THURSDAY, Sept. 8 • La Jolla Bar Association speaker luncheon, noon, Manhattan Restaurant in Empress Hotel, 7766 Fay Ave., (858) 454-1839, www.lajollbarassociation.com, guest responsible for price of own lunch • 2011 Marconi Symposium “Will the Internet Survive?” 8:30 a.m., Atkinson Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, panel discussion, (858) 246-0353, [email protected], $15 UCSD student, $35 faculty/staff, $50 general admission • “The Good Daughters,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion and signing with author Joyce Maynard, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Salsa lessons, 7 p.m., Miami Grille, 4545 La Jolla Village Drive, lessons for beginners and intermediates followed by open dancing with music by Luna Llena, (858) 552-0668, www.miamigrille.com, $10 • “Las Mariposas,” 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, dance theater production inspired by Julie Alvarez’s novel “In the Time of the Butterflies,” (619) 238-1153, www.lajollaplayhouse.org, $20-$25 • La Jolla Town Council Speakers Series, 6:15 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., Independent La Jolla president Cindy Greatrex presents the goals and interests of the organization that promotes La Jolla as an independent city, (858) 368-4110, www.independentlajolla.org, free FRIDAY, Sept. 9 • “Steady, My Gaze,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., book reading with New York poet Marie-Elizabeth Mali, (858) 456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com, free SATURDAY, Sept. 10 • Watermixable oil painting demonstration by Mariko Irie, 1 to 3 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, free • Snorkel with the sharks, 8 a.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, swim with schooling leopard and smoothhound sharks and guitarfish at La Jolla Shores, RSVP required, (858) 534-7336, http://aquarium.ucsd.edu, $30 • La Jolla Symphony Chorus open auditions, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., UCSD Conrad Prebys Music Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, appointments required, (858) 243-2045, www.lajollasymphony.com, free • Bassnectar, 7:30 p.m., UCSD Rimac Arena, 9500 Gilman Drive, concert with special guests Big Gigantic, Z-Trip and Amp Live, (858) 534-6467, www.bassnectar.net/tour/, $25 UCSD students, $35 general admission • “Monte Carlo Goes Burlesque,” 6:30 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., 35th annual gala featuring a burlesque performance by Dita Von Teese, including a cocktail party, dinner and after-party to benefit MCASD, www.mcasd.org, (858) 454-3541 x162, $650 for Stiletto level, $1,250 for Feathers and Frills level, VIP All that Glitters ticket $2,500, after-party tickets: members $150, non-members $200 • Walking tour of historic La Jolla, 10 a.m., Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., 1.5-mile docent-led tour with 15 stops in La Jolla’s historic downtown village led by a knowledgeable volunteer, RSVP required, (858) 480-6424, $10, children 12 and under free SUNDAY, Sept. 11 • Full moon pier walk, 6 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, a moonlight walk and tour along the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, RSVP required, ages 9 and up, (858) 534-7336, http://aquarium.ucsd.edu, $25 MONDAY, Sept. 12 • Full moon pier walk, 6 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, (858) 534-7336, http://aquarium.ucsd.edu, $25 TUESDAY, Sept. 13 • San Diego League of Women Voters, La Jolla meeting, 9:30 a.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 454-5019, www.lwvsandiego.org, free WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14 • Summer Musicale: “Echoes of Spain,” 5 p.m., Darlington House, 7441 Olivetas Ave., the Social Service League of La Jolla hosts a light Spanish supper with wine and beer and a guitar performances by Fred Benedetti and George Svoboda, RSVP required by Sept. 8, (858) 454-7625, www.darlingtonhouse.com, $35 if RSVP by Sept. 8, $45 at the door • “Manicures and Martinis,” 5 p.m., La Jolla Strip Club, 4282 Esplanade Court, complimentary Three Olives martinis and a manicure, (858) 450-1400, www.lajollasteak.com, $20 THURSDAY, Sept. 15 • Dinner in the library, 5:30 p.m., UCSD Geisel Library, 9500 Gilman Drive, dinner to benefit UCSD libraries featuring cocktails, a silent auction, dinner and lecture on “San Diego and the Technology Revolution: The Next 50 Years,” by Mary Walshok, (858) 534-1183, [email protected], $225 • Banana Slug String Band, 5:30 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, concert by the eco-band for children, (858) 534-3474, http://aquarium.ucsd.edu, $20 general admission, $17 members, children 2 and under free • MCASD La Jolla open house, 5 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., free admission from 5 to 7 p.m., (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org, free MUST GO The Windansea Surfers Reunion Association will host its 17th annual Longboard Surf Meet and Beach Luau on Sept. 10 at Windansea Beach. The first surf heat, “Geezers Go First!” for ages 60 and older, will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the “Cavemen and Cavewomen” heat for ages 45 to 59 at 10 a.m., couples and families at noon and “Gremmies and Gremmets” for surfers up to age 29 at 1 p.m. Following the non-competitive surf meet, guests can enjoy island fare and surf tunes by the Duo-Tones at the luau, where the association will honor Windansea surfer and shaper George Lanning. Raffle prizes will be given away at the luau, including the grand prize of a surfboard shaped and donated by Lanning. Tickets are $35 for an individual to surf, $60 for couples or families to surf and $15 for the luau. All boards must be nine feet or longer. For more information call (808) 499-9032.