Short takes

• The Altadena ceiling fan!
• Naturalists Gabi and Cliff McLean will talk about "Angeles Forest Recovery and the Fire Follower Plants" on Wed. at Eaton Canyon Nature Center.  Social reception at 7, program at 7:30.
• The city of Hesperia is telling Altadena's late lamented Banana Museum to split, says the Wall Street Journal.  Top banana Ken Bannister wants to sell his collection, but nobody will pony up the bread.  Day-o!