June 15
Workshop Deadline
Virginia City, Mont.

Register for a weeklong workshop (July 9-13) on historic finishes, such as lime-based coatings and paints. Tuition: $425, not including lodging and meals. For details, call (303) 444-0128, or visit www.heritageconservation.net.

June 24
Parkside Garden Tour
Buffalo, N.Y.

Private gardens in the only neighborhood that landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted ever designed open their gates to the public. For details, call (716) 838-1240, or visit parksidebuffalo.org/tours.html.

July 4
Fourth of July Celebration
Mount Vernon, Va.

Enjoy Independence Day at the home of our first president. Admission: $13. See www.mountvernon.org.

July 13
Murder in the Museum
Indianapolis

Guests at this murder-mystery dinner guess “whodunit” at the Morris Butler House. Tickets: $50. For reservations, call (317) 636-5409.

July 14
Titanic Dinner
Denver

This Victorian dinner at the Molly Brown House is named for the doomed ship but could just as easily refer to the meal—all seven courses of it. A candlelit house tour caps off the evening. Tickets: $86 per person. For reservations, call (303) 832-4092, or visit www.mollybrown.org.

July 15-18
Preservation Workshop
Jonesboro, Ill.

Learn carpentry while working on a Queen Anne house. Tuition: $550 or $1,250 for one week, depending on lodging; $1,000 or $2,400 for two weeks. To register, call (303) 444-0128.

August 17-19
Antiques Show
Bridgehampton, N.Y.

Dozens of exhibitors display antiques. Proceeds benefit the Bridge Hampton Historical Society. Admission: $8. Call (212) 255-0020, or email stellashows@aol.com.