The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• The La Jolla Community Center hosts “Unraveling Homelessness,” a four-part series of lectures led by Caryn Blanton as part of the Peer Learning Collaborative. Sessions will begin at 2:45 p.m. Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20 and 27, at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Each discussion will feature a different topic: March 6, “What the Data Tells Us”; March 13, “The S.D. Housing System: What’s Working; What’s Not?”; March 20, “Who are the Players and What Resources are Offered?”; March 27, conversation with experts and a Q&A. Free for Community Center , $35 for non-. ljcommunitycenter.org/plc
• 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
• “Walking the Pier: Women in Scripps Plankton Research,” a lecture with oceanographer Melissa Carter and artist Judit Hersko, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, March 10, at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. Free for aquarium , $12 for non-. aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/perspectives-lecture-series-march
• “Rediscovering the Bible” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 12 through April 9, at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. Each evening will feature a different host.
The church also will present “Voices of Grace and Grit” at 9 a.m. Sundays, March 16 through May 4. Each lecture will feature women of the Bible. 858-459-3421
• Professor Jacob Goldberg presents a lecture series on Arab-Israeli and American-Israeli relations at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, March 17-19, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. A Q&A session will follow each lecture. bit.ly/4i3Dthz
Health & fitness
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club meets for a Saturday Morning Walk at 9:30 a.m. March 8, starting at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. Free. lajollanewcomers.org
• Instructor Jaruska Solyova 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 at the La Jolla Cove Bridge Club, 1160 Coast Blvd. The classes are open to all skill levels. $20 per class. To , email [email protected].
Arts & culture
• “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/Riford Library hosts a Japanese shamisen and minyo performance with Anju Madoka at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at 7555 Draper Ave. Free. anju-madoka.com
• The La Jolla Art Association presents its winter exhibition beginning with an artists reception at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The exhibition will feature paintings and photography by of the association. Free. lajollaartassociation.org
• 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
• The La Jolla Book Club meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The March book is “The Women” by Kristin Hannah. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-book-club-406447
• Author Gina Barreca discusses her book “Fast Famous Women” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/barreca-2025
• Author Nathaniel Ian Miller discusses his book “Red Dog Farm” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/miller-2025
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents a lecture by Los Angeles-based artist Math Bass at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in Room 149 of the Structural & Materials Engineering Building at UC San Diego, 3291 Voigt Drive, La Jolla. Free for MCASD and UC San Diego faculty and students, $15 for the general public. mcasd.org/events/russell-lecture-math-bass
• “Art of Wine,” a lecture series by Barbara Baxter, is presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 13, 20 and 27, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Each session will focus on a different wine-making region. The lectures are: March 13, “Art of Wine and Eternal Rome”; March 20, “Provence & Impressionism”; March 27, “Southern California.” $170 for Athenaeum , $185 for non-. ljathenaeum.org/events/baxter-25-series
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Blake Pouliot on violin and Henry Kramer on piano at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $45-$87. theconrad.org/events/blake-pouliot-henry-kramer
• The San Diego Early Music Society presents Nevermind, featuring Anna Besson on flute, Louis Creac’h on violin, Robin Pharo on viola da gamba and Jean Rondeau on harpsichord, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. $30-$60. sdems.org/concerts
• Pianist Rossina Grieco performs works by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $80-$120. theconrad.org/events/24-25-rossina-grieco
• The Princeton Tigertones, Princeton University’s signature all-male a capella group, performs at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. $20-$35. tickettailor.com/events/theprincetontigertones/1584238
• Pianist Glenn Vanstrum will perform sonatas by Beethoven at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/solo-piano-concert-433133
• UC San Diego presents a sitar performance by Anoushka Shankar, daughter of famed sitarist Ravi Shankar, titled “Chapter III: We Return to Light” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $25-$80. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/anoushka-shankar
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Goitse, a traditional Irish music group, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16, and 5:30 and 8 p.m. Monday, March 17, at The JAI at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. $57.50-$80. theconrad.org/events/goitse-4
• The La Jolla Library Poetry Group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-library-poetry-group-407507
• The History Matters Book Club for Middle Graders meets at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The March book is “The Dragon Prince: Stories and Legends from Vietnam” by Thich Nhat Hanh. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/middle-grade-book-club-404255
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Cindy Jenson-Elliott discussing her book “The Doomsday Detectives” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $21.95 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/jenson-elliott-2025
• The Blue Water Film Festival runs Thursday through Sunday, March 20-23, at various times and locations across San Diego, including several venues in La Jolla. The event will feature awards, s, dinners and film showings focused on environmental storytelling. bluewaterfilmfestival.org
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the art exhibition “An Artful Life: A Tribute to Matthew C. Strauss” from Thursday, March 20, to Sunday, Aug. 3, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org/exhibitions/an-artful-life
• Talking San Diego presents author and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd discussing her book “Notorious” in conversation with Harry Litman at 5 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Four Flowers Theater at La Jolla Country Day School, 9490 Genesee Ave. $48. warwicks.com/event/dowd-2025
• The La Jolla Community Center hosts a performance of the Center for World Music’s 2025 concert season, “Echoes Through Time,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, with “Sounds of Dynasties: Living Traditions of China” at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. $35-$55. ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library will host a book sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Free to attend. ljathenaeum.org/events/book-sale-2025-0322
• Les Arts Florissants and violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $57.50-$104. theconrad.org/events/les-arts-florissants-theotime
• 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, through Thursday, March 27, at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. For ticket availability, visit lajollaplayhouse.org/show/the-unfair-advantage.
• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. performances, beginning at 8 p.m., are: 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
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “3 Summers of Lincoln” through Sunday, April 6, 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
• 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. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2025-tan
• “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
• UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery presents “Border Craft,” featuring contemporary artists highlighting border regions, through Sunday, June 15, at 9390 Mandeville Lane, La Jolla. Free. mandevilleartgallery.ucsd.edu/exhibitions/border-craft.html
• 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/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
• The 24th annual Kyoto Prize Symposium returns to UC San Diego’s campus in La Jolla on Wednesday and Thursday, March 12-13, for Japan’s highest private award for scientific and cultural advancements. This year’s honorees are John Pendry in advanced technology, Paul Hoffman in basic sciences and William Forsythe in arts and philosophy. bit.ly/4ie0Tk1
Also, a March 12 fundraising gala will honor six high school scholarship winners and raise funds for future scholarships and youth programs. $350. kyotoprize-us.org/about-1
• The “Starry Sea Soirée” gala benefiting the Torrey Pines Elementary School Foundation is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, March 15. to receive the location. $175-$2,500. e.givesmart.com/events/F3A/?isOrderFormActive=true
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. ♦
