The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• “Soul Magic,” with personal guide Lee Harris accompanied by musical partner Davor Bozic, continues through Saturday, July 12, at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. Each day features a different workshop for lifestyle and personal development. $1,995. theconrad.org/events/soul-magic-with-lee-harris-accompanied-by-davor-bozic
• The La Jolla Historical Society presents a Mid-Century Modern Apartment Tour of La Jolla’s Village beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at 780 Prospect St. Joan Gand will lead the 90-minute tour, exploring apartments from the 1950s and ’60s designed by renowned architects including Lloyd Ruocco, Homer Delawie and William Lumpkins. $10 for Historical Society members, $20 for non-members. bit.ly/407I3Vc
• The Sierra Club Seal Society presents a talk on the birthing and biology of sea lions, followed by a walk to see the animals, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturdays through July 19 at Mangelsen Images of Nature Gallery, 7916 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Email scsealsociety@gmail.com.
• 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.
Health & fitness
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents Saturday Morning Walkers at 9:30 a.m. July 12, beginning at Draper Avenue and Prospect Street and continuing to La Jolla Cove. Free. lajollanewcomers.org
Arts & culture
• Warwick’s bookstore hosts authors Lama Lhanang Rinpoche and Mordy Levine discussing their book “The Buddha in You” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $18.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/rinpoche-and-levine-2025
• Two Rooms gallery presents the art exhibition “Present Tense,” featuring works of Kirstyn Hom and Sibyl Rubottom, from Friday, July 11, to 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. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. July 11. tworoomsgallery.com
• Opera Neo presents a performance of works of French composer Reynaldo Hahn and his contemporaries of the early 1900s at 7 p.m. Friday, July 11, at the La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. $10-$55. operaneo.com/2025-hahn
• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents Yächtley Crëw at 8 p.m. Friday, July 11, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. The yacht rock group will perform hits from the late 1970s to early ’80s. $35-$73. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/yachtley-crew-2025
• Local surf historian Chris Ahrens discusses his book “Windansea: Life. Death. Resurrection” at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/chris-ahrens
• Singer-songwriter Glenn Vanstrum will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. gvanstrum.com
• The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Abracadabra: The Magic of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $25-$75. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/events
Dance-funk band Full Strength will play Sunday, Aug. 3, as part of La Jolla’s Concerts by the Sea series. (Provided by Full Strength)
• The annual Concerts by the Sea series presented by the Kiwanis Club of La Jolla runs from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. each Sunday from July 13 to Aug. 3 at Scripps Park, 1100 Coast Blvd., La Jolla. The performers are: July 13, Big Time Operator (big band); July 20, Abbey Road (Beatles tribute); July 27, Jimmy’s Buffet (Jimmy Buffett tribute); Aug. 3, Full Strength (dance-funk band). Free. kiwanisclublajolla.org/event/concerts-by-the-sea
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its 2025 Summer Festival with pianist Gustavo Romero playing the music of Rachmaninoff at 4 p.m. Sundays, July 13, 20 and 27, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Dinner will be offered after the July 27 concert. $50 per concert for Athenaeum members, $55 for non-members and $200 with dinner. ljathenaeum.org/summer-festival
• “The Magical Music of Motown,” a concert of Motown classics, is set for 4 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $45-$95. theconrad.org/events/24-25-craig-bodinnar_motown
• Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla presents “Booked for Lunch” with author Meg Waite Clayton at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, at a location near the store. Email booked4lunch@warwicks.com, call 858-454-0347 or visit warwicks.com/event/booked-clayton-2025.
Clayton then will speak at Warwick’s about her book “Typewriter Beach” at 7:30 p.m. the same day at 7812 Girard Ave. Free, or $30 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/clayton-2025
• The La Jolla Library Poetry Group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-library-poetry-group-447926
• Author Chris Baron discusses his book “Spark” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $19.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/baron-2025
• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents The Cream of Clapton Band performing music of Eric Clapton at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. Clapton’s bass player, Nathan East, and his son Noah East will be among the performers. $20-$68. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/creamofclaptonband-24nights
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Jo Piazza discussing her book “Everyone is Lying to You” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $19 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/piazza-2025
• Author Rachel Joyce discusses her book “The Homemade God” at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19, online via Zoom in an event presented by Warwick’s bookstore in La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/joyce-2025
• The San Diego Poetry Annual Reading is set for 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Published poets will offer readings, after which all poets who wish to can read one of their works. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/san-diego-poetry-annual-reading-461966
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents the exhibition “Harvest & Gather: Missed Connections” through Saturday, July 19, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The exhibit features papier-maché sculptures and fiber installations made with paper waste. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2025-harvest-gather
• Daniel Silva, author of “An Inside Job,” will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, July 21, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center’s Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $36-$48. my.lfjcc.org/15352/15353
• ArtPower at UC San Diego hosts Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino presenting “Exotic Themes for the Silver Screen” as he reimagines his scores from “Lost,” “Ratatouille,” “Star Trek” and more at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday July 22, at UCSD’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. Tickets start at $30. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/michael-giacchino-exotic-themes
• Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino and Pete Docter, chief creative officer of Pixar, discuss their work and their longtime collaboration on multiple films, including “Up,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. Docter has worked on some of Pixar’s most popular films, including ”Inside Out” and “Monsters Inc.” $25-$60. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/pete-docter-michael-giacchino
• The La Jolla Historical Society presents a walking tour of some of the La Jolla hangouts of famed late author Raymond Chandler — creator of the Phillip Marlowe detective character in books such as “The Big Sleep” and “Farewell My Lovely” — along with local settings from Chandler’s last novel, “Playback,” beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at 780 Prospect St. The 90-minute tour will be led by La Jolla historian Carol Olten. $10 for Historical Society members, $20 for non-members. bit.ly/45XgEJp
• San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents “Kamishibai Storytime with Write Out Loud” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 25, in the Community Room of the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The event is intended for children of preschool and elementary school age. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/srp-program-placeholder-431472
Composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery will make her SummerFest debut this year in La Jolla. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
• The La Jolla Music Society presents its annual SummerFest series of classical music concerts from Friday, July 25, to 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 Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Upcoming performances, beginning at 8 p.m., are: 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.” $25 per concert for Community Center members and $30 for non-members in advance; $35 at the door. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• “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. A public reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Free. 858-552-1657
• The Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla hosts the solo art exhibition “Nan Brown: Trailers Collected” through Saturday, July 26, at 7661 Girard Ave. The show features Brown’s typology of mobile homes. Free. josephbellows.com/exhibitions/nan-brown2
• 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 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
• 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
• “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
• The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts a Tea in the Garden Series with a rotating lineup of themed afternoon high teas on Sundays, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14 and Oct. 19, at 9700 N. Torrey Pines Road. $75. bit.ly/4jZblwR
• The La Jolla Community Center hosts a “Red, White & Brew Summer Happy Hour” from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The event will feature light bites, drinks, games, raffle prizes and optional red, white and blue attire. Free for Community Center members, $25 for non-members. ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents
• The La Jolla Woman’s Club hosts Martha Gilmer, president and chief executive of the San Diego Symphony, as part of the club’s Women in Leadership Series at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at 7791 Draper Ave. Free. 858-454-2354. lajollawomansclub.org
• San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents “Superhero Science Show with Fleet Science Center” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 18, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The event is intended for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/srp-program-placeholder-431471
• 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
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. ♦