This is a continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• The Pen to Paper writing class is offered at 1 p.m. Thursdays at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The weekly class is open to writers 18 and older of all experience levels. Free. (858) 552-1657
• “Local Voices: The Climate Crisis Impact” is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at The JAI at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. The presentation will be moderated by Jessica Toth, executive director of the Solana Center for Environmental Innovation. Free. theconrad.org/events/local-voices
• The Peer Learning Collaborative presents “Rhetoric & Persuasion: Plato to the Present” at 3 p.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The four-week course is facilitated by Deborah Williams, who has a Ph.D. in literature and rhetoric and is pursuing a master’s degree in art history with a focus on visual rhetoric. The sessions will be followed by drinks and appetizers. $15 for the series for Community Center members, $35 for non-members. ljcommunitycenter.org
• The Sierra Club Seal Society presents a talk about the sea lion birthing and mating season, followed by a docent-led walk to view the sea lions at Point La Jolla beginning at 2 p.m. Saturdays, June 15, 22 and 29, at Mangelsen Images of Nature Gallery, 7916 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free.
Health & fitness
• Total Brain Health presents the course “Flex 1.0” at 10:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, June 11, at Cheer Home Care, 5685 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. The series, hosted by Michelle Wile, will be held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Email [email protected].
Arts & culture
• The La Jolla Music Society presents the Peter Sprague Trio at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. Guitarist Sprague, pianist Danny Green and bassist Mack Leighton will perform hits by the Beatles, Carole King and more. Free. theconrad.org/events/qrt-yrd-sprague
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Dana Elmendorf discussing her book “In the Hour of Crows” in conversation with Evelyn Skye at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/elmendorf-2024
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents Teen Night at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The event will showcase the exhibition “Interconnections: The Relationships That Form Us.” Free. mcasd.org/events/teen-night-2
• The St. James by-the Sea Episcopal Church art gallery presents a display of paintings by British artist Rory Browne from Friday, June 7, to Saturday, June 15, at 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. An opening reception is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 7. sjbts.org
• Mandolinist, singer, songwriter and composer Chris Thile performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. The concert is sold out, but a waiting list is available. (858) 459-3728. theconrad.org/events/chris-thile
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library will host a book sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla. There also will be a selection of CDs, vinyl LPs and sheet music. ljathenaeum.org/events/book-sale-2024-0608
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the Expo Design Market, a showcase of publishing, design, music and fashion from across San Diego, Tijuana and neighboring communities, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 8-9, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Free. An “Expo After Dark” party will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. both days. $60 for MCASD members, $65 for non-members. mcasd.org/events/expo-design-market
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents a 90-minute docent-led tour of UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection of public art at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8. For more information about club membership, visit lajollanewcomers.org.
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Patricia Daly-Lipe discussing her book “How She Did It: The Creativity of Georgeanna Lipe” at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/daly-lipe-2024
• The Charles McPherson Quintet performs jazz at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at The JAI at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. Sold out, but a waiting list is available. (858) 459-3728. theconrad.org/events/the-charles-mcpherson-quintet
• La Jolla Presbyterian Church hosts a concert of the combined choirs of La Jolla Presbyterian and Solana Beach Presbyterian Church with a professional orchestra at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at 7715 Draper Ave. Free. ljpres.org/concert-series
• The La Jolla Book Club meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The book to be discussed is “The Latecomer” by Jean Hanff Korelitz. Free. bit.ly/3ysp1h8
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Timothy Egan discussing his book “A Fever in the Heartland” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 10, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $18 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/egan-2024
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts artist Marisa Takal at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Takal will discuss “Unconscious Research,” her exhibition of paintings and sculptures that runs through Saturday, July 13, in the Athenaeum’s Joseph Clayes III Gallery. Her talk is $15 for Athenaeum members, $20 for non-members, $5 for students.
ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2024-takal-talk
• The Rotary Club of La Jolla presents banjoist Alison Brown and her quintet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The La Jolla High School graduate will perform bluegrass and jazz. $110-$250. theconrad.org/events/23-24-rotary-club
• Musicologist and University of San Diego professor Charissa Noble presents “On the Edge: Radical Art and Music Scenes of Early 20th Century California” at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 13, 20 and 27, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $42 for the series for Athenaeum members, $57 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/events/noble-24-series
• The San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents Ralph’s World music and dancing for children at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/4dXJHhk
• “Sacred Architecture of San Diego/Tijuana” runs Friday, June 14, through Sunday, Sept. 1, at the La Jolla Historical Society’s Wisteria Cottage Gallery, 780 Prospect St. The exhibition, curated by the Rev. Mark Hargreaves, pastor of St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla, leads viewers through major architectural movements of the 20th century and the ideas and theology that have shaped sacred buildings in the region, as well as highlights the work of contemporary architectural photographers Maha Bazzari, Estefany Maya and Darren Bradley. Free. lajollahistory.org/sacred-architecture-of-san-diego-and-tijuana
• Ten local artists who painted during the recent La Jolla Secret Garden Tour have a public reception set for 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Their artwork is on display at the library through Wednesday, June 26. Free.
• The La Jolla Music Society presents “A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy” at 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The New World Players chamber ensemble will perform music from throughout the video game series. $58. theconrad.org/events/23-24-awr-music_a-new-world
• Diane Nares, co-founder of the Emilio Nares Foundation in honor of her late son, discusses her book “His Place at the Table: A Personal, Public and Spiritual Love Story” at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 16, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/nares-2024
• Author Leif Enger discusses his book “I Cheerfully Refuse” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/enger-2024
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its annual series of summer jazz concerts June 19 through Aug. 4 at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The series includes Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19; the Chris Potter Trio at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30; the Peter Erskine Trio with Bob Mintzer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20; and Camila Meza at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. $152 for the series for Athenaeum members, $172 for non-members; $40 for individual shows for members, $45 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/jazz
• The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival is set for Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, June 29, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, and the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., both in La Jolla. $25-$175. For the full schedule, visit mainlymozart.org/allstar.
• The La Jolla Library Poetry Group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/3yNYHOY
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents Afro-Caribbean conceptual word artist Def Sound at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Jacobs Hall, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. He will be joined by Arty Johnson on drums, Jace Holmes on keyboard, Ghalani Crenshaw on bass, Chris Lightfoot on guitar and more as part of the performance series “Sound and Liberation” created by The Hill Street Country Club. Free. mcasd.org/events/hscc-def-sound
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author George Geary discussing his book “Made in California, Vol. 2” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $29.99 for a reserved seat and paperback book copy or $41.99 for a reserved seat and hardcover. warwicks.com/event/geary-2024
• The La Jolla Music Society presents a Pointeworks ballet performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $78-$98. theconrad.org/events/23-24-pointeworks
• Brenda Viola discusses her book “How to be Heard Without Screaming!” at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Viola is a former news anchor and reporter and founder of Vici Communications. bit.ly/3VAdEx3
• The Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “Synaptic Sculpture,” the first U.S. solo show by La Jolla resident and UC San Diego art professor Pinar Yoldas, through Sunday, June 23, at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. $5-$10 suggested donation. icasandiego.org/art/pinar-yoldas-synaptic-sculpture
• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2024 Fourth Friday Jazz Series with monthly concerts through October at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. All concerts begin at 8 p.m., with a pre-show reception at 7 p.m. Upcoming performers are flutist Lori Bell on Friday, June 28, singer Melissa Morgan on Friday, July 26, singer Rose Mallett on Friday, Aug. 23, flutist Holly Hofmann on Friday, Sept. 27, and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos on Friday, Oct. 25. $25-$35. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “The Ballad of Johnny and June” through Sunday, July 7, at the Mandell Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The play, written by Robert Cary and Des McAnuff, highlights the lives and music of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. $25-$119. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/johnny-and-june
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s-Today” through Sunday, July 28, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The exhibition features an intergenerational group of artists who live and work across the Americas and Europe. mcasd.org
• “Hold Fast,” an exhibit exploring San Diego’s kelp forests and climate change, runs until September at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The show features works of local photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter, gyotaku prints created by artist Dwight Hwang and kelp forest mapping by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. student Mohammad Sedarat. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through February and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The exhibit is included with aquarium admission: $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for children ages 3-17. aquarium.ucsd.edu
Galas & events
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents “Coffee Around Town” at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, at the Blue Whale restaurant, 834 Kline St. The event is an opportunity for newcomers to La Jolla to meet club members and find out about joining the organization. lajollanewcomers.org
• The Shops at La Jolla Village presents “The Coastal Collective” featuring music and food on The Patio from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at 8801-8879 Villa La Jolla Drive. Free. theshopsatlajollavillage.com/events/the-coastal-collective
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents “Happy Hour Around Town” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Beeside Balcony restaurant, 1025 Prospect St. lajollanewcomers.org
• The San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents the Wild Wonders animal show at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/4c7d7rP
• Agave Fest is set for 6 p.m. Friday, June 21, at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, 9700 N. Torrey Pines Road. The 21-and-older tequila and mezcal event will showcase a range of agave-based spirits. $95. estancialajolla.com/local-experiences/#!/e/agave-fest-2106e4a2
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