La Jolla’s Best Bets for events June 5-12
Two Athenaeum Events
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Tips for Families
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Purse Party
Soroptimist International of La Jolla is upping the ante at its annual Purses Plus Party! Attendees can shop for purses, jackets, gowns, jewelry and more, noon, Saturday, June 7, Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall. Proceeds benefit Soroptimist programs. $5. RSVP: (619) 260-1642. GNBoone@cox.netSeason Send-off
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus takes the stage for its final program of the season and David Chase’s 40th year as choral director, “Life is for celebrating,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8 at Mandeville Auditorium, UC San Diego campus, 9500 Gilman Drive. Pre-concert lectures one hour prior. Free parking. Tickets: $15- $19. (858) 534-4637.LaJollaSymphony.com
Talkin’ Tennessee
Actor Richard Thomas (“The Americans,” “The Waltons”) will “relive” the life of playwright Tennessee Williams in a one-man show, “A Distant Country Called Youth,” adapted from letters written by Williams, 7 p.m. Monday, June 9, The Old Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, San Diego. Tickets: From $35. (619) 234-5623.TheOldGlobe.org
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La Jolla Community Center will screen international films at 1:30 p.m. every Friday in June, starting June 6 with “The Waiting List” from Cuba. Following each film, moderator Barbara Wolk will host a discussion, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. Tickets: $5. (858) 459-0831.LJCommunityCenter.org
Young Maestros Concert
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