THURSDAY, Feb. 2 • Principal chat, 1 p.m., Muirlands Middle School, 1056 Nautilus St., Principal Chris Hargrove discusses planned changes to the middle school curriculum for the upcoming year, [email protected], free • “Conflict,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., San Francisco Zen Buddhist priest and poet Norman Fischer will read from his new book, (858) 456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com, free • “Blurred Lines: Art, Architecture, and the Cognitive Sciences,” 7 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, lecture by UCSD cognitive science professor David Kirsh and architect Jennifer Luce, (858) 626-2000, www.bronowskiforum.org, free • “Crying Woman,” 8 p.m., Price Center Theatre, 9500 Gilman Drive, film screening of Beijing filmmaker Liu Bingjian’s feature, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $8 nonmembers, $4 members • Trio M, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., collective band with pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Matt Wilson, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $21 members, $26 nonmembers • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, www.lajollacpa.org, free FRIDAY, Feb. 3 • First Friday Film Flicks, 3:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister, 9 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, folk, glam, Western swing, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $10 general admission, $8 UCSD students, Loft members free at the door • “The Art of Fugue,” 7:30 p.m., Molli and Arthur Wagner Dance building, Bach Collegium San Diego explores J.S. Bach’s fugues, accompanied by dancers choreographed by Yolande Sniath, (619) 341-1726, www.bachcollegiumsd.org, $40 patron, $25 general admission, $20 students and seniors SATURDAY, Feb. 4 • Talkdemonic, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, drummer Kevin O’Connor and violinist Lisa Molinaro perform their alluring “folktronica” hits, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $10 general admission, $8 UCSD students, Loft members free at the door • “Spring Awakening,” 8 p.m., Mandell Weiss Theatre, 9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD Theatre, (858) 534-2230, theatre.ucsd.edu, $20 general admission, $15 senior or UCSD affiliate, $10 student • Nicholas Andre Dance Company, 8 p.m., David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, (858) 362-1348, www.lfjcc.org, $30 regular seating, $33 Gold Circle seating • Tidepooling, 12:30 p.m., Dike Rock, directions will be provided at time of RSVP, aquarium naturalists carefully guide participants into fragile tidepooling communities, RSVP required, (858) 534-3474, aquarium.ucsd.edu, $12 general admission, $10 members • Perrietta Hester, 3:30 p.m., La Jolla Art Association, 8100 Paseo Del Ocaso, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, free SUNDAY, Feb. 5 • San Diego Interstitial Cystitis support group meeting, 1:30 p.m., SDG&E Room at Thornton Hospital, 9300 Campus Point Drive, (858) 672-2249, www.ic-network.com/support, free MONDAY, Feb. 6 • Blabbermouth night, 7 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, open mic night, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free • Camera Lucida No. 5, 7:30 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, (619) 235-0804, www.sandiegosymphony.org, $25 TUESDAY, Feb. 7 • “The Way We Were in San Diego,” 6:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., author and historian Rick Crawford shares anecdotes about the city’s colorful past, (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • “The Sacred and the Profane in Art: From the Greeks to the Renaissance,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., Linda Blair discusses the history of the West, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $12 members, $17 nonmembers • The Kamau Kenyatta Quartet, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, one of UCSD’s favorite professors and his jazz quartet will perform, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 • Grades 4-5 book club, 4 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Grades 1-3 book club, 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Ben Russell, 8 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $25 reserved, $15 general admission, $5 UCSD student • Cooking class and dinner, 6 p.m., The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive, join executive chef Bernard Guillas and chef de cuisine Ron Oliver for a three-course dinner with wine pairings, (866) 782-8855, www.marineroom.com, $75 • “Living a Paperless Life,” 5:30 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, (858) 362-1141, www.lfjcc.org, $20 member, $25 nonmember • Black history luncheon, 2 p.m., Revelle College Plaza Cafe, 9500 Gilman Drive, home-cooked soul food and entertainment by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Gary Bias of Earth, Wind and Fire, (858) 534-0236, [email protected], free THURSDAY, Feb. 9 • “Art and the Crossover Phenomena,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., the Dialogues in Art & Architecture lecture series, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • “Concerts in Close Quarters,” 5 p.m., The Lodge at Sixth College, 9500 Gilman Drive, chamber music with the St. Lawrence String Quartet, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free • Aphrodisiacs, 6 p.m., Cups Lounge and Culinary, 7857 Girard Ave., spice up Valentine’s Day by learning about aphrodisiacs like chocolate, lavender, figs, honey, vanilla, ginger, chilis, almonds and truffles in a class with Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, Jesus Gonzalez and Vanessa Brown, (858) 459-2877, www.cupslj.com, $50 • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free MUST GO The La Jolla Town Council will host its monthly fun-filled charity poker night at Hennessey’s Tavern, located at 7811 Herschel Ave., on Feb. 7. A beginner lesson and social happy hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a no limit Texas Hold’em tournament from 7 to 10 p.m. The buy-in is a $20 donation for $100 in chips with unlimited re-buys. Proceeds from the event will benefit the La Jolla Town Council and its community activities. Cigars will be available from Bob’s Casa de Habano in the outdoor fire pit area, and – as always – the pub’s “Two Timin’ Tuesdays” 2-4-1 burger special will be offered all day at the restaurant. For more information or to RSVP, call (858) 456-4995 or email [email protected]. MUST SEE The New Children’s Museum and Birch Aquarium will fuse art, science and trash in “Trash: Art + Science Intersect,” a free event at the aquarium on Feb. 6. Guests will have the opportunity look at trash from both a scientific and artistic vantage point — seeing garbage in a whole new way. The evening will kick off with a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception at 6 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. panel discussion with Nigella Hillgarth, the aquarium’s executive director, as well as Miriam Goldstein, chief scientist on the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic expedition and artist and co-founder of The Institute For Figuring Margaret Wertheim. The aquarium is located at 2300 Expedition Way. For more information or to RSVP, call (619) 795-1721 or visit www.thinkplaycreate.org.