THURSDAY, JULY 29 • Preschool story time and crafts, 10:30 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • Steering committee will meet to discuss options for new La Jolla Business Improvement District, 4 p.m., 1150 Silverado St. • “Flicks on the Bricks” film and wine event, 8 p.m., La Jolla Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St.; guests will sip French wine during a screening of “To Catch a Thief,” (858) 454-5872, ljathenaeum.org, $17 members/$19 nonmembers SATURDAY, JULY 31 • Free lecture on drought-tolerant garden plants, 10 a.m., La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave.; landscape designer Doug Kalal will present with photos, flowers, foliage, and stories; (858) 552-1657, sdgreatgardens.com • The San Diego Youth Symphony and Rotary International Youth Exchange present the sixth annual International Youth Symphony, 7:30 p.m., University of California, San Diego Shiley Theatre, 5998 Alcalá Park, (619) 233-3232, www.sdys.org, $10-$25 SUNDAY, AUG. 1 • “Tradition of Impressionism: Marcel Dyf” exhibition, open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cosmopolitan Fine Arts gallery, 7932 Girard Ave.; the exhibition will run through Aug. 31, (858) 456-9506, www.cosmopolitanart.com, free • Free resume building class, 11 a.m., La Jolla Lutheran Church, 7111 La Jolla Blvd.; learn to make your resume stand out from the rest, (858) 736-7395 • La Jolla Athenaeum Summer Festival 2010 with pianist Gustavo Romero, 4 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive; Gustavo’s final performance of a series of pieces by composer Frederic Chopin, (858) 454-5872, $25-$40 TUESDAY, AUG. 3 • La Jolla Coastal Access & Parking Board, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900 • Bird Rock Community Council meeting, 6 p.m., Beaumont’s Eatery, 5662 La Jolla Blvd. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 • “Day at the Races” at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 12:15 to 5 p.m., meet at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center to board bus, 4126 Executive Drive, (858) 362-1141, $15 JCC members, $18 nonmembers • 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 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