THURSDAY, Oct. 13 • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • “The Most Beautiful Museums of Europe,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., lecture by art historian James Grebl, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $12 members, $17 nonmembers • “Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., journalist Chris Dixon book discussion and signing, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Pen to Paper” writing workshop, noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., La Jolla Library and San Diego Writers, Ink’s weekly drop-in writing group, (858) 412-6351, www.lajollalibrary.org, free FRIDAY, Oct. 14 • LunaFest film festival, 6 to 10 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., nine short film showings by women filmmakers, wine reception and silent auction to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Fund and the Junior League of San Diego, (760) 274-3915, www.lunafest.org, $40 general admission, $65 VIP SATURDAY, Oct. 15 • Robin Henkel, 10 a.m., Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd., award-winning blues/jazz guitarist and singer entertains guests getting their Saturday morning caffeine fix, (858) 635-1233, www.birdrockcoffeeroasters.com, free • “Citizens Coordinate and Battle for City Planning,” 1:30 p.m., UCSD Chancellor’s Office, lecture by Judy Swink on Clare Crane’s book and work with Citizens Coordinate at the San Diego Independent Scholars’ regularly-scheduled meeting, www.sdscholars.org, free SUNDAY, Oct. 16 • Weekend with the Locals, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., author Cathleen McCandless discusses her book “Feng Shui That Makes Sense,” a step-by-step guide through the process of fusing feng shui principles to create a home that will please your eye, relax your body, inspire your mind and lift your spirit, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “The Certainties of Faith,” 2:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., Elisabeth Kotzakidou Pace in the first of the library’s Musical Probes series, an analytical and participatory immersion in the art of music, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free MONDAY, Oct. 17 • Southern Africa slide show, 7:30 p.m., Wesley Palms, 2404 Loring St., La Jolla Photo Travelers Club presenter Dr. Faye Girsh take guests on a colorful photographic trip of her month-long trip through southern Africa, [email protected], free TUESDAY, Oct. 18 • La Jolla Garden Club meeting, 1 p.m., La Jolla Lutheran Church, 7111 La Jolla Blvd., meeting with special guest speaker Tiger Palafox on seasonal flowers and vegetables followed by a coffee and tea hour, (858) 459-3076, [email protected], free • “Conscious and Unconscious Memory Systems of the Mammalian Brain,” noon, UCSD Biomedical Library, 9500 Gilman Drive, lecture by Dr. Larry R. Squire, (858) 534-3255, [email protected], free WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 • Vertigo Dance Company performance and “ArtTalks,” 8 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, dance performance directed by Noa Wertheim and Adi Sha’al with a post-performance moderated discussion with the artists and filmmakers, (858) 534-8497, www.boxoffice.ucsd.edu, $14-$41 • Date night, 5 to 9 p.m., Brockton Villa, 1235 Coast Blvd., three-course prix-fixe dinner for two and half-off selected bottles of wine, (858) 454-7393, www.brocktonvilla.com, $45 • Cooking class, 6 p.m., The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive, cooking class, three-course dinner and wine pairing with award-winning executive chefs Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver, (858) 459-7222, www.marineroom.com, $70 • “Dear Cary: My Life with Cary Grant,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., award-winning actress and filmmaker Dyan Cannon discusses and signs her new memoir about life with the ultimate Hollywood star, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free THURSDAY, Oct. 20 • La Jolla Gallery Wine Walk and Taste, 5 to 9 p.m., Herschel Street, self-guided stroll of exquisite art galleries, delicious cuisine and unique wine selections throughout the village, proceeds to benefit the La Jolla Village Merchants Association, (619) 233-5008, www.lajollabythesea.com/about/walk-wine-taste-2011.php, $40 • “Employment Law 101,” 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marriott Hotel La Jolla, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, seminar to overview California’s employment laws and provide guidance on how to promote a positive work environment hosted by Fisher and Phillips LLP for local HR professionals, and small business owners, (619) 549-4810, [email protected], $250 per person, $225 per person for two or more people from the same company • “After the Fall,” 7:30 p.m., UCSD Faculty Club, 9500 Gilman Drive, economics roundtable breakfast with Carmen Reinhart to inform guests about the financial crisis for more than a decade, (858) 822-0510, www.economics.ucsd.edu/roundtable, $50 • La Jolla Town Council SunSetter, 5 p.m., Eddie V’s, 1270 Prospect St., mix and mingle with community leaders, merchants and neighbors in a community happy hour, (858) 456-4995, [email protected], $5 LJTC members, $10 nonmembers, free for new members who sign up and pay at the event • Poetry workshop, 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., bring a poem of your own or one by a favorite author to read, (858) 412-6351, www.lajollalibrary.com, free • MCASD La Jolla open house, 5 to 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., free admission, (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, free • “Pen to Paper” writing workshop, noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 412-6351, www.lajollalibrary.org, free