will present its findings at 7 p.m. on both dates.

The 45-minute presentations and question-and-answer sessions will be held in the Joslyn Castle carriage house, 3902 Davenport St. Tours of the castle will follow the presentations. Cost: $7.

Reservations and prepayment are required. Call 208-9931, or send a check to the Joslyn Castle Trust, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha, NE 68131, attention Judy Alderman. Advance payment can also be made at the castle weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dec. 1

The Bellevue Garden Club Gingerbread Tea and Boutique will feature 20 crafters and artists at Richmont Village, 702 Fort Crook Road South. Hours are 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Admission: $1. The club will use proceeds for Bellevue beautification projects.

To submit an item, such as workshops and home and garden tours, e-mail your notice at least two weeks in advance to rhonda.stansberry@owh.com or mail to Rhonda Stansberry, Omaha World-Herald, 1314 Douglas St., Suite 700, Omaha, NE 68102. Priority will be given to free or low-cost events of greatest public interest.