La Jolla Calendar of Events
Find out what to do in La Jolla today or the best events happening when you visit later in the year. Our event calendar features festivals, concerts, parades, classes, museum exhibits, food and wine tastings at restaurants and much more.
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Hands on a Hardbody
When an auto dealership in Longview, TX launches an endurance contest, ten economically-strapped strangers embark on a journey that puts their hearts, minds and bodies to the test. The contestant that keeps at least one hand on a brand-new hardbody truck the longest gets to drive it off the lot. Only one can win, but for all involved, that truck holds the key to their own private American dream.
Featuring a brilliant rock, folk and country score from Amanda Green (Bring It On: The Musical) and Trey Anastasio (leader of the improvisational jam band Phish), extraordinary dance numbers from Benjamin Millepied (Black Swan) and a masterful story from Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, Grey Gardens), this world premiere musical is bound to become an American classic.
Steve Berry, author of "The Columbus Affair"
New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry will be at Warwick's on Wednesday, May 16th at 4:00pm to discuss and sign his latest novel The Columbus Affair. Reserved seating is available, please contact the book dept at (858) 454-0347 for more information.
He was called by many names--Columb, Colom, Colon--but we know him as Christopher Columbus. Many questions about him exist: Where was he born, raised, and educated? Where did he die? How did he discover the New World? None have ever been properly answered. And then there is the greatest secret of all. From Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author, comes an exciting new adventure, one that challenges everything we thought we knew about the discovery of America.
Author Erik Larson, "In the Garden of Beasts"
Warwick's will host Erik Larson, the New York Times bestselling author Devil in the White City, on Wednesday, May 16th at 7:30pm, where he will discuss and sign In the Garden of Beasts. There will also be a special introduction and presentation by Random House Rep. Wade Lucas, who will present a selection of new and upcoming titles. Reserved seating is available, please contact the Warwick's book dept. (858) 454-0347, for more information.
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. Suffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Goring and the expectedly charming, yet wholly sinister Goebbels, In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.
Marine and Actor, Benjamin Busch, author of "Dust to Dust"
Decorated Marine and Actor, Benjamin Busch will be at Warwick's on Thursday, May 17th at 7:30pm to discuss and sign his memoir Dust to Dust.
Dust to Dust is an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Benjamin Busch—a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on The Wire, and the son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch—has crafted a lasting book to stand with the finest work of Tim O'Brien or Annie Dillard.
Jeff & Jer's Jerry Cesak, author of "My Personal Panther"
Star of the Jeff & Jer Showgram, Jerry Cesak will be at Warwick's on Friday, May 18th at 7:30pm, for the launch of his book My Personal Panther. This is a ticketed event, where Jerry will be signing copies of his book following a discussion. Two complimentary tickets will be given with the purchase of My Personal Panther from Warwick's. Please contact the Warwick's Book Dept. for more information (858) 454-0347.
Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla
Every spring, the La Jolla Historical Society extends a rare invitation to the public to stroll behind the garden gates of some of La Jolla’s loveliest, secluded gardens, normally concealed from view by strategic growth of mature trees, vines or foliage.
The Tour aims to feature a variety of garden styles. Past tours have showcased some of La Jolla’s large estate gardens, as well as intimate cottage-style, romantic Mediterranean, formal French and English gardens.The locations are kept secret and only revealed in the program distributed the day of the Tour.
The gardens will again be enhanced with music performed by local musicians, tabletop displays by local designers and merchants, and by La Jolla artists in the process of capturing each home and garden’s unique beauty.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.lajollahistory.org.
Shih-Tzu Shindig
Shout out to the Shih-Tzu’s! Join us for an evening of playtime and socialization with other Shih-Tzu’s! Light refreshments & appetizers will be served for you, treats for your pooch. Receive a 10% discount on any purchases during the event, along with a complimentary wag bag for your pup!
Author Marcus Luttrell, "Service"
Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author of Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell will be at Warwick's on Friday, May 25th at 7:00pm to sign Service: A Navy Seal at War. This is a ticketed signing. Complimentary tickets are available with the purchase from Service from Warwick's. Please call the Warwick's Book Dept. (858) 454-0347 for more information. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed.
Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell returned from his star-crossed mission in Afghanistan with his bones shattered and his heart broken. So many had given their lives to save him-and he would have readily done the same for them. As he recuperated, he wondered why he and others, from America's founding to today, had been willing to sacrifice everything-including themselves-for the sake of family, nation, and freedom.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice, author of "Fabulicious! Fast & Fit"
Star of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice returns to Warwick's on Saturday, May 26th at 5:00pm to sign her latest book Fabulicious! Fast & Fit. This is a ticketed signing. A complimentary ticket, good for 2 adults will be given upon purchase of Fabulicious! Fast & Fit. Only books purchased from Warwick's will be signed. Please call the book dept. at (858) 454-0347 for more information.
With two New York Times best sellers and continued star-status on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice has lots more to share with her fans. In this latest book, Teresa provides a detailed program for how she keeps her voluptuous, sexy figure after four kids (and as she approaches 40). The more than 60 recipes in Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit emphasize "skinny": including lessons on playing up veggies and grilled meats, cooking low-calorie Italian favorites, and rules for the five things you MUST cut out (and what to replace them with). But Teresa isn't about deprivation. She loves food-- especially pasta and Tiramisu! Teresa proves that you CAN have your skinny jeans and spaghetti too. She tells you exactly how to live La Bella Vita- the "skinny" way.
Louis Perry, author of "Thank Evolution For God"
Local author and UCSD lecturer Louis W. Perry, will be at Warwick's on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:30pm to discuss and sign his latest book Thank Evolution for God.
The question, who to thank for the evolution of man, his morals and gods, God or Nature, is addressed is put forth in Louis Perry's book, Thank Evolution for God. The answer, as presented by the author, evolved from ten years of lectures and the responses of hundreds of students of many religious persuasions to lectures on the 'Conflicts of Religion with Science and Democracy' at the University of California San Diego.
The Nightingale
La Jolla Playhouse announces that The Nightingale, by the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening: Steven Sater (book and lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music), directed by Tony Award nominee Moisés Kaufman (33 Variations), will be part of the Playhouse’s 2012/2013 season. Running in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre July 10 - August 5, 2012, The Nightingale will be presented as part of the Playhouse’s acclaimed Page To Stage Play Development Program.
“The Nightingale is a vibrant new musical project from a creative dream team with deep roots at the Playhouse,” said Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. “Giving them this opportunity to develop their work as part of our Page To Stage program once again demonstrates our commitment to serve as a home for artists to create new work in an unfettered, nurturing environment.”
A compelling contemporary musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, The Nightingale tells the story of a young emperor in ancient China, whose luxurious but constricted life inside the walls of the Forbidden City is upended by the song of an extraordinary bird that lives beyond his reach. With music of Grammy- and Tony Award-winning pop composer/musician Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award winner Steven Sater, and direction by Tony Award nominee and Playhouse favorite Moisés Kaufman, The Nightingale will captivate audiences with its poetic pop sensibility, while engaging them in the process of creating a brand new work.