Would you skateboard on an oriental rug? A photograph of a teenager about to do just that might win a New Kensington school a $3,500 prize.

To celebrate its 80th anniversary in the rug business, Karastan is holding a photo contest for photography schools across the country. The company asked students to make a statement by conceptualizing and creating a series of photographs that showcase a Karastan rug in three environments: a home, a public place and an "American" setting.

For the American setting, students from Oakbridge Academy of Arts chose a skateboard park. Karastan, which will award $3,500 in each of the three categories, has posted the entries on the Web at karastan.com/rug_ged2.asp. Visitors can vote for the winners through Tuesday. Winners will be announced Aug. 15.

Daylily show

The Pittsburgh Iris & Daylily Society will hold its annual daylily show from 1 to 6 p.m. next Saturday at the Washington Crown Center Mall, Washington, Pa. Nonmembers are welcome to enter. Plant sales will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until the plants are gone.

Open garden days

Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County will hold an Open Garden Day at the demonstration gardens in North and South Parks from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday.

They will offer tours of the gardens, talks on pollinators and the basics of composting and a question-and-answer booth for gardeners. The North Park garden is at the corner of Wildwood Road and Babcock Boulevard. The South Park garden is near the intersection of Corrigan Drive and McConkey Road.