The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
Lectures & learning
• “Explore the World of Ladino,” an intermediate course on Ladino, or Judeo-Spanish, language through readings of early-20th-century novels published in Turkey and post-Ottoman countries, is presented from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, June 3 through July 8, online. $300. yiddishlandcalifornia.org/ladino-judeo-spanish
• The La Jolla Community Center presents “Understanding Just How Real Climate Change Is” as part of the Peer Learning Collaborative at 2:45 p.m. Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19 and 26, at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Free for Community Center , $35 for non-. ljcommunitycenter.org/plc
• “Resisting Microaggressions Through Claudio Rankine’s Micronarratives” is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Paola Capó-García, San Diego’s poet laureate for 2025-27, will facilitate a reading and discussion of Rankine’s 2014 book “Citizen: An American Lyric” to explore racism and the concept of microaggressions. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/paola
• The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center hosts a “Retirement Academy” at 6 p.m. Tuesdays through June 17 at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. The series features tips and lessons about retirement. $360 for Jewish Community Center , $400 for non-. lfjcc.org/seniors/retirementacademy.aspx
Health & fitness
• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents Saturday Morning Walkers at 9:30 a.m. June 7. The one-hour walk will begin at the La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., and go through the Olivetas and Dunemere neighborhoods before returning to the Recreation Center. Afterward, those interested will go for coffee together. lajollanewcomers.org
Arts & culture
• The Camarada Tango Quartet presents a concert at noon Thursday, May 29, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Beth Ross Buckley on flute, David Buckley on violin, Andrés Martín on double bass and Dana Burnett on piano will play music composed by Martín, including a premiere of “Bass Concerto No. 2.” Free. 619-231-3702
• Ballet Arte presents “La Bayadere” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 29-30, at the Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $28-$35. lfjcc.org
• The Rosin Box Project presents “Unified Harmonies,” a contemporary ballet performance, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $33-$63. theconrad.org/events/24-25-rosin-box-project
• The UCSD Bach Ensemble performs Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” at 4 p.m. Friday, May 30, in the Community Room at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/sd-early-music-society-concert-451353
• The La Jolla Music Society presents singer Helena Holleran and her seven-piece band at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. Free. theconrad.org/events/qrt-yrd-helena-holleran
• JCompany presents its End of the Year Concert Celebration at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $22-$29. my.lfjcc.org/15342/15343
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its “Acoustic Evenings” series at 7:30 p.m. Fridays through June 6 in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. performers are: May 30, Tim Flannery, Jeff Berkley and Ashley Norton; June 6, Lee Coulter, Julia Sage, Dave Booda, Monette Marino, Santiago Orozco, Jesus Gonzalez, Jefferson Jay, Bri Schillings and Michelle Lerach. $18-$64. ljathenaeum.org/acoustics
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Craig Johnson discussing his book “Return to Sender,” a continuation of his Longmire mysteries, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $30 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/johnson-2025
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason on cello and piano, respectively, playing classical music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $62-$97. theconrad.org/events/sheku-isata-kanneh-mason
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is displaying “Memories of an American Past,” featuring works from MCASD’s permanent collection, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The exhibit highlights installations by Vito Acconci and Gary Simmons, along with works by Amy Adler, Terry Allen, Sadie Barnette, Rafael Canogar, Allan Sekula and William E. Jones. mcasd.org/about/press/memories-of-an-american-past
• The La Jolla Theatre Ensemble presents a staged reading of the play “Freud’s Last Session” at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/placeholder-lj-theatre-ensemble-446067
• “Ballet by the Sea” is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The event will feature a performance, food and fundraising for City Ballet of San Diego. $100-$1,175. cityballet.org/events/fundraiser
• Le Salon de Musiques presents its 2024-25 season finale at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. The concert will include music by Schumann, Beethoven and Goldmark performed by mezzo-soprano Christina Pezzarossi, violinists Sheng-Ching Hsu and Chiai Tajima, violist Alexander Granger, cellist Ben Solomonow and pianist Xiao Chen. The performance will be introduced by musicologist Malachai Bandy and followed by an audience Q&A with the musicians and a high tea buffet with French champagne. $69-$120. lesalondemusiques.com
• The La Jolla Music Society presents Tres Souls, a vintage boleros group, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at The JAI at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. $57-$83. theconrad.org/events/tres-souls
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Julie Clark discussing her book “The Ghostwriter” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $27.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/clark-2025
• The 2025 Athenaeum Jazz Summer Series begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, and runs through Saturday, June 21, in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, and at Scripps Research Auditorium, 10620 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. The performers are: June 5, Sasha Berliner Quartet; June 11, Gillian Margot and Geoffrey Keezer; June 16, Dave Holland and Lionel Loueke; June 21, Melissa Aldana Quartet. $50-$208. ljathenaeum.org/jazz
• The San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents music by Ralph’s World for children at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 6, in the Community Room at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/43L5Ifh
• The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus presents “Elijah’s Triumph,” a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium, 9390 Mandeville Lane, La Jolla. $20-$45. ljsc.org/elijah
• La Jolla artist Ed Whitmore displays about 40 of his paintings in the exhibit “Forging Beauty” in the Gotthelf Art Gallery at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center through Sunday, June 8, at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. lfjcc.org/cjc/gag.aspx
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “Indian Princesses,” a play written by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez and directed by Miranda Cornell about “five girls, their fathers and the mess of growing up,” from Tuesday, June 10, to Sunday, July 6, at the Mandell Weiss Forum, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. Tickets start at $30. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/indian-princesses
• The La Jolla Music Society presents the Sabrosas Latin Orchestra at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave. Free. theconrad.org/events/qrt-yrd-sabrosas
• Author David Jacinto discusses his book “Where Eagles Fly Free” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $26 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/jacinto-2025
• “Prospect 2025,” this year’s renewal of an annual exhibition highlighting artworks being considered for acquisition, runs Thursday, June 12, through Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. The show will feature five sculptural artworks by Hugh Hayden, Daniela Gomez Paz, Ryan Preciado, Sarah Rosalena and Barbara Sanchez-Kane. mcasd.org/exhibitions/prospect-2025
• The La Jolla Library Poetry Group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 12, in the Community Room of the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-library-poetry-group-415713
• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Sarah Gold McBride as she discusses her book “Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America” in conversation with Rebecca Jo Plant at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $32.95 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/gold-mcbride-2025
• The La Jolla Historical Society presents the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project, an exhibition that brings together the comic books “Our, Past, Present and Future” and “Beyond Gaming,” written by Kumeyaay tribal historians Ethan Banegas, Michael Connolly Miskwish, Lorraine Orosco and Stanley Rodriguez and illustrated by John Swogger. The event runs Friday, June 13, through Sunday, Aug. 31, at 780 Prospect St. Free. lajollahistory.org/current-and-
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Used books, CDs, vinyl LPs and sheet music will be available. ljathenaeum.org/events/book-sale-2025-0614
• The Pointeworks ballet company, featuring an international cast of 12 dancers, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $38-$143. theconrad.org/events/24-25-pointeworks
• La Jolla Playhouse presents the Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, through Sunday, June 15, at the Mandell Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. $30-$90. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/jajas-african-hair-braiding
• UC San Diego’s Mandeville Art Gallery presents “Border Craft,” featuring contemporary artists highlighting border regions, through Sunday, June 15, at 9390 Mandeville Lane, La Jolla. Free. mandevilleartgallery.ucsd.edu/exhibitions/border-craft.html
• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2025 Fourth Friday Jazz Series at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. performances, beginning at 8 p.m., are: June 27: Lori Bell, “Higher Standards”; July 25: Brian Levy, “Jazz Standards & Ballads”; Aug. 22: Rose Mallett, “Standards Exuding Peace & Joy”; Sept. 26: Holly Hofmann, “Autumn Jazz”; and Oct. 24: Gilbert Castellanos, “Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Celebration.” $25 per concert for Community Center and $30 for non- in advance; $35 at the door. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs
• The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, commonly known as JFest, runs through Monday, June 30, including concerts, theater events, discussions and a comedy show. Several events are in La Jolla. $25-$80. sdjfest.org
• K. Nathan Gallery in La Jolla presents an exhibition of paintings from early California to French post-Impressionism through June at The Lodge at Torrey Pines hotel, 11480 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. knathangallery.com
• The Tim Bessell gallery hosts the art exhibit “Synthesizing Form and Color:New Work by Anne Varick” through Tuesday, July 1, at 515 Westbourne St., La Jolla. The exhibit features about 30 works by Varick in her first solo show in La Jolla since 1977. 858-344-7080. Email [email protected].
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents the exhibition “Harvest & Gather: Missed Connections” through Saturday, July 19, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The exhibit features papier-maché sculptures and fiber installations made with paper waste. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2025-harvest-gather
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts the art exhibition “An Artful Life: A Tribute to Matthew C. Strauss” through Sunday, Aug. 3, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org/exhibitions/an-artful-life
• Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography hosts “Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen” at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The installation features 11 projects blending art and science into interactive experiences focused on scientific ocean exploration. The exhibition, part of the Getty Foundation series “PST Art: Art & Science Collide,” runs until September. Included with aquarium ission. aquarium.ucsd.edu
• “Land and Sea: Selections from the Collection,” an exhibit featuring land and seascapes by more than 20 artists with connections to the region, runs through Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. It includes pieces in the museum’s current collection, as well as new acquisitions. mcasd.org/exhibitions/new-on-view
• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents “A Burial in Shanghai,” an exhibit of large paintings by Chinese-born artist Yan Pei-Ming, through Sunday, Jan. 4, at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. mcasd.org/exhibitions/yan-pei-ming
Galas & events
• “An 80th Celebration of the Jewish Community Center” is presented by the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31. The event will include food, drink, a concert and more. The location will be provided upon ticket purchase. $118-$180. givebutter.com/c/80thCelebration
• The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts a Tea in the Garden Series with a rotating lineup of themed afternoon high teas on Sundays, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14 and Oct. 19, at 9700 N. Torrey Pines Road. $75. bit.ly/4jZblwR
• The La Jolla/Riford Library hosts “ Us the Holocaust,” or “RUTH,” an exhibit that features stories of Holocaust survivors living in San Diego County and artifacts from the Holocaust and World War II, through June 28, 2026, at 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/49TLiDr. Maria Jutasi Coleman, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, psychotherapist, artist and author, will be a guest speaker from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/ruth-exhibit-program-418127
• The San Diego Public Library’s Summer Reading Program presents the Zovargo Animal Show at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 13, in the Community Room of the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. Free. bit.ly/3FoZjho
• The Expo Design Market, a two-day event showcasing San Diego publishing, design, music and more, is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15, at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Free ission. mcasd.org/events/expo-design-market-2025
• La Jolla Playhouse presents “59 Acres — An Immersive Speculative Soundwalk” through June. Participate by ing the “59 Acres” app for audio and then walking a scenic route between La Jolla Playhouse’s Potiker Theatre and UC San Diego’s Geisel Library. Free. lajollaplayhouse.org/59-acres
Do you have an event — online or in person — that you’d like to see here? Email your leads to Rob Vardon at [email protected] by noon Friday for publication in the following week’s edition. ♦
