\u2022 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 \u201cWhat Have We Learned from 25 Years of U.S. Economic & Financial Policy on China?\u201d<\/strong> as part of the UC San Diego China Forum at\u00a05:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Duane J. Roth Auditorium at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine,\u00a02880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive,\u00a0La Jolla. A reception will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. Free, though registration is required at bit.ly\/3H3ytfJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n Health & fitness<\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents Saturday Morning Walkers<\/strong> 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arts & culture<\/p>\n \u2022 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts a solo piano concert by jazz musician Kenny Werner<\/strong> at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $50-$55. ljathenaeum.org\/special-concerts<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents \u201cReflections 2025 Showcase: Exploring Contemporary Art\u201d<\/strong> from Thursday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 24, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Art from this year\u2019s Reflections workshop for adults 55 and older is featured. Free. mcasd.org\/events\/reflections-showcase-2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is displaying \u201cMemories of an American Past,\u201d<\/strong> featuring works from MCASD\u2019s 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The \u201cPacific Squalls\u201d exhibit, featuring artwork by Bill Beck<\/strong>, 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 City Ballet of San Diego presents \u201cBallet Under the Stars\u201d<\/strong> at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $30. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/cityballet-underthestars<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Found Studio opens the art exhibit \u201cShape of Summer\u201d<\/strong> 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower at UC San Diego presents \u201cDCOM: Live!\u201d<\/strong> at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at UCSD\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. The music and dance concert will feature songs from Disney Channel original movies \u201cHigh School Musical,\u201d \u201cCamp Rock,\u201d \u201cThe Cheetah Girls,\u201d \u201cDescendants\u201d and more. $15-$33. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/dcomlive<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The annual Concerts by the Sea<\/a><\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Blindspot Collective presents the world-premiere musical \u201cKaraoke Dreams\u201d<\/strong><\/a> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the art exhibition \u201cAn Artful Life: A Tribute to Matthew C. Strauss\u201d<\/strong><\/a> through Sunday, Aug. 3, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org\/exhibitions\/an-artful-life<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Warwick\u2019s bookstore presents author Paul Bradley Carr<\/strong> discussing his book \u201cThe Confessions\u201d 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\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Author Martha Barnette<\/strong> discusses her book \u201cFriends with Words\u201d in conversation with Noelle Norton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at Warwick\u2019s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/barnette-2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cFlicks on the Bricks,\u201d<\/strong> 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, \u201cShe Done Him Wrong\u201d (1933), Aug. 14, \u201cMy Man Godfrey\u201d (1936), Aug. 21, \u201cPrivate Lives\u201d (1931), Aug. 28, \u201cEasy Living\u201d (1937). $22 per film for Athenaeum members, $27 for non-members; $80 for the series for members, $100 for non-members.\u00a0ljathenaeum.org\/flicks<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 San Diego Public Library\u2019s Summer Reading Program presents its 2025 \u201cEnd of SRP Party\u201d<\/strong> 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\u2019s book \u201cMoo-Nay R U Monet?\u201d<\/a> Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com\/event\/srp-program-placeholder-431474<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Two Rooms gallery presents the art exhibition \u201cPresent Tense,\u201d featuring works of Kirstyn Hom and Sibyl Rubottom<\/strong>, through Saturday, Aug. 9, at 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. Hom\u2019s art uses experimental craft techniques and dyes from plant matter, while Rubottom\u2019s spans painting, collage, textile, printmaking, book arts and letterpress. tworoomsgallery.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Author Jane Healey<\/strong> discusses her book \u201cThe Women of Arlington Hall\u201d in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick\u2019s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com\/event\/healey-2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower at UC San Diego presents jazz and Afrobeat band Kokoroko<\/strong> at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at UCSD\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $17.50-$53. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/kokoroko<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Warwick\u2019s bookstore presents author Laura Leffler<\/strong> as she discusses her book \u201cTell Them You Lied\u201d 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Virginia Evans<\/strong> discusses her debut novel, \u201cThe Correspondent,\u201d in conversation with Mary Allen at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick\u2019s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com\/event\/evans-2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Shobha Rao<\/strong>, author of \u201cIndian Country,\u201d appears at a lunch event presented by Warwick\u2019s 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\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater hosts a 40th-anniversary showing of the movie \u201cClue,\u201d<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The 29th annual Symphony at Salk<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Quint Gallery, in collaboration with curator Mashonda Tifrere of Art Genesis, presents the exhibition \u201cSomewhere in Between,\u201d<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Playhouse presents the new musical \u201cThe Heart\u201d<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series<\/strong> at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Upcoming performances, beginning at 8 p.m., are: Aug. 22: Rose Mallett, \u201cStandards Exuding Peace & Joy\u201d; Sept. 26: Holly Hofmann, \u201cAutumn Jazz\u201d; and Oct. 24: Gilbert Castellanos, \u201cAfro-Cuban Latin Jazz Celebration.\u201d $25 per concert for Community Center members and $30 for non-members in advance; $35 at the door. ljcommunitycenter.org\/ffjs<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Music Society presents its annual SummerFest<\/strong> 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<\/a>, 50 free events<\/a> 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<\/a>, theconrad.org\/summerfest-learning-and-engagement<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Historical Society presents the \u201cKumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> an exhibition that brings together the graphic novels \u201cOur, Past, Present and Future\u201d and \u201cBeyond Gaming,\u201d 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosts \u201cEmbodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen\u201d<\/strong><\/a> 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 \u201cPST Art: Art & Science Collide,\u201d runs until September. Included with aquarium admission. aquarium.ucsd.edu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cLife in the Ocean,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> 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<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cProspect 2025,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> this year\u2019s 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\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cLand and Sea: Selections from the Collection,\u201d<\/strong> 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\u2019s current collection, as well as new acquisitions. mcasd.org\/exhibitions\/new-on-view<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents \u201cA Burial in Shanghai,\u201d<\/a> an exhibit of large paintings by Chinese-born artist Yan Pei-Ming<\/strong>, through Sunday, Jan. 4, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org\/exhibitions\/yan-pei-ming<\/a><\/p>\n Galas & events<\/p>\n \u2022 San Diego Public Library\u2019s Summer Reading Program presents \u201cScientific Serenade Show with Fleet Science Center\u201d<\/strong> 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.\u00a0Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com\/event\/srp-program-placeholder-431473<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla-based Las Patronas presents the 79th annual Jewel Ball<\/strong><\/a> fundraiser, themed \u201cBack En Pointe,\u201d at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Drive. $725. laspatronas.org\/jewel-ball<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cPosh La Plaza,\u201d<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Music Society presents its SummerFest Gala<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts a Tea in the Garden Series<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The\u00a0La Jolla\/Riford Library hosts \u201cRemember Us the Holocaust,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> or \u201cRUTH,\u201d 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<\/a>. sandiego.librarymarket.com\/event\/ruth-exhibit-program-418127<\/a>.<\/p>\n Historical novelist Jennifer Coburn<\/strong> will discuss, sign and answer questions about her book \u201cThe Girls of the Glimmer Factory\u201d at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the library as part of the RUTH Speaker Series. Free.<\/p>\n Do you have an event \u2014 online or in person \u2014 that you\u2019d like to see here? 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Jane Healey will discuss her book \u201cThe Women of Arlington Hall\u201d on Tuesday, Aug. 12, online. (Warwick\u2019s)<\/p>\n![\"Author](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Laura-Leffler.jpg\")
Author Laura Leffler will visit Warwick\u2019s bookstore in La Jolla on Wednesday, Aug. 13. (Warwick\u2019s)<\/p>\n![\"Virginia](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Virginia-Evans.jpg\")
Virginia Evans will discuss her debut novel, \u201cThe Correspondent,\u201d on Thursday, Aug. 14, via Zoom. (Warwick\u2019s)<\/p>\n![\"Author](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shobha-Rao.jpg\")
Author Shobha Rao will appear at a lunch event in La Jolla on Friday, Aug. 15. (Warwick\u2019s)<\/p>\n