It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in La Jolla, with events being offered by schools, galleries, churches and more. If you have a holiday event you’d like us to include in our pages, please e-mail [email protected]. THURSDAY, Dec. 16 • Associated Student Body Gingerbread House Building Contest, 11:40 a.m., Muirlands Middle School lunch court, 1056 Nautilus St., (858) 459-4211 • San Diego Ballet’s The Nutcracker, 7:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (619) 294-7378, www.sandiegoballet.tix.com, $40 general admission, $20 children/students FRIDAY, Dec. 17 • Holiday program, gymnasium at the Gillispie School, preschool through 6th grade winter-themed show, early childhood at 9 a.m., lower elementary at 10:30 a.m., school choir and upper elementary at 1:30 p.m., 7380 Girard Ave., (858) 459-3773 • San Diego Ballet’s The Nutcracker, 7:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (619) 294-7378, www.sandiegoballet.tix.com, $40 general admission, $20 children/students • The Riford Center’s Dinner and/or Dance, 5 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. dance, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., dinner and dance with menu by chef Cinzia Mezzetti (858) 459-0831, dinner and dance: $20 members • Annual Holiday Flute Choir Concert, 7 p.m., Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, (858) 626-2000, free SATURDAY, Dec. 18 • La Jolla Renaissance Singers holiday concert, 1 p.m., Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave., concert of carols, cantatas and chants to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, (858) 552-1657, free SUNDAY, Dec. 19 • Christmas concert, 4 p.m., La Jolla United Methodist Church, 6063 La Jolla Blvd., classic and traditional carols followed by refreshments, (858) 454-7108, www.lajollaunitedmethodist.org, free • “Magnificat,” performed by Chancel Choir of Torrey Pines Christian Church, 5 p.m., Torrey Pines Christian Church, 8320 N. La Jolla Village Drive, (858) 453-3550, free • Concert Series Christmas Concert with the King’s Brass, 4 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., (858) 454-0713, www.ljpres.org, free WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 • San Diego Chamber Music Society’s Holiday Brass performance, 6:30 p.m., La Jolla Library Community Room, 7555 Draper Ave., brass quartet performs holiday classics, (858) 552-1657, www.sandiegolibrary.org, free SATURDAY, Jan. 1 • Rock to the Rosebowl Parade, 4:30 a.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., ride from the Riford Center to the Rosebowl Parade in Pasadena via limo bus, includes 3-course lunch at Il Fornaio, (858) 459-0831, $125 members, $150 non-members Dining out Don’t feel like spending all day cooking a Christmas ham and then tending to a sink full of dirty dishes? A number of La Jolla restaurants are offering options for getting out on Christmas and New Year’s eves. Whether you are looking for live music, something family-friendly or five-star date night, here are a few local options. Tapenade Christmas Eve dinner with kids’ menu and a four- and five-course menus and live jazz on New Year’s Eve, 7612 Fay Ave., (858)551-7500 ext. 1 La Jolla Brewhouse Christmas Eve happy hour and Christmas day dinner celebration, 7356 Fay Ave., (858)456-6279 Miami Grill UTC Latin-style New Year’s party, 4353 La Jolla Village Drive, (858) 581-2822 La Valencia A Christmas festival and carolers on Dec. 22, several Christmas Eve dinners, a Christmas Day ocean-view buffet (kid-friendly), several New Year’s Eve dinner options and a Jan. 1 ocean-view buffet, www.lavalencia.com