Ellen Salk: Shaker Loops, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wed., Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., on display through June 19, 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org
Chamber opera premiere: Pascal Dusapin’s to be Sung, 7 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, UCSD, 534-TIXS, http://musicweb.ucsd.edu /concerts/, $25, UCSD faculty and staff $15, student rush at door $1
Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD, Mozart, Delius and Schubert, http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/concerts/, free
FRIDAY, MAY 28
Violins and Violas, 6 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, UCSD, http://music web.ucsd.edu/concerts, free
Chamber opera premiere: Pascal Dusapin’s to be Sung, 7 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, UCSD, 534-TIXS, http://musicweb. ucsd.edu/concerts/, $25, UCSD faculty and staff $15, student rush at door $1
SATURDAY, MAY 29
Visual Variations, 4 to 7 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo Del Ocaso, Ste. B, artist reception, 459-1196, free
SUNDAY, MAY 30
Sightsee at UCSD with free visitor tours, 2 p.m., South Gilman Information Pavilion, 9500 Gilman Drive, 90-minute tours, 534-4414, free
TUESDAY, June 1
San Diego Blood Bank, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., UCSD Library Walk, blood drive, 800-479-3902
Tom Swift Centennial, 8 a.m. library opens, UCSD Arts Library, lower level, west wing of Geisel Library, artwork and books on display through July 31, www.libraries.ucsd.edu for hours, www.tomswiftenterprises.com
Bird Rock Community Council Meeting, 6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 5655 La Jolla Blvd.
Support group for relatives and close friends of the severely mentally ill, 7:15 to 9 p.m., Life Center Building of the La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7708 Eads Ave., 453-0187
Singers Concert, 8 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, UCSD, free
WEDNESDAY, June 2
San Diego Blood Bank, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., UCSD Library Walk, blood drive, 800-479-3902
Hair donation, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., La Jolla High School Small Gym, 750 Nautilus St., donations of hair must be at least eight inches, www.sdhairdonation.tumblr.com
Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo, 6:30-10 p.m., estate of Joan Waitt, benefit concert put on by Promise2Kids, 427-1112, www.promise2kids.org, $250, $475, $2750
John Sanford, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discusses and signs new novel, “Storm Prey,” 454-0347
Chamber Ensembles, 8 p.m., Conrad Prebys Music Center, UCSD, http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/concerts/, free
THURSDAY, June 3
Public Hearing, 9 a.m., Council Chambers, 12th Floor, City Administration Building, 202 C St., San Diego 92101, Neptune Apartments, Project #147066
Clean Tech San Diego Showcase, 4 to 7 p.m., La Jolla Marriott Hotel, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, solar power and economic recovery, space is limited, register at http://ctsdsolarshowcase .eventbrite.com
MFA 2010, 5 to 8:30 p.m., UCSD University Art Gallery, west end of Mandeville Center, graduating artist exhibit and reception, 534-2107, uag@ucsd.edu
David Helvarg, 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., discusses and signs new book, “Saved by the Sea: A Love Story with Fish,” 454-0347
Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD, 534-TIXS, http://musicweb.ucsd.edu/ concerts/, $15, $faculty and staff $5, students free

