THURSDAY, Jan. 19 • SunSetter happy hour, 5 to 7 p.m., Beaumont’s, 5662 La Jolla Blvd., hors d’oeuvres, drink specials and a free raffle, (858) 456-4995, [email protected], $10 nonmembers, $5 LJTC members, free for new members who sign up and pay at the event • Casa de Manana open house, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Casa de Manana, 849 Coast Blvd., open house reception for prospective residents, (800) 959-7010, www.casademanana.org, free • Grouplove, 7:30 p.m., Porter’s Pub, 9500 Gilman Drive, indie-rock band performance, (858) 587-4828, www.- porterspub.com, free • “Please Pay Attention Please,” 4 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., focuses on selections from “Bruce Naumann’s Words: Writings and Interviews,” [email protected], (858) 454-3541, free with $10 museum admission FRIDAY, Jan. 20 • Cupcakes and a movie, 6:30 p.m., Cups Lounge and Culinary, 7857 Girard Ave., decorate cupcakes and watch a kid-friendly movie with Vanessa Brown from “Cupcake Wars,” recommended for children ages 5 and older, (858) 459-2877, www.cupslj.com, $30 • Mexican Institute of Sound, 9 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, electronica performance, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $15 • Gretchen Parlato, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $21 members, $26 nonmembers SATURDAY, Jan. 21 • “Ave Vienna,” 7:30 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, Soprano Lauren Smith sings arias by Mozart, (760) 632-0554, www.hutchinsconsort.org, $15-$25 • “Kaspar,” 8 p.m., UCSD Conrad Prebys Music Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, horn player Nicolee Kuester presents the world premiere of Kurt Issacson’s unusual spoken opera, composed for a musical ensemble and puppeteer, (858) 534-3230, musicweb.ucsd.edu, free • “Rising CO2: A Never-Ending Story,” 1:30 p.m., USCD Chancellor’s Complex, 9500 Gilman Drive, Ralph D. Keeling considers the history of global warming science, (858) 534-2230, [email protected], free SUNDAY, Jan. 22 • “Farm to Table: Be Wise Ranch,” 9 a.m., Cups Lounge and Culinary, 7857 Girard Ave., (858) 459-2877, www.cupslj.com, $65 • Weekend with the Locals: Vatta Baker, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., local author of “Homemade Thai: Delicious and Simply Family Recipes” discusses her book, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • La Jolla open aire market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., (858) 454-1699, www.lajollamarket.com, free MONDAY, Jan. 23 • “The Bungalow,” 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing and wine and cheese reception with author Sarah Jio, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free TUESDAY, Jan. 24 • “The Sacred and the Profane in Art: From the Greeks to the Renaissance,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., second lecture in series tracing art history from ancient Greeks to the Byzantines to the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $12 members, $17 nonmembers • “Nimpentoad,” 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., San Diego elementary school students Josh and Harrison Herz read from and sign their recently published children’s fantasy story, (858) 454-0347, www.nimpentoad.com, free • “The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., science writer Jeff Wheelwright discusses and signs exploration of science and family history, (858) 454-0347, www.jeffwheelwright.com, free • “New Year/New Life Resolutions,” 1 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., gerontologist Mera Kelley leads a Q&A seminar hosted by the National League of American Penwomen, (619) 448-6144, www.lajollalibrary.org, free WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 • Brooklyn Rider, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., live performance by the string quartet, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers • “Taken,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., author Robert Crais discusses and signs his newest mystery novel, (858) 454-0347, www.robertcrais.com, free • “Salome: Fatal Attraction,” 7 p.m., La Jolla Country Day School, 9490 Genesee Ave., a vivid account of the life and times of Herod’s family with an emphasis on Herodias and Salome, (619) 533-7000, www.sdopera.com, free THURSDAY, Jan. 26 • “Superfoods for Health & Flavor,” 6 p.m., Cups Lounge and Culinary, 7857 Girard Ave., class about “superfoods” — calorie-sparse, nutrient-dense, unprocessed foods high in anti-oxidants, (858) 459-2877, www.cupslj.com, $65 • Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $21 members, $26 nonmembers • “Madeline” storytime and character appearance, 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Running the Rift,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., author Naomi Benaron discusses and signs her novel, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “Is America Irrelevant?” 3:30 p.m., UCSD’s Social Sciences building, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-2230, http://iicas.ucsd.edu, free MUST SEE ArtPwr is again hosting another popular “Foovies” event at The Loft, located at 9500 Gilman Drive, on Jan. 19 starting at 7 p.m. The “Foovies” event will feature the 2007 Italian romantic comedy film, “Lezioni Di Cioccolato,” which tells the tale of a ruthless Perugian businessman who gets blackmailed by an injured employee, is forced to take a chocolate cooking class in the employee’s name, and, in the meantime, catches the eye of fellow chef Cecilia, who mistakes him for the hardworking immigrant employee. The “Foovies” menu will include falafel salad with baby romaine, shaved red onion, and yogurt-harissa dressing, spaghetti bolognese, aged parmesan garlic bread, and a truffle duo. Tickets for the movie alone are $8 for general admission and $4 for UCSD students. Tickets for dinner and the movie are $30 for general admission and $24 for UCSD students. To purchase tickets visit www.artpwr.com or call (858) 534-8497. MUST GO The UCSD Arts Library is currently hosting “The Lost Art of Letters” — an exhibit that provides visitors with the opportunity to browse library books on the topic of penmanship, cursive writing, and etiquette in letter writing. While supplies last, visitors can write a letter using stationery and pens provided by the library. At the writer’s request, the UCSD Arts Library will even have the letter delivered to the addressee via the U.S. Postal Service until Jan. 27. On Jan. 25, penmanship expert and local educator Sylvia Rubin will host a live demonstration and tutorial with quick tips on how to improve handwriting while providing supportive supervision over on-the-spot letter writing. For more information about the event, call (858) 822-5758 or visit http://artslib.ucsd.edu. MUST DO Prana Yoga Center, a local studio founded by La Jollan Gerhard Gessner in 2001, is hosting its 200-Hour Spring Yoga Teacher Training again, starting on Jan. 27. The three-month program equips students to go out and teach yoga at a setting of their choice. The Yoga Alliance-certified program has gained a stellar reputation with the San Diego and SoCal Yoga community as it offers one a comprehensive certification, with a strong focus on proper alignment, yoga philosophy, meditation and specialty yoga. Many of Prana’s graduate teachers now instruct at local gyms and other yoga facilities across San Diego. For more information, visit www.pranayoga.com/teacher_training.php