THURSDAY, Feb. 3 • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, [email protected] • UCSD By Design: Robert Storr, 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., lecture series featuring professor and dean of Yale School of Art, (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, free • “The Gangster We Are All Looking For” by lê thi diem thúy, 7 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, [email protected], free • Luminance Presents: Melissa Polinar, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, EP release party and live performance by Dallas-based singer/songwriter Polinar, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, $8 UCSD students, $10 general FRIDAY, Feb. 4 • Harpsichord concert with the San Diego Early Music Society, 8 p.m., Congregational Church of La Jolla, 1216 Cave St., performance of “The English Harpsichord” by Kenneth Weiss, (619) 291-8246, www.sdems.org, $10 students, $22 general • The Whirlwind Company with Jeff Berkeley, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, spoken-word and poetry performance, (858) 822-3199, $8 UCSD students, $12 general SATURDAY, Feb. 5 • Mexico: Expected/Unexpected, 11 a.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., art exhibition opening, featuring over 100 artworks from the Mexican contemporary art scene, (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, $5 military and seniors, $10 general SUNDAY, Feb. 6 • San Diego Interstitial Cystitis Support Group meeting, 1:30 p.m., Coral Room at Thornton Hospital, 9300 Campus Point Drive, (619) 266-2701, free MONDAY, Feb. 7 • Athenaeum Mini-Concert, noon, 1008 Wall St., featuring Kasey Kay on classical piano, (858) 454-5872, free TUESDAY, Feb. 8 • 17th Century Splendor and Silence Lecture Series, 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $12 members, $17 non-members • “Naked: The Nude in America” by Bram Dijkstra, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • L.O.L. (Laugh Out Loft) featuring Neal Brennan and Feraz Ozel, 7:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, stand-up comedy show, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, $2 UCSD students, $5 general • La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • “The Belief Instinct” by Jesse Bering, 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., discussion and book signing, (858) 456-1800, free WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 • Children’s Story Time, 3 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free • Grades 1-3 Book Club, 4 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • “After Five” business mixer, 5:30 p.m., Barfly Nightclub, 909 Prospect St., pre-Valentine’s networking party hosted by La Jolla and Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce, participants invited to wear red and pink and enjoy appetizers, drink specials and door prizes, (858) 454-2323, $10 chamber members, $15 non-members • Mexico Moving Forward Gala Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 North Torrey Pines Road, dinner benefiting the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Endowment, (858) 534-4503, [email protected], $250 THURSDAY, Feb. 10 • Foovie: Oscar Nominated Nibbles (food and movie), 7 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, live music, short films and dinner, (858) 822-3199, $30 dinner and movie, $8 movie only • “The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free” by Anne Byrn, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • Mexico Moving Forward Symposium, 8:30 a.m., UCSD’s School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, 9500 Gilman Drive, symposium featuring discussions by Mexican leaders in science, art, culture and business, (858) 534-4503, [email protected], $175 • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444 • La Jolla Town Council Speaker Series presents Brian Jones, deputy district director for Congressman Brian Bilbray, 6:15 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, free