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The popular and unique Auburn Home Show is coming to the beautiful Gold Country Fairground with over 1,200 exhibits showcasing products and services for you home, garden and gracious living. TV celebrity Nadia Geller of TLC heads up the special features. Restaurant Chef's will show off their secrets during cooking seminars. Tour the 1200 sq ft green pre-fab home, “Sonoma House”, a gorgeous barn style granny home with several eco-friendly options. Throughout the show, “green” exhibitors will also be identified. Stunning landscape vignettes in natural settings are a signature of this show. Le Concetto is creating a fantastic outdoor display that partners a variety of companys for a complete backyard. Landscapers Meadow is a crowd pleaser with garden displays under towering trees. Visit the Mega Prize Building or any of the vendors offering prizes to try your luck. The show is large, plan on spending the day. Fri 11-7, Sat 10-7, Sun 10-6 Admission $6; Children 5-12 $1; under 5 free, Fri is Senior day, 60+ $1 Only service animals are admitted to the show. / Parking $4 For additional information, directions, and exhibitor listing please visit our website at www.auburnhomeshows.com.

ON THE COVER: Visit the PG&E booth during the Show and learn how you can positively impact the environment through the ClimateSmart™ program. You can go to www.pge.com/climatesmart or call 1-800-PGE-5000 to sign up today. Contents Directions To The Show 5 Rhino Shield, A New Way To Paint 21 Le Concetto, Ultimate Dream Win Prizes 24 Backyard Display 7 Special Features 26 Chef’s Cooking Demonstrations 8 Map Of The Show 26 Landscaping, Stunning Displays 9 Exhibitor Listing26 Celebrity, Nadia Geller 11 Build, Live & Save Green! 30 Prices Have Never Been Better 12 Sonoma House 30 Credits Auburn Home Show Program Magazine Auburn Fall Home Show Publisher/Editor: Leilani Johnston Horan Sept 26 — 28, 2008 Advertising Sales: Heather Mikelionis Graphic Designer: All About Design Auburn Spring Home Show Photographer: Kurt Burtlison, auburnevents.com May 15 — 17, 2009 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written Mailing Address: permission is prohibited. While every effort has been made to Auburn Home Shows ensure that the information contained here is accurate and PO Box 248 Auburn, CA 95604 complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Information such as phone numbers, times, prices, etc, is provided Tel: 530 887-3616 / Fax 530 887-3606 as a courtesy to our readers. We are not responsible for any changes Web: www.auburnhomeshows.com or variances in information following publication.

4 2008 4 Spring Directions to the Show at auburn’s gold country fairgrounds

From Sacramento: Take I-80 East, Exit Maple St./Auburn, Follow signs to Fairgrounds.

From Reno: Take I-80 West, Exit Nevada St./Auburn, Cross over FWY, Follow signs to Fairgrounds.

Discount Parking With Free Shuttle Service: The Home Show will provide free shuttle service to the High St. gate from the overflow parking lot on Sacramento St. Overflow parking is discounted rate to $3. Enjoy the convenience of a central drop off and pick up location as well as the ease of carrying all of your purchases back to your car. The popularity of this shuttle continues to grow and we invite you to enjoy the free ride! The shuttle runs on Sat and Sun 10 — 6 with pick ups approximately every ten minutes.

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Le Concetto the ultimate dream backyard display

A large, multi-company landscape display is featured at the Auburn Home Show. Incorporating design ideas such as custom fireplaces with waterfalls, artistic iron work, and “green” landscaping, Le Concetto will showcase a conceptual landscape idea that will make any homeowner drool. Featuring work by Décor Decorative Concrete, Earthly Wisdom Landscape, Irish Iron, Diablo Grills, and Patio Perfections this stunning landscape feature is one not to be missed.

The Le Concetto display blends many designs, including some features such as luxury bbq islands as built by Diablo Grills and surfacing from Décor Decorative Concrete.

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Come experience some of the most popular menu items from the gold country’s finest chefs and caterers. Not only will they share their recipes with you but they will Chefs' Cooking Demonstration show you how to create their masterpieces and let you Map # 19 Food Court sample them too! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn {Saturday} from the experts and taste their recipes too!

12:00 Bootleggers

1:00 Monkey Cat

3:30 Auburn Ale House Chef Luis from Auburn Ale House is returning with a blackened pork tenderloin with mashed potatoes and apricot sauce. {Sunday}

1:00 Cathy’s Catering

2:30 Lattitudes

3:30 Drooling Dog

Chef’s Schedule

Ty Rowe of Bootlegger’s will surely create something tantalizing for the taste buds. 8 Spring 2008 Stunning Landscape in natural settings

Meander through the Auburn Home Show and be amazed at all of the stunning landscape vignettes showcased throughout the fairgrounds. Discover waterfalls flanked by tall trees, marvel at the outdoor kitchen areas with bubbling fountains, and stroll through the Forest Walk where a small trail leads you past many spectacular displays. Gain valuable ideas with examples of hardscapes, waterfalls and fountains, as well as xeriscaping, a growing trend in the eco-friendly environment. There will be many experts on hand to offer tips and suggestions for your own backyard. The landscape displays are one of the biggest highlights and this year will not disappoint. The setting of the Auburn Home Show allows landscapers to play off of the natural backdrop and create some truly stellar display. Eisley’s Nursery will be handing out gladiola bulbs to the first 500 visitors daily. The Auburn Home Show is known for the fabulous land- scaping displays.

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10 Spring 2008 TV Celebrity, Nadia Geller offers design tips at the show

TV celebrity and designer, Nadia Geller is featured at the Auburn Home Show. Nadia has given design inspiration on many hit TLC shows including While You Were Out, Trading Spaces, and Home Made Simple. Nadia is currently the co-host of TLC’s Date My House. Nadia is a breath of fresh air for home lovers every- where. Whether she is inspiring her television audience or an individual client, Nadia's talent, practicality and Midwestern charm create unique solutions to deal with any design dilemma.

Attend one of Nadia's Seminars Map 20 Tips and Tricks of Interior Designers, How to get the Look for Less Sat @ 11 am and 4:30 pm / Sun @ 1:30 pm

Staging Your Home to Sell Nadia Geller, TV Celebrity creates warm, magical and Sat @ 1:30 pm / Sun @ 11 am and 4 pm livable spaces that her clients and viewers love.

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Seminar Schedule FRIDAY ne ic Sto 1 Thermal Hot Water Heater Demo (map 2) Atlant 1 Organic Soils & Fertilizers (map 19) ,000 2 Installing a Secondary Residence (map 2) 10 e $ y Priz 2:30 Deer in the Garden (map 19) Luxur 3:30 Earlene’s Instant Color Baskets (map 19) SATURDAY 11 NADIA GELLER Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers (map 20) 11 Save Money on Your Energy Bill (map 12) 11 Why Rain Harvesting?(map 2) 12 Bootlegger’s — Chef Demo (map 19) 12 Installing a Secondary Residence (map 2) 1 Monkey Cat — Chef Demo (map 19) 1 Be Your Own Power Company (map 2) KITCHENS & BATHS! 1:30 NADIA GELLER Staging Your Home To Sell (map 20) 2 Designing & Installing Your Prefab Green Home (map 2) 2 Why Now is a Good Time to Build (map 19) 3 Green Building 101 (map 2) 3 Save Money on Your Energy Bill (map 12) 3:30 Auburn Ale House — Chef Demo (map 19) 4 Insulated Concrete Forms (map 2) 4:30 NADIA GELLER Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers (map 20) SUNDAY 11 NADIA GELLER Staging Your Home to Sell (map 20) MEGA 11 Why Rain Harvesting? (map 20) PRIZE 11 Save Money on Your Energy Bill (map 12) BUILD 12 Building a dream home on a budget (map 20) ING 1 Cathy’s Catering — Chef Demo (map 20) #10 1 Be Your own Power Company (map 19) 1:30 NADIA GELLER Tips & Tricks of Interior Designers (map 20) 2 5 Easy Steps to Your New Eco Home (map 2) 2:30 Latitudes — Chef Demo (map 19) 3 Financing Your Modular Home (map 2) 3 Save Money on Your Energy Bill (map 12) 3:30 Drooling Dog BBQ — Chef Demo (map 19) 4 NADIA GELLER Staging Your Home to Sell (map 20) FINE LIVING

NADIA Watch for GELLER, ECO- Interior FRIENDLY Designer on Products TLC’s & Services Date My House Sat & Sun Visit PG&E’s Energy Display LE CONCETTO Ultimate Dream Landscape Display

May 16 — 18, 2008 at Auburn’s Gold Country Fairgrounds

16 Spring 2008 Fri: 11-7, Sat: 10-7, Sun: 10-6 Everything For Your Home & Garden

SOLAR & ECO-FRIENDLY FINE OUTDOOR LIVING CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS

Stunning Garden Vignettes In Natural Settings Fine Indoor & Outdoor Living Beautiful Tile, Stone, Granite & Marble Fabulous Prizes & Giveaways DUPAR & ANGEL HOME Seminars & Demonstrations Home Theatre Displays Ponds, Waterfalls, Fountains & Statues Pools & Spas Furniture & Home Decor

POOLS & SPAS! Gift & Gourmet Galleria FANTASTIC LANDSCAPING

OV 1 ER PREFAB-ulous 20 E 0 Sonoma Home XHIBI American TS! Home Sale BOBCAT Tractor Test CHEF’S COOKING DEMOS Drive Daily! with popular restaurant chefs and caterers on Sat & Sun.

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Spring 2008 17 Prices Have Never Been Better Take Advantage of Current Discounts Whether you are decorating, building, remodeling, or looking to buy, the Auburn Home Show is the one-stop- shop for all of your home and garden needs! Vendors are offering special discount pricing during the show to stretch your buying dollar. Several companies also have Merchant Coupons that can be printed from the Auburn Home Show website (www.auburnhomeshows.com). These offer incentives to purchase at the show. From windows to gutters and counter tops to cab- inets this “three day sale” of sorts is the best place to get the most bang for your buck!

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