The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra from Toronto will perform works by Vivaldi, Lully, Monteverdi, Bach, Telemann, Handel and Rameau at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at MCASD Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla. The concert, presented by La Jolla Music Society, is part of the multimedia presentation 'The Galileo Project,' directed by Marshall Pynkoski, who serves as co-artistic director of Opera Atelier. Lighting and sets by Glenn Davidson. $25-$75. (858) 459-3728, www.ljms.org.
'hope and tragedy: contemporary paintings by saphire' An artist reception is open to the public from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Ordover Gallery, 410 S. Cedros, Solana Beach. The exhibit runs through April 11. Also see works by Sunna Bohlen, Heidi Rufeh, Art Wolfe, Abe Ordover, Lisa Ross and Peter Fay. (858) 720-1121.
Gardening lecture. Pat Welsh will discuss and sign "Pat Welsh's Southern California Organic Gardening," 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at The Book Works in the Flower Hill Promenade, 2670 Via de la Valle, Suite A230, Del Mar. The focus will be on organic rose-growing. (858) 755 3735, www.patwelsh.com.
Flutist elena yarritu The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will host a free music program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in the library's community room, 3919 Townsgate Drive. The concert will feature the flute students of Elena Yarritu, accompanied by pianist Diane Snodgrass. (858) 552-1668.
The San Francisco Girls' Chorus, ages 5 to 30, will perform at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect, La Jolla, as guests of the St. James Music Series. Tickets $25 at the church or at www.sjbts.org. Free to students and children. (858) 459-3421, ext. 109.
DANCE Moscow Festival Ballet. "Swan Lake," 8 p.m. Feb. 5; "Sleeping Beauty," 2 p.m. Feb. 6, Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave. at E Street. $39-$69. (858) 570-1100, www.sdbalboa.org.
Intimate Cabaret Dances. 6 and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 30 featuring San Diego Dance Theater, $35 for pre-show wine/food, $20 show only, 2650 Truxtun Road, Point Loma. (619) 225-1803, www.sandiegodancetheater.org.
THEATER & FILM "Glorious!" Susan Denaker and David McBean star in the North Coast Repertory Theatre's production of Peter Quilter's "musical" comedy, 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. some Saturdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 7. NCRT, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $30-$47. (858) 481-1055, www.northcoastrep.org.
"La Bohème." Giacomo Pucchini's classic opens San Diego Opera's 2010 season, 7 p.m. Jan. 30 and Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Feb. 5 and 2 p.m. Feb. 7. Civic Theatre, Third and B streets, San Diego. $35-$210. (619) 533-7000, www.sdopera.com.
"La Mandragola." UCSD Theatre & Dance Department presents Niccolo Machiavelli's "sexy, satirical romp" on how and why the ends justify the means, as a man schemes to bed a virtuous, married beauty. 8 p.m. Jan. 29-30, Feb. 4-6; 2 p.m. Jan. 30, Shank Theatre, UCSD. $10-$20. (858) 534-4574.
"The Man Who." Regional premiere of a collection of case histories about the neurologically impaired. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 4-28, New Village Arts Theater, 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $20-$40. (760) 433-3245, www.newvillagearts.org.
"Postmortem." Mystery thriller from New Vision Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 14, Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. $10-$17. (760) 529-9140, www.sunshinebrookstheatre.org.
"Boom." Comedy about a young marine biologist and his preparation for the world's end, San Diego Repertory Theatre, through Jan. 31 at The Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza. $29-$47. (619) 544-1000, sdrep.org.
"Whisper House." Mystery/musical runs through Feb. 21, The Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park. $55-$105. (619) 23-GLOBE, www.TheOldGlobe.org.
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories," mornings through Jan. 31 at Mary Hitchcock Puppet Theater, 2130 Pan American Place, Balboa Park. $4-$6. (619) 544-9203, balboaparkpuppets.com.
Comedy acts. Weekend headliners at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Nightly shows Wednesday-Sunday. Tickets from $20. The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl, La Jolla. (858) 454-9176, www.comedystorelajolla.com.
"Lost in Yonkers." Story of finding one's way through family relationships while maintaining self and sense of humor, through Feb. 28, The Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. $29-$89. (619) 23-GLOBE, www.theoldglobe.org.
"They're Playing Our Song," 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 20 from Scripps Ranch Theatre at the Legler Benbough Theatre, campus of Alliant International University, Avenue of Nations, half-mile east of Interstate 15/Miramar-Pomerado Road exit. $18-$20. (858) 578-7728, www.scrippsranchtheatre.org.
CONCERTS The San Francisco Girls' Chorus, ages 5 to 30, will perform at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect, La Jolla, as guests of the St. James Music Series. Tickets $25 at the church or at www.sjbts.org. Free to students and children. (858) 459-3421, ext. 109.
"Liszt-O-Mania," a concert foreshadowing the bicentennial of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, will be performed by pianist Cecil Lytle, 3 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, UCSD. The concert is also Lytle's 14th annual benefit for the Lytle Scholarships at Thurgood Marshall College. $50. (858) 534-1507, http://rels.ucsd.edu.
Violist David Aaron Carpenter. As a guest of the La Jolla Music Society, Carpenter will perform works from Bowen's "Phantasy, Op. 54 for Viola and Piano," Clarke's "Viola Sonata," Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," Piazolla's "Le Grand Tango" and Paganini-Primrose's "La Campanella," 3 p.m. Jan. 31, The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John J. Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. $5-$30. (858) 459-3728, www.LJMS.org.
ODDS & ENDS Knit and stitch. Regina Horner hosts a free program for needle projects, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Del Mar Library, 309 Camino del Mar. From 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 6, make a tote craft with Karen Lusby. R.S.V.P. at (858) 755-1666.
Two hikes. North Shore of Lake Hodges, 9-10:30 a.m. Feb. 6. On Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., join hikers at Myer Valley/Boulder Creek. For directions and to RSVP, call (619) 255-0171 or visit www.sdnhm.org/canyoneers. Fee $2.
Gardening lecture. Pat Welsh will discuss and sign "Pat Welsh's Southern California Organic Gardening," 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at The Book Works in the Flower Hill Promenade, 2670 Via de la Valle, Suite A230, Del Mar. The focus will be on organic rose-growing. (858) 755 3735, www.patwelsh.com/.
Medical lecture. The San Diego Support Group welcomes patients with Graves' and other thyroid disorders to a free discussion about the myths and realities of thyroid eye disease, presented by Don O. Kikkawa, M.D., 1 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Shiley Eye Center, 9415 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla. To register, call the Graves' Disease Foundation (877) 643-3123 or e-mail Gravesdiseasefd@gmail.com.
Plant lecture. Debra Lee Baldwin will discuss "Succulent Container Gardens," her sequel to "Designing with Succulents," 3 p.m. Jan. 30, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Refreshments. $12-$15. Pre-registration required at (760) 436-3036, ext. 206. www.SDBGarden.org.
Book distribution. Publishers and Writers of San Diego will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 30 at the Encinitas County Library, 540 Cornish, to discuss book distributors, led by Jennifer Redmond from Sunbelt Books. $10-$15. R.S.V.P at www.PublishersWriters.org.
Gray whales cruises. 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. or 1:30 to 5 p.m. daily through April 4, with Scripps naturalists and San Diego Harbor Excursion, $30 weekdays, $35 weekends, kids $15. (858) 534-7336, http://aquarium.ucsd.edu.
Parishioner David Moseley will explore history, politics, social systems, economic situations and religious factions that energized the world in which Jesus lived, 10 a.m. Jan. 31 in the parish hall of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 334 15th St., Del Mar. (858) 755-1616.
Free museums pass. Visit any Macy's store this month to pick up a brochure listing the 30 area museums offering half-price admission in February with the free half-price pass included.
Volunteer orientation. Learn how to support the San Diego Botanic Garden, 9:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 5, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. To R.S.V.P., call (760) 436-3036, ext. 206.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Exhibit. Multimedia works from more than 30 artists at Del Mar Art Center Gallery, 1555 Camino del Mar, Suite 315-B. (858) 481-1678.
"New Works" by Robert Deyber, through Feb. 5, Martin Lawrence Gallery, 1111 Prospect, La Jolla. (858) 551-1122, www.martinlawrence.com.
Paintings by Armenian artist Vahe Berberian at the Madison Gallery, 1020 Prospect St., Suite 130, La Jolla. (858) 459-0836. "Consuming Passion: Books on Food and Drink from UCSD American Institute of Wine & Food Culinary Collection." Materials documenting culinary history dating back to the 17th century on exhibit through mid-February at UCSD's Geisel Library. (858) 534-1183, http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu.
"Pool Series." Valerie Daval's paintings through Feb. 16, The Madison Gallery, 1020 Prospect, Suite 130, La Jolla. (858) 459-0836, www.madisongalleries.com.
"On Ice: Photographs by Len Jenshel and Diane Cook." The landscape of Greenland, through Feb. 13, Joseph Bellows Gallery, 7661 Girard, La Jolla. (858) 456-5620, www.Josephbellows.com.
E-mail photos and information for this calendar to sdemaggio@lajollalight.com.
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