La Jolla High School’s annual fundraising event, Nautilus, is back to enchant guests with an evening of breathtaking panoramic views, gourmet cuisine from Giuseppe Catering, auctions, and live entertainment and dancing. Set for May 21, 6 p.m. at the oceanfront Scripps Seaside Forum, 8602 La Jolla Shores Drive for the second year in a row, the event will feature prized auctions items that the school hopes will attract at least $100,000 in funds. One live auction item includes a “Monte Carlo at Home” package event with a progressive tasting menu for 12 prepared by Giuseppe “from farm to table,” in addition to lessons from a professional poker player and custom party invitations from La Jolla High alumnus and Creative Occasions owner Anseth Page Richards. Also up for bidding are a trip to New York — complete with Broadway tickets, vacation stays at a 4,000-square-foot home on the island of Kauai and a 4-bedroom home in Mammoth Lakes. Silent auction items include packages from local hotels like La Valencia, Hotel Parisi, and the Colonial, restaurants including George’s at the Cove, The Marine Room, Roppongi and Harry’s Coffee Shop, and gift items from Warwick’s Books and Bowers Jewelers. “With the budget cuts, the news gets worse and worse for schools,” said event Chair Kathryn Stephens. “This event helps us raise the funds that are critical to making up the difference.” One of the high school’s pet projects is to “bring Parker Auditorium into the 21st century,” Stephens said. “We’d like to raise funds to purchase and install a brand new light system and we’re hoping to accomplish that with this year’s gala,” she said. Other needs include computers for the computer labs, teacher stations, textbooks, science lab supplies, counseling support, security cameras, athletic equipment and grounds maintenance. Tickets are $95 and are available to guests age 21 and over by calling (858) 551-1250.