WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Friday, Nov. 12
La Jolla • Join Chef Mindy, vegan/raw food chef and educator, for a cooking class, 11 a.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., $45, (858) 459-0831, [email protected] • “It’s All Relative” artist reception, 6 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, free, (858) 459-1196 • Spike and Mike’s “A New Generation of Animation,” 7:15 and 9:15 p.m., animated, award-winning short films from around the world, The La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., tickets available at box office one hour before show or by calling (858) 459-8707 • Michele Norris book-signing event 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., Norris, co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” will discuss new memoir, “The Grace of Silence,” free, (858) 454-0347 • ArtPwr! presents best freestyler contest, 8 p.m., The Loft @ UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, free • Fundraiser for The Riford Center and the Allied Artists Association of San Diego, 8:30 p.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., donations appreciated, (858) 459-0931 Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Jane Ilene Cohen talk, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ocean Beach People’s Co-op community room, 4765 Voltaire St., counselor, teacher and author, will share the personal journey that brought her to a positive new thought system, based on the principle “Life is Meant to Work,” limited to 18 people, to RSVP call (760) 753-0733, or e-mail www.JaneCohen.net, free • Point Loma Opera Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University will stage Jules Massenet’s 1894 adaptation of the classic “Cinderella” story “Cendrillon,” 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18, PLNU’s Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive, $8-12, for tickets and more information visit www.pointlomaoperatheatre.com WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Saturday, Nov. 13
Playa del Pacífico • Pacific Beach Fall Festival and Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Beach Recreation Center, 1405 Diamond St., free to enter La Jolla • Chess Club, 1 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • Musician Tim Kasher with Darren Hanlon, 8:30 p.m., The Loft @ UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-TIXS, students $12, general $16 • Beautification Streetscape Committee clean-up, 9 a.m., sign-in table on Girard Avenue between Prospect and Wall streets, (619) 742-1373, [email protected], free • Historian Stephen Michael Shearer discusses his new book, “Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800, free • Spike and Mike’s “A New Generation of Animation,” 7:15 and 9:15 p.m., animated, award-winning short films from around the world, The La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., tickets available at box office one hour before show or (858) 459-8707 Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Point Loma Opera Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University will stage Jules Massenet’s 1894 adaptation of the classic “Cinderella” story “Cendrillon,” 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 14, 16 and 18, PLNU’s Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive, $8-12, for tickets and more information visit www.pointlomaoperatheatre.com