BUSINESS BRIEFS — Port Angeles nursery and florist sets open houses starting Saturday . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Gross’s Nursery & Florist, 826 E. First St., will hold a holiday open house this weekend.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Each day, children can get their photo taken with Santa Claus from noon to 3 p.m.

Starting Monday, the store shifts to winter hours, open Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

For more information, phone 360-452-8944, email grosss@olympus.net or visit www.grosssflorist.com.

Donate at salon

PORT ANGELES — Shear Elegance, 210 E. Fourth St., is taking up a collection for the Port Angeles Food Bank from Saturday through Nov. 24.

Those who bring any nonperishable food or monetary donation can receive $2 off any hair service.

For more information, phone 360-457-7993.

Financial workshops

SEQUIM — VS Associates, 492 W. Cedar St., will host two free workshops in November.

The first is “Learn About the Benefits of Non-Traded Income-Focused Alternative Investments” from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Investment opportunities for discussion include:

■   Strategies for portfolio diversification

■   Sources of inflation-protected income

■   Potential benefits for investors

■   Potentially stable and growing cash flows

■   Potential benefits of non-traded investments

The second, “Professional Money Management Workshop,” is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20.

The workshop will focus on how to prepare a portfolio for the road ahead with an eye on market monitoring, portfolio diversification and protection, risk management and fund analysis.

Light refreshments will be served at both events.

To RSVP, phone 800-775-7009.

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