This Week at the Library
• Broadway and film actor Duffy Hudson will play all 46 characters in ‘”A Christmas Carol,” without props or costumes, to bring the magical story to life for families, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14 at The Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657. Lajollalibrary.org
The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas is aglow for the holidays with more than 10,000 sparkling lights providing a magical winter experience for guests of all ages.
The 54th annual La Jolla Christmas Parade presented by the Town Council, will kick-off from Girard and Kline Avenues at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, followed by the Holiday Festival from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Recreation Center, 615 Prospect St., and ending with the lighting of the Christmas Tree sponsored by the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club and GDC Construction. There will be music, entertainment, food and Santa visits. www.ljparade.com
Some 70 local and national food vendors will provide samplings of gluten-free foods (pizza, cupcakes, snack chips, gelato, and more) at the first San Diego Gluten-Free Food Expo, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Scottish Rite Event Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio South in Mission Valley.
Of Form and Chaos
Rita Miglioli was born and trained in Italy as an artist and architect. After working in New York as a textile designer, she moved to San Diego, and in 2003 embarked on a career in painting. Mostly in acrylics and a variety of other media, her series of abstract canvasses focus on “the juncture where form breaks down into, or emerges from, chaos” and explore an interest in cosmology and spirituality. Her exhibition, “Immaterial,” opens Friday, Oct. 14 at the UCSD Faculty Club, curated by professor Alain Cohen. Admission is free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show runs to mid-January. (858) 534-0876.
Jazz is in the Air
An evening of music, art, tapas and wine is set for 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at The Riford Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Jazz great Bill Evans will perform along with local sensations Lori Bell, Tommy Gannon and Bob Magnussen. Artists from the AAASD, Jackie Zucker, Valerie Grischy, Dottie Stanley and others, will have new works on display. Tickets are $20-$25. (858) 459-0831
Y Workouts Begin! The La Jolla YMCA will present “America on the Move Week,” Monday, Sept. 19 to Saturday, Sept. 24, with free fitness challenges for members at 8355 Cliffridge Ave. Organizers said the goal of the event is to “help get Americans healthy and improve their quality of life. We want to promote moving around more and making smarter food choices!” A membership discount will be offered starting Sept. 17. Some of the events planned include sit-up and crunch challenges, Zumba for kids, dance workshops, family yoga, and computerized workout-tracking systems. (858) 453-3483, ext. 125
Get the Picture? The La Jolla Historical Society has a new exhibit, “Leopold Hugo: La Jolla as Muse in Pictorialist Photography,” at Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St.
now through Nov. 20. It examines Hugo’s place in the history of photography and the role La Jolla played as his inspiration. Visitors will also learn Hugo’s personal story, rescuing an important early La Jollan “from the anonymity brought on by the passage of time and changing artistic tastes.” Free, noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays. (858) 459-5335. lajollahistory.org
Film for Thought
The award-winning HBO biopic, “You Don’t Know Jack,” (2010) starring Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian (with Susan Sarandon and John Goodman) will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. A discussion hosted by the Hemlock Society of San Diego will follow the screening. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served. (619) 233-4418.
www.hemlocksocietysandiego.org
Death Cab for Cutie Concert
Known for their imaginative videos, Death Cab for Cutie (with special guest Frightened Rabbit) will perform at UCSD’s RIMAC Arena 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. The band’s seventh album, “Codes and Keys,” features the hit single, “You Are A Tourist,” which is up for an MTV award. Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie band formed in Bellingham, Wash., in 1997. The band is Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Walla (guitar, production, keyboards), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). Tickets $30-$38.50 at ucsdboxoffice.com
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