The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• “Tax Income Planning Strategies for 2025 and Beyond” will be presented by wealth management adviser Susan Alefi at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Lunch will precede the lecture at 12:30 p.m. Free. ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents
• The Sierra Club Seal Society of San Diego presents an educational lecture about the local harbor seal birthing season, followed by a guided tour, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Mangelsen Images of Nature Gallery, 7916 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. sandiegosierraclub.org/seal-society
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner discusses her climbing of all 14 of the world’s highest peaks at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in a Changemaker lecture at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $30-$53. theconrad.org/events/gerlinde-kaltenbrunner
Health & fitness
• The La Jolla Community Center and the Monarch Cottage senior community present “Aging and Staying in Control of your Healthcare” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. at 619-990-1307.
• Instructor Jaruska Solyova presents “Mardi Gras Joy-Dance-Yoga” at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the La Jolla Cove Bridge Club, 1160 Coast Blvd. $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Solyova also presents the yoga classes “Fit, Flexible & Fabulous” at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays through March 25 and “Sunset Stretch & Peaceful Ocean Savasana” at 4:40 p.m. Wednesdays through March 26, also at the bridge club. The classes are open to all skill levels. $20 per class. To for all events, email [email protected].
Arts & culture
• The La Jolla Poetry Group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-library-poetry-group-407506
• The History Matters Book Club for Middle Graders meets at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The club is intended for students in grades 4-8. The February book is “The War That Saved My Life” by Kimberly Bradley. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/middle-grade-book-club-404254
• The African and African-American Studies Research Center at UC San Diego presents drummer Gene Perry in an Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin dance and drumming workshop at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in Room 101 of the UCSD Social Science Building, 3000 Voigt Drive, La Jolla. Free.
• The Hagen Quartet performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. A prelude lecture by Michael Gerdes will begin at 6:30 p.m. $48-$87. theconrad.org/events/hagen-quartet
• Author Louise Stanger discusses and signs her book “Reflections on Aging from the Sunset Marquis” at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Boulevard consignment shop, 7458 Girard Ave., La Jolla. 619-665-5645
• The La Jolla Music Society presents its WinterFest Gala 2025 at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Ave., San Diego. This year’s theme is “Fantasy Under the Sea,” featuring dinner and a concert by the London Symphony Orchestra with pianist Yunchan Lim. For ticket availability, visit theconrad.org/events/gala/#gala-tickets.
• The La Jolla Community Center hosts the first three performances of the Center for World Music’s 2025 concert season, “Echoes Through Time,” at 7:30 p.m. the third Friday of each month through March at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The next local concerts are: Feb. 21: The Art of the Ney: Contemporary Sounds of Iran with Mohammad Khodadadi; and March 21: Sounds of Dynasties: Living Traditions of China. $35-$55 per concert. ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents an Extended School Partnership showcase of works by students at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts through Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Gordon Gray Gallery, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Free with museum ission. mcasd.org/events/esp-sdsa-25
• The La Jolla/Riford Library hosts “Stories Imagined,” an exhibit featuring original works from the San Diego Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, through Monday, Feb. 24, at 7555 Draper Ave. 858-552-1657
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “The Unfair Advantage,” featuring Australian sleight-of-hand specialist Harry Milas lifting the veil on the secrets of magicians, card cheaters and mentalists. The show will play Tuesday, Feb. 25, through Thursday, March 27, at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. For ticket availability, visit lajollaplayhouse.org/show/the-unfair-advantage
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Dreamers’ Circus performing Nordic world music at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $41-$70. theconrad.org/events/dreamers-circus-3
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents the art exhibition “End Trances” by painter Julian Tan through Saturday, April 19, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Tan will present an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2025-tan
• The La Jolla Music Society presents artist in residence Yunchan Lim on piano at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. A prelude lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sold out, though a waiting list is available. Email [email protected] or call 858-459-3728. theconrad.org/events/yunchan-lim-2
• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series starting Feb. 28 at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The series will include nine performances, each beginning at 8 p.m.: Feb. 28: Joshua White, “Jazz On the Cutting Edge”; March 28: Dave Scott, “Rat Pack Tribute”; April 25: Peter Sprague, “The Beatles”; May 23: Sherry Williams, “Sentimental & Swingin’”; June 27: Lori Bell, “Higher Standards”; July 25: Brian Levy, “Jazz Standards & Ballads”; Aug. 22: Rose Mallett, “Standards Exuding Peace & Joy”; Sept. 26: Holly Hofmann, “Autumn Jazz”; and Oct. 24: Gilbert Castellanos, “Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Celebration.” $200 for the series for Community Center , $245 for non-; $25 per concert for and $30 for non- in advance, $35 at the door. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• Quint Gallery hosts the exhibition “Configurations” by artist Tom Driscoll through Friday, Feb. 28, at 7722 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The show is a selection of Driscoll’s recent and past sculptures. quintgallery.com/exhibitions
• Author Julia Kelly discusses her book “The Dressmakers of London” at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/kelly-2025
• UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery presents “Border Craft,” featuring contemporary artists highlighting border regions, from Saturday, March 1, through Sunday, June 15, at 9390 Mandeville Lane, La Jolla. An opening ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. March 1. Free. mandevilleartgallery.ucsd.edu/exhibitions/border-craft.html
• Two Rooms gallery presents “Backtrack,” a two-person art exhibition featuring Maddie Butler and Enrique Ciapara and curated by Lizzie Zelter, through Saturday, March 1, at 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. Free. tworoomsgallery.com
• The ensemble Camarada presents “The Art of Tango” featuring music by Pedro Maffia, Astor Piazzolla, Eduardo Rovira, Aníbal Troilo and Andrés Martín at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $28-$98. theconrad.org/events/24-25-camarada_tango
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Elisabeth Brauss on piano at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $45-$65. theconrad.org/events/elisabeth-brauss-piano
• Le Salon de Musiques presents “Paris Mon Amour,” a concert featuring music by Duparc, Poulenc, Satie, Faure, Hahn, Saint-Saens and Chausson at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. $69-$120, including a high-tea buffet and French champagne. lesalondemusiques.com
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Courtney Carver discussing her book “Gentle” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $29 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/carver-2025
• The School of the Arts Book Club meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The session, led by Anna DiMartino, will cover “The Secret Life of Sunflowers” by Marta Molnar. $10 for Athenaeum , $15 for non-. ljathenaeum.org/class/82
• Author Nanda Reddy discusses her book “A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl” in conversation with Diane Marie Brown at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/reddy-2025
• The San Diego Early Music Society presents the Ricercar Consort, featuring gambist Philippe Pierlot and soprano Celine Scheen, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. $30-$60. sdems.org/concerts
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Karen Thompson Walker discussing her book “The Strange Case of Jane O.” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/walker-2025
• Author Georgia Hunter appears at “Booked for Lunch” presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at a location near the store. Email [email protected] for the location and a reservation. warwicks.com/event/booked-hunter-2025
Hunter also will discuss her book “One Good Thing” in conversation with Arielle Ford at 7:30 p.m. the same day at Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave. Free, or $30 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/hunter-2025
• Author Allison Epstein discusses her book “Fagin the Thief” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/epstein-2025
• “Theater of War: Hector, Andromache and the Death of Astyanax” is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. The event will include dramatic readings of selections from Homer’s ”Iliad, Book VI” and scenes from “The Trojan Women by Euripides.” Free. bit.ly/3QmDxwQ
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Nancy Goldstone discussing her book “The Rebel Empress” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $35 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/goldstone-2025
• “Celebrating the Soundscape of Music and Calligraphy in Chinese Culture” is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, March 7, at UC San Diego’s Atkinson Hall at the Qualcomm Institute, 3195 Voigt Drive, La Jolla. Free. bit.ly/4k2w2IU
• The Jazz at the Athenaeum winter series runs at 7:30 p.m. March 7, 12 and 19 at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The concerts are: Friday, March 7, Allison, Cardenas & Nash; Wednesday, March 12, Sullivan Fortner Trio; Wednesday, March 19, Avishai Cohen Quartet. $188 for the series for Athenaeum , $208 for non-; $50 per individual concert for , $55 for non-. ljathenaeum.org/jazz
• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Murmurs in Time: Third Coast Percussion & Salar Nader” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $45.80-$103. theconrad.org/events/murmurs-in-time
• R.B. Stevenson Gallery presents the exhibition “Structures & Atmospheres” by artists John Rogers and David Ivan Clark through Saturday, March 8, at 7661 Girard Ave., La Jolla. rbstevensongallery.com/pages/current_exhibitions.html
• Bodhi Tree Concerts presents its 14th season at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. The series will continue at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 9, with “Voices of Mexico,” featuring singers Mariana Flores Bucio and Miguel Zazueta, and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, with “Mariachi y Folklorico,” featuring Mariachi Cali and DanzArts San Diego. Bodhi Tree also will participate in the Music en la Calle festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in City Heights. $20-$50 for individual concerts. bodhitreeconcerts.org
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “3 Summers of Lincoln” through Sunday, March 30, at the Mandell Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The historical musical, directed by Christopher Ashley with a book by Joe DiPietro, lyrics by DiPietro and Daniel Watts and music by Crystal Monee Hall, follows three meetings between President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass as they seek to end slavery along with the Civil War. $30-$113. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/3-summers-of-lincoln
• “La Jolla Surf: Culture, Art, Craft,” an exhibition featuring artists, surfers and surfboard builders of La Jolla, runs through Sunday, May 25, at the La Jolla Historical Society, 780 Prospect St. Free. lajollahistory.org/la-jolla-surf
• K. Nathan Gallery in La Jolla presents an exhibition of paintings from early California to French post-Impressionism through June at The Lodge at Torrey Pines hotel, 11480 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. knathangallery.com
• Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosts “Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen” at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The installation features 11 projects blending art and science into interactive experiences focused on scientific ocean exploration. The exhibition, part of the Getty Foundation series “PST Art: Art & Science Collide,” runs until September. Included with aquarium ission. aquarium.ucsd.edu
Galas & events
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents “Happy Hour Around Town” at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at The Living Room Coffeehouse, 1205 Prospect St. lajollanewcomers.org
• The La Jolla Historical Society presents a walking tour of La Jolla with historian Carol Olten at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning in front of Eddie V’s restaurant, 1270 Prospect St. The event will focus on Green Dragon Colony founder Anna Held. $10 for Historical Society , $20 for non-. bit.ly/4aTqsEt
• The La Jolla/Riford Library hosts “ Us The Holocaust,” or “RUTH,” an exhibit that features stories of Holocaust survivors living in San Diego County and artifacts from the Holocaust and World War II, through Sunday, Dec. 14, at 7555 Draper Ave. bit.ly/49TLiDr. Lou Pechi, a Holocaust survivor and author of “I Am Lubo: The Incredible Story of a Child’s Struggle to Survive,” will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the library’s Community Room. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/ruth-exhibit-program-418121
Do you have an event — online or in person — that you’d like to see here? Email your leads to Rob Vardon at [email protected] by noon Friday for publication in the following week’s edition. ♦
