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A flair for the whimsical
As children of the Great Depression, Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman had modest dreams: They wanted to own their home and decorate it with beautiful things. In 1952, the couple left Detroit to start a mom-and-pop arts studio in Culver City, and in the...Tags: California, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Toy Industry, Washington, DC
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Home datebook
APRIL 18 Native plants: The South Coast chapter of the California Native Plant Society presents its 15th annual spring garden tour led by landscape consultants and designers Ric Dykzeul and Tony Baker. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. $20 to $25. Reservations: (310)...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Culver City, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, La Crescenta, Festive Events
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Datebook
APRIL 11 Garden design: Landscape architect Heather Lenkin lectures on "Designing Great Gardens." 3 to 5 p.m. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Caņada Flintridge. $35 to $40. Registration: (818) 949-7980. Wildflower show: Rancho Santa Ana...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Culver City, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Building Material, Wildflowers
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Home and garden tours and seminars
MARCH 28 Cymbidium show: San Gabriel Valley branch of the Cymbidiun Society of America hosts an orchid show with potting demonstrations and an orchid sale. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 28 and 29. Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 301 N....Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Tourism and Leisure, Orange (Orange, California), Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Gardens and Parks
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Talks on flowers, gardens and L.A. architecture
MARCH 14 Native plants: Bruce Pavlik, professor of biology at Mills College and author of "The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery," lectures on "Ecological Histories of the Desert." 10 to 11:30 a.m. $20 to $30. That is followed by Louise...Tags: California, Los Angeles, Tourism and Leisure, Botany, Science
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Home and garden events in L.A. area
MARCH 7 Tree pruning: Arborist Gary Knowlton leads this workshop on ethical tree pruning, emphasizing a holistic approach to tree management. 9 a.m. to noon. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers & Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley. $20...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Metal and Mineral, University of California, Los Angeles, Material Science
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Home and garden events
FEB. 7 Backyard retreats: Debra Prinzing, author of "Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways," shares her ideas on how to create a personal backyard destination. 2 to 3:30 p.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, 10459 Tuxford St.,...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Tourism and Leisure, Science, Botany
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Home and garden events throughout Southern California
JAN. 31 Tiffany lecture: Margaret K. Hofer, curator of decorative arts at the New York Historical Society, will discuss the role women played in the design and manufacture of Tiffany Studios' leaded glass lamps. 7:30 p.m. Art Center College of Design,...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Tourism and Leisure, Science
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Home and garden events in the Southland
TODAY Native plants: Horticulturist Lili Singer leads a class on California flora. Learn about planting techniques, irrigation, pruning, maintenance and where to see and buy native plants. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $35 to $45. Later in the afternoon, James...Tags: Earl Warren Jr., Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Tourism and Leisure, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Gardens and Parks
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Home and garden events in Southern California
FEB. 14 Design class: Landscape designer Laramee Haynes will discuss how to create beautiful spaces using native plants, well-placed shade trees and other more elements. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants,...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Dog (animal), Fashion Shows, Architecture
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Inflated art appraisals cost U.S. government untold millions
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersAn alleged tax-fraud scheme involving donations of overvalued art to four local museums is part of a larger, unchecked problem with inflated art appraisals that has cost the federal government untold millions, a Times analysis has found. Each year, the...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Los Angeles Kings, Accounting and Auditing, Washington (U.S. state), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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Raids suggest a deeper network of looted art
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCoordinated raids on four Southern California museums early Thursday suggest that the involvement of art institutions in the purchase of looted objects is far more extensive than recent high-profile scandals have indicated. Even as the country's most...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, University of California, Berkeley, Asia, Gardens and Parks, Native Americans
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