HIGHLIGHTS! Jan. 15, 10 a.m. • Michael Dukakis will give a “State of the Nation” address at La Jolla Country Day School, located at 9490 Genessee Ave. For more information, call (619) 687-3580. The event is free for Country Day students and $10 for parents and community members. Jan. 20, 5 p.m. • The La Jolla Town Council will hold its “Sunsetter Happy Hour,” in which community leaders and professionals can mingle and network. This month’s event will take place at La Valencia Hotel, located at 1132 Prospect St. The cost is $5 for members, $10 for non-members and free for new members who sign up at the event. Jan. 20, 5 p.m. • The Museum of Contemporary Art, located at 700 Prospect St., will hold its “Free Third Thursday” evening, which includes free admission plus free gallery guide-led tours. For more information, call (858) 454-3541. EVENTS THURSDAY, Jan. 13 • La Jolla Town Council meeting, 6 p.m., La Jolla Women’s Club, 715 Silverado St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org • Baby sign language, 9:45 a.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., songs, stories and tips for using American sign language with babies and toddlers, (858) 552-1657, free • Wet Ink Ensemble, 8:30 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, afterparty with the artists, featuring jazz, punk, experimental, electronic and classical music, (858) 822-3199, $8 UCSD students, $12 public • Open house, 11 a.m., Muirlands Middle School, 1056 Nautilus St., informational luncheon for parents of incoming sixth-graders, (858) 459-4211 FRIDAY, Jan. 14 • Film Noir “5 Against the House,” 3 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free SATURDAY, Jan. 15 • “A Feast for the Senses,” 6 p.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., dinner, art displays and performance by opera tenor Daniel Hendricks, (858) 459-0831, $20 members, $25 non-members • Historic Designation Workshop, 9 a.m., Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St., 3-hour informative workshop on historical designation of homes, (858) 459-5335, $10 members, $15 non-members • Chess club, 12:30 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., ages 25 and under, (858) 552-1657, free • San Diego Dance Theater: Cabaret Dances, 8 p.m., dance, dinner and Gershwin-inspired entertainment, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, www.sandiegodancetheater.org, $20-$50 • A day of dance at Ooh La La Dance Company, 1 to 5 p.m., non-stop salsa, bachata, Latin jazz and spins, cha cha cha, hip hop, burlesque, lifts and tricks, ballet, modern contemporary and pilates, 7877 Herschel Ave., www.oohlaladancecompany.com SUNDAY, Jan. 16 • Explore local tide pools with Birch Aquarium, 12:30 p.m., Hospital Point in La Jolla (directions to meeting place provided at time of RSVP), (858) 534-7336, $12 • San Diego Dance Theater: Cabaret Dances, 8 p.m., dance, dinner and entertainment featuring Gershwin-inspired performances, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, www.sandiegodancetheater.org, $20-$50 MONDAY, Jan. 17 • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day TUESDAY, Jan. 18 • Pastel painting with Valerie Grischy, 10 a.m., The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., weekly classes for all skill-levels through Feb. 22, (858) 459-0831, $100 members, $125 non-members • Writer’s workshop with Judy Reeves, 7 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., cost includes signed copy of Reeves’ “A Writer’s Book of Days,” (858) 454-0347, $25 WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 • “Dig the Scene: A Professor Unscripted,” 7 p.m., The Loft at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, speakers from the university, local talent and live jazz band, (858) 822-3199, free • “The Poisen Tree” by Erin Kelly, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discussion and book signing event, (858) 454-0347, free THURSDAY, Jan. 20 • Poetry workshop, 2 p.m., La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave., (858) 552-1657, free • “The Lotus Eaters” by Tatjana Soli, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discussion and book signing event, (858) 454-0347, free