The Oberon Quintet to perform at the Carmel Valley Library May 8

May’s free family music program, sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library, will be presented on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room.

For TPHS alumnus and Solana Beach author, fantasy comes alive

When 27-year-old Matt Wolf was attending Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley about 10 years ago, he was a stellar student.

“I was this crazy, 4.17 GPA honors kid and I didn’t even care about reading and writing at the time,” he explains from his Solana Beach home. “I continued on that road for awhile until I hit a breaking point.”

Solana Beach Library holds monthly Author Book Club

The Solana Beach Library hosts an Author Book Club at 6:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month.
For May, participants may read any book by multi award-winning Tony Hillerman, writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his detective novels involving the Navajo Tribal Police. The club will meet on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solana Beach Library.

Pianist Oksana Germain to perform at the Carmel Valley Library

A special free family music program sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature pianist Oksana Germain performing works of Scarlatti, Debussy, Brahms, and Prokofiev. The program will last 45 minutes.

Free concert featuring Canyon Crest Academy musicians to be held April 21

The San Diego Chapter of the American Harp Society and Mission Trails Regional Park are sponsoring a free one-hour concert on Sunday, April 21. The 3 p.m. concert will feature two accomplished local musicians, Julia Marie Schorn, harpist, and Catherine Marie Marshall, flutist. Both are local residents and students at Canyon Crest Academy. The concert will also feature harpists Maho Morikawa and Christina Sumprer.

Solana Beach Library to hold used book sale

The Friends of the Solana Beach Library will hold a used book sale at the Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Ave., from April 15-19. Shoppers may fill a paper grocery bag with chosen books for $5. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own paper grocery bags.

Del Mar art lecture to be held on ‘Olmec: Mexico’s Ancient Civilization’

An art lecture on “Olmec: Mexico’s Ancient Civilization” will be presented on Monday, April 15, by Janet Brody Esser, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus of Latin American Art History at San Diego State University. Having studied and lived in Peru and Mexico, she will be sharing her knowledge about the history of this vibrant country and the artifacts and art left behind by this civilization.

The Pizarro Brothers to perform at the Carmel Valley Library on April 10

April’s free family music program sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature piano duets of jazz and Broadway music by the Pizarro Brothers. The program will last 45 minutes.

Erik Skoldberg Gallery opens at the Del Mar Plaza

Erik Skoldberg, a contemporary artist and resident of San Diego, has opened his first gallery at the Del Mar Plaza. Erik Skoldberg Gallery showcases Skoldberg’s original fine art in a 2,000-square-foot space on the Plaza’s third level.

La Jolla Music Society to feature pianist Juho Pohjonen April 14

La Jolla Music Society continues this Season’s Discovery Series with the First Prize Winner of the International Young Artists Concerto Competition, Juho Pohjonen, at the Auditorium at TSRI on Sunday, April 14, at 3 pm.