» Today Sabbar Shrine Corn Festival and Craft Fair - Sabbar Shrine Center, 450 S. Tucson Blvd. Sweet corn from Willcox, fun, food and crafts. Door prizes, drawings and more than 30 vendors. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 11. Free. 624-2509. » Tuesday Gardeners of Tucson - Tucson Botanical Gardens, Porter Hall, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Annual plant auction is featured at this group meeting. Bring your plants and money. Open to all. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13. $5; discounts available. 292-0504. » Wednesday Indoor Gardening With Sprouts and Grains - The Pima County Cooperative Extension gardening classes are held in the open and last about an hour. Plants can be brought in for identification, diagnosis and treatment at the end of class. Classes will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Extension Garden Center, 4210 N. Campbell Ave.; at 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road; and at 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Free. 626-5161. Anything New Out in Your Yard? - Rillito Nursery and Garden Center, 6303 N. La Cholla Blvd. Jeff Glass, of Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, makes a presentation. 10 a.m. Sept. 14. 575-0995. » Thursday Introduction to Landscape Lighting - Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Lighting specialist Joyce Kelly helps participants understand how to efficiently light plants, cacti and trees with a warm glow, emphasizing low-wattage sources. Demonstration lighting will be installed in the gardens. Advance registration requested. 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 15. $12; $10 for TBG members. » Ongoing Apple Annie's Orchard & Produce - Hours below are daily through Oct. 31. Pay for what you pick. 1-520-384-4685. • Orchard, 2181 W. Hardy Road: Interstate 10 east to Willcox; take Exit 340. Turn west on Fort Grant Road and travel 5.5 miles to the Apple Annie's sign. Turn right and follow the apple signs with the arrows. Pick fruit including apples, peaches and pears. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. • Farm, 6405 W. Williams Road: I-10 east to Willcox; take Exit 340. Turn onto Fort Grant Road and drive 11.5 miles; turn right on Williams Road. Pick vegetables including corn, tomatoes, squash, chiles and pumpkins. 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. » Tucson Botanical Gardens 2150 N. Alvernon Way. $5 for adults unless otherwise noted; discounts available. 326-9686; extensions below. • Classes and resources Gardening for the Newcomer - Learn about Tucson's seasons and soils, basic design principles and plants. 9:30 a.m.-noon the first Thursday or the third Saturday of each month. $9. Ext. 10. Paul Bessey and Associates Plant Clinic - Bessey, retired UA plant sciences professor, and other members of the Gardeners of Tucson answer questions on plant pests, disease and nutrient deficiencies, in the Education Building or by phone. Ext. 30. Edmund G. McGibbon Library - In the administrative area. Library features botany, taxonomy and gardening books (for use in the library only). 1:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Composting Q&A - The Tucson Organic Gardeners answer composting questions at the Home Compost Demonstration Site at the rear of the gardens. 8-10 a.m. Saturdays through September. » Tohono Chul Park 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, north of West Ina Road. $5 for adults unless otherwise noted; discounts available. 742-6455. • Classes The Great Xeriscape - Unearth the how-to's for using native and arid adapted plants in water-saving landscapes. 10 a.m. the third Saturday of the month. Winged Things - From birds to butterflies, a look at the winged things in the skies. 10 a.m.-noon. Mondays. Wild Woolies - Learning opportunities on the warm, hairy beasts of the desert. 10 a.m.-noon. Wednesdays. Creepy Crawlies - Learn about the sometimes scary but always cool spiders, scorpions, snakes and lizards. 10 a.m.-noon. Fridays. Reptile Ramble - Visitors learn to identify resident reptiles. 10 a.m. Fridays through October. Prickly Plants - Learn about the spiny and downright hostile plants that are well-adapted to our desert. 10 a.m.-noon. Saturdays. • Tours Birds of Tohono Chul - Learn to identify residents and those "just passing through," plus information on habits and habitat. 8:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Walk in the Park - Tour explores the basics of Sonoran Desert ecology. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. • Compiled by Cina Fell. Find more calendar listings online at dailystarcalendar.com