Best Bets: A Quick Guide to Online and In-Person Fun and Experiences

The La Jolla Lightfeatures this continuing series of online activities to take on your computer or tablet, as well as local in-person events.

Conferences & learning

• La Jolla artist Sharon Hinckley presents a watercolor painting class starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, online. The first class is on a Tuesday due to Labor Day. After that, it will be Monday. The course, offered by the San Diego College of Continuing Education, will focus on still life. To free. To register, set up a student portal and choose class CRN 74453 at sdce.edu.

• Mended Hearts of San Diego nonprofit presents “Hypertension and how to lower your blood pressure” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, online through Zoom and at the San Diego Cardiac Center, 3131 Berger Ave. The presentation will feature Chris Messick, Cardiac Rehabilitation Manager at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. To free. [email protected]

Family & children

• The La Jolla / Riford Library presents “Storytime by the sea at Scripps Park” at 4 p.m. Wednesdays on the lawn of Scripps Park in La Jolla Cove. The recurring event features stories, songs and activities such as bubble play or kite flying. To free.[email protected]

Arts and culture

• The San Diego Repertory Theater and Amigos del Rep present the fifth “San Diego Latinx Rep New Game Festival” Friday September 3 through Sunday September 5, online and at the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Theater, 6075 Aztec Circle Drive, San Diego. The festival will feature a selection of new plays by Latinx playwrights from across the United States. Passes are available at à la carte prices.sdrep.org/latinx 

• La Jolla Music Society presents “Final: A compound love” until Monday September 6, online. The SummerFest streaming event features a prelude performance by Trio Syzygy. To free.ljms.org/events 

• Warwick’s bookstore presents the author Andrea Owen at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 7 via Facebook Live. Owen will discuss his new book, “Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength,” in a conversation with life coach Amy Smith. To free. warwicks.com/event/owen-2021

• UC San Diego Library presents the 21st Toy piano festival at noon on Wednesday September 8, online. The event will feature festival director Scott Paulson and his toy piano colleagues Sue Palmer, Andrea Wingen, Kenneth Herman, Barbara Scheidker, Samara Rice, Alex Segal, Christian Hertzog, Gail Gipson, Kiera Sullivan, Kay Etheridge and Linda Kernohan in filmed performances. To free. bit.ly/UCSDtoypiano

• Murals from La Jolla presents guided walking tours at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10 and 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 11, at 1008 Wall St. The tours, which are part of San Diego Design Week, will feature more than half of the artwork currently displayed in the murals from the Jolla program. To free. bit.ly/MLJSDDW

• St. James Gallery-by-the-Sea presents the opening of its John August Swanson Art Exhibitionat 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 10 at 743, rue Prospect, La Jolla. The exhibition will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and by appointment. To free. To make an appointment, dial (858) 459-3421, ext. 103.

• The Friends of Friendship Park and the Athenaeum Music and Art Library are present“Build this park! “until Saturday September 11 at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The exhibit is the culmination of a four-phase design competition designed by San Diego architect James Brown that coincides with the 50th anniversary of Friendship Park at the western end of the US-Mexico border. The exhibit includes various responses to the challenge of creating a binational park accessible to people from both countries. To free.ljathenaeum.org 

• The La Jolla Community Center presents“A night of fun and comedy”at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14 at 6811, boul. La Jolla. The event will feature cartoonist and comedian Steve Kelley. $ 25 for members of the community center; $ 35 for non-members. Capacity is limited. ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents 

• The Athenaeum musical and artistic library presents“Divine Dante”,a five-week lecture series starting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, online. Victoria Martino will direct the series commemorating the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death. The first lecture is entitled “Dante’s Florence: La Vita Nuova”. $ 16 per conference for Athenaeum members and $ 21 for non-members; $ 70 for the series for members and $ 95 for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/special-lectures

• The Old Globe presents“Anonymous biography: the arguments of Juan Jose Saer”until Sunday October 31 online. The five-part production, produced by Johanna McKeon, is available in English and Spanish. To free. youtube.com/user/TheOldGlobe

Galas and events

• Project Concern International presents its“Hands beyond borders6 pm gala on Friday, September 24 at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla Hotel, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive. San Diego residents Norm Hapke and Valerie Jacobs Hapke will receive this year’s Humanitarian Legacy Award. The event will also include live performances and an auction. $ 275. pciglobal.org/hands2021

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