THURSDAY, April 12 • Bronowski art and science forum, 7 p.m., Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, www.bronowskiforum.org, free • Great Museums of the United States, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., concentration on the premier public art museums with encyclopedic collections, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org/lectures, $12 members, $17 nonmembers • “Soul Kitchen,” 7 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, a documentary about a pub in Hamburg, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $30 for food and movie, $8 for just the movie • U.S. Army Woodwind Ambassadors, Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-2230, music.ucsd.edu, free FRIDAY, April 13 • Screening of “Strange Love of Martha Ivers,” 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Pianist Brendan Nguyen, 8:15 p.m., Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-2230, music.ucsd.edu, free • “Compassionate Connections: Greater Love, Sex and Intimacy” class with Scott Catamas, 7:30 p.m., 5635 Chelsea Ave., www.lovecoachscott.com, (858) 775-1083, suggested donation $15-$25 per person SATURDAY, April 14 • Ikebana Classes, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., 8:50 a.m., Japanese flower arranging seminars, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, $19 • Hutchins Consort’s Viva Cuba, 7:30 p.m., Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, music of Cuba from the 19th century to present, (760) 632-0554, www.hutchinsconsort.org, $25 • Robin Henkel concert, 10 a.m., Birdrock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 551-1707, www.birdrockcoffeeroasters.com, free • Guided Walking Tour of Historic La Jolla, 10 a.m., Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., RSVP required, (858) 480-6424, $10 • “The Essential Tools & Foundations of Compassionate Connections” class with Scott Catamas, 10 a.m., 5635 Chelsea Ave., www.lovecoachscott.com, (858) 775-1083, suggested donation $15-$25 per person • “Transform Pain into Gratitude: The Three Forms of Empathy, How to Manage Our Triggers, and Pain of the Past,” advanced practice group with Scott Catamas, noon, 5635 Chelsea Ave., www.lovecoachscott.com, (858) 775-1083, suggested donation $15-$25 per person SUNDAY, April 15 • La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, Girard Avenue and Genter Street, (858) 454-1699, www.lajollamarket.com, free • Emerson String Quartet, 8 p.m., Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $60 • “Waging War against the Devil, the Unmusical One,” 2:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., musical narrative of theological complexity, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Cowboy Balladeer Tom Hiatt and the Sundown Riders, noon, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., (858) 456-1800, www.tomhiatt.net, free MONDAY, April 16 • Quatuor Mosaiques, 8 p.m., Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, original instrument and period performances of 18th century literature, (619) 291-8246, www.sdems.org, $30 – $35 • This Burning Land book discussion, 7 p.m., Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, 4126 Executive Drive, (858) 362-1348, www.sdcjc.org/dss, $12 for JCC member, $14 for nonmembers TUESDAY, April 17 • “Song of the Sparrows” screening, 6 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., an award-winning film about the life of an impoverished Iranian farmer, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Malin Burnham and Hal Sandler presentation, 5:30 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, free • Chunky Move Australian dance performance and dinner, 6 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium and International Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, enjoy Australia’s famed dance group and an authentic Australian dinner, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $12 for dinner, $25 – $40 for performance • La Jolla Garden Club meeting, 1 p.m., La Jolla Lutheran Church, 7117 La Jolla Blvd., designer Laura Eubanks will be discussing succulent designs, (858) 459-3076, free WEDNESDAY, April 18 • Author talk with Zohreh Ghahremani, 6 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., author of “Sky of Red Poppies,” (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Canvas Design & Wine, 5 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., learn the basics of acrylic painting, (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, $40 for members, $45 for nonmembers THURSDAY, April 19 • Great Museums of the United States, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., museums with unique private collections, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org/lectures, $12 members, $17 nonmembers • Exclusive Collections Galleries Dinner Gala, 6 p.m., The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive, (858) 782-8855, www.marineroom.com, $200 per person • Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison talk and performance, 8 p.m., Price Center East Ballroom, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $25, $10 for UCSD students • “There’s an app for that!” class, 7 p.m., Lawrence Family JCC, 4126 Executive Drive, learn about the best apps for Androids and iPhones, (858) 362-1141, www.lfjcc.org/register, $20 for JCC members, $25 for nonmembers • La Jolla Town Council’s SunSetter?Happy Hour, 5 p.m., Brockton Villa, 1235 Coast Blvd., (858) 458-4895, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, $5 members, $10 nonmembers
