THURSDAY, May 10 • “Make and Take: Button Making,” noon, The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.artpwr.com, (858) 534-8497, free • David Castaneda y Su Kini Kini, 7:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, live jazz, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • “Total Memory Makeover,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with Marilu Henner, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free FRIDAY, May 11 • 10th annual SDSU Art Council scholarship winners exhibition, 6:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., opening reception and ceremony to honor scholarship winners, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free SATURDAY, May 12 • Weekend with the locals, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with Mike Yorkey, author of “Playing with Purpose” and “Linspired,” (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Sexy Evolution: What the pope doesn’t know about human sexuality,” 10 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., book signing with psychologist and author Darrel Ray, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • “Southern Style,” 5 p.m., Thumbprint Gallery, 920 Kline St., Ste. 104, opening reception of new works by Tocayo and Nick McPherson, (858) 354-6294, www.thumbprintgallerysd.com, free • Revelle Chamber Music Series, 8 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., performance by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, (858) 459-3728, www.ljms.org, $55-$75 SUNDAY, May 13 • La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., (858) 454-1699, www.lajollamarket.com, free • Mother’s Day concert, 3:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., Alibi barbershop quartet performance, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free MONDAY, May 14 • “Code to Joy,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with local psychologist George Pratt, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Nova Goes Green,” 7:30 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., performance by Joseph Waters and Lindsay Deutsch, (858) 350-0290, www.orchestranova.org, $26-$46 • U.S. Constitution class, 6:45 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., Life Center Room 1, an introduction to a series of lectures on the U.S. Constitution taking place on consecutive Mondays (no class May 28), (760) 525-5206, [email protected], free TUESDAY, May 15 • “Five Centuries of European Art and Music: Enlightenment, Rococo and Neoclassicism,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., lecture-concert, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $19 members, $24 nonmembers • Chef Mazin Majeed’s “Culture and Cuisine” cooking class, 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, $30 members, $35 nonmembers • “Options for Seniors” seminar, 6 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, free • “Finding Fernanda,” 6:30 p.m., Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., conversation with investigative journalist and author Erin Siegal, (858) 453-5560, www.iamericas.org, $10 general admission, members free • “Laugh for a Cause,” 7 p.m., The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl St., comedic entertainment to raise funds for For One Another Foundation, [email protected], (858) 454-9176, $20 WEDNESDAY, May 16 • Stanford Alumni Association entrepreneurship panel, 5:30 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, panel discussion with Marine Capts. Doug Abdiel, Joshua McIlvoy and Bryan Pate, moderated by Navy SEALS Lt. Commander Joie Bernabe, [email protected], (858) 626-2000, free • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • “The Columbus Affair,” 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with New York Times bestselling author Steve Barry, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “In the Garden of Beasts,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Back Pain in Space has Origins on Earth,” 6 p.m., UCSD’s Liebow Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-6299, www.ucsd.edu, free • Eve Selis, 5:30 p.m., Birch Aquarium at Scripps, 2300 Expedition Way, concert performance, (858) 534-4109, aquarium.ucsd.edu, $32 general admission at the door, $27 nonmember pre-purchase, $24 Scripps members • “Earthly Astonishment: Toward an Ecological Sense of Sacred,” 7 p.m., Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., discussion about the “Forum on Religion” by cultural ecologist and environmental philosopher David Abram, www.iamericas.org, (858) 453-5560, free • “Open Heart, Open Mind,” 7:30 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., discussion and book signing with Tibetan Buddhist Lama and author Tsoknyi Rinpoche, (619) 906-4291, sandiego.usa.rigpa.org, $10 THURSDAY, May 17 • Canvas Design & Wine with Dottie Stanley, 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers • “Dust to Dust,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with Bejamin Busch, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • La Jolla Town Council SunSetter, 5 p.m., Finch’s Wine Bar & Bistro, 7644 Girard Ave., (858) 456-4995, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, $5 La Jolla Town Council members, $10 nonmembers, free for new members who sign up and pay at the event • “Up&Coming Film Festival,” 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, industry professional-selected student film screening event, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free MUST DRINK La Jolla native Steve Haskins is not only a well-known attorney and community leader around town, he also leads a double life as a winemaker with at Starr Ranch in Paso Robles. His line of Windansea wines – including a 2009 Sunset Red, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2011 Great White – pays homage to the quaint La Jolla beach area best known for its rocky shoreline, gorgeous sunsets and reef break surf sets. On May 12, Haskins will act as sommelier as he pours and discusses his wines at the La Jolla Community Center’s Jazz Concert & Windansea Wine Tasting starting at 6 p.m. Following the wine tasting, award-winning flutist Lori Bell will entertain guests with a jazz concert featuring her highly acclaimed original compositions starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the wine tasting and concert are $35 for members, $40 for nonmembers, and $45 at the door. Tickets for the concert only are $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Seating is limited to the first 50 people who RSVP. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.rifordcenter.org or call (858) 459-0831. MUST SHOP In celebration of 65 successful years serving women and girls in the local community, Soroptimist International of La Jolla (SILJ) will host a special Purse Party at Wisteria Cottage, located at 780 Prospect St., on May 12 from noon to 3 p.m. For a $5 donation, locals will get the opportunity to shop from a great collection of new or gently used purses, jackets, shawls and accessories, while feasting on fashions, refreshments and cake for a good cause. “This event allows us a fun opportunity to share our charitable service programs and to inspire others to support our work, said SILJ President Carol Tuggy. For more information about the event, contact Kate Woods at (858) 525-2510 or visit www.silj.org. MUST PLAY La Jolla Home Theater & Automation will present a “Kids and Technology” event with fun activities for the entire family to enjoy on May 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Along with a free family barbeque and great prize opportunities, kids will enjoy fun activities, such as technology-inspired crafts and giveaways at the Kid Ventures booth and a hands-on demonstration of Kaleidescape Kids – the first movie server just for kids with a kid-friendly remote and new user interface catered to young children. Parents too will find some great activities to enjoy, such as learning about Internet safety and parental controls from Apple experts at the event or taking advantage of discounted products, such as kid-friendly shock absorbent, non-toxic cases for iPads, iPhones or Mac computers. La Jolla Home Theater & Automation is located at 6837 La Jolla Blvd. For more information about the event, visit www.lajollahomeaudio.com or call (858) 750-3177.