Around your town: Red Lion area

This is a partial list of events and other news of note in the area. To add information to this list, e-mail weekly@ydr.com.

FRIDAY'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Jazz at Sunset Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Frank Vignola Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 16. $18; EcoTarium and WICN members and Commerce Bank debit cardholders, $15; children 12 and younger; $80 for reserved table for 4. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester. (508) 929-2703 or www.ecotarium.org.

In these mystery novels, homemaking can be murder

'Cozy mysteries' have something for everyone

Community Calendar

Auburn Chamber of Commerce Referral Group 7:30-9 a.m. July 16. AMF Auburn Lanes, 101 Southbridge St., Auburn. http://www.auburnchamberma.com.

Nancy Szerlag: Be smart when trying to save on landscaping

When buying trees and shrubs in this tough economy, homeowners are downsizing in order to save money. But too often they buy them in the smaller size plants and then plant them too close together to get a fuller look. I've seen small Colorado Blue Spruce trees that have the potential to reach 20 feet in diameter spaced just 10 feet apart. Colorado blues don't take kindly to that kind of crowding ...