THURSDAY, Feb. 17 • Poetry workshop, 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • Free Third Thursday: open house, 5 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org • “Meander: Wooing Ms. Maudie” by Blayney Colemore, 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., book-signing event, (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, free • “Without a Paddle: Racing Twelve Hundred Miles ‘Round Florida in a Sea Kayak” by Warren Richey, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing, (858) 454-0347, free • Jazz at the Athenaeum: Anat Fort Trio, 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $19 Athenaeum members, $24 non-members • La Jolla Town Council Sunsetter happy hour, 5 p.m., Prospect Bar and Grill, 1025 Prospect St., (858) 456-4995, $5 Town Council members, $10 non-members, free for new members who sign up and pay at the event • UCSD Visual Arts Department lecture series: Bill Daniel, 6:30 p.m., UCSD Visual Arts Facility, 9500 Gilman Drive, http://visarts.ucsd.edu, free • Creating Peace & Abundance Through Yoga & The Science of Meditation, 6 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 8825 Villa La Jolla Drive, yoga workshop with Hari Das Kaur, Kundalini yoga teacher, (858) 642-6700, free • Afro Caribbean Dance/Drumming Workshop, 3:30 p.m., social sciences building Room 101 at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-0265, free FRIDAY, Feb. 18 • Visual Poetry: Alberto Blanco, 6:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., opening reception for mixed-media poet Blanco, whose exhibit runs through March 26, (858) 454-5872, free • “Defragmentation: or how to get rid of my memory voids” by Omar Pimienta, 6:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., opening reception for open studio artist Pimienta, whose exhibition exploring memory from specific translation processes runs through March 26, (858) 454-5872, free • Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea with Cotton Jones, 8:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, $10 UCSD students, $12 general SATURDAY, Feb. 19 • Members’ library tour, 11 a.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free for members • Chess club, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • Eat Right for Your Blood Type Class, 11 a.m., Whole Foods Market, 8825 Villa La Jolla Drive, introduction to the blood-type diet, (858) 642-6700, free • E-Waste recycling, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., La Jolla High School, 750 Nautilus St. SUNDAY, Feb. 20 • Martin Luther King Community Choir Gospel concert, 7 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., (858) 434-0713, www.ljpresmusic.com, free MONDAY, Feb. 21 • Mini-concert: Sue Palmer, Boogie Woogie Queen, noon, The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free TUESDAY, Feb. 22 • Free movie and popcorn: “Babies,” 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • “The Good Daughter” by Jasmin Darznik, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • “Art, Culture in the African Diaspora,” 6 p.m., Geier Presentation Hall, The Bishop’s School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., a multi-media presentation and reception WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 • Crafts for kids, 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • “The Hot L Baltimore,” 8 p.m., UCSD Arthur Wagner Theatre, 9500 Gilman Drive, opening night of the play written by Lanford Wilson, (858) 534-4574, $10 UCSD students, $20 general • Children’s Story Time, 3 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free THURSDAY, Feb. 24 • UCSD Visual Arts Department lecture series: Samara Golden, 6:30 p.m., UCSD Visual Arts Facility, 9500 Gilman Drive, http://visarts.ucsd.edu, free • “A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • Jazz at the Athenaeum: Dave Samuels/Alex Acuña/Bill O’Connell Percussive Trio, 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $19 members, $24 non-members • La Jolla Traffic and Transportation Board meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • Preschool Storytime and Crafts, 10:30 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free