Affordable Housing Is Panel Topic
The California Chapter of the American Planning Assn. presents a workshop on affordable housing projects today in Irvine. Alex Hernandez of the Olson Co., a California builder, and other panelists will present strategies for achieving quality affordable housing. The four-hour workshop begins at 8 a.m. at the City Hall Conference and Training Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine. The cost is $30 for students, $50 for APA members and $90 for nonmembers. For more information, contact Dave Barquist or Peggy Preston at (949) 472-3492; www.la -apa.org.
* On Saturday and Sunday there will be guided tours of the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Sid Grauman’s movie palace was designed by architects Mendell Meyer and Gabriel Holler in 1922. The one-hour tours, which begin at 10:30 a.m. at the box office, take visitors behind the scenes to dressing rooms, singers’ boxes and the projection booth. The cost is $5 to $7. The theater is at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. For information: (323) 466-3456; www.egyptiantheatre.com.
* More than 750 exhibits as well as three furnished homes and seven gardens will be on display at the Southern California Home & Garden Show Saturday through Aug. 25 at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W. Katella Ave. Admission is $8 for adults, $7 over 55, and $4 for children 6 to 12 years old. For more information: (800) 442-7469; www.southerncalifornia homeshow.com.
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