THURSDAY, Jan. 27 • Glen Ivy Weekday Getaway, 8 a.m., departs for Glen Ivy Spa from the Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., spa package including use of pools, sauna, steam rooms and Roman baths; RSVP requested, (858) 459-0831, $65 members, $75 non-members • “The Sherlockian” by Graham Moore, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discussion and book signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • Russell Lecture Featuring Rachel Harrison, 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, free for MCASD members and UCSD faculty, students and staff, $7 general public • “A Dragon’s Tale: Chinese New Year Stories and Crafts,” 3:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., stories and crafts for children in grades 1-4, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • La Jolla Traffic and Transportation Board meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, [email protected] • La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, [email protected] • Important meeting for La Jolla High School girls lacrosse players, La Jolla Summit Club House, 7280 Caminito Valverde FRIDAY, Jan. 28 • The Threepenny Opera, 8 p.m., Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theater at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-4574, www.theatre.ucsd.edu, $15 students and alumni, $20 general admission • An Evening With Poet David Whyte, 7 p.m., La Jolla Yoga Center, 7741 Fay Ave., (858) 456-2412, $49 • Jupiter String Quartet, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, award-winning ensemble presenting Beethoven and Bartok, (858) 822-3199, $10 UCSD students, $50 general SATURDAY, Jan. 29 • “A Beautiful Mind,” poet David Whyte, noon, La Jolla Yoga Center, 7741 Fay Ave., (858) 456-2412, $100 • “Outside the Lens,” 10:30 a.m., La Jolla Historical Society Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., photography workshop for students K-12, (858) 459-5335, free • “Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California,” epic poem reading by Susan Suntree, 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800, free SUNDAY, Jan. 30 • Louis Lortie Dinner Concert, 3 p.m., Sherwood Auditorium, Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., (858) 459-3728, $55-$75 • “The Naked Liszt,” 3 p.m., Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, tribute to the Hungarian composer to benefit undergraduate scholarships, (858) 534-1507, http://rels.ucsd.edu, $50 • Camarada, 6 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John J. Hopkins Drive, concert celebrating American musical pioneers, (619) 231-3702, $25, $20 seniors and students MONDAY, Jan. 31 • Darwin Deez, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, electronic music led by Deez’ 4-string electric guitar, (858) 822-3199, $10 UCSD students, $12 general • Open mic with Jefferson Jay, 7 p.m., The Turquoise, 873 Turquoise St., (858) 488-4200, free • Nataraja Center’s open house for yoga and meditation, 4:45 p.m. (yoga) and 6:15 p.m. (meditation), Congregational Church, 1216 Cave St., (858) 731-9879, free TUESDAY, Feb. 1 • 17th Century Splendor and Silence Lecture Series, 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $12 members, $17 non-members • Support group for relatives and close friends of the severely mentally ill, 7:15 p.m., Life Center building of La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7708 Eads Ave., (858) 453-0187, free WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 • Children’s Story Time, 3 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free • “The Guide to West Coast Cheese” by Sasha Davies, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., special ticketed cheese tasting and book signing event, (858) 454-0347, [email protected], free with purchase of Davies’ book 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