THURSDAY, May 3 • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, www.lajollacpa.org, free • “Mexico Moving Forward: Charting a Path to Prosperity,” 8 a.m., Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., symposium and expo, (858) 822-1696, [email protected], $95 FRIDAY, May 4 • Chris Trueman’s “Stripe Series,” 7 p.m., Salazar Contemporary Art Exhibits, 1162 Prospect St., artist reception, (858) 551-8453, www.whiteboxcontemporary.com, free • “Windscape” quintet, 7:30 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, runs through May 5, (619) 239-0100, www.mainlymozart.org, $55 • First Fridays wine tasting: Napa, 5:30 p.m., Fleming’s, 8970 University Center Lane, (858) 535-0078, www.flemingssteakhouse.com, $25 • Emanuel Ax, 8 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., piano performance, (858) 459-3728, www.ljms.org, $25-$75 SATURDAY, May 5 • “The Trunks” quartet, 1 p.m., Torrey Pines Gliderport, 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, (858) 452-9858, www.sandiegofreeflight.com, free • The Suzy Skarulis Band, 7 p.m., Barfly, 909 Prospect St., (858) 454-2323, www.barflylajolla.com, $5 • Assorted Arrangements: A Night of Eclectic Artistic Performances, 7 p.m., Thumbprint Gallery, 920 Kline St., Ste. 104, spoken word, dance and avant garde performances, (858) 354-6294, www.thumbprintgallerysd.com, free • “Spring Symphonies,” 7:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, runs through May 6, (858) 534-4637, www.lajollasymphony.com, $29 general admission, $26 seniors, $15 students • Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Party, 8 p.m., Ooh La La Dance Academy, 7467 Cuvier St., salsa lessons, DJ Rumbero spinning salsa, bachata, cha cha cha and more, dance shows and social dancing, (858) 456-4500, www.ollda.com, free before 9 p.m., $5 thereafter SUNDAY, May 6 • “Light Falling Down,” 7 p.m., Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, 4126 Executive Drive, staged reading, (858) 362-1348, www.sdcjc.org, $8 JCC members, $10 nonmembers • 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 • Devin the Dude, 8 p.m., Porter’s Pub at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 587-4828, www.porterspub.com, $20 MONDAY, May 7 • The Haircuts, 7:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, live concert performance, (858) 534-8497, www.heneally.com, free • Jisun Yang and Julia Pautz, noon, Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., mini-concert, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • “Paradoxes of the 2012 French Presidential Election,” noon, Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., lecture, (858) 453-5560, www.iamericas.org, free • “Global Empire and Naval Ambitions in Wilhelmine Germany,” 4 p.m., Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., lecture, (858) 453-5560, www.iamericas.org, free • “The Philippines is Open for Business,” 6:30 p.m., Institute of the Americas, 10111 N. Torrey Pines Rd., lecture, (858) 453-5560, www.iamericas.org, $10 • “Natasha and the Coat,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, staged reading, runs through May 8, (858) 457-3030, www.lfjcc.org, free TUESDAY, May 8 • “Make and Take: Button Making,” noon, The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.artpwr.com, (858) 534-8497, free • Freddie Gibbs, 9 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, live concert performance, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, $12 general admission, $8 UCSD students, Loft members free at the door • “The Baroque,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., “Five Centuries of European Art and Music: From the Renaissance to the Present Day,” lecture-concert series, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $19 members, $24 nonmembers • “Options for Seniors” seminar, 2 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., RSVP, (858) 459-0831, www.rifordcenter.org, free • Jews in Mexican cinema, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, (858) 565-6896, www.adl.org/sdcelebrate, $10 • Washed Out and Memoryhouse, 8 p.m., Porter’s Pub at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 587-4828, www.porterspub.com, $12 general admission, UCSD students, Loft members free WEDNESDAY, May 9 • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free THURSDAY, May 10 • “Make and Take: Button Making,” noon, The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.artpwr.com, (858) 534-8497, free • David Castaneda y Su Kini Kini, 7:30 p.m., The Loft, 9500 Gilman Drive, live jazz, (858) 534-8497, www.artpwr.com, free • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free MUST GO Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery will host a free, one-of-a-kind cooking demonstration at the Whole Foods in La Jolla, located at 8825 Villa La Jolla Drive, on May 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. The class, “Cooking with Beer,” will demonstrate the countless ways the award-winning craft beer can be incorporated into everyday dishes. For an added bonus, sampling is guaranteed. The event is just one of many around town during Deschutes Brewery’s “Base Camp” week – a beer fanatic’s dream week with specialty beer samplings, beer and food pairings, and appearances by “Woody” the giant beer barrel vehicle on wheels. Base Camp week events will take place at various times and locations around San Diego until May 5. For more information about the cooking demonstration or other Base Camp week events around town, visit www.deschutesbrewery.com or call (858) 642-6700. MUST SEE J*Company youth theatre will present “Xanadu” – a hilarious musical that traces the magical quest of Kira, a beautiful Greek muse who descended from Mt. Olympus to help a struggling artist in Venice Beach create the first roller disco. Performance dates for the public begin on May 5 at 8 p.m. and run through May 13. Tickets for the performance are $14 for Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center members and $16 for nonmembers. All performances will take place at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre on Jacobs Family Campus, located at 4126 Executive Drive. For tickets or more information, visit www.lfjcc.com or call (858) 362-1348.