WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Friday, Nov. 19
Centro • Jacobs Masterworks concert presents “Pines of Rome” with music by Rossini, Michael Torke (world premiere of “Cactus,” concerto for harp, violin and orchestra), Smetana and Respighi, conducted by Jahja Ling, Nov. 19-20, 8 p.m., Nov. 21, 2 p.m., Copley Symphony Hall, 1245 Seventh Ave., $20-$96, www.sandiegosymphony.org or (619) 235-0804 La Jolla • Mommy & Me Yoga, four weeks to 1 year old 10:30 a.m., 1 to 5 years old 11 a.m., La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Very Merry Bazaar, Nov. 19, 4 to 8 p.m. and Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted by the ZLAC Rowing Club, 1111 Pacific Beach Drive, unique holiday gifts including home décor, clothing and jewelry, free • San Diego Russian Music & Art Festival, 6 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, (858) 336-6284, free • UCSD Biologist Christopher Wills will discuss his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World through Evolutionary Eyes”, 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com, free • Spike and Mike’s “New Generation of Animation,” 7:15 and 9:15 p.m., The La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., (858) 459-8707 • The women of Diabolus in Musica perform “Rose Tres Bele: Women’s Voices – Monody and Polyphony of the Trouveres”, 8 p.m., St. James by-the-Sea Church, 743 Prospect St., (619) 291-8246, www.sdems.org, non-members $20-$25, members $18-$22 • Indie pop band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin with The Lonely Forest, 8:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com, regular $12, UCSD student $10, UCSD student member $5 WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Saturday, Nov. 20
Ocean Beach/ Point Loma • “Much Ado About Nothing,” 1:30 and 7 p.m., Salomon Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive, for tickets or information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.pointloma.edu/salomontheatre, $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, students and military Centro • Christmas on Third Avenue, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., hosted by the San Diego Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Ave., live music, food, free wine tasting and dozens of vendors from which one can buy unique holiday gifts. www.sandiego womansclub.org, free to enter La Jolla • Kelp Kornucopia, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, celebrate a harvest of kelp with interactive kelp tank feeding show, (858) 534-FISH, aquarium.ucsd.edu, children 2 and under free, youth $8.50, senior $9, adults $12 • Chess Club for ages 25 and under, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • San Diego Independent Scholars meeting discussion by Daniel Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., “Preventing Heart Attacks by Lowering Blood Cholesterol”, 1:30 p.m., Chancellor’s Complex, Room 111A, UCSD, 8500 Gilman Drive, www.sdscholars.org • La Jolla Historical Society Antique Brewery Fest fundraiser, 6 p.m. Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., (858) 459-5335, sample beer dating back to the 11th century and food from La Jolla’s best caterers, www.lajollahistory.org/events, non-members $90, members $75 • Evening of song with Lauren Smith, 7:30 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, (760) 632-0554, www.hutchinsconsort.org, students, seniors, $15, general $25 Pacific Beach/ Mission Beach • Very Merry Bazaar, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., hosted by the ZLAC Rowing Club, 1111 Pacific Beach Drive, unique holiday gifts including home décor, clothing and jewelry, free