EVENTS CALENDAR

TUESDAY

First-Time Home Buyers: A seminar for first-time buyers, covering successful steps in buying, credit and scoring, tax benefits and loan parameters.

Location: Pasadena Main Library, 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena.

Time: 5:45-8:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Information: (626) 395-9620, American Financial

TUESDAY

Tips for Buyers: A seminar for prospective home buyers, explaining the home-buying process with tips on the home-loan transaction.

Location: Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills

Time: 7-9 p.m.

Cost: Free, presented by Countrywide Home Loans

Information: (800) 588-9888, Ext. 224

WEDNESDAY

Community Associations.: The Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute will present a mini-trade show breakfast, showcasing industry vendors who will provide information on trends in the community association industry.

Location: The Hyatt Valencia, 27644 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia.

Time: 7-10 a.m.

Cost: Pre-registration, free; at the door, $10

Information: (323) 254-9526

THURSDAY

Home Remodeling: Financing and finding the right contractor will be the focus of this seminar, sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Custom Design & Construction.

Location: 6001 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills

Time: 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Information: (310) 815-4815

FRIDAY

Real Estate Educators: A conference for public and private school educators and others interested in real estate education, sponsored by the California Community Colleges Real Estate Education Center.

Location: Ramada Plaza Hotel/Los Angeles Airport-North, 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City

Time: Registration desk opens at 8 a.m.; conference starts at 9 a.m.

Cost: $35 for educators affiliated with a community college, $40 for non-community college persons

Information: (209) 575-6965

FRIDAY-NEXT SUNDAY

Woodworking: A show designed for the woodworking enthusiast, homebuilder/remodeler and wood turner or carver at all levels of expertise.

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Hall C, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

Time: Friday, 12-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: $9, adults; free, children 12 and younger; seminars Friday and Saturday, $70 for three-hour meetings; $105 for full-day seminars .

Information: (310) 477-8521

FRIDAY-NEXT SUNDAY

Home Show: The Home Security and Emergency Preparedness Expo will focus on stocking your home with emergency products and rations necessary during natural disasters and acts of terrorism.

Location: L.A. Convention Center, Hall B, 1201 S. Figueroa St.

Time: Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Cost: $5.75, adults; $3, seniors; children younger than 12, free

Information: (818) 909-9963, the NEC Group, sponsor.

SATURDAY

Maintenance Tasks: This hands-on seminar covers basic plumbing and electrical as well as other maintenance tasks.

Location: Apartment Assn. of Greater L.A., 621 S. Westmoreland Ave., Los Angeles

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost: Advance reservations by Tuesday, AAGLA/CHPC (Coalition of Housing Providers Committee) members, $95 for one, $150 for two; nonmembers, $110 for one, $190 for two. At the door: AAGLA/CHPC, $115; nonmembers, $130; no couple discounts, no refunds (credit given toward next seminar).

Information: (213) 384-4131, Ext. 326, Rita.

THROUGH NOV. 4

Design House 2001 Home Tour: Presented by the Assistance League of Southern California, this tour will feature Sunshine Hall, a Classical Revival mansion built in 1910 as the first home in Windsor Square, adjacent to Hancock Park. More than 20 designers participated in decorating the interiors.

Location: Complimentary parking and shuttle service at the L.A. Scottish Rite Masonic Temple parking lot, 4357 Wilshire Blvd., Hancock Park.

Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Mondays

Cost: $20

Information: (323) 993-1097; (818) 509-3898

SATURDAY-DEC. 1

Los Angeles History: Architecture and historic preservation expert Michael Jacob Rochlin presents his view of the history of L.A. in this UCLA Extension course, which takes participants on guided tours to downtown Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

Location: Meets at 1010 Westwood Center, 1010 Westwood Blvd., Room 307; field trip to downtown L.A., Nov. 24; all-day field trip to Santa Barbara, Dec. 1.

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost: $295

Information: (310) 825-9061

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