THURSDAY, Oct. 27 • Contemporary Architects Making History: “Can Good Architecture be Regulated?” 7 p.m., Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., Laura DuCharme Conboy discusses the regulations that govern architectural work and whether they help or hinder design excellence, (858) 273-0923, www.lajollahistory.com, free • “Le Graine et le Mulet,” 7 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, screening of the award-winning film and dinner, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, $30 general admission film and movie, $8 general admission movie only, $24 UCSD student dinner and movie, $4 UCSD student movie only • “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 • “Tolsoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., founder of ReadAllDay.org and Huffington Post book reviewer Nina Sankovitch discusses and signs her new memoir, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Book writing class, 5:30 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Robert Rogers helps students learn the fundamentals of the writing process, RSVP required, (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, free members, $5 nonmembers • Halloween stories, crafts and trick-or-treating, 10:30 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free FRIDAY, Oct. 28 • 43rd annual Scripps Clinic Invitational golf tournament and dinner, 12:30 p.m., Torrey Pines South Golf Course, 11480 N. Torrey Pines Rd., exclusive amateur golf tournament with options for a scramble or net/gross formats, dinner, cocktails, live entertainment and auctions to raise funds for Scripps Radiation Therapy Center, (858) 678-6814, www.scrippsclinicgolf.org, $350 dinner only, $1,250 dinner and golf • 11th annual Sunset Splash Gala, 6 to 10 p.m., Scripps Seaside Forum, 8610 Kennel Way, dinner and auction to benefit Natural High drug abuse prevention organization, (858) 551-7006, www.naturalhigh.org, $200 general admission, $300 VIP admission including pre-party invitation and reserved seat • Harvest Festival, 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Church, 4377 Eastgate Mall, (858) 558-9020 x202, www.ljcommunitychurch.org, free • “Yappy Hour,” 5 to 9 p.m., La Jolla Brewhouse, 7536 Fay Ave., Spay Neuter Action Project (SNAP) “Howloween Happy Hour” fundraiser with a costume contest, raffle and auction prizes, dog adoptions, photos with the original “Ghostbusters” car and food and drink specials, (858) 456-6279, www.lajollabrewhouse.com, free SATURDAY, Oct. 29 • Pumpkin carving contest for kids, noon, Ooh La La Dance Academy, 7467 Cuvier St., grand prize winner wins a free month of classes, (858) 456-4500, www.oohlaladanceacademy.com, first 15 children free • “Keep on Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-Hop,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., book discussion with music by Cindy Lee Berryhill and Lisa Sanders, (858) 456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com, free • “Variations of a Theme,” 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B, opening reception with wine, paella and Spanish music and entertainment for exhibit featuring paintings inspired by Joaquin Sorolla, exhibit runs through Nov. 6, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, free • High Tide breakfast, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive, guests can enjoy the signature view at the restaurant’s award-winning oceanfront location with a seasonal breakfast buffet, (858) 459-7222, www.marineroom.com, $32 • “Stravinsky Circus!” 7:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus performance reflecting on Stravinsky’s time in France from 1920, also runs Oct. 30 at 2 p.m., (858) 534-4637, www.lajollasymphony.com, $29 general admission, $26 senior, $15 student • Halloween crafts, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free SUNDAY, Oct. 30 • “The Five Great Principles for Life,” noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion by local bestselling author Chad Robert Stewart, part of the proceeds from his book sales benefit the Boys and Girls Club of America, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free MONDAY, Oct. 31 • Haunted house and “Thriller” dancers, 7 p.m., Ooh La La Dance Academy, 7467 Cuvier St., (858) 456-4500, www.oohlaladanceacademy.com, free • “Flinch,” 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, electro dub step and bass line house by Adam Glassco, (858) 534-8497, www.ucsdboxoffice.com, $15 general admission, $10 students • 3rd annual “Pillage the Village,” 3 to 6 p.m., participating vendors on Girard Avenue, dedicated time for trick-or-treating in the Village at participating stores, (858) 829-3248, www.lajollabythesea.com, free • Junior Seau Foundation Teammates luncheon, 11 a.m., Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, luncheon hosted by Junior Seau to raise funds for the Junior Seau Foundation’s youth outreach programs with special guest Tony Hawk, (619) 264-5555 x101, www.juniorseau.org, $100 TUESDAY, Nov. 1 • James Beard Dinner, 6:30 p.m., The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive, specially designed tasting menu with wine pairings by celebrity chefs to benefit the James Beard Foundation, (858) 459-7222, www.celebritycheftour.com, $150 • Cuban dinner and Creole Choir of Cuba, 6 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, community dinner followed by Grammy-nominated group comprised of descendants of Haitian migrants perform a cappella arrangements sung in Creole and strengthened by Afro-Caribbean percussion, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, $12 general admission dinner only, $7 UCSD student dinner only, $11-$31 general admission concert only, $10 UCSD student concert only WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2 • “After the Tsunami” reading, 6 p.m., Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, recent UCSD graduate and author Annam Manthiran reads and discusses her new novel, (818) 426-1395, www.annammanthiram.com, free • Children’s Storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Painted Palms with Space Town Saviour, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, free THURSDAY, Nov. 3 • “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 • “Red Snow,” 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, award-winning director Peng Tao’s first independent feature film that captures the essence of the ten-year Cultural Revolution by exploring the complicated relations between a peasant woman and three runaways, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, free