2 pm: Outdoors

Learn which wetland shrubs grow in deep water and how they survive, where water comes from to fill Madrona marsh, water management plus more in a family-oriented Madrona Marsh Science Series on Wetlands with Torrance city naturalist Walt Wright.

* “Madrona Marsh Science Series on Wetlands,” Madrona Marsh Preserve, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, between Maple and Madrona avenues, Torrance. 2-4 p.m. $5 per person or $10 per family. Wear long pants and a hat. (310) 782-3989 for information; (310) 618-2720 for required preregistration.

Cabaret: 8pm

Singer-comedian Jeff Macauley sings “Buttons and Bows” among other ditties when he performs “Mwah!: The Dinah Shore Show,” a tribute to the late vocalist and television personality. Macauley promises Shore lore and more than a little imagination as he presents his one-man show backed by musical director Shelly Markham.

* “Mwah!: The Dinah Shore Show,” Cinegrill, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. $12. Also Jan. 25. (213) 466-7000.

2 pm: Comedy

Those hurtful digs from the family that didn’t seem quite so funny over the holidays can become the basis for comedy gold. Comedian Judy Carter, author of “Standup Comedy: The Book,” will lead a free workshop in weaving family fodder into a stand-up comedy routine at the Improv in West Hollywood, from noon to 2 p.m.

* Judy Carter Workshop, Improv, 8162 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. Noon-2 p.m. Free. (310) 915-0555.

all day: Skiing

Never tried cross-country skiing before? The 4th Annual Ski Fest, a nationwide one-day celebration of cross-country skiing to be held at Tamarack Lodge Resort in Mammoth Lakes, will offer free lessons for first-time skiers, groomed trails, demo equipment, reduced-rate trail passes, games, contests, races and more.

* Ski Fest, Tamarack Lodge Resort, Twin Lakes Road off of Lake Mary Road, Mammoth Lakes. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Lessons free; daily ski rental, $10-$15; daily trail pass rental, $7-$10. (760) 934-2442.

7:30 pm: Theater

Charlayne Woodard performs her solo drama “Neat,” about coming of age in an urban African American family, at the Mark Taper Forum. Woodard portrays more than a dozen characters, from her no-nonsense grandmother and little sister to her beloved Aunt Neat, the center of her family portrait.

* “Neat,” Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Regular schedule: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Ends Feb. 1. $29-$37. (213) 628-2772.

7 pm: Movies

Wu Wenguang’s “1966, My Time in the Red Guards,” a 165-minute landmark work from the Chinese underground “new documentary movement” in Beijing, screens Sunday at LACE. Wu will be present for a discussion at this Filmforum event.

* “1966, My Time in the Red Guards,” LACE, 6522 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 7 p.m. $5-6. (213) 526-2911.

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FREEBIE: “Ragtime” cast members will read children’s stories at Skirball Cultural Center, 11 a.m. (310) 440-4666.