Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
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We’ve listed select home and garden events below. Suggest your own via reader comments. Submissions must be fewer than 75 words and must be for one-time events with legitimate value to other readers. No store promotions and no frivolous links, please. L.A. at Home staff will determine which submissions will be made public, but we won’t edit the comments.
Dec. 17: The Orange County chapter of the California Native Plant Society invite members and guests to share favorite photos of native plants, wildlife, habitats or gardens. Bring your best 10 photos on a flash drive, portable hard drive, CD or DVD, and plan on a presentation of no more than five minutes. Arrive early to allow for data transfer time. 7 p.m. Free. The Duck Club, 5 Riparian View, Irvine.
Dec. 17: Bruce Kidd will discuss controlling pests and disease at the San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists meeting. Doors open at 7 p.m.; members’ plants will be on display for judging at 7:30 p.m. followed by the lecture at 8 p.m. Free. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 335-6641.
Dec. 18: The historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum will be decorated. for holiday tours. 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Tours will include light refreshments and a reproduction of a small Malibu tile. $15. 23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. Reservations required: (310) 456-8432.
Dec. 19: The newly renovated Doheny Mansion at Mount St. Mary’s College, shown above, reopens for public tours at 9, 9:45, 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Tours include the first floor of the mansion and surrounding grounds. $25. No. 8 Chester Place, Los Angeles. (213) 477-2962.
Dec. 19: The Homestead Museum celebrates the holidays with evening tours focusing on how the celebration of Christmas in Southern California changed from the 1840s through the 1920s. Tours will depart every 30 minutes from 4 to 8 p.m. 15415 E. Don Julian Road, City of Industry. $5. (626) 968-8492.
Dec. 19: Arborist Gary Knowlton leads a class titled “Ethical Tree Pruning and Maintenance.” 9 to 11a.m. $20 to $30. Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. (818) 768-1802.
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Heritage Square’s Victorian-style William Perry Mansion, 1887 Queen Anne-style Hale House and 1884 Richard Shaw House will be open for tours and decorated in period decor. Noon to 3 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through Jan. 3. $10. 3800 Homer St., Los Angeles. $10. (323) 225-2700.
“Harrison McIntosh: A Timeless Legacy.” American Museum of Ceramic Art presents this retrospective on Harrison’s beautifully crafted pottery and sculpture. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, through Jan. 9. $2 to $3. 340 S. Garey Ave., Pomona. (909) 865-3146.
-- Lisa Boone
