THURSDAY, JULY 15 • Poetry workshop, 2 p.m., La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave.; third Thursday each month, all poets and poetry lovers invited; (858) 552-1657, free • Zandra Rhodes will present exclusive collection at local boutique, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Shoppe at 2210, 2210 Avenida de la Playa; (858) 459-1936 • La Jolla Town Council SunSetter Community Happy Hour, 5 to 7 p.m., Vigilucci’s, 909 Prospect St.; $5 members, $10 non-members • Free admission night, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 5 to 7 p.m., 700 Prospect St.. (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org FRIDAY, JULY 16 • Cooking class with Swiss chefs, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd.; this week’s menu includes summer salads and grilled chicken; (858) 459-0831, rifordcenter.org, $45 per person • Live radio drama reenactment of “Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X” literary performance, 4 p.m., University of California, San Diego, Geisel Library, 9600 John Jay Hopkins Dr.; actors from San Diego’s Write Out Loud will perform and UCSD Arts Library’s Scott Paulson will provide music and sound effects; (858) 822-5758, free SATURDAY, JULY 17 • Venta de libros con premios de rifa y juegos, de 9:30 am a 2 pm, Biblioteca Comunitaria de North University, 8820 Judicial Drive; los premios incluyen un iPad, comidas en restaurantes, entrada al museo y otros artículos; (858) 581-9637, los boletos de la rifa cuestan $1 cada uno o 6 por $5 • Evento tradicional de helados, de 3 a 5 pm, Wisteria Cottage de la Sociedad Histórica de La Jolla, 780 Prospect St., (858) 459-5335, lajollahistory. org, $3 donación sugerida • Cóctel para recaudar fondos “La Noche de la Iguana” de la Asociación de Arte de La Jolla, 6:30 pm, Galería de la Asociación de Arte de La Jolla, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso; atuendo tropical sugerido, (858) 459-1196, gratis SUNDAY, JULY 18 • La Jolla Athenaeum Summer Festival 2010 with pianist Gustavo Romero, 4 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr.; Gustavo will play a series of pieces by composer Frederic Chopin each Sunday in July; (858) 454-5872, $25-$40 MONDAY, JULY 19 • Southern California author Don Winslow will sign and discuss his new novel, “Savages,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave.; (858) 454-0347, free TUESDAY, JULY 20 • Learn to draw ocean animals with Nona Perrin, 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave.; ages 10 and up,; (858) 552-1657, free, sign-up required • Development Permit Review Committee meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. • Traffic & Transportation Board monthly meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 • Complimentary lunch and lecture for seniors, 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive Dr; Stein institute lecture on aging and well-being; (858) 362-1141, free, transportation provided • “Mad Science: Making a Splash!” 4 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave.; (858) 552-1657, free THURSDAY, JULY 22 • Gerald Clayton Trio concludes Farrell Family Jazz series, 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, ljathenaeum.org, $19 members, $24 non-members








