A calendar of sales for the rest of 2009

16-22: Junonia online clearance on plus-size women's activewear (www.junonia.com). Use SUMMER as a discount code and get an additional 45 percent off clearance items. For more savings, sign up for e-mail promotions at the locally based website.

18-30: Odds & Ends Furniture (3740 Louisiana Av. S., St. Louis Park, 952-924-1061). Samples from High Point, N.C., priced just above the manufacturer's cost, arrive all month. Open Thu. through Sun.

18-20: Eversharp tent sale (344 NE. Taft St., Mpls., 612-379-1300, www.eversharpknives.com). Sharpening specials $1 per knife, $2 serrated knives, $3 mower blades and garden tools. Culinar 7-piece reconditioned sets are $199, regularly $930. A new Wüsthof Black Classic fillet knife with sheath is $60, regularly $130.

22-27: Steeple People dandelion sale (2004 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-871-8305). Buy one clothing item, get one free. All other merchandise at the thrift-surplus store is 50 percent off.

25-27: Oh Baby! and Que Sera warehouse sale (7115 Washington Av. S., Edina, 952-943-0065). Save 40 to 60 percent on baby and children's clothing, beds, infant bedding, lighting, dressers and cribs.

27-28: Shop and Stroll at 50th St. and Xerxes Av. S. (Mpls., 612-925-2400). Save 20 percent storewide at shops including Gallery 360, Howard's Barber Shop, Hunt & Gather, Loft Antiques, Nash Frame, Perspectives Vision Clinic, Shop in the City, UPS Store and Woody's Pet Food Deli.

4: Thrift store holiday sales at Goodwill, Unique, and Savers. Take 50 percent off storewide at all Twin Cities locations. Other sale: Sept. 7.

15-22: Neiman Marcus' last-call sale (505 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-339-2600). Get 50 to 65 percent off men's and women's clothes and Gift Gallery items.

16-19: Half-Price Books tent sale (2041 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul, 651-699-1391, www.halfpricebooks.com). Books, CDs and DVDs for $3 or less. Other sales: 20 percent off storewide at all locations Sept. 4-7 and Dec. 26-29.

21: Nordstrom Rack new arrivals event (Mall of America, Bloomington, 952-854-3131). New arrivals of men's and women's clothing and women's shoes from the Nordstrom stores. Other sales: large-size shoe events Aug. 15 and Nov. 14, big brand designer event Sept. 4 and premium denim Oct. 15.

21-23: Sample It sample sale (Days Inn, 7851 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, 612-377-6981, www.sampleitsale.com). Samples from fall merchandise for juniors, young men, kids and women, plus accessories. Other sale: Nov. 17-19.

30-Aug. 3: Back-to-school sale and fall preview at Albertville Premiums Outlets (Albertville, 763-497-1911, www.premiumoutlets.com/albertville). Other sales: Labor Day sidewalk sale Sept. 4-7, Columbus Day sale Oct. 9-12, VIP shopper club exclusive event Oct. 24-25, and Thanksgiving Day sale Nov. 26 (some stores open at 10 p.m., others at midnight).

14-16: National Camera tent sale (9300 Olson Memorial Hwy., Golden Valley, 763-546-6831). Get 20 to 50 percent off used, demo, open box, one-of-a-kind and closeout 35mm and digital cameras, filters, lenses, frames, albums and accessories.

21-22: GH2 women's boutique 90 percent off sale (318 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-378-0509). Spring/summer items priced at $5 to $200 after discount.

10: Nordstrom Rack grand opening (12745 Elm Creek Blvd. N., Maple Grove, phone not listed yet). Second Twin Cities location. The selection of designer brands is usually never better than when a new store opens.

10-12: David Rosenberg's sample sale (call for location, 612-343-3221). Women's, men's and children's moderate-priced clothing, including fall and winter items, plus sizes and jewelry. Best bargain: the $3 and $5 racks.

11-12: Hirshfield's designer sample sale (721 2nd Av. N., Mpls., 612-374-8901). Samples and refused special orders at 50 to 70 percent off, including sofas, chairs, dining-room pieces, accessories and art. Other sale: Nov. 6-7.

19-20: General Store tent sale (14401 Hwy. 7, Minnetonka, 952-935-7131, www.generalstoreofminnetonka.com). Save 50 percent or more on home decor, gifts and seasonal items that are one-of-a-kind, overstock or scratch-and-dent.

24-26: PPL Shop storewide sales (850 15th Av. NE., Mpls., 612-789-3322, www.pplshop.org). Also Nov. 27-Dec. 5.

5-11: Odegard contemporary rugs warehouse sale (129 N. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-455-6100, www.odegardinc.com). Excellent deals on high-quality contemporary rugs from Nepal and Tibet. Designer Stephanie Odegard produces the rugs without child or forced labor.

8-10: Thymes warehouse sale (check for location, 612-338-4471, www.thymes.com). Get 50 to 75 percent off discontinued and overstocked scents and soaps.

12-18: Spa Week at participating Minnesota spa/salons (www.spaweek.com). About 10 salons will participate with $50 deals on massages, facials, pedicures and body wraps, regularly $75 to $200. Check the website after Sept. 14 for participating salons and deals.

21-23: Gina B greeting card warehouse sale (12700 Industrial Park Blvd., Suite 40, Plymouth, 763-559-7595, www.ginabdesigns.com). Locally designed cards and stationery at 50 to 80 percent off. Greeting and photo cards will be four for $1, recipe cards 10 for $1 and boxed holiday cards $2.

30-Nov. 1, Nov. 6-8, 11-15, Dec. 4-5: Gage & Gage gift wrapping/accessories sale (660 Industrial Circle, Shakopee, 952-233-2081, www.gagewarehousesale.com). Bows 25 cents or less, boxes 20 cents to $2, gift bags 10 cents to $2, ribbon, tissue, wrapping paper $1 to $7, napkins and paper plates. This sale, along with the soup ladies sale (Nov. 11-14) and Dianne's candle sale (Nov. 11-15) is in conjunction with the Canterbury Park Craft Sale Nov. 12-15 (www.canterburypark.com).

1-mid-December: Aldi toy sale (Aldi locations at www.aldi.us). Low prices on Barbie, Hannah Montana, GI Joe and Hot Wheels in weekly sale features. Other sale: Poinsettias in 6-inch pots for $3.49 starting Nov. 22.

6-7, 20-21, Dec. 4: Europa Import giftware sample sale (1360 E. County Road E, Vadnais Heights, 651-486-6860). Scandinavian-style iron candleholders, candles, holiday-themed bottle lanterns, crystal, silver platters, lodge/cabin decor and gourmet foods from Sweden are 40 to 60 percent below retail.

11-14: North Aire Market soup sale (1157 Valley Park Dr. S., Suite 130, Shakopee, 952-496-2887, www.northairemarket.com). Maggie and Mary's dry gourmet soups, cheese ball, dip and smoothie mixes and gift packs are 40 to 50 percent off. Cash and checks only.

14-15: Warners' Stellian appliances extreme warehouse sale (550 Atwater Circle, St. Paul, 651-222-0011, www.warners stellian.com). Many appliances, including overstocks and scratch-and-dents, offered below cost. Manufacturers' warranties still apply. Go early for best selection.

20-21: MCAD annual art sale (2501 Stevens Av. S., Mpls., 612-874-3700, www.mcad.edu/artsale). Nearly 7,000 pieces of original art from a few dollars to $1,000. Admission is $40 Fri. evening, free Sat.

21-22: Spectacle Shoppe $39 frame sale (Burnsville Center, 915 County Road 42, Burnsville, 651-636-3434, www.spectacleshoppe.biz). Thousands of frames for $39 each, regularly $150 to $300. Lenses are not required with frame purchase.

21: Lonnie Lovness jewelry sample sale (321 S. Main St., Stillwater, 651-430-2234, www.lonnielovness.com). Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, sterling and one-of-a-kind semiprecious items are 50 to 75 percent off.

5: Papo d'Anjo European children's wear warehouse sale (2325 Endicott St., St. Paul, 651-294-3900, www.papodanjo.com). Save 30 to 75 percent on upscale fall and winter items for girls and boys -- $5 to $89 for accessories, blouses and underwear for ages 3 months to 14 years.