Passion for bungalows

Bungalow owners will share their vintage gems at the Twin Cities Bungalow Club Home Tour on May 9. The five houses, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., feature classic bungalow qualities, such as built-in oak bookcases and buffets, Arts and Crafts architectural details and vintage light fixtures. Tour homes will showcase attics converted into master suites, remodeled kitchens and finished basements.

Bungalow enthusiasts can gather ideas on updating or rehabbing their own spaces to complement the Craftsman qualities of this early 1900s architectural style. The tour starts at 5101 44th Av. S., Mpls. Cost is $5; members free. Go to www.bungalowclub.org or call 612-724-5816.

T.P. Healy tour

Theron Potter Healy was nicknamed the "King of the Queen Anne," a nod to some of the recognizable grand homes he designed and built in the 1890s that now face I-35W in south Minneapolis. A Preserve Minneapolis T.P. Healy Walking Tour on May 9 will showcase 21 of Healy's architectural beauties — you'll also get an inside look at two of them — that he built between 1886 and 1905 in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood. On the tour is a classic Healy barn, which was converted into a house in 1908. The walking tour is from 10 a.m. to noon May 9 and spans 12 blocks displaying his houses, as well as those of other early 1900s master builders. Meet at Mueller Park, 2509 Colfax Av. S., Mpls. Cost is $9. To register, go to www.preserveminneapolis.org/wpfile/tours.

Support fair trade

Are you a proponent of fair trade? Ten Thousand Villages, a fair-trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor and gifts, is participating in World Fair Trade Day on May 9. It's the largest fair-trade event in North America, with about 100,000 people attending nearly 1,000 events around the U.S. and Canada to promote fair trade and the campaign for trade justice with farmers, workers and artisans. Stop by Ten Thousand Villages for prize giveaways, games for kids, food product samples, jewelry discounts and temporary tattoos, during store hours, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 3825 W. 50th St., Mpls. For more details, call 612-920-3659 or go to www.tenthousandvillages.com.

Warm up your yard

Gertens is holding free DIY Outdoor Fireplace workshops demonstrating how to build a stone fireplace and patio in your back yard, 11 a.m. May 9 and 16, 5500 Blaine Av. Inver Grove Heights. Call 651-450-1501 or go to www.gertens.com.

LYNN UNDERWOOD