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Things to do this weekend in El Paso

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Real Estate Agent with EXIT West Realty

El Paso Spring Home Show -- The home-improvement expo is open through Sunday at the El Paso convention center. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Eric Stromer of the HGTV and A&E home-improvement shows will appear at an autograph and photograph session from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.95; $4.95 for seniors and military; free for children younger than 12. Discount admission coupons online at homeshowelpaso.com. 800-756-4788.

Downtown walking tour -- The tour of historic sites and public art, including sites scheduled for restoration or demolition, will start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the El Paso Museum of History, 510 N. Santa Fe. The group will walk for an hour, stop for lunch, then walk for another hour. $5 benefits the El Paso Railroad Museum; discounts for students, teachers and military; free for children. 256-4409.

El Paso Downtown Artist Market -- The weekly outdoor market is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays in Union Plaza, near Anthony Street and the Union Depot. elpasoartsandculture.org, 541-4481, facebook.com/EPDowntownArtistMarket.

Ghost tour -- The Paso del Norte Paranormal Society will sponsor the two-hour tour of Downtown El Paso starting at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Main Library, 501 N. Oregon. $10. Reservations, information: 408-7461; help@ghosts915.com.

Archaeology Museum storytelling -- Alex Mares will tell Native American stories from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday -- including night-sky viewing and stories about stars and constellations -- at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Trans Mountain. Appropriate for ages 4 and older. $6 ($4 for ages 4-12); $2 discount for museum members. Paid registration is due at 3 p.m. today. Mares also will tell stories of events that happened at or near Hueco Tanks at 2 p.m. Sunday at the museum; free. 755-4332.