The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• Yiddishland presents three literature-oriented courses online Sundays through Aug. 3. “Treasures of 20th-Century Yiddish Literature from Latin America” is held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., “Yiddish Classes for Absolute Beginners” is from 11 a.m. to noon and “Yiddish Classes for Absolute Beginners 2” is from 1 to 2 p.m. $280 for each course. Register at yiddishlandcalifornia.org.
• Economist Lael Brainard, former director of the White House National Economic Council and vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, will deliver the 2025 Susan Shirk Lecture “What Have We Learned from 25 Years of U.S. Economic & Financial Policy on China?” as part of the UC San Diego China Forum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Duane J. Roth Auditorium at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, 2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla. A reception will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. Free, though registration is required at bit.ly/3H3ytfJ.
Health & fitness
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents Saturday Morning Walkers beginning at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., and winding through La Jolla neighborhoods toward Windansea Beach. After the walk, those interested can have coffee together at a nearby cafe. lajollanewcomers.org.
Arts & culture
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts a solo piano concert by jazz musician Kenny Werner at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $50-$55. ljathenaeum.org/special-concerts
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “Reflections 2025 Showcase: Exploring Contemporary Art” from Thursday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 24, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Art from this year’s Reflections workshop for adults 55 and older is featured. Free. mcasd.org/events/reflections-showcase-2025
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is displaying “Memories of an American Past,” featuring works from MCASD’s permanent collection, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The exhibit highlights installations by Vito Acconci and Gary Simmons, along with works by Amy Adler, Terry Allen, Sadie Barnette, Rafael Canogar, Allan Sekula and William E. Jones. mcasd.org/about/press/memories-of-an-american-past
• The “Pacific Squalls” exhibit, featuring artwork by Bill Beck, is on display at St. James Gallery by-the-Sea on Aug. 2, 3 and 9 at 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. An opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment. sjbts.org/music-art/gallery-by-the-sea/exhibits
• City Ballet of San Diego presents “Ballet Under the Stars” at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $30. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/cityballet-underthestars
• Found Studio opens the art exhibit “Shape of Summer” with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at 5490 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. The exhibit will continue until September, featuring summer-themed paintings and installations by artists Dawn Bassett and Kyle LeBlanc. The reception will include light refreshments, music, giveaways and a meet-and-greet with the artists. Free. Register at bit.ly/45qiIJ4.
• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents “DCOM: Live!” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. The music and dance concert will feature songs from Disney Channel original movies “High School Musical,” “Camp Rock,” “The Cheetah Girls,” “Descendants” and more. $15-$33. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/dcomlive
• The annual Concerts by the Sea series presented by the Kiwanis Club of La Jolla concludes with dance-funk band Full Strength from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at Scripps Park, 1100 Coast Blvd., La Jolla. Free. kiwanisclublajolla.org/event/concerts-by-the-sea
• Blindspot Collective presents the world-premiere musical “Karaoke Dreams” through Sunday, Aug. 3, at The Loft at UC San Diego, 3151 Matthews Lane, La Jolla. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $35. blindspotcollective.org
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the art exhibition “An Artful Life: A Tribute to Matthew C. Strauss” through Sunday, Aug. 3, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org/exhibitions/an-artful-life
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Paul Bradley Carr discussing his book “The Confessions” in conversation with Cristina Gurtman at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/carr-2025
• Author Martha Barnette discusses her book “Friends with Words” in conversation with Noelle Norton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/barnette-2025
• “Flicks on the Bricks,” an outdoor movie series hosted by Beth Accomando, is set for 8 p.m. each Thursday in August at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The four featured films are: Aug. 7, “She Done Him Wrong” (1933), Aug. 14, “My Man Godfrey” (1936), Aug. 21, “Private Lives” (1931), Aug. 28, “Easy Living” (1937). $22 per film for Athenaeum members, $27 for non-members; $80 for the series for members, $100 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/flicks
• San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents its 2025 “End of SRP Party” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The event will include a reading of La Jolla resident Loni Belle’s book “Moo-Nay R U Monet?” Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/srp-program-placeholder-431474
• Two Rooms gallery presents the art exhibition “Present Tense,” featuring works of Kirstyn Hom and Sibyl Rubottom, through Saturday, Aug. 9, at 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. Hom’s art uses experimental craft techniques and dyes from plant matter, while Rubottom’s spans painting, collage, textile, printmaking, book arts and letterpress. tworoomsgallery.com
Jane Healey will discuss her book “The Women of Arlington Hall” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, online. (Warwick’s)
• Author Jane Healey discusses her book “The Women of Arlington Hall” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/healey-2025
• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents jazz and Afrobeat band Kokoroko at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $17.50-$53. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/kokoroko
Author Laura Leffler will visit Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla on Wednesday, Aug. 13. (Warwick’s)
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Laura Leffler as she discusses her book “Tell Them You Lied” in conversation with Sarah Sleeper at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $17.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/leffler-2025
Virginia Evans will discuss her debut novel, “The Correspondent,” on Thursday, Aug. 14, via Zoom. (Warwick’s)
• Virginia Evans discusses her debut novel, “The Correspondent,” in conversation with Mary Allen at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/evans-2025
Author Shobha Rao will appear at a lunch event in La Jolla on Friday, Aug. 15. (Warwick’s)
• Shobha Rao, author of “Indian Country,” appears at a lunch event presented by Warwick’s bookstore at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at a location near the store in La Jolla. For reservations, email booked4lunch@warwicks.com or call 858-454-0347. warwicks.com/event/booked-rao-2025
• UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater hosts a 40th-anniversary showing of the movie “Clue,” with a pre-screening conversation with star Lesley Ann Warren, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $25-$160. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/cluemovie
• The 29th annual Symphony at Salk is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. The evening will feature dinner, drinks and a performance by the San Diego Symphony, accompanied by singer-actress Kristin Chenoweth. $1,200. symphony.salk.edu
• Quint Gallery, in collaboration with curator Mashonda Tifrere of Art Genesis, presents the exhibition “Somewhere in Between,” featuring artists Taylor Chapin, Megan Gabrielle, Sasha Koozel Reibstein, Victor Ubah, Elizabeth Waggett and Nathan Wong, through Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7655 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. quintgallery.com/exhibitions
• La Jolla Playhouse presents the new musical “The Heart” from Tuesday, Aug. 19, to Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The production follows the heart of a late young surfer on its 24-hour lifesaving journey to a new recipient. The play, directed by Christopher Ashley, features music and lyrics by Anne and Ian Eisendrath, a book and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan and choreography by Mandy Moore. Tickets start at $30. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/the-heart
• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Upcoming performances, beginning at 8 p.m., are: Aug. 22: Rose Mallett, “Standards Exuding Peace & Joy”; Sept. 26: Holly Hofmann, “Autumn Jazz”; and Oct. 24: Gilbert Castellanos, “Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Celebration.” $25 per concert for Community Center members and $30 for non-members in advance; $35 at the door. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• The La Jolla Music Society presents its annual SummerFest series of classical music concerts through Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. In addition to the 20 ticketed concerts, 50 free events including open rehearsals, Artist Lounges, Encounters, coaching workshops and musical preludes will be offered throughout the festival. Full schedules and ticket information: theconrad.org/summerfest, theconrad.org/summerfest-learning-and-engagement
• The La Jolla Historical Society presents the “Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project,” an exhibition that brings together the graphic novels “Our, Past, Present and Future” and “Beyond Gaming,” written by Kumeyaay tribal historians Ethan Banegas, Michael Connolly Miskwish, Lorraine Orosco and Stanley Rodriguez and illustrated by John Swogger. The event runs through Sunday, Aug. 31, at 780 Prospect St. Free. lajollahistory.org/current-and-upcoming
• 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 admission. aquarium.ucsd.edu
• “Life in the Ocean,” an exhibition presented by the San Diego Underwater Photographic Society in partnership with the arts committee of Friends of the La Jolla Library, runs through Thursday, Sept. 25, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The annual event features many local photographers. Free. 858-552-1657
• “Prospect 2025,” this year’s renewal of an annual exhibition highlighting artworks being considered for acquisition, runs through Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The show features five sculptural artworks by Hugh Hayden, Daniela Gomez Paz, Ryan Preciado, Sarah Rosalena and Barbara Sanchez-Kane. mcasd.org/exhibitions/prospect-2025
• “Land and Sea: Selections from the Collection,” an exhibit featuring land and seascapes by more than 20 artists with connections to the region, runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. It includes pieces in the museum’s current collection, as well as new acquisitions. mcasd.org/exhibitions/new-on-view
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “A Burial in Shanghai,” an exhibit of large paintings by Chinese-born artist Yan Pei-Ming, through Sunday, Jan. 4, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org/exhibitions/yan-pei-ming
Galas & events
• San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents “Scientific Serenade Show with Fleet Science Center” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The show, intended for children in kindergarten through sixth grade, will feature Fleet Science Center professionals exploring the components of sound and how they combine to create what we hear every day. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/srp-program-placeholder-431473
• La Jolla-based Las Patronas presents the 79th annual Jewel Ball fundraiser, themed “Back En Pointe,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Drive. $725. laspatronas.org/jewel-ball
• “Posh La Plaza,” presented by Fashion Week San Diego and the La Jolla Village Merchants Association, begins at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at Thread + Seed, 7863 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Festivities will feature an outdoor runway fashion show, refreshments, in-store experiences, live modeling and music. Free. Eventbrite.com
• The La Jolla Music Society presents its SummerFest Gala at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Jacobs residence in La Jolla. The evening will include drinks, dinner a performance and dancing. $2,500-$20,000. theconrad.org/events/gala
• The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts a Tea in the Garden Series with a rotating lineup of themed afternoon high teas on Sundays, Aug. 10, Sept. 14 and Oct. 19, at 9700 N. Torrey Pines Road. $75. bit.ly/4jZblwR
• The La Jolla/Riford Library hosts “Remember 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 June 28, 2026, at 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/49TLiDr. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/ruth-exhibit-program-418127.
Historical novelist Jennifer Coburn will discuss, sign and answer questions about her book “The Girls of the Glimmer Factory” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the library as part of the RUTH Speaker Series. Free.
Do you have an event — online or in person — that you’d like to see here? Email your leads to Rob Vardon at robert.vardon@lajollalight.com by noon Friday for publication in the following week’s edition. ♦