WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY, Wednesday, Nov. 10
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach
• Discover PB Promotions Committee meeting, 3 p.m., Discover PB office, 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303 • Paficic Beach Town Council Sundowner, 5:30 p.m., Lotsa Pasta, 1762 Garnet Ave., (858) 483-6666 • Classical Piano Trio, 7 p.m., Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St.; free, donations accepted, (858) 581-9934 • Mission Beach Town Council meeting, 7 p.m., Community Room, Belmont Park; www.missionbeachtc.org La Jolla • Andrew Spurgin, owner and founder of Waters Catering, will speak for the Soroptimist International of La Jolla, 7:30 a.m., Sea Lodge, 8110 Camino del Oro, (619) 275-4511 • French-American School hosts open house for prospective families and children, 9 a.m., 6550 Soledad Mountain Rd., free, (858) 456-2807 ext. 306, [email protected] • Acclaimed poet Simon Pettet will read from his recent collection, “Hearth,” 7 p.m., D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., free (858) 456-1800 • Art & Wine lecture series presents “The Art of Wine and Italy’s La Dolce Vita (Mamma Mia!)” with Barbara Baxter, 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., general $30, members $25, (858) 454-5872 Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Point Loma Garden Club regular meeting with theme “Holiday Decorating when You Don’t Have Time to Decorate,” featuring speaker Barbara Clark, an instructor at San Diego Floral, 10 a.m., United Portuguese S.E.S. Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal, www.plgc.com • Fabulous Earrings concert, 7 p.m., Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St., vocal trio specializing in tight harmonies, free (619) 531-1539 WHAT’S HAPPENING TOMORROW, Thursday, Nov. 11
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach
• Preschool Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St., ages 2-4; free, (858) 581-9934 • VFW Post 5985 Meeting, 7 p.m., 853 Turquoise St.; (858) 488-3631, vfw5985.com La Jolla • “Italian Night” with chef Cinzia, 7 p.m., Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Learn proper etiquette and how to order, $45 (858) 459-0831 • UCSD presents “UCSD by Design: Art, Architecture and Urbanism in the Campus Context” with John Walsh, 7 p.m., MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., free www.mcasandiego.org • Art history lecture series, “Private Libraries,” with James Grebl, Ph.D., 7:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., general $17, members $12, (858) 454-5872 • Bram Dijkstra’s “Naked: The Nude in America” book signing, Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., $7 general, $5 students/seniors, (858) 454-3541, [email protected] DOWNTOWN
• Final viewing of San Diego Fine Art Society artist mentee Dani Dodge, 6 to 8 p.m., Pimiento Fine Art in Olive PR Solutions, 350 W Ash St., light hors d’oeuvres and wine, RSVP required [email protected] • SUSHI presents Malashock RAW, 8 p.m. Nov. 11-13; 5 p.m. Nov. 14, 390 11th Ave., visual, musical and dance performances, $15-$20 www.sushiart.org • Jane Mitchell’s VIP Book Launch and Charity Fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Hall of Champions, Balboa Park, 2131 Pan American Plaza, $100, for tickets call (619) 699-2329 or visit www.sdhoc.com • “Cocktails for Choice,” 7-10 p.m., Fifty Seven Degrees, 1735 Hancock St., benefit to raise funds for Planned Parenthood’s education and outreach programs will include raffles, appetizers, art and a DJ spinning tunes, must be 21 or over. For more information or to purchase advance tickets, visit www.planned.org/c4c, $15-$20 Point Loma/Ocean Beach • Point Loma Opera Theatre of Point Loma Nazarene University will stage Jules Massenet’s 1894 adaptation of the classic “Cinderella” story “Cendrillon,” 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18, PLNU’s Crill Performance Hall, 3900 Lomaland Drive, $8-$12, for tickets and more information visit www.pointlomaoperatheatre.com