La Jolla Light presents an ongoing roster of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures and learning
• State Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas), who serves the 38th District, which includes La Jolla, will host the second annual “End Homelessness Summit” at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25, at the University of California, San Diego, 9615 Scholars Drive North in La Jolla. The event will feature a series of panel discussions. sd38.senate.ca.gov
• Fareed Zakaria, host of the CNN program “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” will speak about U.S.-China relations on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. at the University of California, San Diego, 9615 Scholars Drive North, La Jolla. The event is hosted by the UCSD School of Global Policy. Free. bit.ly/3Yg0Tt1
Health & Fitness
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club will meet for a Saturday morning walk at 9 a.m. July 27 at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. The walk will go through the Olivetas and Windansea neighborhoods. lajollanewcomers.org
• Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute will host a Cancer Center Open House, “The Science Behind Addiction,” on Wednesday, July 31, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Chairman’s Hall, Building 5, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. The event is an opportunity to meet scientists working to better understand the connection between addiction and cancer, as well as treatments. Free. Register at bit.ly/3RzJk2T .
Arts and Culture
• Author Julia London will talk about her book “Nice Work, Nora November” in conversation with Rachel McMillan via Zoom at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at an event hosted by Warwick Bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/london-2024
• Warwick Bookstore will host a talk by author Kamala Kapur about her book “The Privilege of Aging” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Free or $18.99 with reserved seating and book reservation. warwicks.com/event/kapur-2024
• Max Lofano and Joshua Moreno will be presenting an art exhibit, “Slow Dance,” at Two Rooms Gallery, 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, from Friday, July 26 through Friday, Aug. 30. An opening event will be held July 26 from 6 to 8 p.m., tworoomsgallery.com
• A screening of the film “Jaws” will be presented by ArtPower at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla, on Friday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/jaws
• The La Jolla Community Center will present its 2024 Fourth Friday Jazz Series, with monthly concerts through October at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. All concerts start at 8 p.m. with a pre-show reception at 7 p.m. Upcoming performers include the Shelley Williams Trio on July 26, singer Rose Mallett on Aug. 23, flautist Holly Hoffman on Sept. 27 and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos on Oct. 25. Tickets are $25 to $35. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. “Concert of Hope” is a fundraiser for Doors of Change. $52-$325. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/concert-of-hope-2024
• The La Jolla Music Society will present “Danse Macabre” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Baker Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The evening will feature music by Ysaÿe, Ravel, Butler, Saint-Saëns, Adès and Schubert. Tickets are $73-113. theconrad.org/events/danse-macabre
• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Passions and Storms” at Baker Baum Concert Hall (7600 Fay Ave.) on Sunday, July 28, at 3 p.m. The concert will feature Janacek’s “The Kreutzer Sonata” and composer-pianist Thomas Adès’s “The Tempest.” Tickets range from $48 to $90. theconrad.org/events/passions-and-storms
• The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla will host its 2024 Concerts by the Sea series every Sunday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Scripps Park, 1100 Coast Blvd.: July 28: Betamaxx (’80s music), Aug. 4: Big Time Operator (big band music). Free. kiwanisclublajolla.org/concerts-by-the-sea
• The Athenaeum Music Library will present the final concert of its 25th Summer Festival. Pianist Gustavo Romero will perform music by Frédéric Chopin on Sunday, July 28, at 4 p.m., at 1008 Wall St. in La Jolla. Dinner will follow the concert. Cost is $50 for Athenaeum members, $55 for nonmembers. (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org/summer-festival
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “Predictive Forms: Art of the Caribbean Diaspora from the 1990s to Present” at 700 Prospect St. in La Jolla through Sunday, July 28. The exhibition presents an intergenerational group of artists living and working in the Americas and Europe. mcasd.org
• Authors Robin Harding and Nina Laurin will discuss their book “The Haters & the Last Thing She Saw” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at an online event hosted by Warwick Bookstore in La Jolla on Tuesday, July 30, at 4 p.m. Free. warwicks.com/event/harding-and-laurin-2024
• Warwick’s Bookstore will host a talk by author David Wroblewski about his book “Familiaris” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Free or $34.99 for reserved seating and books. warwicks.com/event/wroblewski-2024
• The La Jolla Music Society will present a “Midweek Masterworks” performance of Mozart’s music at Baker Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., Wednesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $38 to $105. theconrad.org/events/amadeus
• Author Geralyn Glass will talk about her book “Sacred Vibrations” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Warwick Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Free or $17.99 with reserved seating and book reservation. warwicks.com/event/glass-2024
• Author Michelle Moran will discuss her book “Maria” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, during an online event hosted by Warwick Bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/moran-2024
• Composer and pianist Thomas Ades will present a “Takeover” concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Baker Baum Concert Hall (7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla). The concert will feature the U.S. premiere of “Forgotten Dances,” performed with guitarist Shawn Scheib. Tickets are $50. theconrad.org/events/takeover-the-baker-baum
• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Baroque Fantasia” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Baker Baum Concert Hall (7600 Fay Ave.). The performance will feature music from the Baroque period, including Telemann’s “Don Quixote Suite” and Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” Tickets range from $48 to $105. theconrad.org/events/baroque-fantasia
• “Resilience,” a concert presented by the La Jolla Music Society, will feature works by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and artists who were silenced or repressed during World War II. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Baker Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. Tickets range from $48 to $97. theconrad.org/events/resilience
Warwick Bookstore will host author Russell Rowe in La Jolla on Sunday, Aug. 4. (File)
• Warwick Bookstore will host a talk by author Russell Lowe about his book “When the Willow Tree Becomes a Forest: The Story of Hop Lee” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/low-2024
• The La Jolla Music Society will present “Suite” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Baker Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The concert will feature pieces by Bach, Lansky, Piazzolla, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. Tickets are $65-110. theconrad.org/events/suite
• UC San Diego’s ArtPower presents a performance by Ana Tijoux and J Noa at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. Tickets are $30-48. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/ana-tijoux
• The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library will close out its annual summer jazz concert series with Camilla Mesa on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m., at 1008 Wall St. in La Jolla. Cost is $40 for Athenaeum members, $45 for nonmembers. ljathenaeum.org/jazz
Author Amanda Bellows will appear at Warwick Bookstore in La Jolla on Tuesday, August 6. (Warwick)
• Author Amanda Bellows will talk about her book “The Explorers” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Warwick Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Admission is free or reserved seating and a book cost $32.50. warwicks.com/event/bellows-2024
• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Mozart and Pärt” by British vocal ensemble Voces8 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Baker Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. Tickets range from $45 to $103. theconrad.org/events/mozart-part
Jack Givens and Doug Blank will talk about Givens’ book about his life, “They Call Me Goose,” on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Warwick Bookstore in La Jolla. (Warwick)
• At Warwick Bookstore, authors Jack Givens and Doug Brunk will talk about their book “They Call Me Goose,” about Givens’ life as a basketball player, announcer and businessman, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Attendance is free, but reserved seating and the paperback edition is $27.95 and reserved seating and the hardcover edition is $37.95. warwicks.com/event/givens-and-brunk-2024
• Author and marine biologist Jasmine Graham will talk about her book “Sharks Don’t Sink” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Warwick Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. Free admission or $28 with reserved seating and book reservation. warwicks.com/event/graham-2024
• “Gratitude,” a chamber music performance, will be held at Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. in La Jolla, on Friday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $63 to $108. theconrad.org/events/gratitude
• The Worldbeat Cultural Center Reggae Summer Splash Festival will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. Tickets are $25-$45. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/summersplash-2024
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “Derecho,” a world premiere play directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, at Mandel Weiss Forum (9500 Gilman Drive) through Sunday, Aug. 18. Show times and tickets: lajollaplayhouse.org/show/derecho
• The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library will host its 32nd annual juried exhibition at 1008 Wall St. in La Jolla through Saturday, Sept. 28. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2024-juried
• “Hold Fast,” an exhibit exploring San Diego’s kelp forests and climate change, runs through September at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way in La Jolla. The exhibit features work by local photographer and oceanographer Oriana Poindexter, gyotaku made by artist Dwight Phan and mapping of the kelp forests by Scripps Institution of Oceanography doctoral student Mohammad Sedarat. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The exhibit is included in aquarium admission: $24.95 for adults and $19.95 for children ages 3 to 17. aquarium.ucsd.edu
Galas and Events
• Mermaid & Pirate Dance Party and Dance to EvOLvE begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, at the La Jolla/Lifford Library (7555 Draper Ave). The event, aimed at preschool through elementary school children, is part of the San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. Free. bit.ly/3LgkdP3
• Fleet Science Center’s “Scientific Serenade” is a San Diego Public Library summer reading program event, taking place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the La Jolla/Lifford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. It’s free. bit.ly/4fdGZoM
• “Wild Animals and Birds of Prey” by Lizard Lady Animal Show will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the La Jolla/Lifford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/3LwtGBV
• The La Jolla Music Society will host its 2024 Summerfest Gala on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. at Windansea Beach. The event will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and a performance by British vocal ensemble Voces8. The gala is the main fundraiser for the music society’s learning and engagement programs. $1,500-$3,000. theconrad.org/events/gala
Have an online or in-person event you’d like us to feature here? Email the information to Rob Vardon (robert.vardon@lajollalight.com) by noon Friday and it will appear in next week’s edition. ♦
First published: July 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM