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Datebook: Events, exhibits, classes for the week ahead

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Thursday: Bart O’Brien, director of special projects at Rancho Santa Botanic Garden in Claremont, lectures on the unusual plants of Guadalupe Island, near Baja California. 7:30 p.m. $5. Friendship Auditorium, 3201 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Southern California Horticultural Society. (818) 567-1496.

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Thursday: Avocado experts Carl Stucky and Julie Frink will share tips on selecting, growing and caring for avocado trees. A plant sale will follow the program. 2:30 p.m. Free. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2128.

Thursday: Paul T. Isley III of Rainforest Flora presents ‘Tillandsias from A to Z, a Photographic Cornucopia,’ part of the Lili Singer lecture series. A plant sale and book signing follow the lecture. 9:30 a.m. to noon. $20. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-4623.

Friday: The Santa Barbara International Orchid Show will include exhibits, a juried art and photography section, corsage and floral arrangements, and thousands of blooming orchids for sale by vendors from around the world. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through March 13. $10 to $12. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara.

Saturday: Erika Esau, author of ‘Images of the Pacific Rim: Australia and California, 1850-1935,’ lectures on ‘The Transcontinental Bungalow: From Pasadena to Australia.’ It’s part of the Friends of the Gamble House series. 4 p.m. $12. Ahmanson Auditorium, Art Center College of Design, 1700 Lida St., Pasadena. Reservations required: (626) 793-3334, Ext. 52.

Saturday: The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden hosts an environmental fair with hands-on activities and resources to use at home and school. Live entertainment, crafts and a tour of unusual areas of the arboretum. ‘Ecological treasure hunt’ is geared for students in grades 4 through 12. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Included in regular admission of $3 to $8. 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821.4624.

Saturday: Otis College of Art and Design presents ‘Clay in LA: A Ceramics Symposium,’ an exploration of the history and state of contemporary ceramics in Los Angeles. This event includes a panel discussion, demonstrations and an artist- and curator-led tour of the exhibition “Splendid Entities: 25 Years of Objects by Phyllis Green,” on view through March 19. Panelists include Jo Lauria, Adrian Saxe, Peter Shire and Adam Silverman 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles. Registration required: (310) 665-6909.

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Saturday: Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne of Homegrown Evolution kick off a three-session class covering the basics of planning, planting, composting, soil science, pest control and harvesting organic vegetables. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Subsequent classes on March 19 and 26. $120 to $135 for the series. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2128.

Saturday and Sunday: The North American Clivia Society will present its eighth annual show and sale. Event will include demonstrations. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday both days. Included in regular admission for $6 to $20. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. (626) 405-2128.

ONGOING Ackerman, Aguiñiga: ‘A Marriage of Craft and Design: The Work of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman’ includes examples of ceramics, tile mosaics, wood carvings, textiles and other crafts from the Culver City couple. ‘Crossing the Line: A Space by Tanya Aguiñiga,’ is a site-specific structure made by the artist best known for felted furniture. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends May 8. $5 to $7. Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 937-4230.

Bischoff exhibition: The retrospective ‘Gardens and Grandeur: Porcelains and Paintings by Franz A. Bischoff,’ features Bischoff’s early hand-painted ceramic works and landscape paintings. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through March 20. $5 to $7. Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena. (626) 568-3665.

Brown Bag Tuesdays: The Gamble House, the Arts and Crafts landmark designed by Charles and Henry Greene, allows visitors to picnic on the rear lawn or terrace of the 1908 estate between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays. 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.

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Kahn in Venice: An exhibition of travel sketches by Louis Kahn documents the time in Italy spent by the architect whose work includes the Salk Institute in La Jolla. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays (closed from 1 to 2 p.m.), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Ends March 19. Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Los Angeles, 1023 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles. (310) 443-3250.

‘Made Up: Design’s Fictions’: Models, paintings and computer renderings of objects and processes that can’t actually exist, won’t work or challenge the notion of utility. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. Through March 20. Free. The Wind Tunnel Gallery, Art Center College of Design, 950 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. (626) 396-2469.

MAK Center: Artist Olivia Booth and architect Thurman Grant will transform the 1922 landmark Schindler House with their complementary use of glass and mirrors. Opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Exhibition runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through April 24. $7; free 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House, 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. (323) 651-1510.

Technology and design: The Architecture and Design Museum of Los Angeles exhibition ‘Soupergreen’ explores the way that technology can promote architecture and the environment. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Ends April 14. $2 to $5. 6032 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (323) 932-9393.

Wexler show: ‘Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler’ is a survey of drawings, photographs and models by the noted architect. They are augmented by professional photographs and new models fabricated by Cal Poly students, including a full-scale sectional steel model illustrating the prefabrication system that Wexler used in his steel houses. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. Ends May 29. $5 to $12.50. Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs.(760) 322-4800.

-- Lisa Boone

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