THURSDAY, Sept. 1 • “Pen to Paper” writing workshop, noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., La Jolla Library and San Diego Writers, Ink’s weekly drop-in writing group, (858) 412-6351, www.lajolla- library.org, free • La Jolla Community Planning Association meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 456-7900, www.lajollacpa.org, free • “Aging: the Search for the Fountain of Youth,” 5:30 p.m., UCSD Medical School Liebow Auditorium, 9500 Gilman Drive, lecture on age-related conditions by Gary Small, professor of psychiatry and aging at UCLA and co-inventor of the first brain imaging technology to detect evidence of Alzheimer’s disease, (858) 534-6299, www.aging.ucsd.edu, free • The A List: “Meenee, Mynee, Mo,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum- .org, $10 in advance, $12 at the door, free for “A List” members FRIDAY, Sept. 2 • La Jolla Town Council Day at the Races, 2:30 p.m., Barfly, 909 Prospect St., join the LJTC at a pre-party at Barfly, shuttle transportation to Del Mar Racetrack at 2:30 from the La Jolla Village Lodge, catered gourmet menu, raffle, silent auction and prizes in the private Betty Grable Celebrity Suite, (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.com, $125 members, $150 nonmembers SATURDAY, Sept. 3 • “Designing the Bungalow Garden: How to Create Gardens and Lives Rooted in Spirit” by John Beaudry, 10 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, www.lajolla- library.org SUNDAY, Sept. 4 • Notre Temps String Ensemble concert, 2 p.m., The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, (619) 876-1323, www.nt- strings.org, $10 suggested donation MONDAY, Sept. 5 • Quick portrait drawing by Mariko Irie, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B, runs through Sept. 11, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, $20 for portraits TUESDAY, Sept. 6 • “Milk Like Sugar,” 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, (858) 550-1010, www.lajolla- playhouse.org, $35 and up WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 • “Escapes” artists reception, 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B, reception with artists Julianne Ricksecker and Mariko Irie and a koto performance by Reiko Obata, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, free THURSDAY, Sept. 8 • La Jolla Bar Association speaker luncheon, noon, Manhattan Restaurant in Empress Hotel, 7766 Fay Ave., (858) 454-1839, www.lajollbarassoc- iation.com, $40/yr. membership • 2011 Marconi Symposium “Will the Internet Survive?” panel discussion, 8:30 a.m., Atkinson Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 246-0353, [email protected], $15 UCSD student, $35 faculty/staff, $50 general admission • “Pen to Paper” writing workshop, noon, La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., La Jolla Library and San Diego Writers, Ink’s weekly drop-in writing group, (858) 412-6351, www.lajolla- library.org, free • “The Good Daughters” book signing with Joyce Maynard, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free