Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.

Lectures & learning

• State Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), whose 38th District includes La Jolla, holds her second “Ending Homelessness Summit” at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25, at UC San Diego, 9615 Scholars Drive North, La Jolla. The event will include a series of panel discussions. sd38.senate.ca.gov

• Fareed Zakaria, host of the CNN show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” will speak about U.S.-China relations at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at UC San Diego, 9615 Scholars Drive North, La Jolla. The event is organized by the UCSD School of Global Policy. Free. bit.ly/3Yg0Tt1

Health & fitness

• The La Jolla Newcomers Club gathers for Saturday Morning Walkers at 9 a.m. July 27 at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. The walk will go through the Olivetas and Windandsea neighborhoods. lajollanewcomers.org

• The Sanford Burnham Prebys medical research institute hosts “The Science Behind Addiction,” a Cancer Center open house, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Chairmen’s Hall in Building 5, 10901 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. The event is an opportunity to meet scientists who are working to better understand addiction and its relation to cancer, along with treatment options. Free. Register at bit.ly/3RzJk2T.

Arts & culture

• Author Julia London discusses her book “Nice Work, Nora November” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 25, via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/london-2024

• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Kamala Kapur discussing her book “The Privilege of Aging” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $18.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/kapur-2024

• Max Lofano and Joshua Moreno present the art exhibition “Slow Dance” from Friday, July 26, through Friday, Aug. 30, at Two Rooms Gallery, 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. An opening event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. July 26. tworoomsgallery.com

• A screening of the movie “Jaws” is presented by ArtPower at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $10. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/jaws

• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2024 Fourth Friday Jazz Series with monthly concerts through October at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. All concerts begin at 8 p.m., with a pre-show reception at 7 p.m. Upcoming performers are the Sherry Williams Trio on July 26, singer Rose Mallett on Aug. 23, flutist Holly Hofmann on Sept. 27 and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos on Oct. 25. $25-$35. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs

• KC and the Sunshine Band performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. The “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 presents “Danse Macabre” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The evening will consist of music by Ysaye, Ravel, Butler, Saint-Saens, Ades and Schubert. $73-$113. theconrad.org/events/danse-macabre

• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Passions and Storms” at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The concert will feature Janáček’s “Kreutzer Sonata” and composer-pianist Thomas Adès performing his “The Tempest.” $48-$90. theconrad.org/events/passions-and-storms

• The Kiwanis Club of La Jolla presents the 2024 Concerts by the Sea series from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays 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 presents the last concert of its 25th annual Summer Festival with pianist Gustavo Romero playing music by Frederic Chopin at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Dinner will be offered after the concert. $50 for Athenaeum members, $55 for non-members. (858) 454-5872. ljathenaeum.org/summer-festival

• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s-Today” through Sunday, July 28, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The exhibition features an intergenerational group of artists who live and work across the Americas and Europe. mcasd.org

• Authors Robyn Harding and Nina Laurin discuss their book “The Haters & the Last Thing She Saw” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, in an online event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/harding-and-laurin-2024

• Warwick’s bookstore hosts author David Wroblewski discussing his book “Familiaris” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $34.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/wroblewski-2024

• The La Jolla Music Society presents a “Midweek Masterworks” performance of music by Mozart at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $38-$105. theconrad.org/events/amadeus

• Author Jeralyn Glass discusses her book “Sacred Vibrations” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $17.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/glass-2024

• Author Michelle Moran discusses her book “Maria” in conversation with Rachel McMillan at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in an online event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/moran-2024

• Composer and pianist Thomas Adès presents a “takeover” concert including the U.S. premiere of “Forgotten Dances” with guitarist Sean Shibe at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $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 the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The performance will feature music from the baroque era, including Telemann’s “Don Quixote Suite” and Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen.” $48-$105. theconrad.org/events/baroque-fantasia

• “Resilience,” a concert presented by the La Jolla Music Society, features works by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and compositions by artists silenced or oppressed during World War II. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $48-$97. theconrad.org/events/resilience

• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Russell Low discussing his book “A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest: The Story of Hop Le” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/low-2024

• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Suite” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. The concert will feature music by Bach, Lansky, Piazzolla, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. $65-$110. theconrad.org/events/suite

• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents Ana Tijoux with J Noa at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $30-48. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/ana-tijoux

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents Camila Meza to end its annual series of summer jazz concerts at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $40 for Athenaeum members, $45 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/jazz

• Author Amanda Bellows discusses her book “The Explorers” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $32.50 for a reserved seat and book copy warwicks.com/event/bellows-2024

• The La Jolla Music Society presents “Mozart & Pärt” featuring British vocal ensemble Voces8 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $45-$103. theconrad.org/events/mozart-part

• Warwick’s bookstore presents authors Jack Givens and Doug Brunk discussing their book “They Call Me Goose,” about Givens’ life as a basketball player, broadcaster and businessman, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $27.95 for a reserved seat and paperback book copy and $37.95 for a reserved seat and hardcover copy. warwicks.com/event/givens-and-brunk-2024

• Author and marine biologist Jasmin Graham discusses her book “Sharks Don’t Sink” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $28 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/graham-2024

• “Gratitude,” a chamber music performance, begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $63-$108. theconrad.org/events/gratitude

• The WorldBeat Cultural Center Reggae SummerSplash Festival begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $25-$45. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/summersplash-2024

• La Jolla Playhouse presents the world-premiere play “Derecho,” directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, through Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Mandell Weiss Forum, 9500 Gilman Drive. Show times and tickets: lajollaplayhouse.org/show/derecho

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its 32nd annual Juried Exhibition through Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2024-juried

• “Hold Fast,” an exhibit exploring San Diego’s kelp forests and climate change, runs until September at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The show features works of local photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter, gyotaku prints created by artist Dwight Hwang and kelp forest mapping by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. student Mohammad Sedarat. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. The exhibit is included with aquarium admission: $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for children ages 3-17. aquarium.ucsd.edu

Galas & events

• A Mermaids & Pirates Dance Party with Dance to EvOLvE begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 26, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The event for toddlers through elementary school-age children is part of the San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. Free. bit.ly/3LgkdP3

• Fleet Science Center’s “Scientific Serenade,” a San Diego Public Library Summer Reading Program event, starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/4fdGZoM

• “Wild Things & Animals of Prey,” with the Lizard Lady Animal Show, begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/3LwtGBV

• The La Jolla Music Society presents the 2024 SummerFest Gala at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Windansea Beach. The event will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and British vocal ensemble Voces8. The gala is the primary fundraiser for the Music Society’s learning and engagement programs. $1,500-$3,000. theconrad.org/events/gala

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. ♦

Originally Published: July 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.