Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead
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Monday: UCLA Architecture & Urban Design hosts architect Minsuk Cho, principal of Mass Studies in Seoul. 6:30 p.m. Free. Perloff Hall, UCLA. Parking is available in Lot 3 for $10. (310) 267-4704.
Thursday: Lily Singer lecture series continues with Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden chief executive Richard Schulhof, pictured above, discussing the evolution of the park and his visions for the future. 9:30 a.m. to noon. $20. 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-4623.
Thursday: Mike Evans, president of Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano, lectures on California plants in this event sponsored by the Southern California Horticultural Sociey. 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Room at the Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles. $5. (818) 567-1496.
Saturday: The Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter hosts a tour of the new Los Angeles Police Department administration building. This event will include a lecture and slide presentation from Jose Palacios, the designer who partnered with project architect Paul Danna. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $20. 100 W. 1st St., Los Angeles. Reservations required: (800) 972-4722.
Saturday: Ray Tucker leads a behind-the-scenes tour of the Los Angeles Flower Mart. Class meets at 7 a.m. at the market. $18 to $20. Registration required by Thursday. Organized by Descanso Gardens. (818) 949-4200.
Saturday: Descanso Gardens horticulturist Mike Brown shows how to prepare soil and maintain raised planting beds and container gardens for spring flowers. 10 a.m. $12 to $15. 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. (818) 949-4200.
Saturday: The San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will host its annual sale of native plants for foothill gardens. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena. (626) 476-4163.
Saturday: A walking tour of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden looks at fire ecology and what plants do to survive and thrive in areas that are prone to wildfire. 10 to 11:30 a.m. $5 to $7. 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-4623.
ONGOING
Brown Bag Tuesdays: The Gamble House, the Arts and Crafts landmark designed by Charles and Henry Greene, continues a weekly lunch program. Visitors can picnic on the rear lawn or terrace of the 1908 estate between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday. Twenty-minute docent-led tours will be given at 12:15 and 12:45 p.m. for $5. 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena; (626) 793-3334. Reservations: (626) 449-4178.
Installation: “Light Frames,” an outdoor installation by Los Angeles architect Gail Peter Borden, consists of a hand-assembled dome and an enclosed “chapel” built out of translucent vinyl plastic. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through mid-March. Free. Materials & Applications, 1619 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 739-4668.
— Lisa Boone