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Best Bets: A Quick Guide to Online and In-person Fun and Experiences

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This is an ongoing list of online events and local live events.

Lectures and Learning

• This La Jolla Library Poetry Section Meeting at La Jolla/Riford Library at 7555 Draper Ave on Thursday, August 11 at 2 p.m. The group meets on the third Thursday of each month and allows participants to read and share poems they have written with other budding or seasoned poets. free.e-mail vmdandrea@hotmail.com.

• Presented by “Mended Hearts of San Diego”, a San Diego nonprofit “Gadgets, gadgets and compassionate care equals good health” Online and San Diego Heart Center, 3131 Berger Ave, Saturday, August 13 at 10am. Susan Taylor, director of external affairs at Scripps Health, will speak. Heart patients are welcome to attend. free.e-mail sdmhchap62@yahoo.com For zoom link.

• California Yiddish Gift “Yiddish I for Beginners” Online Thursday through September 15th at 1pm. Arturo Kerbel will teach basic words and useful phrases. Music and poetry will also appear. $25 per class. bit.ly/yiddishaug

• This Pen to Paper Writing Class Thursdays at 1 p.m. at the La Jolla/Riford Library at 7555 Draper Ave. Weekly classes are open to writers of all experience levels 18 years and older. free. (858) 552-1657

family and children

• La Jolla/Riford Library presents a Sea Life Festival Friday, August 12 at 3pm at 7555 Draper Ave. Organised by the library’s youth troupe, the event will feature marine specimens provided by local scientists. free. lajollalibrary.org

Health and Fitness

• Bodhi Yoga Gift “Mother Daughter Yoga – Building Healthy Friendships with Erica Rood” Saturday, August 13 at 1 p.m. at 7843 Girard Ave., La Jolla. This event is for girls aged 8-12 and their mothers. $49 per pair. buddhiyogalj.com

• Gift from La Jolla Ladies Club “Gentle Yoga” Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at 7791 Draper Ave. Weekly classes are available to all levels and are open to the public. 15 dollars.

arts and culture

• Athena Music and Art Library 16th “Flick on the Bricks” The outdoor movie series will begin at 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla at 7:30pm on Thursday, August 11th. The late director Ernst Lubitsch’s three-week series is curated and presented by KPBS critic Beth Accomando. Athenaeum members are $15 per movie and non-members are $20, or the series is $39 for members and $54 for non-members. Guests must be at least 21 years old. ljathenaeum.org/flicks

• Provided by Athena Music and Art Library Harvard Din & Tonics Friday, August 12 at 7:30pm, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla. Harvard’s iconic jazz a cappella ensemble will perform songs from a variety of genres. $25. ljathenaeum.org

Richard Ibarra

La Jolla’s BFree Studio will host a “Photographer’s Talk” with Richard Ybarra on Friday, August 12 for his exhibition Lights, Night: Neon Lights – Glowing Photos.

(Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego Union-Tribune)

• BFree Studio proposes a “The Photographer’s Talk” San Diego-based artist Richard Ybarra’s “Lights, Night: Neon Lights – Photographs That Glow” at 7857 Girard Ave, La Jolla, Friday, August 12 at 5 p.m. Ybarra will discuss photos he has collected over 40 years. The exhibition will run until Monday, August 15th. free.bfreestudio.net

• Quint Gallery hosts artist talks and opening reception “New Sculpture” Saturday, August 13 at 5 p.m. at 7655 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The exhibit will feature work by San Diego artists Adam Belt and Christopher Puzio and Bay Area artist Chris Thorson through Saturday, September 17. free. quintgallery.com

• DG Wills Books introduces film historiansNoah Isenberg Saturday, August 13 at 7pm at 7461 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Isenberg will discuss his book “Bill Wilder’s Mission: Scheduling from Weimar Berlin and Interwar Vienna”. free. dgwillsbooks.com

Benjamin Thiele-Long's Stellarum Chamber Choir will perform in La Jolla on Saturday, August 13th.

Benjamin Thiele-Long’s Stellarum Chamber Choir will perform in La Jolla on Saturday, August 13th.

(Courtesy of Benjamin Thiele-Long)

• This Star Chamber Choir There will be a concert at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church at 743 Prospect Street in La Jolla on Saturday, August 13th at 7pm. A 12-piece amateur choir led by Benjamin Thiele-Long. free. bit.ly/StellarumAug13

• Friends of La Jolla Libraries present “Ode to the Blue Forest” Through Saturday, August 13 at 7555 Draper Ave. The exhibit showcases the blues of La Jolla photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter. free. orianapoindexter.com

• La Jolla Music Society presents ” “Wagner Effect” Sunday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m., 7600 Fay Ave. $48 and up. ljms.org

• Current author of Warwick’s Bookstore, Book Passage, Books Inc., Copperfield’s and Skylight Books Julian Barnes Wednesday, August 17 at noon, online. Barnes will discuss his new book, Elizabeth Finch. free. warwicks.com/event/barnes-2022

• La Jolla Community Center and La Jolla Arts Society for their new art exhibition Thursday, August 18 at 4pm, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The exhibit features approximately 50 works by local artists Beverly Brock, Chris Conroe, Dan Kilgore, Eileen Mandell, Jose Luis Nunez and Mark Sherman, and runs through Monday, October 10. free.Sign up by emaildeborah@ljcommunitycenter.org.

• Warwick Bookstore presents the author Rebecca WoolfThursday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Woolf will discuss and sign her new book, All This: A Memoir of Death and Desire. Free, or $26.99 to reserve a seat and book. warwicks.com/event/woolf-2022

• La Jolla Playhouse gifthere are blueberriesThrough Sunday, August 21, at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theater at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The show is about an album of never-before-seen World War II-era photos. $25 and up. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/here-there-are-blueberries

• L&G Projects showcase“The sun is coming”Through Saturday, August 27 at 7940 Herschel Ave., La Jolla. The exhibition showcases the work of Israeli artist Orit Fuchs. free. landgprojects.com

• RB Stevenson Gallery Gift“Multiple Insights”Through Saturday, August 27 at 7661 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The exhibition features paintings and sculptures by a range of gallery artists. free. rbstevensongallery.com

• The Athena Music and Art Library showcases 30th Judging Exhibition Through Friday, September 2, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Selected artists will showcase their work. free. ljathenaeum.org

• Presented by La Jolla Historical Society“Voice from Rez”Through Sunday, September 4, the exhibit at 780 Prospect St. aims to remind viewers of the continued presence of Native Americans in Southern California and some of the art they have created. free. lajollahistory.org

Gala and Events

• The Lodge at Torrey PinesArtisan Table Signature Banquet SeriesThursday, August 18 at 6 p.m. at AR Valentien Restaurant, 11480 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. Communal meals will be paired with wines from Paul Hobbs Winery. $295. lodgetorreypines.com/events-calendar 

Is there an online or live event you’d like to see here? Email your prospects to efrausto@lajollalight.com. â—†



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