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Conservation Lecture

On Thursday at 7 p.m., John Fidler, head of building conservation and research at English Heritage, UK, will speak at the Getty Center in Brentwood on “England’s Green and Pleasant Land: Recent Experiments to Link Building Conservation With the Wider Field of Environmental Sustainability.” Free, but reservations are required: (310) 440-7300 or www.getty.edu/conserva tion/activities.

On Friday at 7:30 p.m., “Sound at the Schindler House” begins with “Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano,” music by John Cage from 1946-48, performed by James Tenney. Built in 1921-22 by Modernist architect Rudolf M. Schindler, the architecturally and socially innovative house has long promoted artistic creativity. Tickets range from $9 to $15; reservations are required at MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A., 835 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. For more information, call (310) 651-1510 or log on to www .soundNet.org.

--Kathy Bryant

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