THURSDAY, Feb. 24 • UCSD Visual Arts Department lecture series: Samara Golden, 6:30 p.m., UCSD Visual Arts Facility, 9500 Gilman Drive, http://visarts.ucsd.edu, free • “A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • Jazz at the Athenaeum: Dave Samuels/Alex Acuña/Bill O’Connell Percussive Trio, 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, $19 members, $24 non-members • La Jolla Traffic and Transportation Board meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 FRIDAY, Feb. 25 • J Company’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,” 10 a.m., David and Dorothea Garfield Theater, 4126 Executive Drive, opening school show for the musical that runs through March 13, (858) 362-1348, sdcjc.lfjcc.org, $16 • “Young the Giant,” 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, performance by teenage five-piece indie rock ensemble, (858) 822-3199, $8 UCSD Students, $10 general  SATURDAY, Feb. 26 • “The Tea Party Goes to Washington” by Sen. Paul Rand, 3 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., ticketed book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, [email protected], free with purchase of Rand’s book • “The City of Eden” by Fred Moramarco, 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., poetry reading by professor emeritus of literature at San Diego State University and founding editor of Poetry International, (858) 456-1800, free • Twenty7, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, rock with Middle Eastern influences, (858) 822-3199, $15 • Photography workshop for kids, 10:30 a.m., The La Jolla Historical Society Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St. La Jolla students grades K-12 are invited to learn from profession photographers David Fokos and Alan Decker. Cameras will be provided. (858) 459-5335, [email protected], free   SUNDAY, Feb. 27 • Patricia Jasper Clark art exhibit: “Impressions in Oils,” 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Luminance Presents: Michael Carreon, Jennifer Chung, Jane Lui and Casey Nishizu, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, $8 UCSD Students, $10 general. MONDAY, Feb. 28 • Reading Group Recommends, 6:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., representatives from top publishing houses come together to share titles and conversation, (858) 454-0347, [email protected], free • “Straight From the Page: Photograph 51,” 7 p.m., San Diego Center For Jewish Culture, 4126 Executive Drive, staged reading of Anna Ziegler’s work, (858) 362-1154, $5 • Orchestra Nova: Nova Intimately, 7:30 p.m., Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St., www.orchestranova.org, $35-$45 • Kaki King with Zoe Keating, 8:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, $12 UCSD Students, $17 general   TUESDAY, March 1 • Compagnie La Baraka: Un Monde en Soi, 8 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, contemporary dance, (858) 822-3199, $10 UCSD Students, $30-$40 general • Support group for relatives and close friends of the severely mentally ill, 7:15 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church Life Center Building, 7708 Eads Ave., (858) 453-0187   WEDNESDAY, March 2 • “The Foremost Good Fortune” by Susan Conley, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s 7812 Girard Ave., book-signing event, (858) 454-0347, free • Reply All: Jazz, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, Holly Hofmann Trio featuring opportunity for student musician interaction, (858) 822-3199, free   THURSDAY, March 3 • UCSD By Design: Jean-Philippe Vassal and Gilles Clement, 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., third installment in the design lecture series, www.mcasd.org, free • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900