22, Thursday • La Jolla Traffic & Transportation board meets, 4 p.m., recreation center, 615 Prospect St., 456-7900 • “Networking for Success,” hors d’oeuvres and networking, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Brooks Brothers, 1055 Wall St., (619) 475-8397, $15 • Author Elif Batuman discusses her book “The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., 456-1800 • Art history lecture on European masterpieces from the Baroque era by Dr. James Grebl, 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872, $12/$17 individual, $40/$60 series 23, Friday • SEC Commissioner speaks on “Plan and Prospects for Financial Reform,” 7:30 a.m., UCSD Faculty Club, RSVP at economics.ucsd.edu/roundtable or 822-0510, $50 • La Jolla Art Association hosts exhibit of paintings, pastels, Chinese brushwork and photography, noon-6 p.m. daily, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, 459-1196, free • Taste of the Triangle featuring 20 restaurants, 7-11 p.m., benefit for UC schools, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 Torrey Pines Road, uc-educate.org, 552-1652, $75 advance/$85 at the door • Author Jacqueline Winspear discusses her book “The Mapping of Love and Death,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., 454-0347 24, Saturday • Bus trip to LA Times Festival of Books, meet 7:30 a.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., RSVP at 454-0347 or [email protected], $50 (includes breakfast and goodies) • La Jolla volunteer street clean-up, 9 a.m.-noon, meet at Chase Bank, 7733 Girard Ave., (619) 742-1373 • Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom meets, 11 a.m., La Jolla Village Square community room, 8657 Villa La Jolla (next to AMC Theaters), 279-0192 • “Grunion Groupies,” Birch naturalists explain grunion behavior, 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday through June 6, Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, 534-3474, $8.50-$12 admission 25, Sunday • La Jolla Half Marathon, 7:30 a.m., lajollahalfmarathon.com 26, Monday • Parks & Beaches Committee meets, 4 p.m., recreation center, 615 Prospect St., 454-1444 • Streetscape/Beautification Committee meets, 5:30 p.m., 1150 Silverado St., 454-1444 • Author Elizabeth George will discuss her novel, “This Body of Death,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., 454-0347 • The La Jolla Historical Society will host its annual members meeting on April 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Van Schaick Room at St. James by the Sea Church, 743 Prospect St. The event will feature a presentation by aviation historian Dr. Gary Fogel, who will speak on the Torrey Pines Gliderport. Visit www.lajollahistory.org for more information. 27, Tuesday • La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee meets, 4 p.m., recreation center, 615 Prospect St., 454-1444 • “Meccas of Music and Art in the 20th Century: a focus on Berlin,” with violinist Victoria Martino and pianist James Lent, 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872, $14-$19 28, Wednesday • Children’s story time, 3 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., 454-5872, free • La Jolla Parks & Rec., Inc. votes on skatepark, 5 p.m., recreation center, 615 Prospect St., 454-1444 • Tai Chi for beginners, 7:30-8:30 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, Life Center 2nd floor, 7715 Draper Ave., 525-2107, $10 • Blood drive, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., bloodmobile parked at Goodwin Procter, 4340 La Jolla Village Drive, (800) 479-3902 ext. 0. • Women’s health lecture on nutrition, weight loss and exams, 6-7 p.m., free membership to Curves gym, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Founder’s Room, 9888 Genesee Ave., (800) 727-4777, free 29, Thursday • Women’s health lecture on nutrition, weight loss and exams, 6-7 p.m., free membership to Curves gym, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Great Hall, 9888 Genesee Ave., (800) 727-4777, free • Lunafest, short films about female leaders, 5:30 p.m. wine reception, 7:30 p.m. film festival, benefit for Girls on the Run of San Diego, MCASD, 700 Prospect St., lunafest.org, (760) 274-3915, $12-$23 • Former LA Times journalist, Terry McDermott, will discuss his book “101 Theory Drive: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for Memory,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., 454-0347 • “The A List: Dreamz and Seamz,” fashion designer Zandra Rhodes exhibit and band Dreamtiger, 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., $10-$12, $75 annual membership