THURSDAY, March 17 • La Jolla Town Council Sunsetter mixer, 5 to 7 p.m., come meet and mingle with your community leaders from politics, the arts and non-profits, as well as merchants, business professionals and neighbors. Chedi Thai Bistro, 737 Pearl St., Suite 110, www.lajollatowncouncil.org • “Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them” by Ted Danson, 7 p.m., La Jolla Country Day School, 9490 Genesee Ave., event featuring author and actor Ted Danson speaking about and signing his new book, (858) 454-0347, free for two adults with purchase of book • Poetry workshop, 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., poets, would-be poets and poetry lovers are invited to bring a poem, either your own or one by your favorite author, to read, talk over and enjoy with others, (858) 412-6351, free • Art lecture: “Industrial and Urban Expansion Along the Grand Canal in China,” by Philipp Scholz Rittermann, 7:30 p.m., the Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $12 members, $17 non-members • Free Third Thursday open house, 5 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org • Community discussion on hunger, 5:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, event aimed at shedding light on problem of hunger and food stamp benefits, (858) 457-3030, free • 32nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Open Poetry Reading of Irish Poetry and Prose, 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800 FRIDAY, March 18 • Andre Watts plays Liszt, 8 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St., (858) 459-3728, $25-$75 • Hullabaloo, 10:30 a.m., Scripps Mende Well Being Center, 4305 La Jolla Village Drive, kid-friendly program about the importance of eating farm-fresh, free-range and organic food, (858) 626-7024, $5 suggested donation per family SATURDAY, March 19 • The Soroptimist of La Jolla (SILJ) awards luncheon, 8 p.m., Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, awards given for Violet Richardson, Women’s Opportunity and Making A Difference for Women recipients, including silent auction and catered by Indigo Café, (858) 792-9439, $50 • Smetana Piano Trio, 8 p.m., Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, violin, cello and piano performance by trio from the Czech Republic, (858) 822-3199, $10 UCSD students, $50 general • Latino Symposium: Celebrating Life, 9 a.m., UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest, 9500 Gilman Drive, educational seminar on a range of health issues, all presented in Spanish, (619) 543-3541, free SUNDAY, March 20 • A day of dance and wellness, noon to 4 p.m., check in at 11:30 a.m., Ooh La La Dance offers eight classes, from salsa to ballet to burlesque — all day, all levels, including free massages, events and a fashion auction, 7877 Herschel Ave., www.oohlaladancecompany.com, $15 • Special Bach birthday concert, 2 p.m., the Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., concert featuring Victoria Martino on baroque violin, (858) 454-5872, $30 members, $35 non-members MONDAY, March 21 • Public meeting of the La Jolla Photojournalists Club, 7:30 p.m., Woodbury Room at Wesley Palms, 2404 Loring St., Pacific Beach, featuring Faye Girsh, who has traveled to more than 150 countries, who will be presenting a slide program on her 2010 independent trip to Central Asia (the  5 ‘Stans and Xen Jiang province in China), (858) 456-2881, free • Athenaeum mini-concert featuring Greg Watson, noon, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free TUESDAY, March 22 • Four-week yoga boot camp with Mags, 6:30 a.m., La Jolla Yoga Center, 7741 Fay Ave., every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through April 17, (858) 456-2412, $249 • “Shmirshky: The Pursuit of Hormone Happiness” by Ellen Dolgen, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discussion and book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free with purchase of book • La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • American Association of University Women honors Women’s History Month with “Women of the World,” noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., features music by Bette Miller, production by Steele Lipe, commentary by author Patricia Daly-Lipe and poetry by Lois Howard, lajollalibrary.org, free WEDNESDAY, March 23 • Athenaeum Jazz at The Neurosciences Institute, 8 p.m., 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, featuring Jim Hall 80th Birthday Quartet with Greg Osby, (858) 454-5872, $25 members, $30 non-members • Curie Elementary School kindergarten registration, 1 p.m., 4080 Governor Drive, (858) 453-4184 THURSDAY, March 24 • Cooking class: the other white meat, 6 p.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., class devoted to pork and complimentary side dishes, (858) 459-0831, $40 members, $45 non-members • “Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame and Floundering” by Meredith Baxter, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event with actress Baxter and discussion of her memoir, (858) 454-0347, free with purchase of book • La Jolla Traffic and Transportation Board meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • Architecture lecture series: “Changing Established Patterns through Design Excellence” by Taal Safdie and Ricardo Rabines of Safdie Rabines Architects, 7 p.m., Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., (858) 459-5335, $10 members of La Jolla Historical Society, $15 non-members.