WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Thursday, Nov. 11
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach
• Preschool Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St., ages 2-4; free, (858) 581-9934 • VFW Post 5985 Meeting, 7 p.m., 853 Turquoise St.; (858) 488-3631, www.vfw5985.com La Jolla • “Italian Night” with chef Cinzia, 7 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Learn proper etiquette and how to order, $45, (858) 459-0831 • UCSD presents “UCSD by Design: Art, Architecture and Urbanism in the Campus Context” with John Walsh, 7 p.m., MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., free, www.mcasandiego.org • Art history lecture series, “Private Libraries,” with James Grebl, Ph.D., 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., general $17, members $12, (858) 454-5872 • Bram Dijkstra’s “Naked: The Nude in America” book signing, Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., $7 general, $5 students/seniors, (858) 454-3541, [email protected] DOWNTOWN
• Final viewing of San Diego Fine Art Society artist mentee Dani Dodge, 6 to 8 p.m., Pimiento Fine Art in Olive PR Solutions, 350 W Ash St., light hors d’oeuvres and wine, RSVP required [email protected] • SUSHI presents Malashock RAW, 8 p.m. Nov. 11-13; 5 p.m. Nov. 14, 390 11th Ave., visual, musical and dance performances, $15-$20 www.sushiart.org • Jane Mitchell’s VIP Book Launch and Charity Fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, 2131 Pan American Plaza, $100, for tickets call (619) 699-2329 or visit www.sdhoc.com • “Cocktails for Choice,” 7-10 p.m., Fifty Seven Degrees, 1735 Hancock St., benefit to raise funds for Planned Parenthood’s education and outreach programs will include raffles, appetizers, art and a DJ spinning tunes, must be 21 or over, $15-20, for more information or to purchase advance tickets visit www.planned.org/c4c Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Point Loma Opera Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University will stage Jules Massenet’s 1894 adaptation of the classic “Cinderella” story “Cendrillon,” 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18, PLNU’s Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive, $8-12, for tickets and more information visit www.pointlomaoperatheatre.com WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Friday, Nov. 12
La Jolla • Join Chef Mindy, vegan/raw food chef and educator, for a cooking class, 11 a.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., $45, (858) 459-0831, [email protected] • “It’s All Relative” artist reception, 6 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, free, (858) 459-1196 • Spike and Mike’s “A New Generation of Animation,” 7:15 and 9:15 p.m., animated, award-winning short films from around the world, The La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., tickets available at box office one hour before show or (858) 459-8707 • Michele Norris book-signing event 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., Norris, co-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” will discuss new memoir, “The Grace of Silence,” free, (858) 454-0347 • ArtPwr! presents best freestyler contest, 8 p.m., The Loft @ UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, free • Fundraiser for The Riford Center and the Allied Artists Association of San Diego, 8:30 p.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., donations appreciated, (858) 459-0931 Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Jane Ilene Cohen talk, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ocean Beach People’s Co-op community room, 4765 Voltaire St., counselor, teacher and author, will share the personal journey that brought her to a positive new thought system, based on the principle “Life is Meant to Work,” limited to 18 people, to RSVP call (760) 753-0733, or e-mail www.JaneCohen.net, free