THURSDAY, Sept. 6 • “The Ultimate Conversation,” 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion with New York Times bestselling author and founder of In Touch Ministries, Charles Stanley, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free with book purchase • Bronowski Art & Science Forum, 7 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, a rich conversation about the aesthetic beauty of art and insights from science, (858) 626-2000, www.bronowskiforum.org, free • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, www.lajollacpa.org, free FRIDAY, Sept. 7 • “Midnight in Paris,” 6:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., Athenaeum’s annual fundraising gala including a French dinner, flea market, silent auction, dancing and live entertainment, (858) 454-5872, www.ljatheneaum.org, $200 general admission, $300 partially tax-deductible “angels” admission SATURDAY, Sept. 8 • “Mirror Mirror” Under the Stars, 7:30 p.m., Scripps Park, 1100 Coast Blvd., film screening, (619) 987-6658, www.sdff.org, free • Monte Carlo “On Screen” gala, 6:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect ST., cocktail reception, dinner and after party to benefit the museum’s exhibits and education programs, (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org/montecarlo, $650 Arthouse ticket, $100 members after party ticket, $150 general admission after party ticket SUNDAY, Sept. 9 • 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 • Weekend with the Locals: Laura Martella and Gentleman Norman, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with local author of “Gentleman Norman: How to be a Man” and pint-sized Pomeranian Gentleman Norman, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free MONDAY, Sept. 10 • Star Wars-inspired origami, 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., learn to create a Fortune Wookiee, Origami Yoda or Darth Paper using the newly released, “The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee,” (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • U.S. Constitution class, 6:45 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., study the history and application of the U.S. Constitution, (760) 525-5206, [email protected], free TUESDAY, Sept. 11 • Culture & Cuisine Cooking Class, 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Persian cooking class, (858) 459-0831, www.lajollacommunitycenter.org, $30 members, $35 nonmembers WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • “Venice: History of the Floating City,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing with professor and SDSU’s history chair, Joanne M. Ferraro, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “The Other Side of the Coin: Russian Roots on San Diego Soil,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, opening reception, (858) 362-1154, www.sdcjc.org/gag, free THURSDAY, Sept. 13 • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • “The Forgetting Tree,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli discusses and signs her new novel, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Take Shape for Life,” 2 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., health coach Pandora Van Buskirk shows you how to reach and maintain a healthy weight and renew a vibrancy in health and spirit, RSVP, (858) 459-0347, www.lajollacommunitycenter.org, free DEBE IR Just as the weather begins to cool down, Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar is bringing the heat to La Jolla with its new “Fireside Thursdays.” The weekly event will feature libations from a different liquor vendor each week to offer guests a taste of four different specialty cocktails from 7 to 9 p.m. To supplement the tasty concoctions, Roppongi will also offer a “Lounge Bites” menu, complete with small appetizer plates starting at just $4. DJ Demon will also be on hand to spin some tunes, entertaining guests as they gather around Roppongi’s signature fire pit over fine food, thirst-quenching drinks and great company. Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar is located at 875 Prospect St. For more information, visit www.roppongiusa.com or call (858) 551-5252.