This is the final weekend of holiday festivities at Winterthur, the historic home of H.F. du Pont located north of Wilmington, Del.
Du Pont owned several houses, but only Winterthur was considered "home," where family and friends gathered each year to celebrate the holidays.
This year, a series of rooms in the main house focuses on the winter of 1937-38 when in addition to all the holiday festivities, the du Ponts were preparing for the wedding of their daughter, Pauline Louise, to Alfred Harrison.
Winterthur is open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Formore information, visit winterthur.org.
Bonsai Basics Workshop
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.: Attend Valley View's first seminar of the year to learn more about the art and science of Bonsai. Martha Meehan will discuss how to care for a new tree or starter Bonsai.
Learn about pot shapes and how to use them with appropriate Bonsai tree styles. Each month, new Bonsai topics will be discussed.
Valley View's Bonsai classes are held on the first Saturday of most months through 2011. Martha's company, Meehan's Miniatures, has been in business for over 40 years.