THURSDAY, AUG. 5 • La Jolla Community Planning Association monthly meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. • Warwick’s presents a happy hour with debut novelists Adrienne McDonnell and Robin Oliveira, 6 p.m., Burgundy Grill & Wine Bar, 830 Kline St., (858) 454-0347, $40 for one book plus wine and hors d’oeuvres, $60 for both books plus wine and hors d’oeuvres • “Flicks on the Bricks” film and wine event, 8 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St.; guests will sip California wine during a screening of “Vertigo,” (858) 454-5872, ljathenaeum.org, $17 members/$19 nonmembers FRIDAY, AUG. 6 • The La Jolla Music Society presents SummerFest Opening Night: String Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St., (858) 459-3728, $40-$60 SATURDAY, AUG. 7 • Children’s Stranger Awareness & Avoidance & Bully Self-Defense course, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla YMCA, 8355 Cliffridge Ave., (858) 453-3483, $30 members/$40 nonmembers SUNDAY, AUG. 8 • Free visitor tour of the University of California, San Diego, 2 p.m.; 90-minute guided tour of architecture and landscaping; walking tour first Sunday of each month, bus tours every other Sunday year-round; call (858) 534-4414 for reservations MONDAY, AUG. 9 • La Jolla Planned District Ordinance Committee meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 TUESDAY, AUG. 10 • Teen summer memories scrapbooking event, 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • La Jolla Development Permit Review Committee meeting, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11 • Promote La Jolla meeting, 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave. • Children’s story time, 3 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, free • Pajama story time, 6:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • La Jolla Shores Association meeting, 7 p.m., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Building T-29, [email protected] THURSDAY, AUG. 12 • La Jolla Town Council meeting and speaker series, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St.; Cindy Greatrex, president of Independent La Jolla, will speak at 6:15 p.m.; www.lajollatowncouncil.org • “Flicks on the Bricks” film and wine event, 8 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St.; guests will sip Italian wine during a screening of “Roman Holiday,” (858) 454-5872, ljathenaeum.org, $17 members/$19 nonmembers Art Exhibition The La Jolla Athenaeum will launch its 19th annual Juried Exhibition with an opening reception on Aug. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. John Wilson, executive director of the Timken Museum of Art, selected 72 works from 35 local artists to be featured in the show out of hundreds of submissions. The exhibition will be on display at the Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., from Aug. 7 through Sept. 4, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays until 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (858) 454-5872 or visit www.ljathenaeum.org. Art Walk Experience the vitality of La Jolla’s art scene at the monthly First Friday Art Walk on Aug. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at various galleries throughout the Village. Some venues, including the Monarch Gallery at 1205 Prospect St., may offer wine and catered refreshments. Sally Huss’s “Spiritual Graffiti” exhibition, featured in Spirituality and Health Magazine, will be on display at her gallery at 7932 Ivanhoe Avenue. Huss will hold a drawing at 8 p.m. and guests may pre-register at the gallery or at Lululemon, 7835 Girard Ave. Cankerblossom The La Jolla Playhouse presents “Cankerblossom,” a family-friendly work conceived and created by Pig Iron Theatre Company and inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The innovative experiment in children’s storytelling will run Aug. 12-15 in the Mandell Weiss Forum, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. For performances and ticket information, visit www.lajollaplayhouse.org or call the box office at (858) 550-1010. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for subscribers and $15 for children age 12 and under.