HIGHLIGHTS: Walton helps Challenged Athletes Foundation The Colosseum Fine Arts gallery will host a benefit for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. with the help of basketball legend Bill Walton and artist Danny Day. Day’s artwork, along with that of several others, including Jane Seymour, will be for sale with a portion of the proceeds going toward the CAF, which helps people with physical disabilities become involved in athletic sports. In addition to the CAF fundraising gallery benefit, the Tour de Cove spin-cycling fundraiser will be held Oct. 24 at La Jolla Cove and is open for registration at www.tourdecove2010.kintera.org. For more information regarding the CAF art benefit at the Colosseum Fine Art gallery, 7946 Ivanhoe Ave., call (619) 795-3704 or visit www.challengedathletes.org. Wine tasting magic show duo is Friday The Neurosciences Institute presents a wine-tasting and magic show extravaganza. World-renowned magician Mark Mitton will perform, but before the magic is underway, institute founder and Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman will share insight about the science behind illusion and the brain’s perception of magic. The event will raise funds for the institute’s ground-breaking research on how the brain works. For $50, guests will also get to sip wine from several select wineries while enjoying outdoor ambience and the institute’s architectural beauty. Visit www.tasteofmagic.org for more information, or purchase tickets by calling (858) 626-2053. THURSDAY, OCT. 21 • La Jolla Town Council’s (LJTC) SunSetter community happy hour with business promo table, hors d’oevres and free raffle. 5 p.m., Hennessey’s, 7811 Herschel Ave., (858) 456-4995, john.p.wein [email protected], $5 LJTC members, $10 non-members • “The Art of Aging Gracefully” series class about trusts, wills and estates, presented by attorney Karen LaMadrid, 7 p.m., La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., (858) 729-5514, [email protected], free • Viva la Revolucion Film Series presents “Next: A Pimer on Urban Painting,” 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, (858) 454-3541 ext. 119, [email protected], $7 general, free for MCADS members • Preschool, story-time and crafts for kids at the La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., 10:30 a.m., (858) 552-1657, free • Poetry workshop at the La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., 2 p.m., (858) 412-6351, [email protected], free • “Experience India” slideshow and lecture with Dr. Erhald Vogel, 6 p.m., Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, 10820 N. Torrey Pines Road, (858) 731-9879, [email protected], free • ArtPower! at UCSD presents Faure Piano Quartet, Conrad Prebys Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-TIXS, www.artpower.ucsd.edu, $50 FRIDAY, OCT. 22 • Mommy and Me Yoga at the La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., 11 a.m., (858) 552-1657, free • National Comedy Center Improv Workshop, 4 p.m., Price Center east Ballroom, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-7273, http://parents.ucsd.edu, free SATURDAY, OCT. 23 • The UCSD Friends of the International Center hosts a presentation about the efforts of San Diegan Fary Moini and Rotary International to build a school for refugee children in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Light buffet to be served. UCSD International Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, http://icenter.ucsd.edu/friends/ afghanevent.pdf, (858) 534-0731, $30 general public, $20 students • Empowering self workshop with Lilian Cicalese, intuitive life coach and energy healer. Includes lunch. Noon, The Living Room, second floor, 1010 Prospect Ave., (619) 571-9466, lilian@ alchemyenergyhealing.com, $99 • “October Indulgence” Art and Fashion Show, featuring local artist Abbas Derissi and Summer Elizabeth’s fine clothing boutique. Enjoy art, fashion, entertainment, cocktails and appetizers. 5 p.m., Legends Gallery, 1205 Prospect Ave., (858) 456-9900, [email protected] • San Diego Italian Film Festival’s FeSTIVALE screens “I Pugni in Tasca” (1965) at 12:30 p.m. and “La Balia” (1999) at 2:30 p.m., Landmark Theater, 8879 Villa La Jolla Drive, (760) 525-0012, www.sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com, donations encouraged • The Sundt Memorial Foundation will have its annual Live & Silent Auction in order to help fund its Natural High “say no to drugs” program. 6 p.m., Scripps Seaside Forum, 8610 Kennel Way, $150, call (858) 551-7006 to purchase tickets. • The annual Chancellor’s Challenge 5K Run/Walk for Scholars will be held at UCSD to raise funds for undergraduate student scholarships. Noon, RIMAC Arena, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-7336, $15 • La Jolla Art Association (LJAA) presents Chinese Brush Painting “Landscapes” workshop with Joan Yin. 10:30 a.m. at the LJAA gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, [email protected], free • 50th anniversary Family Breakfast and Welcome with Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, 8 a.m., Price Center Ballrooms, UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-7273, http://parents.ucsd.edu, free • Service learning project “Alternative Breaks @ UCSD,” 1:30 p.m., Library Walk, Price 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-7273, http://parents.ucsd.edu, free • Alumni, Athletes and Friends Picnic and Men’s Water Polo Game, noon, Warren Field/Canyonview Pool, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 534-7273, http://parents.ucsd.edu, $5 SUNDAY, OCT. 24 • The La Jolla United Methodist Church will hold the first concert of the community music series. 4 p.m., 6063 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 454-7108, www.lajollaunitedmethodist.org, free • San Diego Master Chorale 50th Anniversary Concert at the La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m., 7715 Draper Ave., (858) 729-5531, www.ljpresmusic.com, free • Local writer Gabriel Wilensky will discuss his book “Six Million Crucifixions: How Christian Anti-Semitism Paved the Road to the Holocaust.” 3 p.m., La Jolla Library Community Room, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free MONDAY, OCT. 25 • La Jolla Parks and Beaches Committee meets, 4 p.m., La Jolla Recreational Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • La Jolla Streetscape/Beautification Committee meets, 5:30 p.m., 1150 Silverado St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free TUESDAY, OCT. 26 • La Jolla Shores Permit Review Committee meets, 4 p.m. La Jolla Recreational Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • Author Larry Colton will discuss and sign his new book, “No Ordinary Joes: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life.” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Athenaeum Jazz fall series presents the Tierney Sutton Band, 8 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, www.ljathenaeum.org, $25 members, $30 non-members WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 • Crafts for Kids at The La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., 2 p.m., (858) 552-1657, free • La Jolla Parks and Recreation Inc. meets, 5 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free • Jo-Ann Mapson will discuss and sign her new novel “Solomon’s Oak.” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Children’s story-time, 3 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., free