WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Friday Sept. 10
La Jolla • Cooking classes with Swiss chef Urs Baumann, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd.; “Viva Italia,” risotto ai fungi, eggplant parmesan, chicken piccata Milanese, fresh marinara sauce, gelato; (858) 459-0831, $45 Downtown • 9/11 Commemoration, 12:15 p.m., Fire Station 1, 1222 First Ave., firefighters, Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Carle, Mayor Jerry Sanders and Police Chief Bill Landsdowne speak at a 9/11 memorial event, free, WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Saturday, Sept. 11, Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Pacific Beach Woman’s Club first meeting of 2011-12 year, 11:30 a.m., new women welcome to the luau themed potluck, for more information call Jody Ross at (619) 838-9299 Downtown • WitKids 9/11 Day of Service & Remembrance Event, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Amici Park, Little Italy, donation bins for care package items to be sent to troops, for more information visit www.witkids.org. Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Pacific Beach Woman’s Club first meeting of 2011-12 year, 11:30 a.m., new women welcome to the luau themed potluck, for more information call Jody Ross at (619) 838-9299 Downtown •? WitKids 9/11 Day of Service & Remembrance Event, 9-1:30 p.m., Amici Park, Little Italy, donation bins for care package items to be sent to troops, for more information visit www.witkids.org. La Jolla • Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography presents “Snorkel with Sharks,” 8 to 10 a.m., La Jolla Shores; join naturalists for a swim with sea life, must provide own snorkeling gear, ages 10 and up; (858) 534-7336, $30 • Nell Carpenter Beautification /Streetscape Committee monthly cleanup, 9 a.m. to noon, meet at Wall Street and Ivanhoe Street; clean-up will focus on the post office in anticipation of its anniversary celebration, (619) 742-1373 • Free concert with harpist Sonia Olivas, noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657 • La Jolla Post Office 75th anniversary celebration, 2 to 4 p.m., La Jolla Post Office, 1140 Wall St.; refreshments, speeches, dedication and tours, free • Surf legend and “Endless Summer” star Mike Hynson will sign his new book, “Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel,” 6 to 9 p.m., Papalulu’s, 2168 Avenida de la Playa; free screening of “Endless Summer,” presented by Ocean Girl, (858) 456-9283 • Poet Nicholas Karavatos will read from his new book, “No Asylum,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800 • Open chorus auditions for La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, appointment only, University of California, San Diego, (858) 243-2045, [email protected] Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Jazz 88 OB Music & Art Festival , 10 a.m., Newport Avenue between Cable and Abbott streets, features 26 musical acts on 7 stages, for more information call (619) 224-4906, or visit www.obmusicfest.org or www.oceanbeachsandiego.com, adults $30, children are admitted free