Datebook

TODAY

Garden show:

The Culver City Garden Club holds its 56th annual show and plant sale. Noon to 4 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Culver City Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave. Free. (310) 936-6120.

Cactus show:

Cactus and Succulent Society of America presents its annual show and sale. Included will be rare specimens native to Chile, Argentina, Botswana, Madagascar and the Middle East. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Sunday. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Free. (626) 405-2100, www.huntington.org.

Long Beach tour:

Long Beach Heritage offers a walking tour of historic buildings, including the Breakers and the Insurance Exchange and Willmore buildings 10 a.m. 3rd Street and the Promenade, next to the "Recreation in Long Beach" mural, a late-1930s Works Progress Administration project. $10. Reservations: (562) 493-7019 or www.lbheritage.org.

Midcentury symposium:

The Mingei International Museum will present a symposium, "Perspectives on Mid-Century California Design," in conjunction with its exhibition "Masters of Mid-Century California Modernism -- Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman." 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mingei Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego. $25 to $35. (619) 239-0003, Ext. 405.

Home show:

The Home Buyers, House Sellers and Real Estate Investors Expo will be presented at the 33rd annual Home Remodeling & Decorating Show & Eco-Expo. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall (Kentia), 1201 S. Figueroa St. $7.75. However, admission is free to attendees of the Dwell on Design show. (818) 557-2950; www.thehomeshow.com.

SUNDAY

Alhambra tour:

The Alhambra Preservation Group will open a selection of architecturally diverse homes in Alhambra's distinctive northeast neighborhood, including the home of renowned desert plein-air artist Clyde Forsythe, whose home and studio was the seasonal retreat of his friend Norman Rockwell. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $15 in advance; however, tickets are $18 day if purchase on the day of the event. Story House, 502 Story Place, Alhambra. (626) 755-3467 or www.alhambrapreservation.org.

Historic districts:

The Restoration Trade Fair is for homeowners in historic districts who are interested in restoration. Event includes 50 vendors, classes and experts on Long Beach's historic guidelines. Organized by the nonprofit Rose Park Neighborhood Assn. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Burbank Elementary School, 4th Street and Junipero Avenue, Long Beach. $5; children under 18 are free. www.rpna-tradefair.org.