MUST GO Ark Antiques, purveyors of antique furniture, china, glass, silver, paintings, oriental rugs, lamps and one-of-a-kind items, will be hosting its annual sale on May 17 and 18. Savings will be offered on a variety of antiques and quality home furnishings, with proceeds benefitting local animal charities. Located in the heart of the Village at 7620 Girard Ave., Ark is a long-standing, nonprofit organization whose proceeds, over the last 10 years, have been able to award more than 1.5 million in grants to more than 50 animal charities. For more information or to see a list of charities that benefit from Ark, visit www.arkantiques.org or call (858) 459-7755. Road Show Company will present work by artist Peter Max starting on Wednesday, June 5 at The Peter Max Gallery in Westfield UTC. The artist will make two live appearances at the gallery on June 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. and June 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. where he will unveil his new Masters series with interpretive works of Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Renoir and Degas conceived in Max’s signature style and colors. Called a pop icon, neo-Fauvist, abstract expressionist and the United States “painter laureate,” Max has painted the last seven U.S. presidents and countless celebrities. All appearances are open to the public and free. RSVPs are requested, and can be made at (888) 513-8385. For more information about the artist, visit www.petermax.com. For information about the upcoming events, visit www.roadshowcompany.com. La Jolla Music Society closes the New Orleans Jazz Series and 44th season with Marcia Ball and special guests at the Balboa Theatre on Saturday, May 18 at 8 pm. Ball, the four-time Grammy-nominated “Bayou Queen of the Piano,” heads an evening of music from the American South and Gulf Coast. An eight-time Blues Music Award winner, Ball mixes her brand of New Orleans piano boogie with Texas roadhouse, R&B, honky-tonk, swamp music, and ballads. Ball is joined by slide guitar master Sonny Landreth, Grammy Award-winning dobro and steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Terrance Simien. Tickets are $27-$67 and are available through the La Jolla Music Society box office, (858) 459-3728 or online at www.LJMS.org. FRIDAY, May 10 • Cuatro Corridos, 7 p.m., CPMC Theatre at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, $15.50 • Opening reception: 11th Annual SDSU Art Council Recipients, 6:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, • Steph Johnson Trio, 8 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.boxoffice.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8497 SATURDAY, May 11 • Weekend with the Locals: Bill Siren, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Cuatro Corridos, 7 p.m., CPMC Theatre at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, $15.50 • Fighting with Irons and Inspired and the Sleep, 8 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.boxoffice.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8497, $5 general admission SUNDAY, May 12 • 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 • Weekend with the Locals: Carolle Jean-Murat, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free MONDAY, May 13 • Wyn Wilson and Billy Wolfe Mini Concert, noon, Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free TUESDAY, May 14 • Summer Reading Adventures Popsicle Party, 4 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Hatha chair yoga class, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • Camera Lucida, 7:30 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, $25 • Berglind Tomasdottir Recital, 8 p.m., CPMC Theatre at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 WEDNESDAY, May 15 • Warner Brothers VIP Studio Tour, 9 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $80 members, $100 nonmembers • Live streaming of “Dan Brown: Live at Lincoln Center”, 4:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “The Cooked Seed” by Anchee Min, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Opera Singing Chef soup class, 10 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $10 members, $15 nonmembers • Baroque Ensemble Student Recital, 8 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, THURSDAY, May 16 • “Silken Prey” by John Sandford, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • ArtPower! Presents: Up and Coming Students Film Festival, 7 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.boxoffice.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8497, free • Sparling Technology exhibition and mixer, 5 to 9 p.m., 9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 220, owners, architects and contractors gather for an evening to share ideas, test drive new technologies, assemble project teams and enjoy refreshments and live music, email [email protected] to register, free FRIDAY, May 17 • Endangered Species Day: San Diego Natural History Museum: In conjunction with its current exhibition — Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders — the museum will highlight some of nature’s smallest endangered species (insects). Balboa Park, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (619) 232-3821. Batiquitos Lagoon: A Nature Center Host will be available to provide information about the various wildlife in and around Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve. Carlsbad, 9 a.m. to noon, www.batiquitosfoundation.org San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy: Live, online broadcast through the website that will highlight a couple of the more notable successes in saving endangered species. 10 a.m. PST. Check www.endangeredspeciesday.org for more events. SATURDAY, May 18 • “Penguin on Vacation” by Salina Yoon, 11 a.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Art Class with live model, 9 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $18 • Andrea Kim Honors Recital, 8 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 • ensemble et cetera, 8 p.m., CPMC Recital Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 SUNDAY, May 19 • 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 • Weekend with Locals: V. Frank Asaro, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Art class with live model, 10 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $10 •Stephen Lewis Recital, 3 p.m., CPMC Theatre at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 MONDAY, May 20 • “18% Gray” by Zachary Karabashliev, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Springtime at the Huntington, 9 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $45 members, $65 nonmembers • Jewelry Bead class, 2 p.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $15 members, $20 nonmembers • Wyn Wilson and Billy Wolfe, mini concert, noon, Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Monday Night Jazz, 8 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, TUESDAY, May 21 • Hatha chair yoga class, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajollalibrary.org, free • “Maybe We’ll Have You Back” by Fred Stoller, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Virtual Strangers Bluegrass Lecture, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $14 member, $19 nonmember • Musicians in Ordinary, 6 p.m., CPMC Recital Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 • MUS 32 Celli Percussion Recital, 8 p.m., CPMC Recital Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 WEDNESDAY, May 22 • Palm Springs Art Museum, 9 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $40 members, $60 nonmembers • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Opera Singing Chef soup class, 10 a.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $10 members, $15 nonmembers • Palimpest, 7 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 THURSDAY, May 23 • Reception and Ride to the Map and Atlas Museum of La Jolla, 5 p.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $10 members, $20 nonmembers • Athenaeum Jazz: Anthony Wilson Seasons Guitar Quartet, 8 p.m., The Auditorium at The Scripps Research Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $32 member, $37 nonmember • John Chowning, 8 p.m., CPMC Theatre at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448, $10.50 FRIDAY, May 24 • A Feast for the Senses, 5 p.m, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $20 members, $30 nonmembers • Tiffany DuMouchelle Recital, 8 p.m., CPMC Concert Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 •Shannon Johnson and Sharon Chang Voice Recital, 7 p.m., CPMC Recital Hall at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-3448 • The Mowgli’s featuring American Authors and Hunter Hunted, 8 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.boxoffice.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8497, $10 general admission