\u2022 The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center presents \u201cAn Afternoon with Nili Margalit: Hero, Nurse and Survivor\u201d at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $18. lfjcc.org\/about\/upcoming_events.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Birch Aquarium\u2019s Aquarium Explorers Club for children ages 6-7 returns at 1 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 11 to Nov. 15 at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The sessions are as follows: \u201cFishy Friends\u201d on Oct. 11; \u201cMagical Molluscs\u201d on Oct. 18; \u201cSensational Sea Turtles\u201d on Oct. 25; \u201cPlayful Penguins\u201d on Nov. 1; \u201cMarvelous Marine Mammals\u201d on Nov. 8; and \u201cAmazing Amphibians\u201d on Nov. 15. $25 per session. aquarium.ucsd.edu\/events\/marine-science-club-aquarium-explorers-club-ages-6-7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Birch Aquarium presents its 2026 Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science lecture series at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month through Nov. 9 at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The fall series coincides with the 25th anniversary of the founding of Scripps Institution of Oceanography\u2019s Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and will look at the center\u2019s history and future vision. Topics include \u201cCurrent Research, Future Impact: Student Perspectives of CMBC\u201d on Oct. 12; and \u201cVision for a Thriving Ocean\u201d on Nov. 9. Free for Birch Aquarium members or $12 for non-members. aquarium.ucsd.edu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Woman\u2019s Club hosts the League of Women Voters of San Diego as it offers a non-partisan breakdown of items on state, county and local propositions, measures and initiatives at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7791 Draper Ave. Light appetizers provided. lajollawomansclub.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents La Jolla Symphony and Chorus music director and orchestra conductor Sameer Patel as he delivers a lecture, \u201cThe Podium and Beyond: Demystifying the Art of Conducting\u201d 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $13 for students, $37 for members and $47 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org\/events\/sameer-patel-1013<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla\/Riford Library presents Bilingual Storytime with former youth services librarian and Librarian on the Go founder Katia Graham at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at 7555 Draper Ave. The program is designed for preschool children to experience both English and Spanish through stories, songs, dancing and play. The series will continue every third Friday of the month. Free. lajollalibrary.org\/kids<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center presents Z3@SAN 2026, a two-day forum featuring discussions about Israel, Jewish identity and more, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 and at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $72 for members, $100 for non-members. my.lfjcc.org\/16629\/16631<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla (formerly the La Jolla Historical Society) presents a walking tour of La Jolla\u2019s lanes and alleyways at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 starting at 780 Prospect St. The two-hour tour marks the beginning of La Jolla historian Carol Olten\u2019s fall\/winter series of La Jolla explorations, and will continue monthly with other themes. $10-20. secure.qgiv.com\/for\/lajollahistoricalsociety\/event\/walkingtourlanesalleyways<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla Woman\u2019s Club presents its Women in Leadership speaker series, starting with Scripps Institution of Oceanography director Meenakshi Wadhwa at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7791 Draper Ave. Free. Snacks and drinks will be made available at the event. lajollawomansclub.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts an artist talk by Lizzie Zelter about her career, process and her La Jolla mural, \u201cSoutheast Exchange\u201d at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. A reception starts at 6 p.m. Free. ljathenaeum.org\/events\/zelter-1022<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The\u00a0Republican Women of California \u2014 La Jolla meets at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at a location given upon RSVP. The event will include remarks from Cooper Elle Rodenburg, one of the youngest CEOs in American history. $50 including lunch. RSVP by Oct. 16. Email skipandtoby@yahoo.com for more.<\/p>\n Ongoing exhibitions and events<\/p>\n \u2022 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its 2026 art exhibitions at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The remaining schedule is: 34th annual Juried Exhibition, on view through Oct. 9; and works by Sylvia Fernandez, with an opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. ljathenaeum.org\/upcoming-exhibitions<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Quint Gallery presents \u201cChristine Lee: By Hand,\u201d through Oct. 10 at 7722 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The exhibition includes weavings using materials like cotton, wool, and copper wire; and hand-stacked wall compositions built from painted shims. quintgallery.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego hosts \u201cReflections: Changing Landscapes,\u201d at 10 a.m. Fridays through Oct. 30 at MCASD\u2019s Prebys Education Center, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Reflections is an art-making workshop series for adults 55 and older. Each session includes gallery discussion, coffee, mingling time and an art-making activity. The full series costs $250 for members and $300 for non-members. mcasd.org\/events\/reflections-showcase-2026-3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Presbyterian Church\u2019s art gallery presents \u201cPilgrimage\u201d by painter Lori Mills, on view 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 8 at 7715 Draper Ave. with the access point on Eads Ave. The exhibition predominantly features images of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents \u201cVisiones Nocturnas: Queer Nightlife in Contemporary Art,\u201d through Jan. 10 at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. A free \u201cFocused Narratives\u201d public tour will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, starting at MCASD\u2019s Browar Lobby. mcasd.org\/exhibitions\/visiones-nocturnas<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla (formerly the La Jolla Historical Society) presents \u201cThe Scientific Art of Historic Preservation,\u201d through Sunday, Jan. 31 at 780 Prospect St. This new exhibition gives visitors a look at the process behind saving historic places. mhclajolla.org\/events-calendar<\/a><\/p>\n Art & film<\/p>\n \u2022 The San Diego International Film Festival runs from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Sunday, Oct. 18 at various San Diego locations including La Jolla. It kicks off with the Night of the Stars Tribute at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center at 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla on Oct. 13, honoring Viola Davis with the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence. The opening night film, \u201cThe Debut,\u201d will be shown at The Lot movie theater at 7611 Fay Ave. in La Jolla on Oct. 15, followed by four full days of screenings. Three ticket packages are available: a VIP pass package for $575, a full festival pass package for $375 and a weekend pass for $250. Individual tickets are available for the Night of the Stars Tribute at $185 for general admission and $250 for VIP, and for the opening night premiere and party at the Lot for $85. sdfilmfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower presents an \u201cArrival\u201d film screening and conversation at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. Free, with RSVP recommended. The screening coincides with the film\u2019s 10-year anniversary and features science fiction writers Ted Chiang and Kim Stanley Robinson as panelists. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/arrival<\/a><\/p>\n Music & dance<\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Music Society presents Joyce DiDonato & Time for Three\u2019s \u201cEmily \u2014 No Prisoner Be\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall within the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $70-124. theconrad.org\/events\/didonato-time-for-three<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower and Le Patin Libre present \u201cMelt\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. \u201cMelt\u201d blends movement, theater, and live music to tell a story about a scorching post-apocalyptic world without ice or music in which two skaters survive on what remains: humor, love and each other. $30-55. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/le-patin-libre<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower presents the Punch Brothers band at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. The show will feature music from the band\u2019s first all-instrumental album, \u201cThe Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers.\u201d $31-81. artpower.ucsd.edu\/event\/punch-brothers<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Music Society presents the Poiesis Quartet at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall within the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. A pre-show interlude will be hosted at The JAI within the center at 2 p.m. $40-77. theconrad.org\/events\/poiesis-quartet<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower and Contra-Tiempo: Activist Dance Theater presents \u201cRoots of Loving Us\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. The world-premiere dance work explores what it means to create, sustain, and redefine family in the 21st Century. $30-55. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/contra-tiempo-activist-dance-theater<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Bach Collegium San Diego and La Jolla Music Society presents \u201cSalzburg Connections: Mozart & Michael Haydn\u201d at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall within the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $15.50-72.50. theconrad.org\/events\/salzburg-connections<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla\/Riford Library and San Diego Early Music Society present \u201cLa Jolla Cove Baroque: Musical Time Travel to Europe in the Early 1600s\u201d at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at the library\u2019s community room at 7555 Draper Ave. Free. sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital\/event?id=371131<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower presents Los Angeles-based soul and R&B group Thee Sinseers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. $35-50. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/thee-sinseers<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Common Read and ArtPower presents \u201cCommon Read: The Power of Poetry,\u201d led by author Ada Lim\u00f3n and moderated by UCSD professor Brandon Som, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. Free, with RSVP required ahead of time. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/ada-limon<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Music Society presents the Rob Thorsen Quartet featuring special guest Gilbert Castellanos as part of its fall 2026 Wu Tsai QRT.yrd concert series at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. Free. theconrad.org\/events\/rob-thorsen-quartet<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 ArtPower presents Grammy-winning band La Santa Cecilia as they perform songs from their latest album, \u201cLos A\u00f1os,\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 at UC San Diego\u2019s Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. $27-57. amphitheater.ucsd.edu\/event\/la-santa-cecillia-los-anos<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Music Society presents pianist Gabriela Montero at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall within the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $40-123. theconrad.org\/events\/gabriela-montero<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Symphony & Chorus presents \u201cConfluence,\u201d conducted by Sameer Patel, the weekend of Oct. 24-25 at UC San Diego\u2019s Mandeville Auditorium, 9390 Mandeville Lane. $22-51. ljsc.org\/concerts\/confluence<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The 2026-2027 season of Le Salon de Musiques runs 4 p.m. the second Sunday of the month through June at the La Jolla Woman\u2019s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. The lineup is as follows: music by Robert and Clara Schumann, and Woldemar Bargiel on Nov. 8; music by Mozart, Samuel Barber and Schubert on Dec. 6; music by Richard Wagner, Joachim Raff and Robert Schumann on Jan. 10; music by Edvard Grieg, Felix Mendelssohn and Henry Litolff on Feb. 7; music by Henri Duparc, Reynaldo Hahn, Camille Saint-Saens and Fernand de la Tombelle on March 7; music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Myaskovsky and Juliusz Zarebeski on April 4; music by Johannes Brahms, Ottorino Respighi and Arthur Foote on May 2; and music by Robert Schumann, Louise Farrenc and Mendelssohn on June 6. $120 per concert ($69 for students); $432 for four-show package; $864 for full-season subscription. lesalondemusiques.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Camarada presents its 32nd season of live performances, themed \u201cOut of this World,\u201d in matinee and evening shows through Tuesday, Feb. 23 at various locations including The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. The La Jolla shows are as follows: \u201cTime Traveler\u201d on Saturday, Nov. 14; \u201cCharlie Brown Jingles & Jazz\u201d the weekend of Dec. 19-20; \u201cWhere Beauty Persists\u201d on Saturday, Jan. 23; \u201cThe Art of Tango III\u201d on Wednesday, Feb. 27; and \u201cThe Wild Blue\u201d on Sunday, April 25. Tickets range between $25-110. camarada.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its 2026-2027 Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Concert Series on select Mondays at 7:30 p.m. through April 19 at the Athenaeum\u2019s Joan & Irwin Jacobs music room at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The shows are as follows: Valencia Baryton Project on Nov. 16; Baumer Quartet with Kate Hatmaker and Alex Greenbaum on Jan. 10; Sophie Shao and John Blacklow on March 1; Owls on April 5; and Formosa Quartet on April 19. Individual tickets are $18 for students, $62 for members and $67 for non-members. Series tickets are $110 for students, $329 for members, $360 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org\/events\/chamber-series-2026-2027<\/a><\/p>\n Books<\/p>\n \u2022 Author Miriam Pawel discusses and signs her book, \u201cCalifornia Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California\u201d with University of California\u2019s Board of Regents chair Maria Anguiano at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Warwick\u2019s bookstore at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $32 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/pawel-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Warwick\u2019s bookstore presents author Lisa Cheek as she discusses and signs her new book, \u201cThe Big Day: Saying \u2018I Do\u2019 Only to Discover I Didn\u2019t,\u201d alongside writer and writing coach Tracy J. Jones at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $19 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/cheek-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Author Donna Miscolta discusses and signs her new book, \u201cOfelia and Norma\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at Warwick\u2019s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $21 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/miscolta-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Warwick\u2019s bookstore presents Robin Dahlberg as she discusses and signs her new book, \u201cBreaking Point\u201d with Justin Brooks, a University of San Diego professor, and Eddie Lowery, who was exonerated after spending nine years in prison, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $56 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/dahlberg-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Author Nafissa Thompson-Spires discusses and signs her new book, \u201cThe Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford\u201d alongside UC San Diego creative writing professor Jac Jemc at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Warwick\u2019s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $26 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/thompson-spires-2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Warwick\u2019s bookstore presents Sally J. Pla as she discusses and signs her new book, \u201cRowan and Gemma\u201d alongside nonspeaking autistic writer, actor and advocate Otto Lana at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $20 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com\/event\/pla-2026<\/a><\/p>\n Theater<\/p>\n \u2022 La Jolla Playhouse presents its newest world-premiere play, \u201cA Black-billed Cuckoo,\u201d through Oct. 11 at the Mandell Weiss Forum, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. In the production, over 24 hours in Brooklyn\u2019s Prospect Park, a close-knit birding group is turned upside down when some of its members glimpse the rare and elusive black-billed cuckoo and others don\u2019t. $30-74. lajollaplayhouse.org\/show\/a-black-billed-cuckoo<\/a><\/p>\n Galas & events<\/p>\n \u2022 The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla (formerly the La Jolla Historical Society) hosts its La Jolla Modernism & Architecture Week through Sunday, Oct. 11 at numerous locations throughout La Jolla. The yearly event offers guests access to private modernist homes and landmark architecture. Upcoming events include the \u201cModernism 101: From Bauhaus to Our House\u201d lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8; a \u201cDiscover the Story of Scripps Institution of Oceanography\u201d lecture at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10; and the 2026 Jewel Awards at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. Several ticket options are available, with members receiving 20% off their ticket purchase. mhclajolla.org\/la-jolla-modernism-home-tour<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Artists Paula McColl, Cherry Sweig and Ann Craig host \u201cThe Artful Masketeer\u2019s Studio Sale Fundraiser,\u201d 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at the St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church gallery at 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. Proceeds from the event will go Bodhi Tree Concerts and Episcopal Community Services. The first 60 guests will receive embellished Venetian masks. sjbts.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The La Jolla\/Riford Library presents its annual Filipino American History Month Festival, 2-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7555 Draper Ave. The event includes Philippine folk dancers, singers and food. sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital\/event?id=374485<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 The Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa hosts its final 2026 Tea in the Garden installment, \u201cA Curious Mad Hatter Tea Party,\u201d from 12-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at 9700 North Torrey Pines Road. $75 per person. eventbrite.com\/e\/tea-in-the-garden-series-tickets-1982386840404?aff=erellivmlt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Birch Aquarium presents Halloween Aglow 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. 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Meenakshi Wadhwa is vice chancellor for marine sciences at UC San Diego and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (Arizona State University)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LJL-L-BEST-BETS-1008-01.jpg\")
The Rob Thorsen Quartet, performing at The Conrad\u2019s Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert Series, consists of Thorsen on bass; Melonie Grinnell on piano; Richard Sellers on drums and special guest Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet. (La Jolla Music Society)<\/p>\n![\"Pianist](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LJL-L-BEST-BETS-1008-01_0c34a9.jpg\")
Pianist Gabriela Montero\u2019s program at The Baker-Baum Concert Hall within the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 23 features works by Isaac Alb\u00e9niz, Enrique Granados and Alicia de Larrocha. (La Jolla Music Society)<\/p>\n