The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.

Lectures & learning

• A “Lunch & Learn” lecture on “Mindful Awareness” is set for Thursday, Aug. 29, presented by yoga and meditation instructor Sofia Puerta Webber at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Lunch will begin at noon, followed by the lecture at 12:30 p.m. Free for Community Center members, $15 for non-members. (858) 459-0831

• David Moseley, who teaches religious studies and philosophy at The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, where he also is director of global education, presents a series of public online classes exploring the four Christian Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) in “The Bible …for Smarties!” The 12 weekly two-hour sessions will be held at 6 p.m. Mondays on Zoom starting Sept. 9. $295 for the series. Email [email protected].

Health & fitness

• “Flexible Body, Peaceful Mind” is presented at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 3-24, at the La Jolla Cove Bridge Club, 1160 Coast Blvd. $20 per class. Email [email protected].

• “Sunset Yoga” is offered at 4:40 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 4-25, at the La Jolla Cove Bridge Club, 1160 Coast Blvd. $20 per class. Email [email protected].

• The La Jolla Newcomers Club presents Saturday Morning Walkers at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Participants will walk through the Olivetas and Dunemere area of La Jolla. Details: lajollanewcomers.org

Arts & culture

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library concludes the 18th annual “Flicks on the Bricks” outdoor movie series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, featuring “Election” (1999) and film critic and scholar Beth Accomando at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $20 for Athenaeum members, $25 for non-members. Refreshments will be available for purchase. ljathenaeum.org

• The La Jolla Community Center presents its 2024 Fourth Friday Jazz Series with monthly concerts through October at 6811 La Jolla Blvd. All concerts begin at 8 p.m., with a pre-show reception at 7 p.m. Upcoming performers are flutist Holly Hofmann on Sept. 27 and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos on Oct. 25. $25-$35. ljcommunitycenter.org/ffjs

• The sixth edition of The Lot’s Cinema Circle program in La Jolla runs Thursdays, Aug. 29 through Oct. 3, with six international movies touching on various themes and situations. Each showing will start at 6:30 p.m. at 7611 Fay Ave. The films are: Aug. 29, “La Chimera”; Sept. 5, “Shayda”; Sept. 12, “Daddio”; Sept. 19, “Wicked Little Letters”; Sept. 26, “Between the Temples”; and Oct. 3, “Didi.” thelotent.com/movie-theater/lajolla/events

• Max Lofano and Joshua Moreno present the art exhibition “Slow Dance” through Friday, Aug. 30, at Two Rooms Gallery, 5560 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. tworoomsgallery.com

• “Hold Fast,” an exhibit exploring San Diego’s kelp forests and climate change, runs through Monday, Sept. 2, at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. The show features works of local photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter, gyotaku prints created by artist Dwight Hwang and kelp forest mapping by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ph.D. student Mohammad Sedarat. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. The exhibit is included with aquarium admission: $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for children ages 3-17. aquarium.ucsd.edu

• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Sheri T. Joseph discussing her book “Edge of the Known World” in conversation with Paula Goodman-Crews at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $18.99 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/joseph-2024

• The UC San Diego Library presents the 24th annual Toy Piano Festival featuring performances beginning at noon Thursday, Sept. 5, in the Seuss Room at UCSD’s Geisel Library, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. Free. bit.ly/3MiIdlc

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents “Golden Age of Dutch Art” at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, and Oct. 3 at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Art history teacher Linda Blair will discuss 17th-century Dutch art. $70-$95 for the series, $16-$21 for individual lectures. ljathenaeum.org/events/blair-24-dutch-series

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its Acoustic Evenings music series at 7:30 p.m. every Friday in September. Performers are: Sept. 6, Wax, Jesus Gonzalez and Rob Deez; Sept. 13, Santiago Orozco, Bri Schillings and Sierra Marin; Sept. 20, Walt Richards, Aaron Bowen and Stephen Bulman; Sept. 27, Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar, Fred Benedetti and Sandé Lollis. $64 for the series for Athenaeum members, $84 for non-members, $18 for students. ljathenaeum.org/events/acoustics-24-fall-series

• ArtPower at UC San Diego presents Anything for Salinas, a Selena tribute by Karol Posadas, at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $25-$33 for general admission, $15 for children ages 2-12. amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/anything-for-salinas

• Author Meg Evans appears for a meet-and-greet signing event for her book “Forever with Me” at noon Saturday, Sept. 7, at Warwick’s bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/evans-2024

• R.B. Stevenson Gallery in La Jolla hosts the art exhibition “Forest Bathing,” showcasing new paintings by Jeanne Dunn, beginning with a reception for the artist from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7661 Girard Ave. The exhibit will continue through Saturday, Oct. 5. (858) 459-3917, rbstevensongallery.com

• Le Salon de Musiques presents a celebration of French music and art at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave. The event, in collaboration with K. Nathan Gallery, will feature performances of chamber music by Reynaldo Hahn and Louise Farrenc and paintings by post-Impressionist Paul Rivoire. $120. lesalondemusiques.com/product/special-event

• La Jolla Playhouse presents “Velour: A Drag Spectacular,” a show created by drag artist Sasha Velour and directed by Moisés Kaufman, through Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. $30-$129. lajollaplayhouse.org/show/sasha-velour

• The La Jolla Book Club meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at the La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The featured book will be “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/la-jolla-book-club-314499

• Author Gary Goldstein discusses his book “Please Come to Boston” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in an online event presented by Warwick’s bookstore of La Jolla. Free. warwicks.com/event/goldstein-2024

• The School of the Arts Book Club meets at 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 10, Oct. 22, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Each session, led by Anna DiMartino, will discuss a different piece of literature. $10 per session for Athenaeum members, $15 per session for non-members. ljathenaeum.org/class/82

• Warwick’s bookstore presents author Sasha Abramsky discussing his book “Chaos Comes Calling” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free, or $30 for a reserved seat and book copy. warwicks.com/event/abramsky-2024

• “Woodstock — An Immersive Concert Experience” featuring the La Jolla-based Gand Band commemorates classics from the Woodstock era at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at The Living Room Coffeehouse, 1205 Prospect St., La Jolla. Proceeds will benefit the La Jolla Historical Society’s Modernism Home Tour. $45. thegandband.com

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library hosts a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Admission is free. ljathenaeum.org/events/book-sale-2024-0914

• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents its 32nd annual Juried Exhibition through Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2024-juried

• The La Jolla Art Association presents its summer exhibition through September at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. The public exhibit features paintings and photography by members of the association. Free. lajollaartassociation.org

• Found Studio presents the art exhibition “Bird Rock Renaissance” at 5490 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, through Sunday, Oct. 13. foundstudiosd.com

• Gary Krueger’s photographic exhibition “Dogs in Cars” is presented online by the Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla. The exhibit features scenes of dogs in cars across Los Angeles in the 1970s.  josephbellows.com/exhibitions/gary-krueger-dogs-in-cars

Galas & events

• The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents its annual gala from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building at 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. This year’s theme is “Currents.” $350. mcasd.org/events/the-gala-mcasd-currents

Do you have an event — online or in person — that you’d like to see here? Email your leads to Rob Vardon at [email protected] by noon Friday for publication in the following week’s edition. ♦