25, Thursday • “Focus on Women — Solutions to Success” panel discussion and luncheon with Lions Club and YWCA Becky’s House, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., La Jolla Marriott, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, lionsclub.org, $25 • La Jolla Traffic and Transportation Board meets, 4-6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. • Author Frances Mayes discusses sequel “Every Day in Tuscany,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., 454-0347 26, Friday • Blood drive, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., UTC mall, parking lot near Cozymel Restaurant, 4353 La Jolla Village Drive, (800) 479-3902, ext. 0 • “If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers” book discussion with author Jack Bowen, noon, La Jolla Country Day School library, 9490 Genesee Ave., 453-3440 • “Self-Explosion” exhibit featuring work by Taylor Marie Prendergast, opening reception, 6-9 p.m., exhibit runs through April 11, Galeria Jan, 1250 Prospect St., suite B21, 551-2053 • “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” performed by San Diego Junior Theatre, 7 p.m.; also Saturday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; YMCA Firehouse Theatre, 7877 Herschel Ave., (619) 239-8355, $11-$14 27, Saturday • Book and Craft Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872 • Cherie Currie, former lead singer of rock band The Runaways, signs her book “Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway,” 4 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., 454-0347 28, Sunday • Chancel Choir performs “The Rose of Cavalry,” 10 a.m., La Jolla United Methodist Church, 6063 La Jolla Blvd., 454-7104 • Tidepooling Adventures with Birch Aquarium naturalists, 1:30-3:30 p.m., False Point, south Bird Rock near Sea Ridge Drive, RSVP to 534-7336, $12 • UCSD campus bus tour, 2 p.m., South Gilman Information Pavilion, UCSD, RSVP 534-4414 29, Monday • Spring EGGS-travaganza, activities about marine mammals and their eggs, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., through April 4, 534-3474, $12-$8.50 • Nell Carpenter Beautification/Streetscape Committee meets, 5:30 p.m., business building on Silverado, (619) 742-1373 • “If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers” book discussion with author Jack Bowen, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave. 30, Tuesday • Toastmasters of La Jolla meets, 6:30-8:15 p.m., La Jolla YMCA Firehouse Engine Room (downstairs), 7877 Herschel Ave., http://tmlajolla.org • “The Magnificat for Dummies,” historian and pianist present the Magnificat — Mary’s poem of praise upon hearing she was to deliver the Savior, 6:30 p.m., The Bishop’s School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., RSVP at [email protected] • Writing workshop with Midge Raymond, author of “Forgetting English,” 7 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., RSVP at 454-0347, $25 includes book 31, Wednesday • Children’s story time, 3 p.m., Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872 • “Living and Learning in More than One Language: What Parents Should Know,” 5:30-7 p.m., San Diego French-American School, 6550 Soledad Mountain Road, RSVP at 456-2807 ext. 306 or [email protected], free • Fire Fighter Auction to benefit UCSD Burn Center, 6 p.m., La Jolla Rock Bottom, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, 450-9277 • Karl Rove, former White House Senior Advisor, will sign memoir “Courage and Consequences,” 6 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave. • Athenaeum jazz concert with Brad Mehldau on piano, 8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872, free