WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Tuesday, Aug. 17
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Mission Beach Precise Planning Board, 7 p.m., Belmont Park Meeting Room, http://www.missionbeachtc.org/id23.html • Pacific Beach Community Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., Discover PB office, 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303 La Jolla • Development Permit Review Committee meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., 456-7900 • Reception for local artist Scott Wright’s new exhibition, “Drawings and Paintings,” 6 to 8 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave.; the show began Aug. 3 and will be on display through Aug. 31, (858) 552-1657, free • Elizabeth Brundage will discuss and sign her new novel, “A Stranger Like You,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, free Centro • Sharpen Your Competitive Edge lecture and lunch, 11:30 a.m., Hard Rock Hotel, 207 Fifth Ave., panelists present strategies for employees to improve themselves, for reservations (619) 544-7000, $45 WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Wednesday, Aug. 18
Playa del Pacífico • Pacific Beach Town Council, 6:30 p.m. Pacific Beach Woman’s Club, 1721 Hornblend St., www.pbtowncouncil.org/ • PB Hospitality Task Force, 1 p.m., Discover PB office, 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303 • Scott Sabin, author of “Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God’s People,” will hold a book signing at 7 p.m., Open Door Books, 4761 Cass St., (858) 270-8642, opendoorbooks.com punto loma • Naval Base Point Loma’s Restoration Advisory Board meets at the Southwestern Yacht Club, 6 p.m., 2702 Qualtrough St. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call (619) 556-0193. La Jolla • Actress and math advocate Danica McKellar returns to Warwick’s for her new book, “Hot X: Algebra Exposed,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, free